Careful driving this am.
Via the NWS:
AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN. ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE AND SLEET MAY DEVELOP. MOST ACCUMULATIONS WILL DEVELOP ON ELEVATED SURFACES…ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
This means you mr. and ms. water waster
Just got this note from OWASA:
DROUGHT AND WATER CONSERVATION UPDATE
FOR OWASA CUSTOMERS
Additional water conservation is needed due to the [...]
As predicted, water fell from the sky in Carrboro.
First real rain since August 23.
The wind should have been a clue. The sky has darkened. And the weather Shamans tell us that water may fall from the sky. What does it all mean?
NWS
Sub(for now)tropical Storm Gabrielle formed last night and is an immediate threat to the Outer Banks. A lot of big weather watchers are sniffing at the low winds, but don’t be lulled into thinking Sunday is going to be a walk in the park.
Graphics via NHC.
Jeff Masters looks at the impact:
Recent model runs have been [...]
There’s a low in the Atlantic stretching from Bermuda to Florida. Keep an eye on it since three out of five computer models have it arriving in the Carolinas.
National Hurricane Center discussion.
From Jeff Master’s weather blog this am:
Despite the relatively high shear, the computer models are mostly calling for 99L to develop. Steering currents are [...]
Karen McAdams, an ag extension agent told me yesterday that this heat would not only scorch fields, but it would mess up plants in pollination.
It’s also messing with the already pollinated. My dogwoods are losing their fruit rapidly. There’ll be no dogwood berries for the birds this fall at this rate.
Nothing like a weather story. Made the rounds on Tuesday and wrote it up Wednesday for today’s paper. Here’s the roundup:
The Heat is on
Carrboro and the rest of the O.C. bake away
Lifeguard Elizabeth Hamilton surveys the pool at Heritage Hills. Photo by Kirk Ross
By Kirk Ross
Staff Writer
If you had a strange sensation on Monday [...]
Someone just wandered back in from lunch and noted “It’s set to ‘Hell’ out there,” reminding me that The Carrboro Citizen newspaper is collecting pithy and colorful expressions about the heat and how hot it is.
Send ‘em in, but keep ‘em clean, though. Family newspaper and all that.
Drop your thoughts on the comments here or [...]
Pretty dang Orange.
Air quality alert all day.
Heat advisory from noon to 8 p.m.
We may see more official Orange Days ahead:
via WSJ:
Earlier this summer, officials with U. S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that they are considering a plan to lower the amount of ozone allowed in the air from the current health standard of .08 parts [...]
Mmmmmmmm. Brisk.
Not so cool tomorrow night.
And, dangerously warm tomorrow.
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