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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
847 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

VAZ095>097-250130-
Norfolk/Portsmouth VA-Suffolk VA-Chesapeake VA-
847 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ...THE CITY OF CHESAPEAKE...THE
SOUTHERN CITY OF PORTSMOUTH AND THE NORTHEASTERN CITY OF SUFFOLK
THROUGH 930 PM EDT...

At 847 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bowers Hill, or near Deep Creek, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Deep Creek and Chesapeake around 855 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Greenbrier, South
Norfolk, Wilroy, Portlock, Mount Pleasant, Deanes, Herberts Corner,
Magnolia, Hickory, and Chesapeake Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3670 7662 3687 7650 3684 7637 3683 7637
      3684 7636 3680 7622 3677 7620 3676 7615
      3672 7611 3655 7622 3655 7637
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 302DEG 20KT 3674 7646

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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