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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Amelia, VA; Chesterfield, VA; Dinwiddie, VA

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At 1048 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Chesterfield Court House to 9 miles west of Chester to 9 miles southeast of Moseley to near Mannboro, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. These...

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At 1048 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Chesterfield Court House to 9 miles west of Chester to 9 miles southeast of Moseley to near Mannboro, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines. These severe storms will be near... Chester, Bellwood, Bensley, and Chesterfield Court House around 1055 PM EDT. Matoaca and Sutherland around 1100 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Pocahontas State Park, Beach, Winterpock, Addison, Drewrys Bluff, Centralia, and Chesterfield.

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3 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 10:48PM EDT until August 16 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

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  2. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 10:34PM EDT until August 16 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

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  3. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 10:22PM EDT until August 16 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Wakefield VA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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