Last Updated:  900 AM Friday, May  9 2008


.WEATHER SUMMARY...
A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS SYSTEM BROUGHT STRONG STORMS AND
FLOODING RAINS TO SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND THE NORTH CAROLINA
PIEDMONT THURSDAY EVENING. THE STORMS RAPIDLY ORGANIZED
ALONG THE EASTERN FLANK OF THE BLUE RIDGE AND MOVED
NORTHEAST INTO THE PIEDMONT REGION. DAMAGING STORM
INDUCED WINDS BLEW TREES DOWN IN EASTERN FRANKLIN
COUNTY VIRGINIA SOUTH INTO NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
NEAR YADKINVILLE THURSDAY EVENING. ALSO MULTIPLE
REPORTS OF HAIL ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OVERNIGHT ACROSS
THE PIEDMONT COUNTIES OF UP TO QUARTER SIZE. OTHER
THAN THE STATIC WEATHER OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WERE
RATHER MILD WITH READINGS ACROSS THE REGION IN THE
50S.

.FORECAST SUMMARY...
AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE AND OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC...
CLEARING SKIES IS EXPECTED FOR THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON HOURS.
LATER THIS EVENING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SWING EAST
ACROSS NORTHERN VIRGINIA. THIS SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE A FEW
SHOWERS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE START OF WEEKEND
WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY FOR SATURDAY BUT CLOUDS WILL BE ON
THE INCREASE AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TOWARDS THE
MID ATLANTIC STATES FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. SHOWERS
AND STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND ON INTO THE EVENING.