Fredโs worst continues to move east Wednesday morning
Fredโs leftovers have produced a number of tornado warnings south of U.S. 460 since Tuesday afternoon. As the remnants continue to move east, there will be the possibility for a few rotating storms. However, the main threat is still for heavy rain and gusty wind up until 7 or 8 a.m. in areas close to and east of Lynchburg/Danville.
Big warm-up precedes remnant rain from tropical system
A weak cold front passed by overnight, giving us just a few clouds to start out with Monday. High pressure camps out over the area into Tuesday morningA sky without clouds is like a bed without a blanket. Expect low temperatures overnight to fall into the low to mid 40s by first thing Tuesday morning. Overnight temperatures heading into Tuesday morningWeโll start out chilly Tuesday morning, but highs will eventually make their way into the low to mid 70s. Exactly where this system goes and how strong it will be over land will determine how much rain and wind we see by Saturday.
Updated CSU hurricane forecast means we could run out of names
ROANOKE, Va. Just a day after Isaas wreaked havoc up the East Coast, experts at Colorado State University released an update to their forecast for the 2020 Atlantic tropical season. The forecast now calls for an extremely active Atlantic season. Weve yet to reach the historic peak of the season, which falls between August 20th and October 10th. Frequency of tropical systems in the AtlanticWith CSUs updated forecast, we would run out of names. The current practice is to start using Greek letters once we run out of names.
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 .
Tropical Storm Arthur forms east of Florida
ROANOKE, Va. โ 11 P.M. UPDATE:Tropical Depression One has officially been upgraded to Tropical Storm Arthur this evening. Tropical Storm Arthur precedes the official start of hurricane season which begins on June 1st. ArthurA Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect along the North Carolina coast (see photo below). According to the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Depression One, soon to be named Arthur, formed off the coast of east-central Florida Saturday afternoon. OneA tropical storm watch has been issued along the North Carolina coast.