Some storms may have strong winds todayPosted Jun14, 2008 at 01:34 PMThe combination of daytime heating, lingering humidity, terrain effects and an approaching cold front may trigger some strong to locally severe storms in Southwest Virginia this afternoon. Upper-level winds are not that strong, so widespread severe weather and rotating storms capable of large hail and tornadoes are unlikely. But some storms could unleash damaging wind gusts in small areas or kick out some small hail, and many storms will unload some torrential rain on localized areas while places not far away remain dry. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a mesoscale discussion for much of western and central Virginia today for this severe weather threat, but says that a severe thunderstorm watch is not anticipated. |
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Kevin Myatt works on the copy desk for The Roanoke Times and is its principal weather geek, writing a weekly weather column and advising the newsroom on weather topics. He helps guide students on a storm chasing trip to the central U.S. each May and was an editor for "Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States." .....Advertisement.....
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