Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
968 WWUS81 KAKQ 240623 SPSAKQ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wakefield VA 223 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 VAZ095>098-240715- Norfolk/Portsmouth VA-Suffolk VA-Chesapeake VA-Virginia Beach VA- 223 AM EDT Mon Jun 24 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ...THE CITY OF NORFOLK...THE CENTRAL CITY OF CHESAPEAKE...THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH...THE EAST CENTRAL CITY OF SUFFOLK AND THE NORTHWESTERN CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH THROUGH 315 AM EDT... At 223 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Portsmouth to near Downtown Suffolk. Movement was east at 35 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... Virginia Beach, Deep Creek, Downtown Norfolk, Old Dominion University, Downtown Portsmouth, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, and Ghent around 230 AM EDT. Regent University and Virginia Wesleyan University around 235 AM EDT. Kempsville around 240 AM EDT. Other locations impacted by these storms include South Norfolk, Portlock, Mount Pleasant, Princess Anne Plaza, Herberts Corner, Oceana NAS, Greenbrier, Bayside, Oceana, and Wards Corner. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3670 7610 3665 7659 3689 7642 3698 7616 3695 7609 3697 7596 3688 7595 TIME...MOT...LOC 0623Z 247DEG 31KT 3684 7636 3670 7649 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Zimmerman