Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 4:21PM EDT until July 5 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 5, 2026 - 1:21pm
Expires:
July 5, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 421 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gum Spring, or
7 miles east of Hadensville, moving northeast at 5 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
Locations impacted include...
Mineral, Gum Spring, Bumpass, Orchid, Pendleton, Beaverdam,
Fredericks Hall, Locust Creek, Apple Grove, and Cuckoo.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Goochland, VA; Hanover, VA; Louisa, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: