Alert: Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 3:04PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Event: Special Weather Statement
Sender Name: NWS Wakefield VA
Issued: 2016-08-21T15:04:18-04:00
Expires: 2016-08-21T15:45:00-04:00
Description: NORTHUMBERLAND…WESTERN LANCASTER…EASTERN RICHMOND…EASTERN KING
AND QUEEN AND EASTERN ESSEX COUNTIES…

AT 303 PM EDT…A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JAMAICA…OR
8 MILES NORTHEAST OF KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE…MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR…
SHARPS AROUND 315 PM EDT.
MORATTICO AROUND 325 PM EDT.
ROBLEY AND FARNHAM AROUND 330 PM EDT.
LANCASTER AROUND 340 PM EDT.
HEATHSVILLE AND WICOMICO CHURCH AROUND 345 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE BEANES CORNER…WATER
VIEW…LARA…DOWNING…MONTAGUE…BROWNS
STORE…NUTTSVILLE…DODLYT… DRAGONVILLE AND BELLE ISLE STATE PARK.

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION IN THE VICINITY OF THIS STORM. 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 THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MORE THAN 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM.
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: Northumberland; Middlesex; King and Queen; Lancaster; Essex; Richmond

Message Identifier: NWS-IDP-PROD-2052935
CAP MessageType: Alert