Roanoke, VA – Friday had the smoke. Saturday will have the storms.
A cold front is expected to sweep through the region later today, with showers and storms likely to form as a result. That front will also sweep a lot of that wildfire smoke out of the area.
Some of these storms could be on the stronger side, with damaging winds as the primary threat.
The Storm Prediction Center has put the eastern half of our area under a slight risk for severe weather. Storms are expected to fire up after about 2 PM.
There’s a chance we see some isolated flash flooding in the mountains with any storms that form and move slow.
Rain chances continue into the next several days, with temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s.