Expires:202507092300;Remove:202507092300;167204 WWUS81 KAKQ 092216 SPSAKQ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wakefield VA 616 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025 VAZ064-075-076-521-092300- Richmond VA-Westmoreland VA-Western Essex VA-Caroline VA- 616 PM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN WESTMORELAND... NORTHEASTERN CAROLINE AND NORTHWESTERN ESSEX COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT... At 616 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Fort Walker, or near Bowling Green, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Fort Walker around 620 PM EDT. Loretto around 640 PM EDT. Leedstown around 645 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Rappahannock Academy, Lerty, Sparta, Currioman Landing, Villboro, Hustle, Potomac Beach, Rollins Fork, Corbin, and Oak Grove. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for north central and east central Virginia. && LAT...LON 3821 7695 3818 7688 3816 7669 3808 7694 3807 7693 3791 7733 3820 7742 3825 7737 3825 7734 3822 7728 3825 7727 3825 7723 3823 7725 3819 7725 3820 7722 3817 7718 3816 7709 3814 7707 3826 7705 3828 7698 TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 251DEG 24KT 3807 7729 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ HET