Given the cold front that is forecast to settle southward through Virginia the SPC has posted a slight risk for us tomorrow (Sunday). The predominant threat will be high winds (uh oh…) but I’m hoping there will be enough directional shear…
And boy was it a strong one…as I’m sure a lot of folks across the Mid-Atlantic can attest to! This video is a compilation of a few minutes that I filmed before having to retreat inside my house as the wind suddenly gusted to the point where I a…
UPDATE 6:00 pm: I finally saw someone use the “D” word for this oncoming convective juggernaut: Derecho. The models have it reaching the Roanoke Valley between 9 and 10 p.m. this evening. Batten down the hatches!The Storm Predic…
To sum it up, today was a time and position bust. We couldn’t get out to chase until nearly 2:30 p.m. today, and at least one really nice storm was already well out of range by that time east of Lynchburg. We headed out to Bedford anyway in…
I had a feeling today might be productive even though the probabilities of severity were low…and both factors were in play today. I headed out at 1:00 pm to establish position east of the Blue Ridge but the convection fired even earlier, meanin…
Very obvious sea breeze front pushing inland toward the Wakefield VA radar site. I thought at first it was an outflow boundary from earlier storms but I couldn’t find any when I looped the radar and the satellite views.
Storm Prediction Center’s Day 3 (Friday) convective outlook shows Virginia in a 5% “See Text”, but with a caveat – in the text of course – that they are reserving judgement on a future upgrade in risk status. The 0Z (Tuesday evening) NAM model ru…
I actually was paying attention to conditions and radar but due to other priorities I was unable to get into position far enough ahead of today’s convective line to actually chase it. Part of it was severe-warned as it roared through the Roanoke …
When the Storm Prediction Center indicated a 5% chance at severe storms in western Virginia for today – with no more storm chances for a least another week – I made the command decision to chase today. Fortuitously my son was also available this …
Just posted a video clip on YouTube of the awesome lightning display from the June 4th supercell near Sikeston MO. Check it out.
