Weather or Not?

Hey, friends.
Happy Monday!

Well, it's another crazy weather day here in Tidewater. I tease and make fun of the weather folks on TV like everyone else but weekends like we just had and Mondays like today remind me of how tough a job they have.

They cover the weather for an ever increasing area and are expected to make accurate predictions for longer and longer time frames. But with our screwy environment, having the bay on one side and mountains on the other, predictions for just Tidewater are incredibly hard. Add in coastal North Carolina, parts of Eastern and Central Carolina, the area up toward Richmond and out to the Eastern shore and you can see how many different influences there are on the weather.

Computer modeling helps, but we all know how reliable computers can be. (Who hasn't crashed in the middle of an important document or presentation).

Ultimately, the weather analysis relies upon the well-trained eye of the weather person. They try hard to give accurate reports, keeping the folks who listen as informed as they can.

But, hey, yesterday was in the 60's and sunny and today we've got possible tornadoes.

When it flips like that, who could get it completely right?

At least they try.

And thanks to them for that.


Photo courtesy:
www.fsplanet.com/thunderstorms8.jpg