Wednesday Storm Recap

It was an interesting day of weather in Virginia. Scattered thunderstorms developed once again in the Commonwealth this afternoon, but we didn't have a great enough threat for a watch, and the only storms that reached severe levels were in the Hampton Roads area. But we did have a couple of tornado warnings. A strong storm developed in Louisa county and moved through Spotsylvania county, becoming potentially tornadic as it crossed the the western edge of Lake Anna. A persistent mesocyclone was evident on Doppler Max 6 with this storm, but there have been no reports of any touchdown or wind damage of any kind. We'll follow up on the storm reports tomorrow and let you know if anything is reported.

More Severe Storms Possible Wednesday

As Zach explained in the previous blog posting, we continue our streak of severe weather days, nearing the week mark today. Once again, we will have the opportunity for strong to severe storms in Central Virginia in the afternoon and evening. This time, not only do we have the heat and moisture in place for afternoon convection, but an upper-level disturbance will also be passing through the region creating additional lift and shear that can lead to storms with wind damage and possibly isolated tornadoes. Some large hail is also possible with the strongest storms. We'll be monitoring the threat very closely today.

--Carrie