Chief Meteorologist Patrick Rockey's First Warning Forecast
Many folks in Virginia Beach spent this Monday cleaning up after a monster tornado touched down late Sunday afternoon.
The National Weather Service confirmed today that at its strongest, this was an EF-3 tornado, packing winds of 145-150 miles per hour.
And the gusty winds helped complicate the cleanup efforts. Some of us had winds gusting north of 40 miles per hour.
And it looks like it's going to be a windy and cool week. A strong area of low pressure will help kick up the winds and could send a few showers in our direction, especially on Wednesday.
Wednesday also looks to be our coolest day. Some of us may not even climb out of the 50s.
The gusty winds should diminish by Friday and temperatures should warm up heading into the weekend.
In fact, it's now looking like a sunny, dry and mild weekend, with highs back in the lower 70s by Sunday.
