One of my favorite places to go for an overnight. An easy sail of a little over 10 miles. A fairly peaceful spot with occasional activity from nearby Langley.
Looking at the extended forecast, in spite of the heat and scattered thunderstorms, I decided Friday to Saturday was the best. By early evening an area of convective activity was building just west of Suffolk about 25 miles to the SW. It was moving NE and continuing to develop. Then a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Hampton and surrounding areas.
I let out more anchor line maybe 12:1 scope and had everything secure as I watched the storm approach. Fortunately the worst passed just to the south. The heavier rain and lightning passed just to the south and moved out over the bay. Only light rainshower on my but it did get windy with Langley reporting 45 knots. Anchor held fine and the showers cooled things off, a little. RH stayed at 85% most of the night and in spite of a nice breeze it was a little uncomfortable through the night.