From Naval Station Norfolk... FLEET WEATHER CENTER NORFOLK IS ISSUING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NAVSTA NORFOLK AND CHAMBERS FIELD, FROM 1 PM 06/10/2013 UNTIL 2 AM 06/11/2013 LOCAL TIME. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT AS IT CONTINUES EASTBOUND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COVERAGE IS FORECAST AS ISOLATED WITH HEAVY RAINSHOWERS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES. WINDS IN VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE VARIABLE AT 40 KNOTS GUSTING TO 60 KNOTS WITH CELLS MOVING SW-NE. FWC NORFOLK HAS ALSO ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM NOON TODAY TILL THIS EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE WARM AND HUMID AIR MASS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 INCHES IN ANY SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM. THIS MUCH RAINFALL...IN COMBINATION WITH THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND FROM TROPICAL STORM ANDREA MAY QUICKLY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING LATER TODAY.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:32:48 +0000
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