Roanoke still missing most of itPosted Jun25, 2006 at 06:49 PMRoanoke continues to come up on the light end of the moisture-rich weather pattern, as only .32 inch has been squeezed out on the regional airport between Friday and 5 p.m. today (Sunday). Except for some areas near Salem, Glenvar and around Bent Mountain that may have caught heavier storms on Friday evening, amounts are probably pretty similar across the Roanoke Valley. Meanwhile, Blacksburg totalled another 1.01 inches on Saturday to run its total up to 2.77 inches of rain through 5 p.m. today ... and radar shows some additional rain has likely fallen there since then. Lynchburg collected 1.35 inches today. Amounts vary greatly across the area (see other 2-day amounts through 10-day Sunday here) The next 36 hours or so, through early Tuesday, are likely to be the peak of this rainy period, as abundant tropical moisture, southeasterly upslope flow and a weak subtropical circulation get involved along with the stationary front just to our west and occasional weak disturbances moving along it. I'm guessing the Roanoke area will finally get nailed by some pretty decent rain during the upcoming couple of days. |
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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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