Alright!! We have our first Mesoscale Discussion (MD) of the 2009 chase season, and it looks like it will lead to a weather watch (probably a severe TS watch) in our region. Radar is currently showing a squall line over eastern WV associated with the approaching cold front. The main threat will be severe winds since there is very little instability to support hail, tornadoes, or even lightning. In fact, the Blacksburg WFO (weather forecast office) has already issued a severe TS warning for the area around Lexington VA, and our local WFO - Sterling - has issued a couple of TS warnings for the areas in West Virginia under their purview. Will I attempt a middle of the night intercept? Right now I don't know, but stranger things have happened...!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
First MD of the season!
Alright!! We have our first Mesoscale Discussion (MD) of the 2009 chase season, and it looks like it will lead to a weather watch (probably a severe TS watch) in our region. Radar is currently showing a squall line over eastern WV associated with the approaching cold front. The main threat will be severe winds since there is very little instability to support hail, tornadoes, or even lightning. In fact, the Blacksburg WFO (weather forecast office) has already issued a severe TS warning for the area around Lexington VA, and our local WFO - Sterling - has issued a couple of TS warnings for the areas in West Virginia under their purview. Will I attempt a middle of the night intercept? Right now I don't know, but stranger things have happened...!
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9:33 pm: severe TS warning for Fredericksburg and surrounding counties!!
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