Special Weather Statement 05/31/2025 13:45 for Virginia areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 31 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 31, 2025 - 1:45pm
Expires: 
May 31, 2025 - 2:15pm
Description: 
At 444 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Dinwiddie, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Carson around 500 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Petersburg Airport, Center Star, Five Forks, Richard Bland College, Burgess, Templeton, Reams, Prince George Golf, and Butterworth.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Dinwiddie; Prince George; Sussex
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wakefield VA