Back in the Saddle.....

>> Saturday, July 05, 2008

It was nice to take some time off and enjoy some down time with my family. We got the chance to travel and see some friends and family that we do not get to see nearly as much as we would like, and that was great. I will tell you....all 3 of my kids LOVE swimming. Jayden is just a little fish now...she can swim completely on her own....on this trip she even jumped off of the diving board and slid off of the slide on her own. Grace has lost most of her timidity she had last summer and was jumping in to me off of the diving board and sliding to me on the slide. And little Julianna....wow. She is completely fearless. She has no inhibitions about jumping right into the pool....no fear at all...I mean none....side of the pool....diving board....slide. That is a little scary for us as parents....but it is a lot of fun as long as someone is right there with her at all times. All of the kids just had a blast.

I did a fairly effective job of stepping away from the weather while I was gone. I checked on a couple of things from time to time, but generally speaking, I came back in cold today in terms of the overall weather pattern.

We look to remain unsettled through Monday with good chance of showers and storms in this rather soupy airmass we have in place. And, occasionally some storms could be severe.

Fewer showers and storms look to be around Tuesday and Wednesday, and because of that, the heat will crank back up with highs back in the 90s.

In terms of Tropical Storm Bertha, I am still gathering my ideas on that one, but I can't rule out a potential threat to the U.S. East Coast at this point. While I would think odds are that is re-curves into the Atlantic, there are some indications that the upper level ridging will try to build back over the system as we near next weekend.....we will see.

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Early Monday Morning...All from me 'til Saturday...

>> Monday, June 30, 2008

Looks like the severe weather threat has ended for the Charlotte region (my area of responsibility tonight). So, it is time to grab a few hours of sleep. I am off this week and we are heading out of town bright and early. So, I really do mean a few hours of sleep.

I will be away from the computer through the week, but I will be back in the saddle and on the air Saturday July 5. Everyone have a safe and happy Fourth of July....blog at you Saturday!

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New Severe Thunderstorm Watch

>> Sunday, June 29, 2008

New Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 4AM.....

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New Mesoscale Discussion

The Storm Prediction Center has put out a new mesoscale discussion regarding our Severe Thunderstorm Watch.


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Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 9pm.....

An active afternoon and evening is likely ahead....Keep it tuned to News 14 Carolina....

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Severe weather possible today...


Short on time this morning, but everything still looks on track for a greater threat of severe weather this afternoon and evening. A cold front is approaching from the west, wind fields are slowly increasing aloft, and we still have the Piedmont trough in place. All of these factors should combine to give us a good coverage of showers and storms later this afternoon and this evening.

Damaging winds and large hail will be the primary threats, but a brief, isolated tornado cannot be completely ruled out.

I will be in the weather office this afternoon and will take the baton from Tara for the Charlotte market at some point later in the day....

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