Severe thunderstorms moved through the Northern Neck this evening, packing potential winds of 60 mph as well as quarter-sized hail. CBS 6 viewer Joe Walker snapped this photo of the storm as it moved through White Stone in Lancaster county.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Watch in Effect Until 10 PM
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued and will remain in effect for parts of south-central and southwest Virginia until 10 PM. Nickel-sized hail and wind gusts to 70 mph will be possible with the strongest storms.
Tropical Depression #2 Forms Tuesday
Early Tuesday morning observations from visible satellite imagery confirmed an increase in deep convection associated with an area of showers and thunderstorms in the far eastern Atlantic. This is now Tropical Depression #2 of the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season, and if further strengthening occurs, it may become Tropical Storm Ana, the first named storm of the season. Currently the depression is 280 miles west of the southern Cape Verde Islands off the coast of Africa in the far eastern Atlantic. Movement is to the west at 13 mph, with maximum sustained winds near 30 mph. For the storm to be named Ana, it must reach maximum sustained winds of 39 mph. We'll be monitoring the progress of this depression closely.
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