by Doug Thompson | Jun 2, 2014 | Musings
With the exception of Monday and Saturday of this week, rain and the threat of severe thunderstorms dominate the weather forecasts for the next 10 days. Tuesday shows an 80 percent chance of rain — threatening the first round of regional softball playoffs...
by Doug Thompson | Aug 19, 2010 | Featured, Musings
Another day, another round of storms, another flood watch. Another day of watching helplessly as my driveway washes away and ends up somewhere in Franklin County. Another day when another tree will probably fall and/or more limbs will come cascading down. If I dare...
by Doug Thompson | Aug 17, 2010 | Featured, Musings
Like an idiot, I believed the “meteorologists” who predicted Monday’s thunderstorms would strike in late afternoon so I rode my motorcycle to my mother’s assisted living facility in Radford to pick up some clothes to take to her at the rehab...
by Doug Thompson | Jun 15, 2010 | Featured, News
It’s a familiar pattern: Hot, humid temperatures that spawn afternoon thunderstorms. Another round predicted today and again on Wednesday and then a lull for a few days. We have fallen into a pattern of weather extremes. The same pattern marked last Spring after...
by Doug Thompson | Mar 12, 2010 | Featured, Musings
OK. I’ve got Spring Fever. Got it big time. Temperatures in the high 50s sent the snow packing and the morning sun cut through the trees of the back yard this morning for a little while before fog set in. The afternoon forecast calls for a chance of...
