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Kevin Myatt

Kevin Myatt wrote the Weather Journal in The Roanoke Times for 19 years. He has led students on storm chases and written for “Capital Weather Gang.” Twitter: @KevinMyattWx. Email: weather@cardinalnews.org.

The state insect of Virginia, the Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly, graces blooming azalea during a recent spring. Nothing is bloomed out this much quite yet in Southwest and Southside Virginia and some plants may have been set back by early blooming followed by this week's frigid mornings, but scenes like this will become more prevalent in weeks ahead. You may also recognize this as the cover shot for the Kevin Myatt's Weather Wonders Facebook page. Photo by Kevin Myatt.
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9 degrees to 80s in three days – real spring starts springing in Virginia

by Kevin Myatt March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

March cold snap ends with three hard-freeze mornings in Southwest and Southside Virginia. Spring is upon us, but that may still be a roller coaster.

An azalea is partially covered by snow in South Roanoke last Sunday. No accumulating snow is expected this Sunday but very cold temperatures in the teens and 20s will threaten any early-blooming vegetation. Courtesy of Scott Crow.
Posted inWeather

Coldest mornings of this March ahead, but no winter storm expected next week

by Kevin Myatt March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

Shifts in upper-air flow likely won’t allow coastal storm to form, and cold March atmospheric pattern begins to break down late next week.

Palm Sunday 2018 (March 25) dawned snowy with a scenic sunrise over southwest Roanoke County, where about 4 inches of snow had fallen, between 2 inches in Roanoke and up to 18 in the New River Valley. Southwest and Southside Virginia experienced two winter storms after March 20 in 2018, and three for the month of March. Photo by Kevin Myatt.
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Could this belated winter have a grand finale in the works?

by Kevin Myatt March 15, 2023March 14, 2023

Delayed winter chill takes a break for a couple of days before returning late in the weekend for Southwest and Southside Virginia – with, perhaps, an ominous coastal storm to watch next week.

Daffodils surrounded by snow in Blacksburg. Photo courtesy of Jeff Noble.
Posted inWeather

Winter awakens from its long winter’s nap for Sunday snow

by Kevin Myatt March 12, 2023March 12, 2023

Snow amounts were minor and mostly on grass and trees, but more locations in Southwest and Southside Virginia saw snow fall on March 12 than any date previously this winter.

Snow clings to every limb in southwest Roanoke County in March 2018. Some locations in Southwest and Southside Virginia may see similar scenes for a while on Sunday. Photo by Kevin Myatt.
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Updated: Tardy winter threatens to fling snowflakes across Southwest/Southside Virginia on Sunday

by Kevin Myatt March 11, 2023March 12, 2023

Moisture running into cold air banked against the mountains may be just enough to add some white to the mosaic of blooming colors and break through record snowlessness in some locations.

Enhanced infrared satellite imagery of the 1993 Superstorm, known as the Blizzard of '93 in Virginia. This image was as the storm was starting to lift north of Virginia. Courtesy of NOAA.
Posted inWeather

Looking back at Blizzard of 1993 as this March turns colder

by Kevin Myatt March 8, 2023March 8, 2023

Nothing close to the “Superstorm” of 30 years ago is on the horizon, but some colder temperatures are back after a warm late February.

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Beware the Ides of March; bloom-busting cold likely lurks

by Kevin Myatt March 1, 2023March 1, 2023

As the warmest February on record concludes in Southwest and Southside Virginia, far-flung signals point to a late-arriving wintry period toward the middle of March.

Graphic contrasting record highs and lows on opposite sides of the nation on Thursday. Courtesy of NOAA.
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Abingdon’s first 80-degree winter day and Roanoke’s warmest winter night

by Kevin Myatt February 24, 2023February 25, 2023

It was as hot as 83 in Mecklenburg County even though 80s were not quite as widespread as originally expected in a February warmth surge that still rearranged record books in Southwest and Southside Virginia.

A blazing sunset-lit sky surrounds Cahas Mountain in northern Franklin County earlier this month. A prematurely summerlike blazing sun may push temperatures above 80 in parts of Southwest and Southside Virginia on Thursday. Photo by Kevin Myatt.
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Thursday will feel like June – but Saturday will still be cold and wet

by Kevin Myatt February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

Record high temperatures topping 80 for many in Southwest and Southside Virginia will stir spring fever, but chilly weekend rain renews the reality that even an underachieving winter isn’t finished yet.

Carroll County provided a snowy landscape on Monday morning, as elevations above 2,300 feet received 1 to 5 inches of snow. This photo by Zach Robinson of Carroll County was taken from near 3,000 feet in elevation. Robinson and Matt Byers of Bedford County operate the popular "Blue Ridge Weather" Facebook page. Courtesy of Zach Robinson.
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Snow missed most, rest of February tilts mild – can season run the table nearly snowless?

by Kevin Myatt February 15, 2023February 15, 2023

Sunday snowfall was limited to a narrow strip. A historically snowless winter is on the table for many Southwest and Southside Virginia locations, but that table can still be shaken by mercurial March.

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