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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
911 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

VAZ062-065>069-079>081-087-088-511>516-270200-
Mecklenburg VA-Nottoway VA-
Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond) VA-
Western Hanover VA-Dinwiddie VA-Eastern Henrico VA-Greensville VA-
Lunenburg VA-Goochland VA-Eastern Hanover VA-Western Chesterfield VA-
Prince George VA-Sussex VA-Powhatan VA-Amelia VA-Brunswick VA-
Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights) VA-
911 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN GREENSVILLE...
NOTTOWAY...SOUTHEASTERN GOOCHLAND...SOUTH CENTRAL HANOVER...WEST
CENTRAL SUSSEX...DINWIDDIE...POWHATAN...CHESTERFIELD...MECKLENBURG...
LUNENBURG...WESTERN HENRICO...CENTRAL AMELIA AND BRUNSWICK
COUNTIES...THE CITY OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS...THE WESTERN CITY OF
PETERSBURG AND THE CITY OF RICHMOND THROUGH 1000 PM EDT...

At 911 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Powhatan to near
Scotts Fork to 7 miles southwest of Dundas to near Hitesburg.
Movement was east at 40 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...
  South Hill, Moseley, Mannboro, Clarksville, Boydton, Dundas,
  Wilsons, Fort Barfoot, Spainville, and Sabot around 915 PM EDT.
  La Crosse, Alberta, and Manakin around 920 PM EDT.
  Richmond, Brodnax, Tuckahoe, and Bon Air around 925 PM EDT.
  Lawrenceville, McKenney, University Of Richmond, and Sutherland
  around 930 PM EDT.
  Dinwiddie, Downtown Richmond, Matoaca, Dewitt, and Chesterfield
  Court House around 935 PM EDT.
  Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Virginia Union University, Chester,
  Virginia Commonwealth University, Ettrick, Bellwood, and Bensley
  around 940 PM EDT.
  Purdy, Virginia State University, Brunswick, East Highland Park,
  and Ebony around 945 PM EDT.
  Gasburg and Radium around 950 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these storms include Bacons Fork,
Wilburn, Dolphin, Murdocks, Finneywood, Forksville, Pocahontas State
Park, Skinquarter, Wellville, and Atlee.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
south central Virginia. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch also remains in
effect until midnight EDT for central and south central Virginia.

&&

LAT...LON 3668 7870 3669 7867 3664 7856 3670 7865
      3671 7864 3682 7855 3728 7803 3763 7796
      3775 7737 3697 7741 3674 7756 3654 7780
      3654 7873
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 282DEG 36KT 3759 7787 3727 7788 3685 7814 3655
7869

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

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