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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
906 WWUS81 KAKQ 171946 SPSAKQ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wakefield VA 346 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 VAZ048-061-172030- Fluvanna VA-Cumberland VA- 346 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND AND FLUVANNA COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT... At 346 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near New Canton, or 7 miles west of Fork Union, 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. Locations impacted include... Palmyra, Fork Union, Columbia, Lakeside Village, Duncan, Dixie, Stage Junction, Shores, Central Plains, Bremo Bluff, Antioch, Cohasset, Hardware, Carysbrook, Wilmington, and Cunningham. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3781 7848 3789 7841 3786 7809 3775 7816 3774 7814 3762 7817 3764 7825 3769 7824 3769 7826 3771 7829 3773 7837 3774 7842 3776 7846 3778 7848 TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 283DEG 11KT 3777 7839 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ MM