Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
290 WWUS81 KAKQ 260837 SPSAKQ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wakefield VA 437 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 MDZ021-022-260900- Dorchester MD-Wicomico MD- 437 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN WICOMICO AND CENTRAL DORCHESTER COUNTIES THROUGH 500 AM EDT... At 436 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Cambridge to 7 miles south of Secretary to near Vienna to 7 miles north of Deal Island. Movement was east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Heavy rain and frequent lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Reduced visibility and minor flooding possible. Frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes. Locations impacted include... Vienna, Mardela Springs, Church Creek, Whitehaven, Green Hill, Wetipquin, Waterview, Andrews, Royal Oak, Elliott, Nanticoke, Bucktown, Bivalve, and Linkwood. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3854 7593 3849 7576 3837 7574 3827 7578 3824 7590 3826 7592 3836 7587 3831 7594 3824 7595 3823 7596 3831 7602 3832 7596 3835 7597 3838 7601 3833 7602 3831 7606 3825 7604 3843 7616 3854 7616 TIME...MOT...LOC 0836Z 267DEG 12KT 3852 7612 3850 7598 3842 7585 3827 7595 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH $$ MM