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Archive for January 20, 2011

Are we there yet?

Hazardous Weather Outlook

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
442 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011

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442 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST
WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH FRIDAY.  WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT.

Yeah, right!

This ain’t my first rodeo. I know how those clowns at the National Weather Service operate. They use a Ouija board, tea leaves, and a small pouch containing shiny pebbles and chicken bones.

A weather forecast calling for 1-3 inches of snow means we’ll get nothing or: 

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We’ll be hoping for the former while preparing for the latter.

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HURRY SUMMER!