Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
716 WWUS81 KAKQ 240447 SPSAKQ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wakefield VA 1247 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024 VAZ067-079-080-240530- Nottoway VA-Dinwiddie VA-Brunswick VA- 1247 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN NOTTOWAY...CENTRAL DINWIDDIE AND NORTHWESTERN BRUNSWICK COUNTIES THROUGH 130 AM EDT... At 1246 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Fort Barfoot, or near Blackstone, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and frequent lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes. Locations impacted include... Dinwiddie, Blackstone, McKenney, Dewitt, Wilsons, Fort Barfoot, Irby, Forkland, Wharfs Store, Darvills, Ordsburg, Center Star, Church Road, Wellville, Five Forks, Dominy Corner, Walkers, Hebron, Rocky Run, and Ford. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3720 7778 3719 7775 3722 7772 3722 7769 3724 7768 3727 7762 3698 7750 3695 7801 3702 7801 3701 7804 3707 7806 TIME...MOT...LOC 0446Z 249DEG 21KT 3704 7793 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ MM