Weather Authority Alert Day on Tuesday, April 2 & Wednesday, April 3

Monday PM Update

We’ve uploaded an Alert Day Xtra to walk you through the impacts beyond any scattered storm potential.

Monday AM Update

We are extending our Weather Authority Alert Day through the end of our Noon newscast on Wednesday, April 3.

Here is an estimate of what storms will look like late Tuesday through Wednesday morning.

While this won’t be a severe weather outbreak, a few storms during this time frame will have the potential to cause damaging gusts and/or hail. The tornado threat is low but not zero north of the Roanoke Valley.

Storm threats late Tuesday and Wednesday morning.

Once the front passes, the wind will pick up late Wednesday. Colder air will pour into the region later in the week, and our west slopes will get hammered with occasional snow.

Winds gust, cold air moves in and snow hits the western slopes after lunch time Wednesday.

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Sunday PM Update

Sunday’s showers are a taste of things to come. More showers arrive on Monday with some thunder, and storms gain strength on Tuesday.

Wind gusts could be strong enough to knock out power

Wind gusts are the primary threat with any storms that form on Tuesday. Hail could form, but the tornado and flood risk are low.

Showers are widespread Monday evening with some thunder

Monday’s showers are mostly light with some spots of heavy rain in the afternoon. Flashes of lightning pop up, but the severe chance is low.

Showers pick up in the middle of Tuesday

We get a break from rain until midday on Tuesday. Those showers start light and gain strength with warm in the afternoon.

Storm chances rise by mid-afternoon

By 3:00 PM isolated storms develop north of US-460. Zones further south get more showers and storms in the late afternoon.

Storms are at their widest spread in the early evening

Our storms are most spread out in the late afternoon and evening. Most of us have rain at 7:00 PM with storms popping up through the area. Individual storms are more likely than a connected line.

Storms are still possible after sunset, but after midnight the risk drops

Storms continue through 10:00 PM. From then until midnight we lose energy. Showers stick around into Wednesday, but the storm threat is done at midnight.

Storms arrive on Tuesday in the afternoon

The storm threat is spread through our region, but the greatest chance for damaging winds is in the Highlands.

Source: WSLS News 10