A close call on getting additional significant rainPosted Apr20, 2008 at 06:58 PMWhether or not we can add to the .64 inch of rain we got in Roanoke from showers and storms the last 24 hours (similar amounts across the area) depends on whether the upper-level low, as it moves east and slightly south of the area, can throw back enough moisture for a rain band to develop in our area overnight and early Monday. Right now, it appears the heaviest rain will occur just northeast of the area, but these sluggish upper-level lows often wobble and whirl a bit, so being off a few miles could make a major difference in the forecast. Latest National Weather Service-Blacksburg radar By the way ... severe weather reports from eastern Virginia and eastern North Carolina have included a few tornado reports today. |
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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." .....Advertisement.....
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