2:50 PM UPDATE
A tornado warning has been issued for central Highland County until 3:15 p.m. Watch the livestream above to hear more about this warning, the watch in effect for our region, and more stong storms anticipated this evening.
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2:30 PM UPDATE
The tornado warning issued for portions of southside has expired.
A Tornado Watch stays in effect until 9:00 p.m. on Monday, August 7. A Level 4 (Moderate) risk for storms, which we haven’t seen since April 19, 2019, lasts through Monday evening with our best chance of storms before 8:00 p.m.
A warning means something is happening or will happen within minutes or within the hour. A watch means that conditions are ripe for development.
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2:10 PM UPDATE
A tornado warning is in effect for portions of southside until 2:30 p.m. Monday evening.
Areas included in the warning are Wythe County, along with Wytheville, Marion, and Adwolf.
Tornado Warning including Wytheville VA, Marion VA and Adwolf VA until 2:30 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/2GYbDMQS3v
— NWS Blacksburg (@NWSBlacksburg) August 7, 2023
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1:55 PM UPDATE
A Tornado Watch is in effect until 9:00 p.m. on Monday, August 7.
A Level 4 (Moderate) risk for storms, which we haven’t seen since April 19, 2019, lasts through today with our best chance of storms before 8:00 p.m.
A watch means that conditions are ripe for development. A warning means something is happening or will happen within minutes or within the hour.
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11:40 AM UPDATE
A Tornado Watch is in effect for areas to our west until 6-7 p.m. Monday. It is likely that we see either a Severe Thunderstorm Watch or Tornado Watch issued for our area ahead of our severe thunderstorms.
Storms will move west to east from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., bringing the threat of damaging winds and power outages.
9:30 AM UPDATE
The radar will be pretty active as widespread severe storms are expected around 5:00 p.m. Monday afternoon.
Here is a look at 6:00 p.m., the storms have pushed further to the west.
9:00 AM Update
The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded today’s severe weather threat to moderate risk. This is very rare for our area. The last time one was issued was April 19, 2019.
The likelihood of seeing severe weather Monday afternoon has increased.
Nearly our entire viewing area is under a moderate risk for this afternoon’s round of severe weather.
Please stay weather aware out there as conditions could deteriorate quickly. The threats all remain the same, but the severe weather threat is expected to be more widespread now.
6:00 AM Update
A Weather Authority Alert Day is in effect Monday, Aug. 7 due to the potential for strong and severe thunderstorms.
The next storm system coming through the eastern part of the country brings a line of storms throughout the afternoon. While it’s possible for storms to form earlier in the day the main threat lasts from noon until 8:00 PM.
Severe storms are likely as the system moves from west to east in the afternoon. Wind is the most prominent threat with hail also possible particularly from Roanoke to the southeast. The risk for flooding is lower than storms we saw in July thanks to lower rain totals, but isolated flooding is still possible.
If you’re traveling on Monday be aware that much of the mid-Atlantic and even further north and south have a risk of strong storms. The weather is much calmer on the eastern third of the country after the front passes through.
Source: WSLS News 10
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