Big threat for severe weather this afternoon…
May 4th, 2009 at 1:18 pm by Jon Cash under Weather
A strong front is draped across the metro area this afternoon. There is a sharp temperature contrast along the front. Helicity values are rather high along and just south of the front which means there is plenty of spin in the atmosphere that could lead to the formation of isolated tornadoes! Numerous showers and storms are expected this afternoon that could have very strong gusty winds in excess of 55 mph and lots of cloud to ground lightning.
The threat for severe weather is very high at this point. There is lots of moisture in the atmosphere and plenty of wind energy above the surface…
WAVY/Fox 43 Meteorologist
JEEZ!! I go teach a class and an hour later the radar is lighting up like a Christmas tree. On site said my neighborhood was getting 3″ hail! Radar looks like a conveyor belt of reds and oranges.
Oh well, I needed a new roof anyway…
Seems like a tornado just ripped through our neighborhood. Trees down on houses, branches in roads, power lines down and debris just everywhere. We are in the Bayview area of Norfolk between Tidewater Dr. and Granby St. I haven’t been able to get in touch with the school so I don’t know if phone lines are down or what.
Oh yea I guess you’d like to know the weather details. Extreme rain, hail, wind, things flying. House was shaking, windows and doors rattling.