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Parts of Virginia and North Carolina — including portions of Hampton Roads — are under a Level 4 out of 5 “Moderate Risk” for severe weather from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center for Monday, March 16. When this level of risk is issued, it typically signals that the atmosphere is unusually supportive of organized severe thunderstorms capable of producing widespread damaging winds and tornadoes. Read more to learn what you should do now to prepare.

Rain is coming down, tides are running higher than normal, and gusty winds are rattling the coast of Virginia. With conditions like this, it’s easy to wonder if we’re dealing with a tropical storm. But here’s the key: this is not a tropical cyclone. Instead, it’s a regular mid-latitude storm system -- a coastal low with very different characteristics. While it may not carry the name “tropical storm” or “hurricane,” it can still bring serious impacts like flooding, erosion, an