Yes, I chase storms….in the warmer seasons, mind you. I would have to turn down an invitation to join these researchers from the University of Missouri, tho’. In true Southern vernacular there are words that do not belong in the same sentence, li…
The forecasters (especially the television talking head types) are starting to use phrases like “coldest air in a decade” to describe the Arctic air coming our way toward the end of next week. I’m not certain that’s anything more than an attempt to ge…
Sorry, no posting tonight! It’s half-time and the BCS “championship” game is tied up 7-7. Whoever wins won’t make any difference to the brouhaha awaiting the final college polls. When are we going to have a Division 1-A / FBS playoff?GO SOONERS!
June 30 2008 Shelf Cloud, Fauquier county VAGood question. Will this be a repeat of the very active 2008 Mid-Atlantic season which provided a number of eye-catching storms, or will this year resemble the drought years of 2005 & 2007 during which w…
Wow! When we left the Myrtle Beach area this morning a breeze was blowing lightly, but before we reached I-95 in South Carolina the northwest gales had arrived. It made for an interesting drive northward, not to mention reducing our gas mileage as I …
I type this from a sandwich shop in Greensboro NC on a cloudy day with temperatures in the 50’s. The Mid-Atlantic forecast for the next few days appears mild overall, with long-term models depicting a somewhat colder pattern approaching next weekend. …
The past few days provided the country with a pretty wild ride of winter weather. Myriad stories of folks stranded in airport terminals abound in the media, earning my “Shudder” award as I have been in those conditions before and have no wish to repe…
After several dry weeks this fall I didn’t think I’d miss the sun as much as I have recently. With the current pattern the Mid-Atlantic seems to be stumbling from one storm system to another, with the interim periods punctuated by either cold air dam…
Well, it’s December in the Mid-Atlantic and mixed precipitation is the rule. Last night was no exception as the western portions of the Sterling forecast area were under winter weather advisories/warnings. I had to drive northeast to the Aberdeen MD …
Boy, talk about a frog-strangler; this afternoon’s rains have been nothing short of just that. While northern Virginia shivers under damp conditions and temps in the low 40’s southeastern VA is under a slight risk for severe weather with temps in the …
