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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Wakefield VA

928 AM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026



VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075-076-079>083-509>522-222300-

Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-Mecklenburg-

Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Westmoreland-Richmond-

Brunswick-Dinwiddie-

Prince George (including Hopewell and Petersburg)-Charles City-

New Kent-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-

Including the cities of Bybee, Central Plains, Cunningham, 

Lake Monticello, Nahor, Palmyra, Troy, Farmville, Angola, 

Guinea Mills, Hawk, Raines Tavern, Reeds, Stoddert, Goochland, 

Corbin, Burruss Corner, Cedar Fork, Dawn, South Hill, 

Fort Mitchell, Kells Corner, Arvins Store, Loves Mill, Lunenburg, 

Nutbush, Rehoboth, Crewe, Earls, Mannboro, Scotts Fork, 

Amelia Courthouse, Chula, Denaro, Jetersville, Fine Creek Mills, 

Flat Rock, Goodwins Store, Subletts, Worshams, Clayville, Genito, 

Sandy Point, Westmoreland, Colonial Beach, Leedstown, Oak Grove, 

Potomac Beach, Potomac Mills, Naylors Beach, Downing, Emmerton, 

Ethel, Farnham, Haynesville, Kennard, Lawrenceville, Reams, 

Petersburg, Hopewell, Barnetts, Wayside, Roxbury, Bottoms Bridge, 

Browns Corner, Mountcastle, New Kent Airport, Orapax Farms, 

Quinton, Talleysville, Louisa, Mineral, Ashland, Mechanicsville, 

Bon Air, Midlothian, Chesterfield, Chester, Colonial Heights, 

Richmond, Sandston, Aylett, King William, West Point, Beazley, 

Biscoe, Henley Fork, Indian Neck, Newtown, Owenton, 

Saint Stephens Church, King And Queen Court House, Tappahannock, 

and Dunnsville

928 AM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026



...INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING TO

7 PM EDT THIS EVENING DUE TO A COMBINATION OF BREEZY SOUTHWEST

WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...



* TIMING: Until 7 PM this evening. 



* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 20-25 mph. 



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 25 to 30 percent. 



* TEMPERATURES...In the mid to upper 80s. 



* IMPACTS...Low relative humidities and breezy southwest winds

  could produce favorable conditions for wildfires to ignite and

  spread today. 



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.



Virginia residents are reminded that open burning is 

prohibited before 4 PM each day through April 30th. 



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