A sleeper of a severe weather situation
Posted Apr25, 2006 at 09:21 PM
9:30 p.m.
There have been a few severe thunderstorms in our area tonight, mostly to the south of Roanoke (Smyth, Grayson counties) and east (Lynchburg area, Appomatox County). Much of the area was under a severe thunderstorm watch earlier, but that has now been cancelled west of the Blue Ridge, including the Roanoke and New River valleys.
With a cold front slamming into the warm air of a sunny afternoon, this seemed last night like it might have some potential for more widespread severe weather, but a few things were missing as the day unfolded. Mainly, the air was a little too dry for a severe weather event, and some of the upper atmospheric wind dynamics weren't as strong as they could have been.
I must confess that I was so unimpressed with the severe weather potential this afternoon that I actually was asleep through most of severe thunderstorm watch ... unless I was at the office, I would be out somewhere observing if I thought there was much chance of serious severe weather. I was a bit surprised there was as much severe activity as there was, but not surprised that this didn't turn into a bigger deal.
If you had any significant severe weather, add a blog comment below or drop me an email.
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