Residents along Leonard Parkway are raising concerns about city-owned trees that have damaged homes and vehicles, with the most recent incident occurring when there wasn't even severe weather.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for a wide swath of Virginia, including Powhatan County, until 8 p.m. A watch means conditions are favorable for the formation of tornados.

The severe weather potential alert for the region runs from 1 p.m. Thursday to 1 a.m. on Friday. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging winds, heavy rain, hail, lightning and localized tornados.

Some severe weather is expected in DC, Maryland, and Virginia as storms approach the region, bringing potential hail and possibly even a tornado, forecasters warn. An alert was issued by the ...

Isolated hail, and a couple tornadoes are possible with wind gusts up to 65+mph. The highest threat for severe weather is between 4:30 and 9:30 p.m., according to FOX 5 Meteorologist Mike Thomas.