Every day is April Fools’ Day on the internet. However, some real but weird statistics can show how dry, warm and snowy (or not) it’s been in our region recently.
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Summer beating out winter to make March one of warmest on record
Virginia’s heat has been more sporadic and less intense than that in the western U.S., but that may start moving our way to start April.
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How does snow accumulate after it’s been so warm?
Twice in the past week, parts of Cardinal News’ coverage area have experienced accumulating snow hours after much warmer temperatures.
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Tornado confirmed in Martinsville with minor damage
Power has been restored to nearly everyone who lost it in Virginia during high winds Monday evening.
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Gusty winds knock out power for over 100,000 in Virginia
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.
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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.