NORFOLK, Va. — If you woke up to your phone going off with a weather alert early Friday morning, you may be wondering what it was about.
Around 12:45 a.m., the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach until 1:15 a.m.
According to 13News Now's meteorologists, the warning was for a storm cell with a radar-indicated rotation. But seemingly just as quickly as the warning came, it went away as the cell moved over the lower Chesapeake Bay and lost structure.
Following the overnight showers and storms moving through Hampton Roads, some showers will linger through around sunrise, but the severe weather threat has diminished.
After a cold front clears the coast Friday morning, the region will see more sunshine with near-normal temperatures and breeziness outside. Highs will climb to near 70°.
For the latest forecast for southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, visit 13News Now's Weather page.