A 'quiet' weather pattern gave birth to an ill windPosted Feb11, 2008 at 11:44 AMDid I really have a blog entry titled "Quiet Weather Ahead" just three days ago? We all knew even then that a windy cold front was coming, but that's hardly unusual for February. By Saturday morning, it was obvious the winds would howl strongly, but a day-long gale with nearly hurricane-force gusts was not what came to mind. The high winds and fire danger were warned about by the National Weather Service and virtually all media 12-24 hours in advance, but this one went took itself up a notch to become something we won't forget for a long time. It is probably the weather event with the most widespread impact on our area since remants of hurricanes Frances, Ivan and Jeanne caused widespread flooding and tornadoes in September 2004. Besides the fires and power outages, there is a countless amount of small damage to many people's property, and heavy damage to some. The rest of this week offers some hope that we will get something we desperately need to help with the fires and the long-term drought: Rain. There is a good chance of rain in the Tuesday night-Wednesday time frame, and perhaps another shot toward Friday or Saturday. Next week may offer a window of opportunity for those of you who like winter. But that's a long way off. As we've seen, in just 3 days, the weather can go from quiet to wicked. |
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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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