Some thunderstorms todayPosted Jun28, 2006 at 12:51 PMThe leftover moisture from days of rain, both already in the air and evaporating from the surface, may allow for some thunderstorms to fire today as daytime heating continues. With cooler, drier air aloft for the warm, moist air to bubble into, and a weak cold front moving toward the area, the potential will exist for some isolated severe thunderstorms with hail and gusty winds. A few heavy downpours are possible, but not on the scale of recent days, though any heavy rain on wet soils and swollen streams will carry a flooding risk. The Storm Prediction Center has put our area in a slight risk zone for severe thunderstorms today. UPDATE 4:35 P.M.: We are no longer in the Storm Prediction Center's slight risk, but some storms are starting to develop just east of Roanoke. If you are in eastern Roanoke County, Bedford County or Franklin County, you may see some lightning, gusty winds, small hail or heavy downpours in the next hour or two. |
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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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