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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
613 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
VAZ064-075-076-511-512-517-519-521-522-182300-
EASTERN HANOVER VA-WESTERN KING AND QUEEN VA-WESTERN KING WILLIAM VA-
WESTERN HANOVER VA-RICHMOND VA-WESTMORELAND VA-WESTERN ESSEX VA-
EASTERN ESSEX VA-CAROLINE VA-
613 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN KING AND QUEEN
NORTHWESTERN RICHMOND...WESTMORELAND...CAROLINE...NORTHWESTERN KING
WILLIAM...CENTRAL HANOVER AND ESSEX COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
AT 612 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BOWLING GREEN TO NEAR DAWN. MOVEMENT WAS
EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. WIND IMPACTING HANDLING OF HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
BOWLING GREEN, MANGOHICK, AND FORT WALKER AROUND 615 PM EDT.
BEULAHVILLE AROUND 620 PM EDT.
PORT ROYAL AND NEWTOWN AROUND 625 PM EDT.
LORETTO AROUND 635 PM EDT.
CHAMPLAIN AND LEEDSTOWN AROUND 640 PM EDT.
COLONIAL BEACH, TAPPAHANNOCK, AND NEWLAND AROUND 650 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE CHILESBURG, BEAZLEY,
CURRIOMAN LANDING, BISCOE, LYELLS, NANCY WRIGHTS CORNER, MOUNT
LANDING, RUTHER GLEN, PINEY GROVE, AND DUANE FORK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3821 7695 3818 7688 3816 7675 3789 7667
3775 7738 3800 7763 3812 7750 3822 7725
3819 7725 3820 7722 3817 7718 3815 7712
3816 7709 3814 7707 3818 7705 3826 7705
3828 7698
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 253DEG 31KT 3812 7739 3784 7732
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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