Saturday night...

>> Saturday, June 14, 2008

Cold front still approaching the area, but the atmosphere has been greatly stabilized for the Charlotte viewing region. The best instability is now confined to the eastern part of the state ahead of a large gust front....you could see that large gust front, or outflow boundary, clearly on the Raleigh NEXRAD site this evening. So, I anticipate showers continuing tonight, and a few storms could also be involved. But I don't think we will see any big severe weather problems in the Charlotte region.

Drier air will work in as Father's Day unfolds, and that will shift the best zone for showers and storms to the southeast with time.....

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Friday morning...

>> Friday, June 13, 2008


Above is the early morning visible satellite image (click to enlarge). I love looking at these types of satellite images, especially in the morning. Notice the wildfires still going in the eastern part of the state. That smoke plume is again heading westward this morning. Another thing I notice, although not really associated with our weather, is a little boundary causing some showers and storms out in the Atlantic Ocean. Neat stuff.

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Thursday Evening...

>> Thursday, June 12, 2008

Tragic situation with the tornado that hit the Boy Scout troop up in Iowa. My prayers go out to all involved. Here is come information from the National Weather Service on the EF-3 tornado.

Smoky conditions have prevailed today over the Triad and Triangle regions. You can go to this website to see a couple of live images from across the state. Easterly winds pumped the smoke right in today, and that will continue tonight. But, I expect some improvement around the Triad tomorrow as the wind direction shifts around to more southeasterly and southerly.

Scattered showers and storms also fired around the Triad, and we could see a few of those linger tonight. While an isolated shower or storm looks possible tomorrow and Saturday, I think most spots remain dry those days. However, a frontal boundary will drop in a bring a pretty good chance of some showers and storms for Father's Day.

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Wednesday...

>> Wednesday, June 11, 2008

The heat is slowly backing down with highs today in the lower to mid 90s....an improvement over the upper 90s to lower 100 we had been seeing.

Tough call with the precip chances today. On the air, I am mentioning scattered showers and storms late this afternoon and especially this evening. But confidence is not high on exactly how much in the way of showers and storms we will see, and it may very well be evening time before any showers or storm form.

The next front is due in here late Saturday into Sunday, bringing some showers and storms. Then another front will likely move through Monday night or Tuesday. Beginning Saturday, highs will likely be in the 80s for most, with the most pleasant airmass likely reserved for mid-week next week.

Thanks to ANON for posting this in the comments section...here is the views from inside the bank (see the post below) as the tornado hit...

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Tuesday....

>> Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Another day of near-record heat today before some relief arrives. Most modeling is indicating temperatures aloft getting a tad cooler over the next few days, and in response to that, our high temperatures back down some.

Also, we continue to see a better chance for some afternoon showers and storms as the week unfolds. The best overall rain chances probably occur this weekend as a cold front eases in.

I will say that the European model keeps things a little hotter around here than the GFS for the rest of the week. So, while I do think some heat relief is coming, it might not be to the complete extent the GFS MOS numbers are showing.

In the amazing video category comes this video, courtesy of the Des Moines Register. This is video from a bank surveilance camera that shows a home being destroyed by and approaching tornado. This tornado was an EF 5.

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