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Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Climate
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Will Middle Tennessee's soggy summer make for vibrant fall foliage?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — This summer has been abnormally wet, with Nashville experiencing one of the wettest first halves of a year on record. Autumn is still a couple of months away, but how is Middle Tennessee's wet summer going to impact our fall foliage? 📧 Have breaking news come to you: → spoke with Peter Forister, who is the media manager for Explore Fall. Explore Fall predicts the timing of when fall foliage will peak across the United States. According to Forister, last year's fall colors were not great. He said the drought conditions in late summer and early fall were the main cause for the muted colors. One year ago, much of Middle Tennessee was experiencing drought, and it only worsened in August. This year, there are no areas experiencing drought conditions. Forister said we typically see peak fall colors in mid to late October, and in order to get the brightest colors, there will need to be less rainfall. 'Really, the best thing for the vibrant colors is an average amount of moisture and then a cold snap that happens right on time, mid-October, and that really just pushes the trees into the mode very quickly,' Forister told News 2. ⏩ Forister said if we continue to see above-average rainfall, peak fall colors will be delayed and muted. He said we could also see muted colors if we experience drought between now and mid-October. Last year, despite the drought conditions, there were still spots with great color. Here are some pictures that viewers sent us in 2024. Don't forget to take the power and reliability of the WKRN Weather Authority with you at all times by downloading the News 2 Storm Tracker app. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Stunning Photos Show Iconic Beach City Blanketed in Foot of Rare Snow
The Atlantic coastal states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina saw their first major snowfall in years this week when a winter storm tore through the area, dumping up to a foot or more in some places. And while the snow made for some headaches for residents, it also transformed the tourist destination of Virginia Beach into a veritable winter wonderland. The scene was captured by Charlottesville-based storm chaser and nature photographer Peter Forister, who posted a couple of surreal photos to social media on Thursday morning after the last of the flurries had come to a rest. In the first photo, the pristine, untouched snowfall contrasted against the calm skies; while in the second, the iconic Virginia Beach hotel strip could be seen blanketed in snow. "The arctic? Nope, this is Virginia Beach," Forister captioned an Instagram post. "Spent the night covering a record-setting snowstorm in the Hampton Roads area. [Over 12 inches] is a massive storm for this area." In a separate post shared to X, formerly Twitter, Forister shared video of the waves lapping the snowy shore. "Feeling arctic at the Virginia Beach oceanfront this morning," he wrote. According to WTKR News 3, while most of the area saw six to 10 inches of snow accumulation, some parts of Virginia Beach saw snowfall in the double digits. The places that recorded the highest snow totals were Macons Corner in Virginia Beach, the Greenbrier area of Chesapeake, and the Sigma community of Virginia Beach with 13 inches, 12.5 inches and 12.4 inches, respectively. Next, the storm is expected to move north up the east coast, where some areas may see flurries, snow showers and locally heavy snow squalls into Thursday evening.
