Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Scattered Storms Tuesday AM

Scattered thunderstorms continue Tuesday morning in North-Central parts of the state, from around Partlow to south of Fredericksburg to Dahlgren. These storms are producing frequent lightning strikes, heavy rain, and gusty winds at times. Movement is to the east at 15 mph.
--Carrie

Strong to Severe Storms Tues AM

Strong to severe thunderstorms are moving through North-Central and West-Central Virginia early Tuesday morning, producing nearly constant lightning, heavy rain, penny-size hail, and wind gusts up to 60 mph. These storms will continue to move to the East and Northeast at about 20 mph.

These storms are firing in response to a leading shortwave ahead of the main cold front, which will move into the region today. I'll be covering these storms on CBS 6 This Morning, so tune in for all the details!
--Carrie

Monday, June 8, 2009

Thunderstorms Linger

Two thunderstorms continue to hang around the area this evening. One it just south of Midlothian and the other is just east of Mechanicsville. These storms are moving very slowly to the east and are dumping a lot of rain. Some minor flooding will be possible with these storms, in fact, Doppler rainfall estimates are already over 2" in southern Hanover and northern New Kent counties!