Thanks to the infamous cold air damming wedge that typically sets up east of the Blue Ridge it looks like we will have enough cold air available to create some frozen stuff for the upcoming storm…although not all the models are agreeing on this. But…
Not to cast aspersions on the weather forecasters, but my quick check of a couple of models doesn’t show much – if any – precipitation between now and Thursday. On top of that the surface temperatures appear to remain above freezing, so the prospect o…
Finally got it done. Click on the badge in the right column to get to this pictorial walk through of the 2009 chase season both here in Virginia and in Tornado Alley. I just ordered my proof copy and I still reserve the right to make changes if the p…
Yep, it’s raining today! And with El Nino still in full swing we can look forward to milder temperatures than what we’ve felt the past few weeks, but along with those mild temperatures comes a wetter pattern. The next system will be here starting Tue…
The models have come into agreement regarding the storm this weekend. Yes, it’s coming. No, it’s not going to snow…it’ll be too warm to do so, so look for a rainy Sunday into Monday morning. After that the temperatures will moderate to a level mor…
The models have yet to converge on a good solution for this weekend, but I can state the following with some level of confidence:(1) Saturday will be dry.(2) There will be some precipitation late Saturday night through Sunday. (3) Temperatures will mo…
This situation bears watching! The top forecast graphic shows a coastal storm developing and throwing precipitation our way by next Saturday evening. The bottom graphic shows the same coastal low finally easing its way away from the Virginia coastlin…
I’m still plugging away at my 2009 chase photo book, aiming to upload the manuscript to Blurb.com before the 2010 season starts (e.g. by mid-March). I’ve finished with the first photographic run-thru of the season’s chases and I now need to read throu…
Well, we had the ~1″ of snow last night that I thought we would. What I didn’t expect was another snow burst this morning that would dump another 2″ on us! Our local area was the recipient of a localized snow squall associated with the Arctic front …
There are varying forecasts of snow for this coming Thursday night and Friday morning but the models I’ve looked at indicate the parent storm will be a classic “Alberta clipper”, meaning it will be (a) a fast mover and (b) moisture-starved. Any potent…
