A dynamic storm system was not as prolific with tornadoes as expected in Virginia, but brought heavier snow than anticipated to much of Southwest Virginia.
Kevin Myatt
Kevin Myatt has written about Southwest and Southside Virginia weather for the past two decades, previously for The Roanoke Times. He has led Virginia Tech students on storm chase trips, edited a book on Mid-Atlantic hurricanes and written articles for the Washington Post's "Capital Weather Gang." X (formerly Twitter): @KevinMyattWx Facebook: Kevin Myatt's Weather Wonders. Email: weather@cardinalnews.org.
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Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes possible Monday with another sharp temperature shift
Monday’s risk of severe storms across Virginia is a sequel to last week’s 80s-to-snow transition — and some snow is again possible in western Virginia by late Monday.
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In the 2020s, March has been more of a spring month than a winter one
This month so far has followed the recent warm March trend with some almost summerlike high temperatures.
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Spring marches in proudly: Some 80s temperatures likely by weekend
A winter rated “severe” to “extreme” in one data matrix yields the floor to almost summerlike warmth as March begins.
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A decade ago, deadly winter tornado cut through Appomattox County
An El Niño winter that shifted wildly from warmth to snow also spawned one of our region’s worst tornadoes in decades.
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Despite our recently departed Arctic chill, it’s been a warm, dry winter over much of the U.S.
The warm part of that equation is breaking in for at least a short spell in Virginia this week, but the dry part has been with us despite the mostly melted snowpack.
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A hard winter thaws: Where we are, where we’ve been, where we’re going
As we enter a milder period, there is no doubting the bona fides of this winter as one of the most impactful of the 21st century so far.
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Signs of a pre-Valentine’s Day thaw, but winter still has a few cards to play
Saturday’s snowstorm had a hard north edge. The wintry pattern may not end as sharply, but looks to loosen next week.
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More snow expected in southern Virginia on top of last weekend’s icy shell
Periods of snow from Friday and Saturday are expected to drop 3-6 inches of snow on much of Southwest and Southside Virginia.
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White landscape isn’t changing soon and might get snow added to it
Arctic air is locked in after this past weekend’s sleety winter storm as we monitor another possible snow system for coming weekend.