Southeast Michigan faces the highest risk with downbursts capable of producing wind gusts up to 60 MPH and the potential for localized flooding from slow-moving storms.

An updated severe thunderstorm warning was released by the NWS Blacksburg VA on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in effect until 5:30 p.m. for Surry County.

Damaging winds and hail so large it could cause injury to people and animals and damage buildings was expected with the storms.

An updated severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the NWS Raleigh NC on Saturday at 6:39 p.m. in effect until 7:30 p.m. for Wake County.

The first severe thunderstorm warnings were issued northwest of Chicago, with a warning in place for southwestern McHenry County until 6:45 p.m. A storm was first located along a line from Poplar Grove Lake to Cherry Valley, moving east at 25 mph. Fifty-cent piece-sized hail and 60 mph wind gusts were associated with the storm.

At 6:36 p.m. on Friday, the National Weather Service released an updated severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 7 p.m. The warning is for Clay, Caldwell, Clinton and Ray counties.

The NWS Wakefield VA released an updated severe thunderstorm warning at 4:04 p.m. on Saturday in effect until 4:45 p.m. for Bertie County.

Sunshine will stick around into the end of the weekend on Sunday, and we will keep a little cloud cover around as well behind the cold front that moves through Saturday late night. High temperature is cooling down just a bit, will drop into the middle 80s by the end of the weekend on Sunday.