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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
Issued by National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1040 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Mecklenburg County in south central Virginia...
  Cumberland County in central Virginia...
  Prince Edward County in central Virginia...
  Lunenburg County in south central Virginia...
  Nottoway County in south central Virginia...
  Amelia County in central Virginia...
  Western Powhatan County in central Virginia...

* Until 1145 PM EDT.

* At 1040 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Shipman to Cullen to near Virgilina, moving
  east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near,
  Darlington Heights, Buffalo Springs, and Abilene around 1045 PM
  EDT.
  Clarksville and Prospect around 1050 PM EDT.
  Chase City and Hampden Sydney around 1055 PM EDT.
  Farmville, Hampden Sydney College, and Kells Corner around 1100 PM
  EDT.
  Longwood University, Boydton, and Rehoboth around 1105 PM EDT.
  Green Bay around 1110 PM EDT.
  Victoria, Lunenburg, Guinea Mills, and Rice around 1115 PM EDT.
  Burkeville around 1120 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Bacons
Fork, Tuggle, Wilburn, Angola, Arvins Store, Murdocks, Nutbush,
Finneywood, Forksville, and Hawk.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Wakefield.

Please report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the
NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for central and
south central Virginia.

LAT...LON 3668 7870 3664 7856 3670 7865 3689 7849
      3707 7844 3720 7869 3739 7860 3740 7859
      3736 7858 3734 7846 3771 7822 3771 7809
      3767 7811 3762 7798 3769 7791 3765 7787
      3699 7797 3702 7801 3655 7804 3654 7873
TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 267DEG 30KT 3766 7884 3711 7868 3654 7874

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

JJT