Severe weather threat increasing Monday afternoon, evening

Damaging wind, large hail main threats, brief tornado possible

ROANOKE, Va. – Sunshine has allowed the atmosphere over Virginia to destabilize rapidly as a system moves in from the west. Through Monday afternoon, thunderstorms will develop and quickly become strong to severe.

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TIMING:

Between 2 p.m and 8 p.m

THREATS:

  • Damaging wind
  • Large Hail
  • Brief tornado (In orange colored counties, 77 corridor and Southside)

LOCATION:

Everyone is under the gun, but the best chance for widespread severe weather will be along and south of 460.

It is important to know the difefrence between a watch and a warning should any be issued later Monday or at any point this spring or summer. Here's a reminder:

 

Stay weather aware. Download the Storm Team 10 Weather app to get any watches and warnings and to track storms right to your location.

 


About the Author

Jonathan Kegges joined the News 6 team in June 2019 and now covers weather on TV and all digital platforms.

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