Severe Storms Could Hit Again Friday In Fredericksburg: Report

FREDERICKSBURG, VA—Central Virginia could be in for another round of wicked weather Friday, just a week after storms left some in the Fredericksburg area without power. That's the word from John Boyer, staff meteorologist for the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

According to the newspaper, "The strongest storms could bring damaging gusts and power outages, and a tornado or two can't be ruled out somewhere in our region. We could see two or three waves of rain and thunder move through central Virginia on Friday, but most of the severe weather chance will exist between noon and 7 p.m."

So there you go. Here's the detailed forecast from the National Weather Service through Friday night:

Thursday Night: Scattered showers before 11pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am, then scattered showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. High near 71. South wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 11pm. Low around 51. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.