2009.06.24
Some storms return to the forecast, but no big rains in sight
With moisture increasing on southwesterly winds, there might be a few afternoon thunderstorms on Thursday, and likely even more on Friday as a cold front moves in. While a few spots may get soaked under the heavier thunderstorms (and some gusty winds and hail are possible, too), it does not look like there will be any widespread soaking rainfall. Beyond that ... still looks mostly dry into early next week, and pretty hot with highs hovering around 90.
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Looking at Radar, there's a small cluster of storms coming through WV now that looks to be on line for the area. Only question is whether or not it will hold together as it moves to the drier air and crosses the mountains. I have a feeling we'll just get some afternoon cloud cover and a few random sprinkles out of it, but we'll see.
Comment by Other John — June 25, 2009 @ 10:27 am
Looks to be sinking a little more south than southeast now.
Comment by Kevin Myatt — June 25, 2009 @ 1:48 pm
Yeah, it does Kevin. It's also breaking up more as it passes Beckley, with more storms firing up west of the original cluster. It may be that far SWVA gets some good rains, and only a few sprinkles make it this way. It's looking like the mountains and drier air are taking their toll, though here in Blacksburg our cloud cover has increased substantially since this morning.
Comment by Other John — June 25, 2009 @ 2:16 pm
The new stuff appears to be firing on the outflow boundary the storm cluster is kicking out to its southwest. We're definitely in a summer-type pattern now with these storm clusters almost randomly meandering, this one taking a southwest turn.
Comment by Kevin Myatt — June 25, 2009 @ 4:21 pm
Our region is under a slight risk of severe weather this evening as storms develop to our west and possibly move our way with a cold front. Also, a few storms may pop up here and there ahead of the front over our region this afternoon.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html
Comment by Kevin Myatt — June 26, 2009 @ 4:39 pm