Whew....

>> Saturday, July 15, 2006

Active storms this afternoon and evening. I did every weather hit live from 4:01 through 9:01 with an hour of continuous coverage stuck in there. A few wind damage and hail reports came in. The video from when the storm was rolling through from our camera in Gastonia is absolutely incredible.

These storms were incredible lightning producers. Here is a shot from where lightning hit a tree from a viewer in Gastonia....



Thankfully, I have heard of no injuries with the storms. Good news there...

Everyone have a great night. I don't think I will have any trouble getting some sleep!

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Back in the Saddle

>> Friday, July 14, 2006

It was very nice to get the chance to spend a few days with just my family. We got out of town for a few days and had a great time. It is so easy to get caught up in day-to-day activities that time just slips by so quickly. So, it was very refreshing to spend a few days away from email and cell phones with just my family.

I have spent this morning getting back up to speed on our weather situation, and really, it looks a lot like mid-July. Lots of heat and humidity for the forseeable future....

Today and tomorrow, I think we will probably see a pretty good amount of scattered mainly afternoon and early evening storms. The atmospheric set-up both today and tomorrow is one where some of the storms could produce some downbursts, so we will have to keep an eye on that activity over the next couple of days.

Still the chance for a few storms Sunday, especially east of Charlotte, but next work week looks primarily hot and dry. Highs edge up into the mid 90s, with afternoon storms looking pretty scarce.

The tropics are still very quiet, and I see nothing to get excited about as of yet.

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Out for a while....

>> Sunday, July 09, 2006

What a great weekend weather-wise. Even though we had overcast skies Sunday, we were still able to enjoy very pleasant temperatures.

However, back to reality as we head through this week, with increasing levels of heat and humidity, along with the return of afternoon and evening showers and storms.

A tropical wave roughly 1100 miles east of the Windward Islands and an upper air low northeast of Hispanola bear watching for signs of development over the next few days, but right now, they are not showing any signs of that occurring.

I will be spending some time out of town with my family over the next few days. I will be back in the saddle again in the early morning shift Friday morning. Everyone have a great and safe week!

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