100F, followed by severe thunderstorms

NWS Sterling, VA,
“With all of the above in mind, and ample high-resolution model
support, the Storm Prediction Center has upgraded areas east of
the Blue Ridge to an Enhanced Risk today. This upgrade would
support a more widespread footprint of severe thunderstorms this
afternoon and evening. Looking a bit more closely at today`s
setup, convective initiation likely will be more mesoscale in
nature. This would include the climatological lee-side trough,
bay and river breezes, as well as any remnant outflows from
earlier convection. Multiple rounds of thunderstorms are
possible given so much instability in the troposphere. The
primary signal east of the Blue Ridge is in the 3-9 PM
timeframe, slightly earlier to the west. Damaging to locally
destructive winds are the main threat, with any chance for large
hail being minimal given the summertime freezing levels.”