Storm descends; heat near 100 tomorrow
by Hawes Spencer
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5:54 update: In a bulletin issued a few minutes ago, the NWS says the storm has weakened and isn’t such a big deal anymore, although parts of eastern Albemarle could feel high winds until around 6:15.
5:50pm update: Dig this 5:40pm radar from the NWS.
The National Weather Service reports that a big thunderstorm is heading toward downtown after sweeping southeast through Crozet and Ivy from the west. They call it a “severe thunderstorm warning” with winds in excess of 60mph and capable of producing “penny-sized hail.” Tomorrow, they’re issuing a “heat advisory” with a high temperature between 95 and 100 with a heat index, because of the high humidity, of 105.
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Add that cluster fu*ck over at UVA today (stay away from US 29!), as students and their families roll into town with prefab furniture from Wally World, and the smart local knows it’s time to get the hell outta town for the weekend.
See ya.
And as usual… it looked like a storm would hit us but it skirted around the outskirts of the village and gave us a 10 minute sprinkle in downtown. Of course, that was enough for a power outage.
TJ’s curse won’t go away.