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Smoke from North Carolina fires smothering Richmond
Posted: (June 13, 2008 10:40 pm)
Another aweful day outside as a southeasterly windflow aloft and stagnant air at the surface have put much of central VA again under the blanket of thick smoke from the fires burning in North Carolina. The NWS has issued an Air Quality alert and a hazerdous weather advisory. Reading the forecast discussion, it looks like winds will remain out of the south, shifting to the southwest through Saturday until a cold front crosses through Saturday evening. I very much hope we can squeeze some good rain out of any storms that pop up, or at least a shift to winds out of the west or northwest.
For more details on the N.C. fires, check out this article on National Geographic (satellite image included):
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080613-wildfire-peat.html
Smoke at the Jersey Shore!!! WildWood...
Posted: (June 16, 2008 08:47 pm)
All day long Saturday, that Smoke you reported on ,made it all the way up the Eastern Seaboard, it was thick and strong in Wildwood Crest, and along the immediate inland areas as well. It was very Hot, and then about 10:oo am the Smoke moved in and Settled on the Beach all Afternoon, the Atmosphere had a Smokey Haze, and a very nice Smelling Scent, if you like Smoke Smell.. There was a South-Southwest Breeze in the Region and that helped carry the Smoke all the way up here, by Sunset it had Dissipated.. Then between 10:00-11:00pm the Torential rains moved through and Flooded out the roads,and sent Boardwalk Patrons running for Shelter, with Lightning and Thunder as well as Windswept Downpours...
