Power Outages

Still quite a few people without power, especially in northern Chesterfield County.

Hail Photos

This was sent in by Brian and Tara Mancini of Lakepoint. this hail caused damage to several cars in the area.

Here is another photo taken by Coleman Epps of Woodlake

Isolated Thunderstorms Still Possible

We still have a few showers and thunderstorms lingering along and south of I-64. In addition, some showers in the Blue Ridge are slowly drifting this way. Although rain is still in the forecast, the threat for severe or damaging storms is low.

Photos

Be sure to send all photos to me at ajustus@wtvr.com and I will use them on air for the 6:30 PM newscast.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 9 PM

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for most of central and eastern Virginia and is in effect until 9 PM. The strongest storms will be capable of damaging winds and very large hail. Although the threat is low, a brief weak tornado could also form.

Sunday's Severe Potential

A cool front will move into the area early this afternoon and ignite a few thunderstorms between 1 to 3 PM.


(Surface dew points and winds)

There is plenty of energy in the atmosphere to fuel these storms, so they could rapidly become severe.


(Surface-based CAPE)

The strongest storms will be capable of damaging winds and hail as large as quarters. More than likely these storms will gel into a squall line and race into the Atlantic later tonight. We will be tracking this through the day and will have more updates in the afternoon.