This morning’s GFS model run looks better for convective potential next Friday afternoon, altho’ the dewpoints look a bit low. There’s still a lot of number crunching that is to happen before then plus a lot of other models to check so I’m not allowi…
F3 tornado Remington VA 17 Sept 2004The Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) conducts an annual tornado drill to train folks what to do should a tornado approach your home, school, or place of business. Since recent years have brought st…
Convection is getting closer to us! This is the forecast mixed layer CAPE (convective average potential energy) for next Friday afternoon, showing some instability in southeastern Virginia. Actually last night’s model run had us under some instabilit…
Two videos of the 1991 devastating Andover Kansas tornado just became available on the Web. This is a classic F5 tornado that is still being studied. The first video is of the tornado’s approach to a subdivision, and the second video is of the incred…
The average high temperature for early March is in the low fifties but you wouldn’t know it by today’s readings. However that is about to change as of Saturday as some warm air filters in here and stays until mid-week next week. After that more cold …
As I continue work on annotating the Civil War diary of Betty Herndon Maury, I continue to encounter wonderfully helpful people in libraries. The Central Rappahannock Regional Library in Fredericksburg VA has helped me on several occasions. And now t…
As I continue work on annotating the Civil War diary of Betty Herndon Maury, I continue to encounter wonderfully helpful people in libraries. The Central Rappahannock Regional Library in Fredericksburg VA has helped me on several occasions. And now t…
As I continue work on annotating the Civil War diary of Betty Herndon Maury, I continue to encounter wonderfully helpful people in libraries. The Central Rappahannock Regional Library in Fredericksburg VA has helped me on several occasions. And now t…
95 South was even more of a parking lot than normal today. I heard the traffic report on two local radio station at around 5:15 PM – 5:25 PM. The stations were 93.3 (WFLS) and 104.5. Both traffic reporters reported that all lanes were open on 95 S near Fredericksburg, and the extra slow traffic […]
