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After a lot of tweaking and tinkering, I was recently able to revamp my old site (hosted on Wordpress) in such a way that I’ll be able to post updates during severe weather much more quickly (in near-real time) than I can at present, which can make a difference with rapidly changing conditions. The new address for this site is

http://rvaweather.wordpress.com

I also wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who follows me, whether on this site or on my Twitter account. I love tracking weather, and it’s only made more enjoyable by knowing that folks find the info I post to be helpful and useful. I always welcome feedback. If there’s something I can do better, I’d love to hear from you. You can email me your comments or thoughts to rvaweatherwatcher@outlook.com

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
809 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
   The City of Colonial Heights in central Virginia...
   Southeastern Cumberland County in central Virginia...
   The City of Hopewell in south central Virginia...
   The City of Petersburg in south central Virginia...
   Northern Nottoway County in south central Virginia...
   The central City of Newport News in southeastern Virginia...
   Northern Dinwiddie County in south central Virginia...
   Chesterfield County in central Virginia...
   East central Prince Edward County in central Virginia...
   Charles City County in east central Virginia...
   Prince George County in south central Virginia...
   Southeastern Henrico County in central Virginia...
   Amelia County in central Virginia...
   Northern Surry County in southeastern Virginia...

* Until 845 PM EDT

* At 806 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
   extending from near Chester to near Guinea Mills, moving southeast
   at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage
            to trees and powerlines.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near,
   Colonial Heights and Chester around 810 PM EDT.
   Hopewell, Fort Lee, Virginia State University, Ettrick and Matoaca
   around 815 PM EDT.
   Petersburg around 820 PM EDT.
   Jordans Point around 825 PM EDT.
   Prince George around 830 PM EDT.
   Jetersville around 835 PM EDT.
   Burkeville and Garysville around 840 PM EDT.
   Crewe and Burrowsville around 845 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include North
Wellville, Angola, Chippokes State Park, Wayside, Ammon, Glendale,
Pocahontas State Park, Skinquarter, Beach and Richard Bland College.

New warnings for Cumberland/Amelia/Powhatan

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
737 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
   Central Cumberland County in central Virginia...
   Amelia County in central Virginia...
   Southern Powhatan County in central Virginia...

* Until 815 PM EDT

* At 737 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tobaccoville,
   or 7 miles east of Cumberland, moving southeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
            damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
            wind damage to trees and powerlines.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near,
   Morven and Macon around 750 PM EDT.
   Amelia Courthouse around 810 PM EDT.
   Chula around 815 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Angola,
Oak Forest, Pilkinton, Winterham, Hawk, Maplewood, Grays Siding,
Deatonville, Holly Hills and Lodore.

New storm warning for RVA

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
628 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
   East central Goochland County in central Virginia...
   Southwestern Caroline County in north central Virginia...
   Northwestern Henrico County in central Virginia...
   West central King William County in east central Virginia...
   Hanover County in central Virginia...

* Until 715 PM EDT

* At 628 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Montpelier,
   or 8 miles northwest of Randolph Macon College, moving southeast at
   30 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
            damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
            wind damage to trees and powerlines.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near,
   Ashland, Wyndham and Kings Dominion around 640 PM EDT.
   Randolph Macon College around 645 PM EDT.
   Hanover and Glen Allen around 650 PM EDT.
   Laurel and Lakeside around 655 PM EDT.
   Mechanicsville around 700 PM EDT.
   East Highland Park and Studley around 705 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Enfield,
Gum Tree, Etna Mills, Elmont, Epworth, Gilman, Solomons Store,
Chamberlayne, Atlee and Ashcake.

A broader view of the radar shows storms continuing to affect the I-95 corridor for at least another hour or two; warnings will continue to be issued for counties along 95 as these storms have a history of producing golf ball sized hail and damaging winds to 60 mph.

Severe storms moving through RVA

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
542 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
   The City of Richmond in central Virginia...
   Northwestern New Kent County in east central Virginia...
   Henrico County in central Virginia...
   Southeastern Hanover County in central Virginia...

* Until 630 PM EDT

* At 541 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Laurel, or
   near Virginia Union University, moving southeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters and radar.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
            damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
            wind damage to trees and powerlines.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near,
   Richmond around 545 PM EDT.
   Mechanicsville, Virginia Union University, Virginia Commonwealth
   University and East Highland Park around 550 PM EDT.
   Highland Springs around 555 PM EDT.
   Bottoms Bridge and Tunstall around 615 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Orapax
Farms, Elko, Short Pump, Montrose, Sandston, Longdale, Glendale,
Westwood, Richmond International and Fair Oaks.

Rain departs but strong storms possible later

The system that brought us all this dreary cloudiness and rain will depart this morning, with clearing skies likely even before noon. This will allow temperatures to return to where they should be this time of year, in the low 80s. However, if the sun comes out sooner rather than later, this could be enough to fire up some strong storms by early afternoon. The main threat from these storms would be hail. Once that threat passes, we’re looking at a mostly sunny and dry Friday, then another chance for some afternoon storms on both Saturday and Sunday, though nothing widespread