Thursday, July 29, 2010
Storm Photos
Here are some photos sent to us from the West End, where powerful winds caused widespread damage and lightning sparked a few fires.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 7PM
As a cold front moves into the state, where there is ample low-level moisture and very hot afternoon temperatures, strong to severe thunderstorms are likely to develop. The primary threat will be for damaging straight line winds in excess of 65 mph, but there may also be one inch diameter hail with the strongest storms. We'll be monitoring the situation through the afternoon!
Cold Front Will Bring Risk For Severe Storms
The cold front I covered in the previous blog entry will be moving into very moist air in the Mid-Atlantic. During the hottest part of the day, the front may serve as the necessary forcing mechanism to kick off clusters of thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts. If these storms can coalesce into a line of storms, the line can produce locally strong straight-line winds at the surface, especially if the shape of the line bows out a little. Stay with CBS 6, we'll keep you ahead of the storm!
Cold Front Coming Thursday
A cold front will move through the Commonwealth later Thursday, ushering in a much less humid air mass to the region for Friday. Morning temperatures across the state Friday should fall into the 60's, a rare treat this July when only a handful of mornings have made it that low. Here are the only days Richmond reported low temperatures below 70 degrees, a couple of them just barely there:
July 27: 69 degrees
July 11: 69 degrees
July 5: 66 degrees
July 4: 61 degrees
July 3: 56 degrees
July 2: 58 degrees
July 1: 63 degrees
July 1: 63 degrees
Through Wednesday, our average July temperature (82.9 degrees F) is still hotter than the hottest July currently on record, 1993 (82.4 degrees F). We've still got three days to maintain that top spot before the end of the month!
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