NWS Will Hurricane Florence hit Richmond, Virginia? When?
Will Hurricane Florence hit Richmond, Virginia? The storm’s shifting path has made people in Virginia wary of what’s to come.
As of the evening of September 13, 2018, the National Weather Service was only projecting showers for the Richmond area.
That’s not much change for the day before. As of the evening of September 12, 2018, the National Weather Service extended forecast for Richmond, Virginia was predicting only thunderstorms, not tropical storm or hurricane conditions.
NWSRichmond, Virginia weather forecast.
Earlier in the day, tropical storm conditions were projected to begin on Thursday night, September 13, 2018, but, by evening, only thunderstorms were predicted. Thus, the projections have steadily improved. Here’s the extended NWS forecast for Richmond, Virginia as it appeared earlier in the morning:
Richmond, Virginia forecast
You can find information on Virginia evacuations for Hurricane Florence here. The National Weather Service’s page for Richmond, Virginia can be found here. You can find an hourly forecast for Richmond here.
Richmond’s weather is run out of the Wakefield, Virginia office of the National Weather Service.
Hurricane Florence down to a Cat 2 hurricane but still dangerous. In NC and VA expect some tropical storm wind gusts and moderate to major tidal flooding. Tidal flooding will extend north in MD Chesapeake Bay and tidal rivers. See t.co/gARrQOMPf4. #vawx #ncwx #mdwx
That office has declared there is a hazardous weather outlook for the area as follows:
“This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast
North Carolina, central Virginia, east central Virginia, north
central Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia.
.DAY ONE…Tonight. (September 13, 2018)
Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…Friday through Wednesday.
Adverse weather from Hurricane Florence is expected Friday and
Saturday. The potential exists for strong winds, heavy rainfall, and
localized flooding.”
Here are some selected slides from our latest #Florence briefing. Overall, the official @NHC_Atlantic track has changed very little from the previous update. Please don’t focus solely on the track itself, as significant impacts are expected well away from the center of the storm
Here’s what you need to know:
Extended Forecast for Richmond, Virginia
Here are the key messages on Hurricane #Florence as of 11pm EDT. The latest full advisory is available on t.co/tW4KeGdBFb and information specific to your area can be found at t.co/SiZo8ozBbn
As of September 13, 2018, this was the extended forecast for Richmond, Virginia:
“Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and 3am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 81. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 71. East wind 14 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
Showers likely, mainly after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Showers likely, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.”