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WWUS81 KAKQ 212237
SPSAKQ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
637 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
NCZ012-VAZ087-092-212300-
NORTHAMPTON NC-SOUTHAMPTON VA-GREENSVILLE VA-
637 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON
SOUTHEASTERN GREENSVILLE AND SOUTHWESTERN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTIES AND
THE CITY OF EMPORIA THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
AT 637 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER DAHLIA, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH, PEA SIZE HAIL, HEAVY RAIN, AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EMPORIA, DAHLIA, SEABOARD, CLARESVILLE, GREEN PLAIN, BRANCHVILLE,
BRINK, LANES CORNER, BRYANTS CORNER, EMPORIA RESERVOIR, PLEASANT
GROVE, PLEASANT HILL, MARGARETTSVILLE, TURNERS CROSSROADS, LITTLE
TEXAS, AND EMPORIA AIRPORT.
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 3658 7767 3672 7755 3664 7718 3641 7740
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 298DEG 12KT 3661 7752
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BROWN
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