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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
250 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
VAZ061-068-069-051930-
POWHATAN VA-AMELIA VA-CUMBERLAND VA-
250 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL CUMBERLAND
NORTHWESTERN AMELIA AND WESTERN POWHATAN COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM
EDT...
AT 250 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
TOBACCOVILLE, OR 9 MILES EAST OF CUMBERLAND. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS
NEARLY STATIONARY.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
STRIKES.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
TOBACCOVILLE AROUND 255 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE BELONA, HATCHERS,
LODORE, LAKE POWHATAN, GILES MILL, AND CLINTON.
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 3749 7819 3765 7805 3764 7804 3749 7784
3740 7809
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 223DEG 2KT 3747 7808
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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