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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
574 WWUS81 KAKQ 060036 SPSAKQ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wakefield VA 836 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 VAZ068-080-081-513-514-060115- Western Chesterfield VA-Prince George VA-Dinwiddie VA-Amelia VA- Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights) VA- 836 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN CHESTERFIELD...PRINCE GEORGE...DINWIDDIE AND SOUTHEASTERN AMELIA COUNTIES...THE CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS...THE CITY OF HOPEWELL AND THE CITY OF PETERSBURG THROUGH 915 PM EDT... At 836 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Mannboro to 7 miles west of Sutherland to near Dewitt. Movement was east to northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Reduced visibility and minor flooding possible. Frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Dinwiddie and Dewitt around 840 PM EDT. Sutherland around 845 PM EDT. Matoaca around 850 PM EDT. Petersburg around 855 PM EDT. Colonial Heights, Chester, Virginia State University, Ettrick, and Chesterfield Court House around 900 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these storms include Birchett Estate, Addison, Ammon, Jordan Point Country Club, Petersburg National Battlefield, Pocahontas State Park, Church Road, Beach, Richard Bland College, and Meadowville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3746 7744 3738 7738 3739 7737 3738 7733 3741 7730 3736 7730 3735 7727 3737 7726 3738 7725 3732 7727 3731 7725 3732 7723 3731 7718 3729 7716 3708 7722 3704 7730 3698 7778 3714 7778 3730 7786 TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 253DEG 25KT 3726 7774 3717 7769 3705 7770 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ BROWN