Some thunderstorms coming, but nothing like to the westPosted May02, 2008 at 11:37 PMIt's been a violent couple of days in what has been a winter and spring of violent weather. At least 7 died in Arkansas, as it and several sounding states were mauled by severe weather. Wind, hail and tornadoes slammed the central U.S. on Thursday and again on Friday. The same cold front that caused this outbreak will be headed our way Saturday night, but it will have less moisture and instability to work with. A thin line of storms is expected to develop to our west and move our way. Whether all, part or none of the line will survive east of the mountains is very much in question. In any event, after a warm Saturday with a good amount of sunshine, don't expect a long drenching rain or the kind of tornado outbreak that either southeast Virginia or Arkansas have experienced this week. While some severe weather cannot be entirely ruled out, we are unlikely to see anything more than a random gust or two, and the front looks to pass quickly and leave Sunday as another sunny, pretty warm day (70s on Sunday, as opposed to near 80 on Saturday). |
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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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