…Because there is a Wind Advisory in Effect!

High Wind Watch In Effect From Thur Morning Through Late Thursday Night.

The Natl Weather Service  In Sterling Va Has Issued A High Wind Watch.Which Is In Effect From Thur Morning Through Late Thur Night For Counties Along & West Of The Blue Ridge.

A Strong Low Pressure System Will Move Inland From The Carolina Coast As High Pressure Remains Over New England. The Mid Atlantic Will Be Located In A Tight Pressure Gradient Between The Two Systems.

Which Will Result In Sustained Easterly Upslope Winds Of 40 Mph With Brief Gusts To 60 Mph.Mainly Across The Higher Elevations Thur Morning Through Thur Afternoon.

A High Wind Watch Means There Is The Potential For A Hazardous High Wind Event. Sustained Winds Of At Least 40 Mph.Or Gusts Of
58 Mph Or Stronger May Occur. Continue To Monitor The Latest Forecasts From The Natl Weather Svc.

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We just got word that Dorothy is trying to find shelter.

I.E., there is a tornado warning, the show at the pavilion got canceled and you need to be really careful tonight. Let us know what you’ve seen.

UPDATE: For nearly real time tornado warnings, go here: http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=akq&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=no 

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And I quote:

The LORD then said to cVillains, “Go into the ark (aka South Street), you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation. Take with you seven of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and two of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate, 3 and also seven of every kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive throughout the earth. Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living creature I have made.

Seriously folks,

Flood Watch Tuesday
for Charlottesville
Posted Date: 3/3/2008
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL TRACK NORTHEAST TO A POSITION NEAR WEST VIRGINIA BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING…AND NORTHEAST TO NEAR NEW YORK CITY BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WARM MOIST AIR WILL FLOW TO THE NORTH AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THEN…A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN. BETWEEN A HALF INCH AND AN INCH WILL BE LIKELY…BUT AMOUNTS MAY BE LOCALLY HIGHER IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS. THE GROUND IS PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY FROZEN AND VEGETATION HAS NOT YET STARTED TO BLOOM. THUS…MOST RAINFALL WILL TURN INTO RUNOFF…INUNDATING SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. IN ADDITION…THERE WILL BE VARYING IMPACTS DEPENDING ON REGION. ACROSS THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS AND APPALACHIANS…SNOW MELT WILL COMBINE WITH THE EXPECTED RAINFALL TO CONTRIBUTE SATURATED CONDITION PRIOR TO ANY SIGNIFICANT RAIN. HOWEVER…IN THE BALTIMORE WASHINGTON CORRIDOR THE HEAVY RAINFALL ALONE FROM THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE URBANIZED FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

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