Aggregator

Rainfall helped with water conservation efforts, allowing towns to lift restrictions. WLOS (Asheville, N.C.), Dec 12, 2023 Voluntary water conservation is requested in Canton and Clyde because the Pigeon River was running low. Clyde purchases its water from Canton. Haywood County was also under a burn ban. The Mountaineer (Waynesville, N.C.), Nov 10, 2023

Weekend rainfall added an inch and a half of water to Appalachia’s reservoir. Mandatory water restrictions remained in effect. WCYB Online (Bristol, Va.), Dec 12, 2023 A water shortage emergency was declared for Appalachia last month. Since then, more water is being pumped from the Powell River and two major water leaks have been repaired. Appalachia was in phase one of its contingency plan. WCYB Online (Bristol, Va.), Dec 5, 2023 A water shortage emergency has been declared for the Town of Appalachia as the water supply was down to 60 days. Businesses were expected to curb their water use by 20%. WCYB Online (Bristol, Va.), Nov 14, 2023

Rainfall helped with water conservation efforts, allowing towns to lift restrictions. WLOS (Asheville, N.C.), Dec 12, 2023 Residents of Tryon were urged to voluntarily conserve water after town officials were contacted about drought conditions. WLOS-TV ABC 13 Asheville (N.C.), Oct 2, 2023

Shenandoah National Park’s streams and rivers were closed to fishing due to low stream flows and high water temperatures. The aim is to protect the long-term health of the fish populations. News Leader (Staunton, Va.), Aug 31, 2023

SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1153 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2023 Valid 121200Z - 131200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Isolated non-severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and evening across parts of west Texas and southeast New Mexico. ...DISCUSSION... An upper-level trough will move across the Great Lakes region and Ohio Valley today, as a shortwave ridge moves into the southern and central High Plains. Further to the west, an upper-level trough will move into southern California. Southwesterly mid-level flow will be located from the Desert Southwest into the southern and central Rockies. In response, a 30 to 40 knot low-level jet is forecast to develop today in the southern High Plains. Isolated thunderstorm development will be possible this afternoon and evening in west Texas and southeast New Mexico, along the western and northern edge of the low-level jet, where lift will be maximized. This convection is not expected to become severe. Elsewhere across the continental U.S., thunderstorms are not expected today and tonight. ..Broyles/Wendt.. 12/12/2023 Read more

SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1153 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2023 Valid 121200Z - 131200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Isolated non-severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and evening across parts of west Texas and southeast New Mexico. ...DISCUSSION... An upper-level trough will move across the Great Lakes region and Ohio Valley today, as a shortwave ridge moves into the southern and central High Plains. Further to the west, an upper-level trough will move into southern California. Southwesterly mid-level flow will be located from the Desert Southwest into the southern and central Rockies. In response, a 30 to 40 knot low-level jet is forecast to develop today in the southern High Plains. Isolated thunderstorm development will be possible this afternoon and evening in west Texas and southeast New Mexico, along the western and northern edge of the low-level jet, where lift will be maximized. This convection is not expected to become severe. Elsewhere across the continental U.S., thunderstorms are not expected today and tonight. ..Broyles/Wendt.. 12/12/2023 Read more

SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1153 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2023 Valid 121200Z - 131200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Isolated non-severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and evening across parts of west Texas and southeast New Mexico. ...DISCUSSION... An upper-level trough will move across the Great Lakes region and Ohio Valley today, as a shortwave ridge moves into the southern and central High Plains. Further to the west, an upper-level trough will move into southern California. Southwesterly mid-level flow will be located from the Desert Southwest into the southern and central Rockies. In response, a 30 to 40 knot low-level jet is forecast to develop today in the southern High Plains. Isolated thunderstorm development will be possible this afternoon and evening in west Texas and southeast New Mexico, along the western and northern edge of the low-level jet, where lift will be maximized. This convection is not expected to become severe. Elsewhere across the continental U.S., thunderstorms are not expected today and tonight. ..Broyles/Wendt.. 12/12/2023 Read more

SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1153 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2023 Valid 121200Z - 131200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Isolated non-severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and evening across parts of west Texas and southeast New Mexico. ...DISCUSSION... An upper-level trough will move across the Great Lakes region and Ohio Valley today, as a shortwave ridge moves into the southern and central High Plains. Further to the west, an upper-level trough will move into southern California. Southwesterly mid-level flow will be located from the Desert Southwest into the southern and central Rockies. In response, a 30 to 40 knot low-level jet is forecast to develop today in the southern High Plains. Isolated thunderstorm development will be possible this afternoon and evening in west Texas and southeast New Mexico, along the western and northern edge of the low-level jet, where lift will be maximized. This convection is not expected to become severe. Elsewhere across the continental U.S., thunderstorms are not expected today and tonight. ..Broyles/Wendt.. 12/12/2023 Read more

SPC 1200Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1153 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2023 Valid 121200Z - 131200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Isolated non-severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and evening across parts of west Texas and southeast New Mexico. ...DISCUSSION... An upper-level trough will move across the Great Lakes region and Ohio Valley today, as a shortwave ridge moves into the southern and central High Plains. Further to the west, an upper-level trough will move into southern California. Southwesterly mid-level flow will be located from the Desert Southwest into the southern and central Rockies. In response, a 30 to 40 knot low-level jet is forecast to develop today in the southern High Plains. Isolated thunderstorm development will be possible this afternoon and evening in west Texas and southeast New Mexico, along the western and northern edge of the low-level jet, where lift will be maximized. This convection is not expected to become severe. Elsewhere across the continental U.S., thunderstorms are not expected today and tonight. ..Broyles/Wendt.. 12/12/2023 Read more

Despite the fall fire season being at an end in Virginia, the fire risk remained high, due to continuing drought. Whether or not fire restrictions are in effect for an area, the Director of Fire and Emergency Response for the Virginia Department of Forestry urged the public to delay all outdoor burning until drought eases. WCAV-TV (Charlottesville, Va.), Dec 8, 2023

The Virginia Department of Forestry responded to 156 wildfires that burned nearly 25,000 acres statewide between Oct. 15 and Nov. 30. WCAV-TV (Charlottesville, Va.), Dec 8, 2023

The demand for water was high in Elkton, where water haulers might wait almost an hour to get a load of water. Just one of the two pumps at Bear Lithia Spring was operating at a time to alternate use between the two pumps. A number of other towns in the area discontinued water-hauling privileges due to the extreme drought. Water restrictions were voluntary. WHSV (Harrisonburg, Va.), Dec 11, 2023

SPC 0100Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0641 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2023 Valid 120100Z - 121200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms are not expected in the U.S. through tonight. ...DISCUSSION... An upper-level trough will move eastward across the Northeast tonight, as west to northwest mid-level flow remains over much of the remainder of the U.S. At the surface, a large area of high pressure from the Ohio Valley southwestward into the lower Mississippi Valley will suppress moisture return. The relatively dry and cool airmass associated with the high will make thunderstorms unlikely through tonight. ..Broyles.. 12/12/2023 Read more

SPC 0100Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0641 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2023 Valid 120100Z - 121200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms are not expected in the U.S. through tonight. ...DISCUSSION... An upper-level trough will move eastward across the Northeast tonight, as west to northwest mid-level flow remains over much of the remainder of the U.S. At the surface, a large area of high pressure from the Ohio Valley southwestward into the lower Mississippi Valley will suppress moisture return. The relatively dry and cool airmass associated with the high will make thunderstorms unlikely through tonight. ..Broyles.. 12/12/2023 Read more

No watches are valid as of Mon Dec 11 23:48:01 UTC 2023.

No Mesoscale Discussions are in effect as of Mon Dec 11 23:48:01 UTC 2023.

Woodstock remained in a drought emergency condition with mandatory restrictions. The Northern Virginia Daily (Strasburg, Va.), Dec 10, 2023

Grapes in Albemarle County were the best in years with very little disease or pest pressure. The 2023 vintage was expected to be phenomenal. WVIR-TV NBC29 (Charlottesville, Va.), Dec 11, 2023

SPC Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0326 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2023 Valid 131200Z - 191200Z Fire weather potential remains low for the extended period. An expansive surface high will slowly become established over the central and eastern CONUS in the wake of the mid-level impulse and attendant surface front currently progressing across the Canadian Prairies and northern Plains. This unseasonably strong surface high will modulate winds for much of the country, resulting in low probability for winds exceeding critical thresholds. Weak winds, combined with increasing rain chances from the southern High Plains to the lower MS River Valley during the mid/late week period, will yield limited fire weather potential outside of the southern CA coast. ...Southern California... An offshore flow regime will likely persist D3/Wednesday into D4/Thursday along the southern CA coast as an upper disturbance exits the region to the east. However, medium to long-range guidance continues to suggest mid to upper-level winds will remain fairly modest on the back side of the upper trough. Consequently, offshore winds may be driven primarily by surface pressure gradients, which remain poorly resolved by most guidance at this range (considerable spread is noted in deterministic/ensemble solutions). Localized fire weather concerns remain possible, but confidence in critical conditions remains too low for highlights. ..Moore.. 12/11/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more

SPC Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook
Day 3-8 Fire Weather Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0326 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2023 Valid 131200Z - 191200Z Fire weather potential remains low for the extended period. An expansive surface high will slowly become established over the central and eastern CONUS in the wake of the mid-level impulse and attendant surface front currently progressing across the Canadian Prairies and northern Plains. This unseasonably strong surface high will modulate winds for much of the country, resulting in low probability for winds exceeding critical thresholds. Weak winds, combined with increasing rain chances from the southern High Plains to the lower MS River Valley during the mid/late week period, will yield limited fire weather potential outside of the southern CA coast. ...Southern California... An offshore flow regime will likely persist D3/Wednesday into D4/Thursday along the southern CA coast as an upper disturbance exits the region to the east. However, medium to long-range guidance continues to suggest mid to upper-level winds will remain fairly modest on the back side of the upper trough. Consequently, offshore winds may be driven primarily by surface pressure gradients, which remain poorly resolved by most guidance at this range (considerable spread is noted in deterministic/ensemble solutions). Localized fire weather concerns remain possible, but confidence in critical conditions remains too low for highlights. ..Moore.. 12/11/2023 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov/fire for graphic product... Read more