2008.09.26
Lull in rain means there's much more to come
The gap in the rain that we've been experiencing in the Roanoke Valley may last a few more hours. The reason this has happened is that the center of the low pressure system has pivoted so far south and west that it is only circulating a few scatttered showers through the area. Really, we have only been on the fringe of the storm so far. The storm being so far south and west only means that the main body of the system is yet to come through, and that should happen overnight into Saturday morning as the low turns northeastward. The result will be a period of more focused rain, some of which could be heavy. Widespread rainfall amounts of 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches have already occurred, with somewhat less to the north. Expect about an inch more, locally 2 or more, in most areas before the rain ends overnight Saturday.
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