NOAA 'Bout Weather

NOAA 'Bout Weather Know About Weather

Fall Winter 2004-05

Introduction

By Hendricus Lulofs

Warning Coordination Meteorologist

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the E-Newsletter. The name is a play on words and should be pronounced as "Know About Weather". As summer has come to an end, we now once again look ahead to winter. But before we do, I would like to thank our more than 1,000 weather spotters throughout the region for their many reports. As we head into winter, I am sure we will be hearing more from you!

In this edition of the you will find several articles written by our staff on a wide variety of topics. Below you will find brief excerpts from this issues stories. To read the entire article, just click where indicated. If you are reading this before November 13th...make sure to check out the last article below about our up-coming Open House! Please let us know what you think about the online news letter; also let us know if you have a specific weather related topic that you would like to see a story on. E-mail your comments to me at mail to: hendricus.lulofs@noaa.gov

A Message From The Meteorologist In Charge

By Dave Wert

Meteorologist In Charge

(MIC)

Text Box: I am extremely excited about this online newsletter. It has been a long time in the making, and I hope that it will serve as a means to provide you with needed information, address questions that you may have, and most importantly to show you just how important you are to us!

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New Warning Coordination Meteorologist

By Hendricus Lulofs

Warning Coordination Meteorologist

(WCM)

Text Box: This past Spring I joined the team at the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Blacksburg as the new Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM). My family and I are moved here from Caribou, Maine where I was also the WCM. We are very excited about my new job assignment, as well as participating in new adventures and enjoying the quality of life that this region offers.

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By: Jim Hudgins

Senior Meteorologist

Graphic depicting the tracks of tropical systems Frances, Gaston, Ivan, and Jeanne.

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Snow & Ice Measuring

By Hendricus Lulofs

Warning Coordination Meteorologists

Will Perry

Meteorologist

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Rainbow's

By Ken Kostura

Meteorologist

Text Box: Where is My Pot of Gold?

One of the most spectacular atmospheric phenomena is the rainbow.

Picture of double rainbow.

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By Steve Keighton

Science and Operations Officer

(SOO)

Text Box: Can you remember a time when the forecast called for several inches of snow and you got nothing but a cold rain? Or maybe the forecast was for significant ice accretion and what you got was a light glaze but with several inches of sleet accumulation? Graphic showing How different combinations of warm and cold layers aloft can result in a variety of precipitation types at the ground.

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By Dennis Sleighter

Meteorologist

Text Box: Fill in the blanks to the following statements/questionseach blank represents one letter in the correct answer. Next, find and circle the words in the word search puzzle. Where circled words intersect each other, take each of the letters of the intersections and arrange the letters to form a wintertime article of clothing the mystery word.

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By: Will Perry

Meteorologist

Animated tornado Cartoon

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Mike Gillen

Service Hydrologist

Text Box: The River hasnt been that high since...

If you looked at the Roanoke River during the major flood event last month, you probably realized that the river hadnt been that high in quite some time.

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Climate Corner

By Robert Stonefield, Will Perry

Meteorologist

Jan Jackson

Senior Meteorologist

Text Box: Climate information for Roanoke, Lynchburg, Danville, Blacksburg, and Bluefield.

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By Hendricus Lulofs

Warning Coordination Meteorologist

(WCM)

Text Box: ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13TH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG, VA WILL HOLD AN OPEN HOUSE FROM 9:00 AM UNTIL 1:00 PM EST. THIS WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.