A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for much of central and northern Virginia until 8 P.M. The watch includes Hanover County and points north and west. Strong storms will cross the region that will produce dangerous lightning, along with the possibility of damaging wind gusts up to 80 mph and large hail.
The image above shows that Tropical Depression Bonnie is very weak and disorganized over the eastern Gulf of Mexico. However, a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from Destin, FL to Morgan City, LA, including Lake Pontchartrain. The storm is moving rather quickly to the west-northwest, but its forward motion is expected to decrease. It should reach the northern Gulf coast Saturday night or early Sunday. It's possible Bonnie could regain tropical storm status, but all of our computer data suggests if it does, it would likely be a rather weak tropical storm. 
TD #3 strengthened into Tropical Storm Bonnie early Thursday evening. As of late night, maximum sustained winds are at 40 mph and some further strengthening is possible over the next 24 hours. The storm is approaching the northwest Bahamas and new warnings have been issued for south Florida. Tropical Storm Warnings are now in effect for the central and northwest Bahamas, the east coast of Florida from Deerfield Beach southward including the Florida Keys and Florida Bay and up along the west coast of Florida north to Englewood. The center of Bonnie is expected to pass near or over the Florida Keys and the southern Florida peninsula during the day and then into the eastern Gulf of Mexico Friday night and Saturday.
Tropical Depression #2 has formed in the western Gulf of Mexico. It could become Tropical Storm Bonnie before making an expected landfall near the Texas/Mexico border late Thursday afternoon or evening. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect along the Texas coast south of Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande...and along the coast of Mexico from Rio San Fernando to the mouth of the Rio Grande. For more details, click on the link below:
