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BREAKING NEWS

Weather Authority Alert Day Issued for Thursday, May 15th and Friday, May 16th

TROPICAL STORM


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The latter part of the weekend will see more clouds and the chance for some needed rain

Read full article: The latter part of the weekend will see more clouds and the chance for some needed rain

Stay updated on the latest weather conditions for Southwest and Central Virginia, including the impact of tropical storm Rafael Nala and local weather forecasts.

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Rain returns! We are tracking an area in the tropics for the next several days

Read full article: Rain returns! We are tracking an area in the tropics for the next several days

The tropics are still active, and we are right in the path of the next system.

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Tracking sporadic light showers as we head into the weekend

Read full article: Tracking sporadic light showers as we head into the weekend

Most of us see calm weather as we head into the weekend, but there are some changes ahead...

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Impacts from Tropical Storm Francine begin Thursday

Read full article: Impacts from Tropical Storm Francine begin Thursday

As Francine treks north, we start to see local impacts.

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Another day full of sunshine and seasonable temperatures

Read full article: Another day full of sunshine and seasonable temperatures

A noticeable increase in humidity will happen over the coming days thanks to a shift in the pattern

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Cool, calm and clear now, but changes are on the way

Read full article: Cool, calm and clear now, but changes are on the way

Francine could have an impact on our weather as we head into the weekend.

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Mostly clear skies with mild temperatures

Read full article: Mostly clear skies with mild temperatures

Mostly clear skies last through the morning, but partly cloudy skies try their best to make a return later in the afternoon.

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Roanoke County’s Swift Water Rescue Team prepares for possible Tropical Storm effects

Read full article: Roanoke County’s Swift Water Rescue Team prepares for possible Tropical Storm effects

Roanoke county’s swift water rescue team is busy preparing their resources ahead of Tropical Storm Debby.

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Hurricane Debby Makes Landfall In Florida

Read full article: Hurricane Debby Makes Landfall In Florida

Tracking impacts from Debby later this week

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AAA urges caution on the roads ahead of Tropical Storm Ophelia

Read full article: AAA urges caution on the roads ahead of Tropical Storm Ophelia

AAA says drivers need to be extra careful before hitting the roads this weekend.

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Tropical Storm Ophelia is moving north

Read full article: Tropical Storm Ophelia is moving north

The next tropical storm is set to bring periods of rain and occasionally strong wind gusts Friday night and Saturday

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Tropics Update: SoCal may sees first-ever Tropical Storm Watch; four storms in the Atlantic

Read full article: Tropics Update: SoCal may sees first-ever Tropical Storm Watch; four storms in the Atlantic

Hilary is set to bring inches of rain to southern California, while the Atlantic hurricane season gets going

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Increase in tropical development expected as we near the peak of Hurricane Season

Read full article: Increase in tropical development expected as we near the peak of Hurricane Season

A few showers here and there for Tuesday. Dry air moves in overnight, and clear skies expected for the rest of the week.

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Wednesday, Thursday to be the “calm before the storm”; Nicole to bring rain, possible storms

Read full article: Wednesday, Thursday to be the “calm before the storm”; Nicole to bring rain, possible storms

Nicole to bring widespread rain and the possibility of a few stronger thunderstorms Veterans Day

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Hurricane Lisa makes landfall in Belize in Central America

Read full article: Hurricane Lisa makes landfall in Belize in Central America

Hurricane Lisa has made landfall on the Caribbean coast of Belize.

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Storm Fiona poses threat for Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic

Read full article: Storm Fiona poses threat for Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic

Tropical Storm Fiona is buffeting the Caribbean’s easternmost islands, and forecasters warn it will later threaten Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic with dangerous heavy rains.

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Experts at Colorado State University forecast another active hurricane season

Read full article: Experts at Colorado State University forecast another active hurricane season

The Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State University cites warmer than average waters for its predicted active season

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Download our app! Fred to bring flood, severe threat Tuesday night

Read full article: Download our app! Fred to bring flood, severe threat Tuesday night

The worst of Fred's impact likely comes after 9 p.m. Tuesday into Wednesday morning

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Tropical Storm Grace develops east of the Caribbean

Read full article: Tropical Storm Grace develops east of the Caribbean

The 7th-named storm of the season has formed a few weeks earlier than average

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K9 finds missing 12-year-old girl during Tropical Storm Elsa in Florida

Read full article: K9 finds missing 12-year-old girl during Tropical Storm Elsa in Florida

A 12-year-old girl is safe and sound at home thanks to a four-legged member at Florida’s Lee County Sheriff’s Office.

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Rain from Elsa arrives for some today; typical summer pattern beyond

Read full article: Rain from Elsa arrives for some today; typical summer pattern beyond

Elsa could produce localized flooding in Southside through Thursday afternoon

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Tracking Elsa: More rain, wind expected for parts of our area Thursday

Read full article: Tracking Elsa: More rain, wind expected for parts of our area Thursday

Elsa could bring a quick 1-3" of rain to parts of the region Thursday afternoon

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Summer heat continues prior to close call with Elsa

Read full article: Summer heat continues prior to close call with Elsa

Elsa will likely bring periods of heavy rain to Southside by Thursday

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Summer heat returns; Elsa mostly misses us Thursday

Read full article: Summer heat returns; Elsa mostly misses us Thursday

Heat and humidity return this week with Elsa riding the East Coast later.

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First full day of summer features high heat, few late-day storms

Read full article: First full day of summer features high heat, few late-day storms

A front Tuesday brings rain, followed by a drop in humidity

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Moisture from Eta to provide another soaking rain in our area

Read full article: Moisture from Eta to provide another soaking rain in our area

Dew point trends for the next four daysThis is when moisture from Eta meets up with a front coming in from the west. Rain may start light in the morning Wednesday, but it will become heavy at times in the afternoon and evening as the front sits nearby. FutureTracker showing moisture from Eta and a cold frontOur rainfall forecast indicates that most of the area will see 1-3″ of rain between Wednesday and Thursday. If the front stalls over the area, however, we’ll see continuing rounds of heavy rain throughout the day Thursday too. That would add to rain totals and the flood threat.

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Zeta to bring potential for flooding, damaging wind to parts of the area

Read full article: Zeta to bring potential for flooding, damaging wind to parts of the area

ROANOKE, Va. – Zeta made landfall Wednesday as a strong Category 2 hurricane and has been racing through the Deep South ever since. Therefore, a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the southern half of our region. Tropical storm warning in effect for the southern half of our viewing area ThursdayIn addition to the threat for localized flooding, there’s the potential for wind gusts to reach 50 mph between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. in these locations. An additional 1-2″+ is expected from the storm, which could lead to flooding of creeks, streams, poor drainage and low-lying areas. FutureTracker - midday ThursdayAfter about 12 p.m., we’ll watch for some segments of high wind gusts and possible rotation (especially in Southside).

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PHOTOS: Tropical Storm Beta’s clouds lead to gorgeous Saturday sunset

Read full article: PHOTOS: Tropical Storm Beta’s clouds lead to gorgeous Saturday sunset

ROANOKE, Va. – Many of you took note of the sunset Saturday evening and sent us some gorgeous pictures. Full Screen 1 / 24 Mark Matthews - WythevilleThis was all due to the clouds streaming in off Tropical Storm Beta. Satellite imagery from around sunset Saturday shows those clouds drifting off the storm. Satellite and radar imagery of Tropical Storm Beta from 9/19/2020These clouds were around airplane level. At this level, the air was so cold that the clouds were made primarily of ice crystals (cirrus clouds).

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Tropical Storm Paulette forms over open waters; earliest P storm on record

Read full article: Tropical Storm Paulette forms over open waters; earliest P storm on record

ROANOKE, Va. The official peak of Atlantic hurricane season isnt until September 10th, but the tropics dont care about normal this year. Tropical Storm Paulette formed over open waters Monday morning, and is thankfully not a threat to the U.S. within the next week. This is the earliest P storm on record, and it beats the old record by 10 days. Both TD 17 (in central tropical Atlantic) & 18 are forecast to get named later today. The only names left to the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season are Sally, Teddy, Wilfred and Vicky.

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Tropical Storm Josephine forms; earliest J storm on record

Read full article: Tropical Storm Josephine forms; earliest J storm on record

ROANOKE, Va. The National Hurricane Center, as of their 11 a.m. update Thursday, says that we now have the seasons 10th named storm. A tweet by Colorado States Philip Klotzbach from Wednesday indicates that this is the earliest J storm on record in the Atlantic hurricane season. Tropical Depression 11 has formed in central tropical Atlantic and forecast to intensify into a tropical storm in the next couple of days. Current record for earliest Atlantic 'J' storm is Jose on Aug 22, 2005. #hurricane pic.twitter.com/fMOLFEmWJM Philip Klotzbach (@philklotzbach) August 11, 2020The storm likely wont get a lot stronger or go a lot farther than the Caribbean Islands.

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Isaas contributes to localized flood threat the next two days

Read full article: Isaas contributes to localized flood threat the next two days

ROANOKE, Va. The worst of the weather with Tropical Storm Isaas will stay to our east, but well still feel some outer effects from the storm. Flash Flood Watch in effect for half of the regionMoisture from Isaas will team up with a front nearby to give us rounds of heavy rain. While we dont expect this to be a repeat of what happened this past May, localized flash flooding is a concern. Localized flash flooding will be the main thing to watch out for, with possible river flooding along the Dan and/or Roanoke basins. FutureTracker - Tuesday afternoonThe front that guides Isaas northeast of here will linger Wednesday and Thursday, giving us the daily shot for showers and storms.

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NEW THIS MORNING: Tropical Storm Isaas continues its track towards the east coast

Read full article: NEW THIS MORNING: Tropical Storm Isaas continues its track towards the east coast

ROANOKE, Va. 11 A.M. UPDATE:Tropical Storm Isaas is currently located near the Dominican Republic and is quickly moving northwest at 20 mph. Strong winds, storm surge and heavy rainfall will affect portions of the east coast beginning this weekend through the start of next week. Its taken quite some time, but Tropical Storm Isaas formed Wednesday night south of Puerto Rico. #hurricane pic.twitter.com/ehFewqzUyh Philip Klotzbach (@philklotzbach) July 30, 2020This has been a challenging storm to forecast, and it still is in some sense. Two possible scenarios with Tropical Storm IsaasWell be sure to keep you posted on air , online and on Your Local Weather Authority app .

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Double trouble in the tropics; no trouble at home just yet

Read full article: Double trouble in the tropics; no trouble at home just yet

While some are quick to compare this to the historic 2005 hurricane season, its important to note that (so far) storms this season havent been as strong. Weve yet to reach the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, though. Hanna is a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico that will make landfall this weekend south of Houston, Texas. If we get to the W storm (Wilfred) and more storms form after that, they will be assigned Greek letters . Hurricane season in the Atlantic runs until November 30.

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Tropical Storm Fay forms off the coast of North Carolina

Read full article: Tropical Storm Fay forms off the coast of North Carolina

ROANOKE, Va. According to the National Hurricane Center, tropical storm Fay formed about 40 miles off the coast of North Carolina around 5 p.m. ET on Thursday. This makes Fay the earliest F storm to form in history. TropicsFay will continue to track north over the coming days and will likely remain a tropical storm through Saturday morning. This brings the threat for flash flooding and rip currents along the coast over the coming days.

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BREAKING: Tropical Storm Bertha forms near South Carolina; remnants to give us heavy rain

Read full article: BREAKING: Tropical Storm Bertha forms near South Carolina; remnants to give us heavy rain

ROANOKE, Va. The storm system that will give us heavy rain and flooding late Wednesday into Wednesday night now has a name. Tropical Storm Bertha formed Wednesday morning along the coast of South Carolina. After 4 or 5 p.m., heavy rain from this system will spread from south to north. Storm threats late Wednesday into Thursday morningFlooding is the main concern, which could lead to a few road closures. Storm threats late Wednesday into Thursday morningStay with Your Local Weather Authority, as we continue to track the path of the storm and just how much rain it will give us.

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Tropical Storm Sebastien Forms

Read full article: Tropical Storm Sebastien Forms

Tropical Storm275 miles NE of The Leeward IslandsWindPressure45 mph29.77HeadingCoordinatesNNW at 8 mph58.7W, 20.1NDiscussionAt 1100 a.m. AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Sebastien was located near latitude 20.1 north, longitude 58.7 west. Sebastien is moving toward the north-northwest near 8 mph (13 km/h). A turn to the north is expected on Wednesday followed by a turn to the northeast and an increase in forward speed Wednesday night. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Sebastien is expected to become absorbed by a cold front in a couple of days.

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