Event: Special Weather Statement
Sender Name: NWS Wakefield VA
Issued: 2015-06-27T15:05:16-04:00
Expires: 2015-06-27T16:00:00-04:00
Description: NORTHWESTERN ESSEX…CAROLINE…NORTHWESTERN HANOVER AND SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISA COUNTIES…

AT 302 PM EDT…AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER GUM
SPRING…OR NEAR GOOCHLAND…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH…FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL
ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
GOOCHLAND…BOWLING GREEN…MILFORD…HADENSVILLE…PORT ROYAL…
MONTPELIER…GUM SPRING…FORT A.P. HILL…OILVILLE…BUMPASS…
LORETTO…LADYSMITH…SUPPLY…CEDAR FORK…WOODFORD…GOLANSVILLE…
SPARTA…APPLE GROVE…MAIDENS AND BURRUSS CORNER.

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS.
BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. HEAVY
RAIN COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS…AND POSSIBLE MINOR
FLOODING OF DITCHES AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU HEAR
THUNDER…SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Goochland; Louisa; Essex; Caroline; Hanover

Message Identifier: NWS-141029-906011
CAP MessageType: Alert