Severe Weather & Heavy Rain Possible This Afternoon & Evening : 8.21.09 – CANCELED!
The Storm Prediction Center in OK has much of Central Virginia, including Nelson, in the Slight Risk area for severe weather this afternoon and evening.
Nelson County, Virginia
A very warm and moist airmass currently in place over Nelson and Central Virginia is setting the stage for numerous showers and thunderstorms to develop this afternoon and evening. The Storm Prediction Center has this area in the slight risk for severe storms and perhaps an isolated tornado. Though this doesn’t mean everyone will see severe weather or heavy rain, it does mean the possibility is greater than a typical August afternoon.
CANCELED! A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has also been issued for Nelson as of early afternoon running until 9 PM EDT tonight. CANCELED!
The Severe Thunderstorm Watch area highlighted in pink via The National Weather Service.
The local NWS office also mentions this threat in the their daily hazardous weather outlook.
Improving weather is on the way by the second half of the weekend, probably beginning by the afternoon hours on Saturday as a frontal boundary tries to move east of the Blue Ridge toward the shore.
Hurricane Bill as of Friday at 11 AM EDT. Sat view courtesy of NASA and wunderground.com
Hurricane Bill, though not a direct threat to our area, is slowing the progression of systems moving east out of our area. Once he advances north, systems will clear the area quickly.
More updates later today if needed.
Related posts:
- Severe Weather Possible Late Friday Afternoon And Evening : 7.31.09
- CANCELED – Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 9PM EDT For Nelson : 6.9.09 : Updated 2:05 PM
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch # 759 in effect until 8 PM Eastern – Canceled @ 5:54 PM EDT
- 2:19 PM EDT – Special Weather Statement – Isolated severe weather this evening
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch #592 For Nelson : 7.17.08 : CANCELED
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