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Kevin Myatt works on the copy desk for The Roanoke Times and is its principal weather geek, writing a weekly weather column and advising the newsroom on weather topics. He helps guide students on a storm chasing trip to the central U.S. each May and was an editor for "Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States."

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• Kevin Myatt: Rain has reached the Va.-WVa. border … it may struggle getting over the mountains at first til...
• Other John: I’m enjoying the pleasant weather. We’re airing the house out using window fans, and...
• Kevin Myatt: The National Weather Service in Blacksburg seems pretty confident that tonight’s local fireworks...
• Kevin Myatt: There seems to be a good chance that Saturday night’s storms will primarily be to the west of us...
• Julie: Not sure if I’d agree or disagree either way at this point; both sides make good cases (is a new cloud...

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Recent entries

• First rain in weeks likely; maybe last rain for weeks, too
• Some nighttime weather fireworks on Independence Day?
• A new type of cloud?
• Much the same into the foreseeable future
• Some risk of severe storms on an otherwise pleasant day
• Blessedly boring weather ahead this week
• Maybe not hot as a firecracker for the Fourth of July
• Some storms return to the forecast, but no big rains in sight
• Little or no rain on tap through the weekend
• Storm chase sequel nets some big storms

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Conditions and storms

• National Weather Service storm warnings
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Other local weather sites

• Kevin Ray's "Roanoke Valley Weather"
• Chip Konrad's "Climate Perspectives for the Carolinas and Virginia"

Special packages

• Chasing the wind: On the road in Tornado Alley