Severe storm threat in Northern Virginia Wednesday, snow chances on Friday

All but the northeast corner of the state is in the “slight” severe thunderstorm risk category, meaning short-lived and/or not widespread isolated intense storms are possible.

The system announced that it will cancel all after-school activities and after-school programs in the system.

The main line of storms will move across north Georgia (north and west of Interstate 20 and Interstate 85) between 4 and 8 p.m., Cornelison said.

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Lancaster County until 5 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

The RPM Model shows that severe weather potential with a large squall line of thunderstorms by late afternoon Wednesday in western New England.

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An enhanced risk for severe storms does not guarantee severe weather will occur, but instead alerts to the possibility of it occurring later in the day.

Temperatures will go from near 70 degrees tonight to the 30s by Thursday morning behind all of this disturbed weather.

The front will sweep through once the line of storms has passed, leading to briefly gusty winds and an influx of cooler, drier air.

The threat for severe weather quickly comes to an end by late afternoon as the cold front begins to clear the state. The high temperature today is expected to reach 78 degrees. A clipper system may move through on Friday with a chance for some snow.

With this kind of wind there’s always a threat of significant tree damage, power outages and unsafe conditions for cars driving out in open areas, like the highway, he said. Several strong, long track tornadoes are possible. “We still have a severe threat for storms”, Mcgee said. The front will push showers and thunderstorms our way, especially close to or just after sunset for many of us, bringing the threat for severe weather.