SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED MAY 4 AT 2:19PM EDT
Effective: 2026-05-04 14:19:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-05-05 04:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Wakefield VA
Alert Text
THE COMBINATION OF LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20-30PERCENT RANGE, DRY FUELS, AND SW WINDS GUSTING TO 20-25 MPH WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES TUESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION HANDLING ANY POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE, INCLUDING MACHINERY, CIGARETTES, AND MATCHES. BE SURE TO PROPERLY DISCARD ALL SMOKING MATERIALS. ANY DRY GRASSES AND TREE LITTER THAT IGNITE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY.
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FLUVANNA, PRINCE EDWARD, CUMBERLAND, GOOCHLAND, CAROLINE, MECKLENBURG, LUNENBURG, NOTTOWAY, AMELIA, POWHATAN, WESTMORELAND, RICHMOND, NORTHUMBERLAND, LANCASTER, BRUNSWICK, DINWIDDIE, PRINCE GEORGE, CHARLES CITY, NEW KENT, GLOUCESTER, MIDDLESEX, MATHEWS, GREENSVILLE, SUSSEX, SURRY, JAMES CITY, SOUTHAMPTON, CHESAPEAKE, WESTERN LOUISA, EASTERN LOUISA, WESTERN HANOVER, EASTERN HANOVER, WESTERN CHESTERFIELD, EASTERN CHESTERFIELD (INCLUDING COL. HEIGHTS), WESTERN HENRICO (INCLUDING THE CITY OF RICHMOND), EASTERN HENRICO, WESTERN KING WILLIAM, EASTERN KING WILLIAM, WESTERN KING AND QUEEN, EASTERN KING AND QUEEN, WESTERN ESSEX, EASTERN ESSEX, YORK, NEWPORT NEWS, HAMPTON POQUOSON, ISLE OF WIGHT, SUFFOLK, NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH