The National Weather Service at Wakefield issued a watch for severe thunderstorms and possible floods for a large area that includes northeast North Carolina, southeast Virginia and south central Virginia.
The severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 8 p.m., and the flood watch is in effect until midnight.
“For the Hampton Roads area, it’s likely after two or three o’clock that storms will start to move in,” said Cody Poché, National Weather Service meteorologist.
Storms are moving quickly from west to east across central Virginia this afternoon, Poché said.
Scattered thunderstorms are expected across the watch area, with one to two inches of rainfall and higher amounts in areas with multiple thunderstorms. The flood risk is exacerbated in areas that have received heavy rain over the past few days.
Isolated hail and scattered wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour are also possible.
Cianna Morales, 757-957-1304, [email protected]
