Chief Meteorologist Patrick Rockey’s First Warning Forecast
*** Tropical Storm Warning for Currituck and Dare Counties, including the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds.
There is light at the end of the tunnel, with plenty of sunshine as we head into the long Labor Day weekend.
But Idalia stands between us and the weekend. And it will bring us messy weather beginning Wednesday night with some of the effects sticking around into Friday.
With any landfall in tropical system, tornadoes are a concern. But only the southern Outer Banks will be in the danger zone beginning Wednesday night and into early on Thursday morning.
Showers from the storm will roll in Wednesday evening and stick around through the first part of Thursday.
But even as the rain moves out, it looks like the storm's winds will continue to kick up.
The strongest winds will be across eastern North Carolina, but we could have some tropical storm force wind gusts in Hampton roads, at least briefly.
By Thursday afternoon, we expect the rain to move out and our skies to even clear.
But gusty northeast winds will bring us an increasing risk for tidal flooding across Hampton Roads.
The tropical system combined with a full moon, will bring us the threat for minor tidal flooding Thursday, and into Friday.
Heading into the long holiday weekend, the skies will clear, the winds will die down, and temperatures will be heading up.
We expect wall-to-wall sunshine for Labor Day with high temperatures near 90°. Time to head to the beach!
