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SEVERE WEATHER ALERT: A Tornado Watch has been issued for Chester, Chesterfield, Lancaster and York counties until 1pm for the potential for a brief spin-up tornado.
A Tornado Watch has been issued for Chester, Chesterfield, Lancaster and York counties until 1pm for the potential for a brief spin-up tornado. The risk is really just over the next 3 hours as storms arrive. Things will calm down before 1 pm. pic.twitter.com/FMWpcY5nIj
— Keith Monday (@kmondayWSOC9) March 12, 2026
FORECAST:
- Very warm start to the day before storms move in later this morning.
- A line of downpours will move through the metro between 8-10 am with heavy rain, lightning and strong winds.
- There will be a low risk for some severe weather with this line as it moves east.
- Clearing conditions come in quickly around midday with temps dropping fast into the upper 40s and lower 50s.
- The mountains even see a brief window of snow with just a minor accumulation expected.
- Chilly tonight in the mid 30s and we only warm to the lower 60s tomorrow.
- 70s and sunshine return for the weekend with a few showers possible on Sunday.
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