Heavy rain episode late this weekend?Posted May06, 2008 at 03:23 PMThis is in the "file it away and think about it later if it happens" category, but the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center makes a statement in its afternoon medium-range forecast discussion that should at least get your attention, however subject to change it might be: A SWATH OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION REMAINS POSSIBLE FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY EAST-NORTHEAST THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND STATES THIS PERIOD ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CYCLONE...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 5-10 INCHES POSSIBLE. The "cyclone" in question refers to a strong low-pressure system that many computer models are developing somewhere over the eastern U.S. about Sunday. That's about as specific as it gets right now. If this forecast were a stock option, I wouldn't buy it now, but it is something worth considering as we get closer to the weekend to see how it develops. |
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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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