The heaviest rains have moved northeast past the Richmond region, but the National Weather Service says more thunderstorms are possible later this morning.

By 7 a.m., all tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings in Virginia had expired.

A flash-flood advisory and a tornado watch remain in effect for much of central and eastern Virginia.

Flash flooding is occurring in the usual areas around the Richmond region this morning, so drivers should be on alert for ponding.

There are scattered reports of trees down and a few reports of traffic accidents.

As of 7 a.m., Dominion Virginia Power reported less than 500 customers without power in the Richmond/Tri-Cities service area, which has more than 478,000 customers.

Even though the heaviest rains have passed through the Richmond region, the weather service says more thunderstorms are possible later this morning. There is a significant cell that has just passed through the Raleigh-Durham region of North Carolina and is moving northeast.

Elsewhere, between 50 and 60 homes in the England Run North subdivision area of Stafford County were damaged when a storm rolled through about 10:30 p.m. last night, Stafford Fire and Rescue spokesman Lt. Mark Stone said.

Pieces of roofs and walls were strewn about the streets. No homes were leveled, but clothes hanging in closets could be seen from the street in some of them.

Dozens of residents were taken to a temporary shelter.

The weather service planned to visit the area today to determine if the damage was caused by heavy winds or a tornado.

There also were unconfirmed reports of a tornado in the Triangle area in Prince William County last night.

— Staff And Wire Reports