Heavy rain could cause flash flooding in parts of Virginia on Aug. 29 as thunderstorms that were scattered across the Northeast on Wednesday concentrate into a bigger cluster on Thursday.
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00:00So, in this big yellow zone, it's kind of a broad area with at least some severe weather risk.
00:06These storms are widely separated. Not everybody's getting them.
00:09There are big gaps on the radar between these clusters of storms.
00:12But they're going to continue to rumble to the east and southeast.
00:15And we'll see a few of these survive a few hours after dark tonight.
00:18We've had a few severe warnings out there, too.
00:21Tomorrow, though, we'll see a different setup. This is going to be more concentrated.
00:24So, much more robust round of thunderstorms will likely bring flash flood concerns into parts of Virginia,
00:30from D.C. down to Rocky Mountain, North Carolina.
00:33That slides east. And then on Friday, here comes our front.
00:36Look at the winds shifting across north woods of Wisconsin.
00:39But still a southwest flow ahead of that.
00:41So, this is going to be a more organized round of thunderstorms.
00:44May not be severe. It's actually a front that's going to be weakening as it moves east.
00:48But it will bring some more consolidated showers and storms, even though they may not all be severe.
00:53So, tomorrow, again, in the short term, Damian, we're going to be a little concerned about flash flooding Charlottesville,
00:58Harrisonburg, down into areas like Richmond, and up into D.C. along I-95.
01:03That's right, Jeff. The overall intensity and severity of these storms may not be as high as you would expect.
01:08However, whenever you get all these storms passing the same areas at once,
01:12especially over a prolonged period of time, yeah, that's definitely going to impact that and increase that flooding risk.
01:18And speaking of severe weather, this is your updated AccuWeather Storm Zone here as we head into this evening.
01:24Already starting to see a tornado watch in effect with some tornado warnings in effect for parts of the Dakota.