Gusty forecast prompts wind advisory for Hampton Roads
The National Service issued a wind advisory for Thursday for Hampton Roads and the surrounding areas, forecasting gusts of 40 to 50 mph from Tropic...
The National Service issued a wind advisory for Thursday for Hampton Roads and the surrounding areas, forecasting gusts of 40 to 50 mph from Tropical Storm Idalia. The advisories cover Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Hampton, Poquoson and Northampton County. Idalia made landfall Wednesday afternoon in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane and is expected to move across the Outer Banks as a tropical storm. A tropical storm warning is in effect for Currituck County in North Carolina. Officials on the Outer Banks are warning residents and visitors to prepare for flooding, heavy rainfall and high winds beginning early Thursday and continuing through Friday morning as Idalia moves across the region.