Got outdoor activities planned for Juneteenth? Forecasters predict dicey weather
The outlook at forecastweather.gov stated that "on June 16, scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible in the afternoon in Amelia, Richmond, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Eastern Chesterfield and Colonial Heights. Any thunderstorms that develop will be capable of producing brief heavy rainfall and isolated instances of flash flooding."
Meteorologist Larry Brown, at the NWS Wakefield office, provided a forecast at 8:20 a.m. June 16 for Petersburg and beyond.
"It's going to be relatively cool and cloudy for most of the day today with possible showers. There could be an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon, but for the most part, the thunderstorms will be south of us today," Brown said. "Tomorrow, there is the possibility of a late-day thunderstorm, late afternoon into the evening."
According to Brown, the highest risk of thunderstorms being really strong to severe in The Progress-Index readership area will be on June 19.
"This encompasses the Petersburg area, and pretty much the entire area from New Jersey down to North Carolina, except for maybe the Carolina Coast is in that risk for Thursday."
US National Weather Service Wakefield VA posted on Facebook on June 16, "Looking ahead, the humidity sticks around through the week, with much warmer temperatures on the way for the latter half of the week into next weekend, just in time for the Summer Solstice later this week (Friday)."
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