Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Strong Storms to Affect Central Virginia Overnight

Scattered strong thunderstorms will be possible overnight in central Virginia. The most intense storms will contain small hail, wind gusts to 35 mph, frequent lightning and torrential rainfall.

Zach

Active Severe Weather This Year

This is somewhat of a continuation of Zach's blog entry from yesterday. 2008 is been an active severe weather year to say the least. Below is a map that plots all the severe weather storm reports across the area for this year. Here is a breakdown of the stats:

Tornado (red): 51
Wind damage (blue): 616
Hail (green): 324

Compare these stats to last year's reports:

Tornado: 2
Wind damage: 480
Hail: 242




Isolated Showers This Morning

Showers continue to pop up across the area for this morning. I have activated the Interactive Storm Room - stop by for a live stream of Doppler Max 6, the weather center, and a live chatroom. You can find the link on the front page of our website. Spotty showers will be possible for the rest of today and into tonight.