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Severe storm threat Sunday: damaging winds, isolated tornadoes

Posted at 9:42 AM, Mar 27, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-28 09:57:57-04

RICHMOND, Va. -- Sunday started with showers and storms tracking across central Virginia.

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As a warm front lifts northward, it will warm into the 70s and lower 80s. Winds will gust over 35 mph in some locations.

A cold front will bring the threat of strong to severe storms during the late afternoon and early evening. For many areas, the window for the stronger storms will be between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

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While not all storms will be severe, there will be some storms that could produce damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 or 70 mph. A few storms have the potential to rotate, so isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out.

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Locally heavy rainfall will occur with the thunderstorms, but the storm cells will be moving quickly, so the heavy rainfall will not last for a long period of time.

The storm threat will end in southeastern Virginia by late evening. Dry and cooler weather will move in for Monday.

Stay With CBS 6, The Weather Authority.

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