So was there an earthquake or not? WRIC says yes but there is nothing on the USGS site. #RVA

#Narelle ( #27P, #34U) has crossed the Cape York Peninsula and is now over the Gulf of Carpentaria. It has weakened substantially and is now a Cat 2 (Australia) system with 55 kt winds. Narelle is forecast to move across the Gulf and regain some strength before reaching the Top End early on Sunday.

Cyclone #Narelle (#27P, #34U) is currently making landfall on the Cape York Peninsula. It has weakened slightly but remains an intense Category 4 (Australian) tropical cyclone. The eye will likely pass north of Coen during the next few hours.

#Narelle (#27P, #34U) is undergoing an ERC as it approaches the Cape York Peninsula, but it remains a Cat 5 (Aus) cyclone with winds of 120 kts gusting to 170 kts. Although Narelle will weaken slightly before landfall, it will remain an extremely dangerous TC at that point.

A polar low spun up in the Gulf of Alaska yesterday and briefly resembled a tropical cyclone with modestly deep convection and an eye feature. The low quickly dissipated after it moved inland. These lows form every now and then in the far northern Pacific and the Sea of Japan.

Despite being well inland, the #medicane ( #Jolina or #Samuel) remains a fairly well defined system and is still producing some shallow convection as it races for the Libya-Egypt border. It should decay into a trough shortly after getting there.

#Narelle ( #27P , #34U ) continues to intensify over the Coral Sea. Significant impacts are expected over the northern Cape York Peninsula in #Qld beginning Fri. Although Narelle will likely weaken over land, some reintensification is likely once it enters the Gulf of Carpentaria on Sat.

The #medicane (called Storm #Jolina by DWD or Storm #Samuel by Meteo-France) has made landfall in northeastern #Libya, and it looked pretty close to being fully tropical as it did so, with a rather solid ring of convection surrounding an eye feature.

Tropical Cyclone #Narelle (#27P, #34U) is quickly intensifying in the Coral Sea just to the SE of Sudest Island. The cyclone is forecast to move west-southwestward toward #Queensland's Cape York Peninsula, where it will likely make landfall as a Cat 4 (AUS) system on Friday.

A subtropical cyclone - often referred to as a #medicane - is located in the Mediterranean Sea off the northern coast of Libya. The system is fairly borderline, but appears well organized and is producing bands of convection fairly near its center. It will move inland and weaken by tomorrow.

Current weather report #rva #vawx

Ridiculous number of power outages statewide, over 132,000. About 37,000 of those are in the #RVA area, about 38,000 in Northern Virginia. #vawx

Storms are quickly moving out of the area. The last warnings in the #RVA area should expire shortly. Scattered showers and gusty winds will continue through the night and temperatures will crash into the low 30s by sunrise. #vawx

Up to 55,600 without power in VA, 32,650 in the #RVA area alone. Most outages are in Chesterfield, Henrico, and Amelia. #vawd

Goochland, Henrico (Short Pump), western Hanover, western Chesterfield you are in the clear though strong winds will persist for a while. Worst of the line is crossing I-95 now. Downtown #RVA and East End will be getting hit in a few. #vawx

Up to about 38,000 power outages in the #RVA area per Dominion Energy. #vawx

LOTS of power outages from this line of storms. There's about 35,000 without power so far. #vawx #rva

A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Henrico, Chesterfield, Richmond City, Petersburg, Col Hgts, Hopewell, and a huge area to the east until 9:00pm. A #TORNADO WARNING remains in effect for Goochland, Henrico (Short Pump), and Hanover until 8:45pm. #rva #vawx

A #TORNADO WARNING has been issued for Goochland, Henrico, and Hanover Counties until 8:45pm. Take cover now! #rva #vawx

The final line of severe thunderstorms is moving through the #RVA area and will push through during the next 15-20 minutes. Heavy rain and winds gusting up to 70 mph are possible. #vawx

So, the *big* severe storms failed to materialize. There could be some later this evening (7-9pm) as the front passes through and they could produce damaging winds. 1/ #rva #vawx

Thankfully for us, this forecast appears to be busting. I don't know if the second batch of storms will have enough oomph to become severe, though damaging winds remain likely. I just worry about people getting complacent. #rva #vawx

Really nasty band of storms moving into the DC area. This had previously prompted a tornado warning in Loudoun County. #vawx #mdwx

A tornado warning covers north central Fauquier, northwest Prince William and southeast Loudoun counties until 11:30 a.m. Seek shelter in interior room, away from windows, lowest floor in this zone. Updates at cwg.live

And right on cue, SPC has issued a #tornado watch for a huge chunk of northern, central, and eastern VA including the DC and #RVA metro areas until 7:00pm. #vawx

A tornado watch is likely to be issued for the #RVA area fairly soon. There is already a tornado watch in effect for parts of central VA including Roanoke, Lynchburg, and Danville until 2:00pm, and it fell *just* shy of PDS (particularly dangerous situation) criteria. #vawx

And a sneak preview! Fragmented line of storms moving through the #RVA area. Not severe but producing heavy downpours. #vawx

And right off the bat, SPC with a mesoscale discussion suggesting VA's first #tornado watch of the day will likely be issued soon. A line of storms is already developing along the mountains and could pose a wind, hail, and tornado threat for the valley/Piedmont. #vawx

Models are looking a little bit better but still looking at a significant severe wx threat later today. The signal for the first batch of storms (11am-3pm) has weakened a bit but the second line (6pm-9pm) will be worse with VERY strong straight line winds. #rva #vawx

Timing for severe storms in #RVA will be between 11am and 5pm tomorrow. All hazards are possible - winds, hail, and tornadoes. Thinking chances of a high risk day are about 50:50. Widespread damaging winds (70-80mph gusts) are most likely and a wind advisory is in effect. #vawx

It is starting to look like things will be bad tomorrow. A SPC high risk day is not out of the question. #rva #vawx

As expected, SPC has most of the area under a moderate risk of severe weather tomorrow. Widespread severe thunderstorms are likely, with the main threats being damaging straight-line winds and a few strong, long-lived tornadoes. Now is the time to prepare! #rva #vawx

SPC has the whole area in a hatched 45% risk area, and noted in their most recent discussion that an upgrade to moderate risk (level 4 of 5) is likely for Monday. We could see a significant severe weather outbreak on Monday afternoon, with damaging winds and strong tornadoes possible. #rva #vawx

#RVA is under a Day 3 enhanced risk for severe weather on Monday. An enhanced risk this far out is no joke and is usually an indicator of a significant severe wx outbreak. A strong front could bring damaging straight line winds and strong tornadoes. #vawx

If you liked yesterday's weather (you probably didn't), you'll really like Monday's weather (you won't). Another strong front will bring another huge temperature crash, but also a significant severe weather threat - we could be talking a major #tornado threat. #rva #vawx

According to the National Weather Service in Wakefield, there has never been a 24-hour period where a high temperature of 89° was followed by accumulating snowfall the next day. #RVA #vawx

The snow has mostly moved out. It may not stick around very long as temperatures will rise a little this evening, especially after the skies clear. However, there could be some refreezing after dusk and roads could be icy tomorrow morning. #rva #vawx

The snow should quickly move out of the area during the next couple of hours, but don't be shocked to find 1-2 more inches of accumulation on grassy surfaces before then. #rva #vawx

33 degrees and snowing very heavily in Chesterfield, VA. About an inch on the ground. May I remind you that it was 89 yesterday? #rva #vawx

This time yesterday we had a heat index of 91° in #RVA. Now we have a wind chill of 29°. #vawx

Geronimo! #rva #vawx

Temperatures in Chesterfield, VA today: 0000: 78° 0800: 68° 1030: 53° Now: 50° #rva #vawx

He's coming back... With the caveat that ENSO modeling is notoriously less than reliable during the spring, there is a pretty high chance of a strong El Niño event this summer. While this would suppress Atlantic tropical cyclone activity, it could be quite hot in #RVA. #vawx

Remnants of #Nuri ( #03W ) – Tropical Cyclone Advisory #5 (FINAL): 1200 UTC 12 March 2026: Nuri degenerates into a trough of low pressure… …This is the last advisory… willweatherrva.beehiiv.com/p/remnants-o...

The ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee has announced that the following names have been retired following the 2025 #typhoon season: - Wipha - Co-may - Mitag - Ragasa - Bualoi - Matmo - Kalmaegi - Fung-wong Notably, all eight retired names were requested for retirement by the #Philippines.

88 degrees with a heat index of 90 at Chesterfield Courthouse. Absolutely insane for mid-March. It's up to 87 at RIC Airport, which bumps our new temperature record up a bit more. #rva #vawx

The temperature at RIC airport has hit 86 degrees. Not only is this a record high temperature for today, but it is also the warmest temperature on record for any date between November 1 and March 11 (it was also 86 on 11/1/74 and 11/15/86). #rva #vawx

#RVA is going to see all four seasons in just two days. Temps will soar into the upper 80s today. Strong storms with heavy rain are likely tonight/tomorrow before temps CRASH (from 70s to 30s) tomorrow evening, and precip will likely end as a burst of heavy snow (no accums likely). #vawx

Tropical Storm #Nuri ( #03W ) – Tropical Cyclone Advisory #3: 1200 UTC 11 March 2026: Nuri remains nearly stationary and poorly organized… willweatherrva.beehiiv.com/p/tropical-s...

Tropical Storm #Nuri ( #03W, formerly invest #95W) – Tropical Cyclone Advisory #2: 0000 UTC 11 March 2026: Poorly organized depression becomes Tropical Storm Nuri… …Still expected to be short-lived… willweatherrva.beehiiv.com/p/tropical-s...