Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
410 WWUS81 KAKQ 172334 SPSAKQ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wakefield VA 734 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 VAZ512>516-180000- Eastern Hanover VA-Western Chesterfield VA- Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond) VA- Eastern Henrico VA-Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights) VA- 734 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL CHESTERFIELD AND WESTERN HENRICO COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF RICHMOND THROUGH 800 PM EDT... At 733 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bon Air, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Reduced visibility and minor flooding possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Richmond, University Of Richmond, Tuckahoe, and Bon Air around 740 PM EDT. Downtown Richmond around 745 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Chamberlayne, Greendale, Richmond Heights, Roslyn Hills, Dumbarton, Midlothian, and Montrose. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central Virginia. && LAT...LON 3754 7769 3757 7765 3757 7764 3758 7763 3758 7762 3759 7762 3759 7763 3760 7763 3766 7735 3743 7740 3743 7752 3751 7769 TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 262DEG 13KT 3753 7759 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Zimmerman