Instability will be greatest across far Southeast Virginia, where you see the purple shades in the map below.
The best moisture will also be in this part of the state, as indicated by the deeper green coloring in the graphic below.
--Carrie
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
More Rain & Storms Tuesday
Another round of rain and thunderstorms will affect Central Virginia Tuesday afternoon and evening. The heaviest showers and storms will be capable of gusty winds, minor street flooding, and small hail. Extreme Southeast Virginia has the highest probability of receiving severe thunderstorms.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Tornado Watch Until 6 p.m.
A Tornado Watch is in effect for the Southern half of Virginia, including the Richmond Metro Area, until 6 p.m. Monday afternoon. A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for large hail, damaging wind gusts, and also isolated tornadoes. 
The environment in this area of the state is unstable after a warm front lifted back North into Central Virginia this morning. Stay with CBS 6, we'll keep you ahead of the storm.
--Carrie
The environment in this area of the state is unstable after a warm front lifted back North into Central Virginia this morning. Stay with CBS 6, we'll keep you ahead of the storm.
--Carrie
Risk for Severe Storms Monday Afternoon
There is a slight risk for severe thunderstorms in Southeastern Virginia Monday afternoon and evening.
An east-west warm front will lift back into Central Virginia Monday as a low pressure system tracks through Northern Virginia. This front will stall at the Richmond metro area around lunchtime, and will serve as the focus for thunderstorm development during peak afternoon heating hours. Some of the storms could reach severe limits, with damaging wind gusts and large hail being the primary threats, in addition to heavy rainfall and frequent lightning.
You can see on the below graphic of dewpoint temperatures and lifted indices where the front will be located early this afternoon. (It's where all the blue lines are scrunched close together across Central Virginia from approximately East to West.) To the south of this front is the better moisture and warmth, which will be a conducive environment for thunderstorm development this afternoon.
South of the front is also where the better instability will be located, as indicated by the higher CAPE values.
Thunderstorms will move into far Southeast Virginia this evening, leaving only slight rain chances in Central Virginia overnight and Tuesday.
--Carrie
An east-west warm front will lift back into Central Virginia Monday as a low pressure system tracks through Northern Virginia. This front will stall at the Richmond metro area around lunchtime, and will serve as the focus for thunderstorm development during peak afternoon heating hours. Some of the storms could reach severe limits, with damaging wind gusts and large hail being the primary threats, in addition to heavy rainfall and frequent lightning.
You can see on the below graphic of dewpoint temperatures and lifted indices where the front will be located early this afternoon. (It's where all the blue lines are scrunched close together across Central Virginia from approximately East to West.) To the south of this front is the better moisture and warmth, which will be a conducive environment for thunderstorm development this afternoon.
South of the front is also where the better instability will be located, as indicated by the higher CAPE values.
Thunderstorms will move into far Southeast Virginia this evening, leaving only slight rain chances in Central Virginia overnight and Tuesday.
--Carrie
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