The Storm Prediction Center has placed Central and Northern Virginia in a LEVEL 2 *SLIGHT RISK* for severe weather Thursday afternoon and evening. The Slight Risk extends northward into Maryland, Eastern Pennsylvania and portions of New Jersey. TIMING FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE BETWEEN 2:00 P.M. TO 10:00 P.M. By early to mid-afternoon, showers and thunderstorms…
On Monday morning, the Forest Service announced a prescribed burn for a large section of Paige County in Northwestern Virginia. The fire was started on Monday morning and burned through the day, leading to heavy smoke in the area. By Monday evening, the fire had grown to a substantial size, and covered a large section…
Severe Weather is possible Sunday across much of Virginia and the Lower Mid-Atlantic. The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded Metro Richmond and the Chesapeake Bay Region to an ENHANCED RISK (Level 3 of 5,) with a SLIGHT RISK (Level 2 of 5) for severe weather across the rest of the region. Damaging straight-line winds and…
