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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
634 WWUS81 KAKQ 172316 SPSAKQ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wakefield VA 716 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 VAZ064-075>077-512-517>522-180000- Eastern Hanover VA-Western King and Queen VA-Western King William VA- Northumberland VA-Richmond VA-Westmoreland VA- Eastern King William VA-Western Essex VA-Eastern Essex VA- Eastern King and Queen VA-Caroline VA- 716 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT KING AND QUEEN...NORTHWESTERN NORTHUMBERLAND...RICHMOND...SOUTHEASTERN CAROLINE...WESTMORELAND... KING WILLIAM...EAST CENTRAL HANOVER AND ESSEX COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT... At 715 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Popes Creek to near Champlain to near Studley. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Montross, Champlain, Newtown, Newland, Beulahville, and Aylett around 720 PM EDT. Saint Stephens Church and Manquin around 725 PM EDT. Tappahannock around 730 PM EDT. Millers Tavern around 735 PM EDT. Warsaw around 740 PM EDT. Hague and Coles Point around 745 PM EDT. Dunnsville around 750 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these storms include Beazley, Currioman Landing, Threeway, Etna Mills, Biscoe, Lyells, Crouch, Westmoreland, Mount Landing, and Erica. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central, eastern, north central and east central Virginia. && LAT...LON 3826 7696 3821 7695 3817 7687 3815 7661 3811 7660 3807 7653 3803 7652 3802 7649 3766 7682 3767 7738 3770 7739 3805 7712 3817 7706 3818 7705 3827 7702 3828 7698 TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 260DEG 26KT 3837 7689 3805 7699 3774 7728 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ MRD