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WWUS81 KAKQ 220606
SPSAKQ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
206 AM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
VAZ083>086-090-518-520-220700-
MATHEWS VA-NEW KENT VA-MIDDLESEX VA-EASTERN KING WILLIAM VA-
EASTERN KING AND QUEEN VA-GLOUCESTER VA-JAMES CITY VA-
206 AM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT GLOUCESTER
SOUTHERN
MIDDLESEX...SOUTHEASTERN KING AND QUEEN...EASTERN NEW KENT...
MATHEWS...SOUTHEASTERN KING WILLIAM AND NORTHERN JAMES CITY COUNTIES
THROUGH 300 AM EDT...
AT 206 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST POINT, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN SMALL TREES AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. WIND IMPACTING HANDLING OF HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. REDUCED VISIBILITY AND MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
WEST POINT AND SHACKLEFORDS AROUND 210 AM EDT.
BLAKES AROUND 245 AM EDT.
MATHEWS AROUND 255 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE ELTHAM, BEULAH,
CROAKER, MOON, LABAN, NAXERA, GRAFTON, AMBURG, MATTAPONI, AND GREYS
POINT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3728 7623 3735 7666 3737 7666 3737 7674
3742 7700 3763 7686 3760 7630 3759 7627
3731 7622
TIME...MOT...LOC 0606Z 275DEG 26KT 3752 7681
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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