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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: By the way … there were 261 entries in the snowfall prediction contest, 50 more than last year...
• Kevin Myatt: I will note that Tropical Storm Ida has strengthened rapidly to near hurricane strength and may make a...
• Other John: I saw that during my lunch break, they also have it projected to turn more toward Florida than going due...
• Kevin Myatt: Current National Hurricane Center forecasts expect shear and cool water in the northern Gulf of Mexico...
• Kevin Myatt: I would wonder if the upper-air pattern over the U.S. would shear it too much for it to be a hurricane....

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• Weather Journal taking a long break
• Yes, there’s still an Atlantic tropical season going on
• Freezing temperatures likely tonight
• Let’s try again on that dry, mild week
• Rain is about to be the trick on Halloween
• Enter the snowfall prediction contest
• Powerhouse storm to produce snow, severe weather, flooding rain
• Rain taunts me for 13 hours on the highway
• Soggy travels
• Classic October week on tap once showers leave

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