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WWUS81 KAKQ 122217
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
617 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026
NCZ012-VAZ087-088-092-122300-
NORTHAMPTON NC-SUSSEX VA-SOUTHAMPTON VA-GREENSVILLE VA-
617 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON
GREENSVILLE...SOUTHERN SOUTHAMPTON AND SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX COUNTIES
AND THE CITY OF EMPORIA THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
AT 616 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLARESVILLE, OR 8 MILES WEST OF BOYKINS, MOVING
NORTH AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND MINOR FLOODING
POSSIBLE.
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN
NORTHAMPTON, GREENSVILLE, SOUTHERN SOUTHAMPTON AND SOUTHWESTERN
SUSSEX COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF EMPORIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS... VICKSVILLE, ADAMS GROVE, GRIZZARD, LANES CORNER, YALE,
BRYANTS CORNER, EMPORIA RESERVOIR, WORRELL, COWIE CORNER, AND HILDA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3650 7764 3690 7757 3694 7749 3681 7696
3635 7731
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 196DEG 23KT 3656 7734
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
AC
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