Multiple water rescues were reported after the storm, and damage has been reported at the University of Texas' UFCU Disch-Falk Field.

There have been several reports of pea size to penny size hail across Hampton Roads and northeast North Carolina Saturday.

Storms have already been sweeping through these areas for the past few days, bringing tornado damage to Washington County, Kentucky, and Loudon County, Tennessee.

Severe thunderstorms are expected Friday, most likely starting after 2 p.m. in the Triangle, forecasters say. Large hail and damaging wind gusts will be the primary hazards, but a tornado or two is possible across the region that includes Wake, Durham, Orange and Chatham counties.