Sunday's thunderstorms produced primarily wind and lightning damage in central Virginia, but not much in the way of precipitation totals. At Richmond International Airport on the east side of town, only 0.18" was recorded last night as the severe storm swept through the Metro. However, those storms produced tremendous amounts of lightning, splintering trees and knocking out power. You can check the latest progress on Dominion's power outage restoration by clicking here.
As storms develop and track through the region this afternoon and evening, you can also check today's lightning strikes in Virginia and across the U.S. by clicking here. But the most important safety rule to remember is that if you are outdoors and you can hear thunder, an approaching storm is already close enough to you to produce lightning at your location. Move indoors to safe shelter immediately. If you are outdoors and there is no fully enclosed building to enter, a hard-top vehicle will suffice to protect you from a lightning strike (but soft-top vehicles will not protect you!). I know a lot of you will be outside today celebrating the 4th of July holiday. Please plan now for a safe, indoors back-up plan: somewhere you can quickly move into if a storm threatens your outdoor festivities. To learn more about lightning and how to remain safe from this weather risk, click here.
Although these storms will be scattered across the Commonwealth this afternoon and evening, it appears that Metro Richmond's most likely time-frame to experience thunderstorms will be between 4-8PM.
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--Meteorologist Carrie Rose
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