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Yahoo
21-05-2025
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Heavy storm front reaches the region
BLUEFIELD – Flood watches and tornado watches populated weather maps Tuesday as a storm front reached the mountains of southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia. Rainfall predictions for both Virginias varied from area to area. The National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Va., predicted that Mercer County would get a quarter inch of rain Tuesday with another three quarters of an inch that evening. No flood watch was declared. Meanwhile, the weather service's Charleston office forecasted the neighboring McDowell County could receive three quarters of an inch to 1 inch of rain today during the early morning hours. McDowell County's flood watch was set to end at 2 a.m. today. Further north in Raleigh County, Charleston's meteorologists predicted that three quarters to an inch of rain could fall. The county's flood watch was scheduled to end at 2 a.m. today. Forecasters with the National Weather Service in Charleston also issued tornado watches for counties in southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia. In southern West Virginia, the National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for the counties of McDowell, Wyoming, Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo and Wayne counties. The watch continued until 8 p.m. Tuesday. The Southwest Virginia counties of Buchanan, Russell, Dickenson, Lee, Scott, Washington and Wise were also put under a tornado watch. Like the watches in West Virginia, this watch continued until 8 p.m. Tuesday. A warm front which was bringing conditions favorable for tornadoes seemed to be weakening after 5 p.m. according to Levi Cornett, a meteorologist in Charleston. No reports of tornadoes or ones which could have been forming had been reported, but this did not mean the potential for them had passed. "We're still keeping an eye out," Cornett said.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
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Sunshine returns Wednesday, very warm days lurking!
WIND ADVISORY for Bland, Giles, Monroe and eastern Greenbrier counties until 9 PM and for northwestern Pocahontas County until 2 PM Wednesday. West winds of 20-30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph could result in a few power outages. Tonight continues the breezy conditions that we experienced during the day today. A northwest flow will enable a feed off the Great Lakes, with rain and snow showers likely. Temperatures will dip back into the mid 30s, with low 30s expected in the high country. A light coating of snow is expected across the high-country above 3,500 feet in portions of western Greenbrier and western Pocahontas counties, where up to an inch of snow accumulation is expected, so don't be surprised to see a skiff of snow in places like Dawson, Duo, Snowshoe or Clearco by dawn tomorrow morning! Elsewhere, it's a gross overnight with wind chill values dipping back into the teens briefly at times with gusts up to 40 mph and temperatures dropping into the 30s. Wednesday sees high pressure make a return, providing plenty of sunshine to the two Virginias after a cloudy start. Despite the sunshine, a westerly wind will keep temperatures below normal for highs as we struggle to reach 50 degrees. Thursday will be a warmer day, as the aforementioned high pressure system scoots off to our east slowly but surely during the afternoon, enabling our high temperatures to return close to normal for this time of year with highs in the low 60s. Good Friday is going to be a warm one! High pressure will move off of the North Carolina coast and allow a direct southerly flow to warm us up nicely – all the way up into the upper 70s! Our western towns in McDowell and Wyoming counties should not have any issue reaching 80 degrees with plenty of sunshine expected. Saturday sees a few clouds filter in with an approaching cold front, but it will stall along the Ohio River as a result of a strong area of high pressure off of the Atlantic coast. That works in our favor for Saturday and Easter Sunday with sunshine expected. High temperatures on Saturday will be near 80 once again! List: What stores, restaurants will close for Easter 2025? Easter Sunday provides the risk for a few showers in the evening as our front begins to encroach on the region with our high pressure system off the Atlantic weakening. Temperatures will be very warm with highs once again near 80 degrees. Showers will be likely – along with the risk for a storm or two – during the overnight with a front crossing. Monday brings the return for scattered showers in the morning with our cold front crossing. The air mass behind this system is not much colder, and we will see skies begin to clear by the afternoon. High temperatures will dip back into the 60s. Why is Easter hardly on the same Sunday? Tuesday provides plenty of sunshine with high pressure in control with highs jumping back up into the mid to upper 60s. Looking ahead in your extended forecast, there are no signs of any last gasps from Old Man Winter – it looks very warm! High temperatures near 70 degrees with a few spring showers are going to be the norm ahead. TONIGHTScattered rain/snow showers. Breezy. Cold wind chills! Lows in the mid clouds. PM sunshine. Still cool. Highs in the low sunny. Highs in the mid FRIDAYPartly sunny. Highs in the upper shower north. Warm. Highs near SUNDAYSunny through the mid-afternoon. Few showers/storms late. Highs near likely early, PM sun. Highs in the mid sunny. Highs in the mid of sun. Highs near clouds. Highs in the mid likely. Highs near 70. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch for entire region – here's what to expect
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH for the ENTIRE region until 11 PM tonight. Severe thunderstorms expected this evening will provide damaging wind gusts, the potential for large hail and an isolated tornado or two. Our risk for severe weather will end after midnight. WIND ADVISORY for northwestern Pocahontas County from 10 AM Tuesday to 2 PM Wednesday. West winds of 20-30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph could result in a few power outages. Tonight provides the expectation of severe weather into the mix with a strong cold front to our west sliding through later tonight, and a warm front draped to our north. As a result of the setup, our region is in what we call the 'unstable' sector of this storm system, with very warm and moist conditions present. Scattered thunderstorms are expected as a result, beginning around 6 PM in our northwestern counties and continuing in a southeasterly fashion as the evening progresses. Damaging wind gusts are a good bet with these strong to severe thunderstorms expected, along with the potential for large hail. With impressive wind shear in place near the warm front draped just to our north, an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out, though that risk is higher just outside of our region to the north near the aforementioned warm front. Our risk for severe weather will continue from northwest to southeast until midnight when our cold front crosses and enables the thunderstorms to exit our region. The air behind this front is much cooler and with a northwest flow, we will see rain chances continue with lows in the mid 40s. Tuesday will be a partly to mostly cloudy day with a west to northwest wind flow keeping the risk for a few showers around especially over the mountains. Temperatures will struggle to climb much from our low temperatures, as we'll make a run into the low 50s. Wednesday sees high pressure make a return, providing plenty of sunshine to the two Virginias. Despite the sunshine, a westerly wind will keep temperatures below normal for highs as we struggle to reach 50 degrees. Thursday will be a warmer day, as the aforementioned high pressure system scoots off to our east slowly but surely during the afternoon, enabling our high temperatures to return close to normal for this time of year with highs in the low 60s. Good Friday is going to be a warm one! High pressure will move off of the North Carolina coast and allow a direct southerly flow to warm us up nicely – all the way up into the mid to upper 70s! Our western towns in McDowell and Wyoming counties should not have any issue reaching 80 degrees with plenty of sunshine expected. Saturday provides a returning chance for rain showers as a cold front pushes toward the region during the afternoon. That front will then stall as we head into the evening hours before lifting back north as a warm front on Easter Sunday. Despite the clouds and occasional afternoon showers, we are looking at a warm day on the way with highs in the mid 70s. Easter Sunday provides the risk for a few showers in the morning but at this point, the afternoon is looking drier with a warm front lifting north during the morning hours. Temperatures as a result should be warm, with highs in the low to mid 70s expected. Overall, it's not shaping up to be a bad day on the way weather-wise! Monday brings the return for scattered showers and storms with a cold front pushing through the region. The air mass behind this system is not much colder, and so the threat for severe weather does not look to be impressive at this point. We will keep an eye on it! High temperatures will be in the mid 70s. Looking ahead in your extended forecast, there are no signs of any last gasps from Old Man Winter – it looks very warm! High temperatures near 70 degrees with a few spring showers are going to be the norm ahead. TONIGHTSevere thunderstorms expected before midnight. Lows in the mid to mostly cloudy. Breezy with a few showers. Highs in the low light mix. PM sunshine. Still cool. Highs in the low sunny. Highs in the low FRIDAYPartly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper showers likely. Highs in the mid SUNDAYMorning showers. Drier afternoon. Highs in the mid likely. Highs in the mid sunny. Highs near showers. Highs in the upper showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
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Snow, bitterly cold air, lingers for the region
bluefield — Arctic cold is keeping the Virginias in its grip today just days after a storm dropped record-breaking rain and inflicted major flooding, but forecasts were showing some relief from the cold this weekend. Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Thursday while briefing the public about West Virginia's sixth day of flood recovery that record flood levels were noted last weekend. 'Now, from big picture perspective, we know that we had a truly historic weather event last weekend,' Morrisey said. 'Parts of McDowell County received 4.72 inches of rain in less than 48 hours. I don't need to describe to people here the topography of West Virginia and what happens when all the water comes in and especially after a lot of snow and rain, how wet the ground is, that there's really no place for the water to go but to go up. That's part of what causes the problem. It was much worse than the forecast.' 'To put this in perspective, we have some stats that the highest rainfall that was ever recorded in Bluestone Lake in southern West Virginia in the month of February was 7 inches of rain,' Morrisey said. 'Through the first 18 days of this month, we exceeded that number, so this is very significant and part of the reason why we've had real problems.' New records could have been broken on the Bluestone River in Mercer County and the Tug Fork River in McDowell County. In Mercer County, the Bluestone River gauge at Spanishburg rose to 20 feet, potentially making it a record rise for the Bluestone in that area, according to Keith Gunnoe, director of the Mercer County Office of Emergency Management. This level was still being confirmed by the National Weather Service. 'We know that the Tug Fork River crested at 49 feet. We believe this is the second-highest recorded in history,' Morrisey said. On Saturday, Feb. 15, the Bluefield area in Mercer County saw 2.23 inches of rain, surpassing the previous record of 1.85 inches set on Feb. 15, 2003, according to meteorologist Robert Beasley with the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Va. In the city of Beckley, a new daily rainfall record was set Feb. 15 when 2.3 inches of rain fell, according to records at the National Weather Service in Charleston. This broke the previous record of 1.24 inches set on Feb. 15, 2003. And while the region is still recovering from torrential rain, a winter storm warning remained in place until 1 a.m. today for Mercer, Summers and Greenbrier Counties. A high of 27 degrees is expected today with a low of 12 degrees this evening, but there could be wind chills as low of 3 to 2 degrees below zero throughout the day, according to the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Va. The weather service in Blacksburg, Va. also had a cold weather advisory in place for the Virginia counties of Tazewell, Bland, Giles and Wythe as well as the West Virginia counties of Mercer, Summers, Monroe and Greenbrier. This advisory is in effect until 10 a.m. today with wind chills as low as 12 degrees below zero. North in Raleigh County and Fayette County, the National Weather Service's Charleston office had issued a cold weather advisory. Wind chills as low of 18 degrees below zero are possible. A high of 26 degrees is possible today with a low of 10 degrees tonight. Saturday's forecast has partly sunny skies with a high of 39 degrees and a low of 10 degrees. Contact Greg Jordan at gjordan@
Yahoo
21-02-2025
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Frigid wind chills tonight, sunshine returns Friday
WINTER STORM WARNING remains in effect until 1 AM Friday for Tazewell Mercer, Summers and western Greenbrier counties. Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous with additional snow. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY remains in effect until 10 PM tonight for Pocahontas County Slippery road conditions are expected with light snowfall accumulations expected. COLD WEATHER ADVISORY until 10 AM Friday for southeastern Raleigh, southeastern Fayette, southeastern Nicholas and northwestern Pocahontas, Mercer, Summers, Monroe and Greenbrier counties. Wind chill values between -15 and -20 will result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken. Tonight features mostly cloudy skies with continued snow showers, mainly before midnight. Low temperatures will drop down to around ten degrees, but with a northwest wind that will occasionally gust over 20 mph, wind chill values will fall below zero, with particularly cold wind chill values over the high-country in Pocahontas and Greenbrier counties. With wind chills colder than -10 at times, hypothermia and frostbite can occur quickly. Make sure to bundle up! In addition, black ice will continue to be an issue, along with snow-covered side roads – take it easy if driving tonight. Friday begins with clouds hanging tough, but the effects of high pressure back to our west will begin to be visualized by the afternoon in the form of sunshine returning. Despite the sunshine returning, we will continue to feel a cold northwest breeze with high pressure to our west, keeping our high temperatures well below normal for this time of year as we see highs only in the mid 20s. With mostly clear skies expected during the overnight, temperatures will flirt with the single digits. At least our wind will be calm, which will prevent wind chill values from dropping super low like what we are expecting tonight. Saturday sees high pressure begin to nose off to our east and that will invite a southerly breeze back into the region. With plenty of sunshine expected and only a light breeze, it will feel a lot better Saturday despite still being below normal for this time of year in terms of temperature as we see high temperatures approach 40 degrees. Sunday provides more sunshine with similar conditions expected with our high pressure system scooting off to the east. This will allow slightly warmer air to continue nosing into the region as high temperatures jump into the low 40s under partly sunny skies. Overall, with plenty of sunshine expected each day, we're not looking at a bad weekend of weather for the two Virginias. Monday is yet another dry day expected for the region with partly sunny skies once again and high temperatures a touch warmer. This time, we'll be close to normal for this time of year as temperatures nose up into the upper 40s for highs. This will begin a string of several days where temperatures will be slightly above our normal in the mid 40s for this time of year. Winter weather happenings in West Virginia Tuesday provides an increase in clouds and a few afternoon showers as a clipper system in southern Canada drops down into the area. The main energy with this system will remain north of us, but light showers can be expected. With our existing warm air mass in place, we will see light rain showers on the order of around a tenth of an inch – no flooding is expected. High temperatures will once again be in the upper 40s. Wednesday keeps the slightly warmer trend ongoing with partly sunny skies expected for much of the day and high temperatures once again in the upper 40s. Late in the day, skies will increase as our next system approaches, which will move in after midnight. Thursday provides rain showers with a low pressure system moving into the region. Although Thursday will be a mild day with high temperatures once again in the upper 40s, this system will drag much colder air into the region as it exits Thursday night, which will allow rain showers to switch to a few snowflakes. This does not look to be an impactful wintry setup for the overnight into Friday. StormTracker 59 Travel Forecast Friday sees high pressure nose back into the region but Thursday's system will leave behind much colder air as high temperatures struggle to reach the mid 30s. Looking ahead in your extended forecast, our pattern is trending much quieter and closer to normal in terms of temperature as a ridge of high pressure tries to set up across the eastern half of the country, a pattern we have not seen in our region since December. TONIGHTSnow showers before midnight. Brutal chill & windy. Lows near 10, wind chill values below sunny. Cold! Highs in the mid sunny. Warmer. Highs near sunny. Highs near sunny. Highs in the upper clouds and sprinkles. Highs in the upper sunny. Highs in the upper showers likely. Highs in the upper sunny. Colder. Highs in the mid sunny. Highs near sunny. Highs in the low 40s. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
