Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Warmer than today.
Forecast for Franklin
Updated: 4:34 PM EDT on May 11, 2008
High Wind Warning in effect until 9 PM EDT Monday...
Tornado Watch 307 in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening...
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely this evening...then showers likely after midnight. Near steady temperature in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Monday
Mostly cloudy in the morning...then becoming partly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Breezy with highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Breezy with lows in the mid 40s. North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 60 mph...decreasing to 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tuesday
Sunny. Highs around 70. North winds around 10 mph.
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning... then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Thursday Night
A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Friday
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Saturday and Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows around 50.
Sunday
Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Tornado Watch 307 remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for the following locations
VA . Virginia counties included are
Amelia Amherst Appomattox Bedford Brunswick Buckingham Campbell Charles City Charlotte Chesterfield Cumberland Dinwiddie Fluvanna Franklin Goochland Greensville Halifax Henrico Henry James City Lunenburg Mecklenburg New Kent Nottoway Pittsylvania Powhatan Prince Edward Prince George Southampton Surry Sussex York
... High Wind Warning in effect until 9 PM EDT Monday...
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a High Wind Warning... which is in effect until 9 PM EDT Monday. The high wind watch is no longer in effect.
Strong northwest winds are expected to develop over the area tonight and continue through the day Monday. Winds may gust to between 50 and 65 mph. These gusts may be strong enough to down trees... tree limbs... or power lines. Due to the wet ground and the fact that the leaves have come out on most trees... winds of this speed could more easily topple trees.
A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage.
Local Storm Report
05/11/2008 0210 PM
5 miles SW of Moneta, Franklin County.
Hail e1.00 inch, reported by public.
Uscg station. Hail lasted 10 minutes.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 12:19 PM EDT on May 11, 2008
The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 2 hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation is extended to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn spotters and media for these reports. This summary is also available on our home Page at weather.Gov/Blacksburg
