Chris White

#vawx Analysis of the Sept. 4th Halifax County tornadic storm Having had some time to ponder the storm chase of Thursday September 4th I decided to go back and download radar imagery of the cell which produced the EF-1 tornado in Halifax County. I missed seei…

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Agreed. During cold air damming events in the Mid-Atlantic the NAM is best for CAD wedge persistence forecasts.

Virginia Tech Hokie Stormchasers are out west now. In Davenport IA to start Tuesday. Maybe you’ll run across them this trip!

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Is November 8th circled on your calendar? That’s when we’ll be meeting at the Univ. of Richmond for this year’s Mid-Atlantic Severe Weather Conference. Details (and tickets!) available at midatlsevere.com.

I remember that day! I was there with the Hokie Stormchase crew.

Friday May 16th. Sometimes storm vistas like this one over Franklin County VA can completely redirect a storm chase decision. (I had been pursuing a discrete cell further south.)

Thursday evening hail storms = Saturday morning shredded leaves on the trail. #vawx

Meso base / wall cloud near Smith Mtn Lake VA on Saturday May 3rd.

Still waiting on the #severeweather season to kick in fully here in Virginia. It’s been hit and (mostly) miss to date. Meanwhile preps for Mid-Atlantic Severe Weather Conference 2025 continue. Nov. 8th will arrive sooner than one thinks! midatlsevere.com

Chasing murky HP supercells fits the description of most chases here in #vawx!

#vawx March didn’t go out like a lion or a lamb My chase partner and I actually celebrated when we witnessed a lightning flash from the final cell we observed on March 31st. That should provide an indication of how disappointing the day’s …

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Get ‘em!

#vawx March 31st might well provide a decent chase Today’s Day 3 outlook kept the SPC’s multi-day trend for Monday looking like a severe weather day in the Mid-Atlantic. Dew points >60º, decent shear, CAPE nearing 1000 j/kg, and a la…

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Six months ago today the remnants of Hurricane Helene were pounding the mountains of NC and southwest VA with floods and winds. Meanwhile Helene’s outer bands fostered multiple tornado warnings across Piedmont areas. This funnel was the remnant of the Dry Fork VA EF2 tornado.

“Weathering” the transition to spring At this point during the first weekend of astronomical spring we here in Virginia have traded winter’s Arctic chill for springtime bluster. A series of cold fronts – mostly dry – …

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Interested in severe weather…especially in the Mid-Atlantic? Circle Saturday Nov. 8th on your calendar for this year’s Mid-Atlantic Severe Weather Conference in Richmond VA. Details will be updated at midatlsevere.com. This will be year 8 for this regional event.

That would be must-see TV! 😄

Video clip from yesterday’s visit to the Jepson Alumni Center of the University of Richmond. That’s where we’ll be on Saturday Nov. 8th for the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Severe Weather Conference. midatlsevere.com

Agreed. Common sense has become even more uncommon than in the past.

Amen to that!

Need some good spring thoughts? Blooms in our yard today.

I’m convinced that recent auto designers have never actually driven one.

Agreed! That business model isn’t going to cut it in the long run. Gotta find other ways to generate revenue that don’t alienate their users.

Reflections on a snowy February day As the flakes fly this mid-February Wednesday I am reflecting on past storm chases and thinking about the upcoming spring. Both past and future sustain me through the winter thunderstorm drought, p…

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Too much time on your hands today? 😅

I asked ChatGPT for “turn around don’t drown” alternatives in old timey language.

“Waters rise, fools sink!”
“A drowned man drives no more!”
“Swift waters, swift doom!”
“Cross not the flood, keep thy blood!”
“The road is gone, so be ye!”
“Heed or be swept—thy choice!”

Are the Federal science budget & personnel cuts being proposed - widely applauded by many - pointing out a failure of the scientific community to communicate the value of their work to the general public? One would think that NOAA and the NWS would be broadly supported, but it doesn’t seem so.

Short video.