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Not rumbly, just rainy so far

Posted Mar19, 2008 at 03:41 PM

With almost no sun peeking through the clouds today, the atmosphere has not become as destabilized as it could have been with a little surface warming, so it appears we are missing the potential thunderstorms and getting a decent steady rain instead, with a few heavier downpours. It is possible we could see a squall line move through tonight as the cold front pushes through. Expect 1/2 to 1 inch amounts to be common with some locally heavier totals. Click here for the latest National Weather Service radar.

We will also likely be spared the extremely torrential downpours that have hit states west of us, where near-historic flooding is occurring on many rivers after up to a foot of rain fell on the Arkansas and Missouri Ozarks on Tuesday. More on that from the Associated Press.

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# 1

[March 19, 2008 4:21 PM]

Andrew K
Hey Kevin, what do you think the chances are for a late winter snow early next week? I know the setup has not been good for winter storms in our area this entire winter, but is it possible that winter could make a late return? The Climate Prediction Center has our area along with most of the northeast in below normal temperatures.
# 2

[March 20, 2008 9:22 AM]

Kevin Myatt
Funny, Andrew, I was just getting online to post a new blog entry about this when I noticed your comment ... it does look like a more winter-like jet stream pattern is setting up, but of course, it's late March so it won't be as cold or snowy as it would be in January or February ... we may have a shot at snow early next
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