ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for parts of the New River Valley and Southside until midnight. Storms will have the potential to produce large hail and damaging winds. The tornado threat is low, but not zero.
Showers and storms will form late this afternoon, continuing into the evening, as heat and humidity combine with upper-level energy moving overhead. As temperatures drop and energy moves to the east, storms will come to an end…