Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Status
New Event ExpiredStart Time
Sun 05/26/2024 09:20 PM EDTEnd Time
Sun 05/26/2024 10:15 PM EDTSignificance
WarningStorm Location
5 mi ESE of Amelia Court House, VAStorm Motion
Moving ENE at 35 mphImpacts
High impact
Hail threat | radar indicated |
Max hail size | <.75 in |
Wind threat | radar indicated |
Max wind gust | 60 mph |
Locations Affected
Richmond, VA ∙ Midlothian, VA ∙ Chesterfield Court House, VA ∙ Bensley, VA ∙ Ettrick, VA ∙ Winterpock, VA ∙ Mechanicsville, VA ∙ Innsbrook, VA ∙ Chesterfield, VA ∙ Goochland, VAFull Alert Message
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 920 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The City of Richmond in central Virginia... Chesterfield County in central Virginia... Southeastern Goochland County in central Virginia... Henrico County in central Virginia... Southwestern Hanover County in central Virginia... Amelia County in central Virginia... Powhatan County in central Virginia... * Until 1015 PM EDT. * At 920 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Goochland to near Powhatan to near Scotts Fork, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Moseley, Oilville, Scotts Fork, and Sabot around 925 PM EDT. Manakin around 930 PM EDT. Tuckahoe, Bon Air, and Wyndham around 935 PM EDT. Richmond around 940 PM EDT. University Of Richmond, Laurel, and Glen Allen around 945 PM EDT. Ashland, Randolph Macon College, Lakeside, and Chesterfield Court House around 950 PM EDT. Virginia Union University, Mechanicsville, Downtown Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Bensley around 955 PM EDT. East Highland Park and Bellwood around 1000 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Crozier, Richmond Heights, Earls, Ammon, Pilkinton, Maidens, Irwin, Johnsons Springs, Elmont, and Montrose. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Please report severe weather by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using Twitter @NWSWAKEFIELDVA. && LAT...LON 3750 7798 3769 7795 3779 7733 3777 7732 3776 7734 3775 7731 3774 7731 3774 7732 3757 7729 3729 7738 3728 7743 3726 7741 3723 7742 3722 7756 3727 7761 3727 7763 3722 7769 3720 7775 3720 7782 3726 7806 TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 246DEG 30KT 3772 7786 3748 7785 3729 7791 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH