2008.09.27
Rain lingers into weekend, but should gradually diminish
Saturday looks to be rainy, though I think we might see it start to break in the afternoon as this persistent pinwheel finally starts moving north. As I write this just after midnight, the rain has arrived again in Southwest Virginia after an evening lull, but the overall rain area is starting to look less solid and defined as it spins around the low west of Charlotte.
I would be remiss in not mentioning Tropical Storm Kyle, which formed from the disturbance that was near Hispaniola earlier in the week. Some early forecast models had the low affecting us now and Kyle tag-teaming, but that will not be the case. Kyle will head due north and stay well east of the U.S. except for possibly raking eastern Maine as it moves into Nova Scotia a few days from now.
Beyond the gradually less showery weekend, it looks like we'll have a warm early week and then a sharp cooldown headed into next weekend, which might bring us our coldest weather so far this fall season. More on that as it develops.
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We had a ton of rain between 3 and 6 AM here in Blacksburg.
Comment by Henry — September 27, 2008 @ 7:34 am
It's funny. I live in Fancy Gap, about 7 miles from the eastern enscrapment. It has been raining NON STOP since thursday evening. As I look outside now it is pouring, and the Radar shows nothing. I guess this is the upslope the Radar can't pick up?? Do you know if radar can pick it up?
Radar shows about 1 inch of rain, but it's rained at least 2.5, maybe 3.
Comment by Zach — September 27, 2008 @ 11:47 am
Hi Kevin!
We received 2.5 inches of rain here on Peakwood Dr in South Roanoke, elevation 1,500 feet. Airport seemed to receive a lot less. Looking forward to that upcoming cool weather. Had our first fire Friday night. Foggy now at 11PM. High today was 63. Not much wind for us with this system.
Comment by Steve Murray — September 27, 2008 @ 10:59 pm
The nearby creek is barely running. I guess we got less than we thought.
Comment by Henry — September 28, 2008 @ 4:56 pm