The
Atlantic Coast Observer Network: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
http://www.pilot.infi.net/~bsmoot/acon.htm
SUMMARY
OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
JULY
2000
...Cooler, Wetter Midsummer Month
For Most
as Mid-Atlantic Trough Develops...
Most every station reported a cooler than normal July, thanks to the unusual southern movement of high pressure centers repeatedly carving out weak Mid-Atlantic troughs. While the cooler weather affected everyone - even keeping 90 degree readings at bay in Northern Virginia (a rather extreme July rarity) - rainfall did not affect us all with such uniformity.
Most all stations in Virginia saw above normal rainfall, as did the Raleigh area northeast and east to the coast then south along the North and South Carolina coasts. But other areas of North and South Carolina saw below normal rainfall. Days with thunderstorms and numbers of storms on those days were above normal. While the drought (highlighted in last month's report) was lessened in areas along the North and South Carolina border, it persisted in many areas of South Carolina.
CAE ONLINE Have not seen CAE's web page online before but came across it during data search. Additional data presented included those for Orangeburg and Augusta! Visit the home page at: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/er/cae
A BORROWED IDEA! Decided
I liked the manner in which extremes reported by group members of
the ACON MD/DE/DC is presented by Gary Gallaher (Dover) in their monthly
summaries. So, I've added it here and plan on continuing it.
While our geography covers much more territory than theirs (thus greater
variance), the data listed will still provide a snapshot of the previous
month's extremes.
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ONE LAST TIME!!! DON'T FORGET TO SEND YOUR MONTHLY NOTES VIA EMAIL IF YOU CAN
If you have email, then it would really help me if you could send your monthly notes section via the Internet. Many of you already do this and I can easily copy and paste. Some of you still send in your handwritten forms but you also have email. Please continue sending in those forms but just drop me an email at the first of the month with your notes if you can work this in to your schedule. Such e-notes would save me typing time!
NOTES FROM "AROUND THE LEAGUE"
Virginia:
Annandale - Lowell sends these notes:
"July was the coolest on record here and the second wettest July with 6.73
inches departure was +2.62 inches. The wettest July here was in 1992 with
6.97 inches. The average maximum temperature was 83.1°
with a departure of -4.4°. The average minimum temperature
was 65.6° with a departure of -2.9°. The average mean temperature
was 74.4° with a departure of -3.7°. The mean temp. for June
was +0.4° higher than July's. We had only 4 days with temperatures
of equal to or greater than 90° which set a new record. The previous
record was 5 set in 1984. Highest maximum temperature for July
was 91° on the 3rd and 18th which was the lowest July maximum
temperature on record. The old record was 93° (records
since 1980). This July was the cloudiest since 1994 which had
17 days with rain. We had 12 days with rain this July the most since 1996.
The 2.10 inches of rain on the 28th was the most rain in a calendar
day for July since 1981 when a record of 3.25 inches fell. The 1.74
inches recorded on the 28th was a new one hour rainfall intensity
record for any month (records since 1990). The average daily
temperature range was 17.6° the least since 1996 and the maximum
range for any day was 25° on the 2nd the least range in a July month
since 1987. The max. wind for the month was 30 mph at 1740
from the WNW on the 10th in a thunderstorm. July 2, 2000 -
Thundershower with heavy rain at 2030 with a maximum intensity of 0.21
inches in five minutes. Total rain for the day was 0.83 inches in
two periods-- 2015-2100 , 2145-2250.
July14, 2000 - Slow moving thunderstorm between 1700
and 1810 gave 0.51 inches with a maximum intensity of 0.21 inches
in 15 minutes. The second slow moving thunderstorm between 2220 and
0135 of the 15th gave much lightning and 1.54 inches rainfall with
the maximum rainfall intensity of 0.82 inches in 15 minutes and 0.30 inches
in 5 minutes around 2300. Total rain recorded for the 14th
was 1.95 inches and 0.10 inches on the 15th. July 28, 2000
- Total rainfall in this storm was 2.10 inches. The most rain in one day
since April 17, 2000. Maximum one hour intensity 1.74 inches
set a new one hour rainfall intensity record for any month
(records since 1990). Maximum five minute intensity was 0.32 inches.
Maximum one minute intensity 0.08 inches between 1945 and 1946."
Arlington - NWS WBC notes DCA's mean temp was
a whopping 5.4o below
normal while the rainfall departure was +1.71". Year-to-date precip
was 6.07" above normal. NO RECORDS WERE SET AT NATIONAL
AIRPORT DURING JULY. JULY WAS ANOTHER WET MONTH FOR THE WASHINGTON
AREA. ALSO IT WAS DECIDEDLY COOL FOR WHAT IS TYPICALLY OUR HOTTEST MONTH
OF THE YEAR. JULY WAS ACTUALLY COOLER THAN JUNE THIS YEAR...A
FEAT THAT HAS ONLY BEEN MATCHED THREE OTHER TIMES IN THE 20TH CENTURY /1925/1943/1984/.
JULY 2000 WAS OUR COOLEST JULY SINCE 1918 AND OUR THIRD COOLEST OF THE
TWENTIETH CENTURY. THAT WAS WELL AIDED BY THE FACT THAT WE HAD ONLY ONE
NINETY DEGREE DAY...WHEN WE REACHED 91 ON THE 10TH. THE AVERAGE IS
FOURTEEN...WHILE JUST LAST JULY WE HAD 22 DAYS OVER
NINETY DEGREES. THE MONTH ENDED UP NEARLY FIVE AND A HALF DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL...AN EXTRAORDINARILY LARGE DEPARTURE FOR A SUMMER MONTH. NEARLY
ALL THE NIGHTS THIS JULY HAD LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S WHILE MOST DAYS
HAD HIGHS IN THE 80S. MOST DAYS WERE TROPICAL WITH PARTLY SUNNY SKIES...SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...AND HUMID AIR. THE RAIN WAS SPREAD OUT
OVER NEARLY HALF THE DAYS OF JULY. AT OVER FIVE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN...IT
LOGGED AS OUR SECOND WETTEST JULY OF THE DECADE. COMBINED WITH JUNE/S HEFTY
TOTAL OF NEARLY FIVE INCHES...THIS MONTH IS CONTINUING TO PRODUCE OUR WETTEST
SUMMER SINCE 1989. THIS ALL PRODUCES QUITE A CONTRAST FROM LAST YEAR/S
DROUGHT. Our Erica Page of Falls Church also keeps records of DCA's
stats and this july ranked as the 9th coldest ever in Washington and the
coldest since records began there in June 1949.
Blacksburg/Roanoke/Lynchburg Area - IN BLACKSBURG...RAIN SEEMED MORE THE RULE THAN THE EXCEPTION DURING THE MONTH. IT RAINED ON 18 OF THE 31 DAYS. HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS .92 " ON THE 4TH. HEAVY RAIN OF OVER 1/2 INCH FELL ON THE 4TH...THE 12TH...THE 19TH...THE 23RD...AND THE 31ST.
In Blacksburg, the monthly mean temp was 2.0o below normal while precip was 1.16" above normal.
Bridgewater - Clayton reports: " With
all the rain during the latter part of the month, it is difficult to believe
that the month was .82 inches below normal. However, very little rain fell
during the first 18 days of July. Only .54 inches fell during this period,
while 2.76 inches fell during the last 13 days. Places
just a few miles from Bridgewater had much more rain. Huge downpours occurred
due to storms that formed and then stalled. Flash flooding
was reported in a number of areas. Bridgewater was on the light
side rain-wise, but we got enough. At the time of this writing, my garden
is muddy. My watermelons and cantaloupes won't take much more rain.
If my thinking is correct, the last 9 days of the month had forecasts of
a chance of showers and thunderstorms. The same forecasts exist for the
first 4 days of August. I have never known this many
consecutive days with this kind of forecasts. The last part
of the month was rather exciting with showers and thunderstorms popping
up almost every day. The temperature for the month was about three
degrees above normal. Most of the months this year have been above
normal. Also, the precipitation was about three inches above normal.
With the heavy precipitation in June, this year's precipitation is very
close to normal. A spectacular lightning display occurred
on the night of the 21st. It was the most exciting lightning show that
I had seen for some time. With the abundance of
moisture, the lawns are green, and gardens are growing. The farmers corn
fields look great. What a contrast to last year!"
Centreville - Paul reports, "Wow, what a July!!! I can't remember any as great as this for a l o n g time. The average daily temperature was 2.5o below the 77.7o normal, and the average highs were almost 5o below normal. The nightly lows were also below the norm, but by only .02o . Am I missing some mercury or what? July 24th had neither heating or cooling degree days with the high for the day at 66o , the lowest high for the month. Precipitation did a good job on the flowers at .02" above the average, with nearly 2/3d's of the 3.77" total falling during the last half of the month. "
Dulles - The monthly mean temp, according to
NWS WBC, was 5.3o
below normal while precip for the month was 0.79" above.
Rainfall for the year at month's end was 0.22" below
the norm.
Falls Church - Erica reports: "July was a cool, wet month. There were no 90o days here which is quite unusual. Had 8 days with thunderstorms, some severe. Nice break from the heat and humidity 'though!"
Fredericksburg - No day hit 90o and precipitation fell on 14 days, saith Ken, with rainfall again much above average .
Hampton - Dave sends these notes: "A very
wet and humid month especially from mid month onward. Monthly temps
were cooler than normal due to the rain and clouds near the end of the
month. An incredible rainfall occurred on the morning of the 24th as 6
to 7 inches of rain fell in about 4 hours across Hampton. many areas experienced
the worst flooding citywide since 1972 . Streets were covered in
as much as 3 to 4 feet of eater during the event.
Station Records: tied record low 62 on 7/8; daily rainfall record
6.50 on 7/24."
Herndon - "Most notable for July 2000 were the much cooler than normal temperatures. July temperatures averaged 4 degrees below normal in Northern Virginia. We also welcomed the abundant rainfall which was 0.70" above normal at my station. A line of severe storms rolled through on the 28th and knocked out our phone lines for the weekend." - Russ' notes
Louisa - A severe thunderstorm was noted on the night of the 14th with rain of 2.6" but with no damage. - notes from John
Lynchburg - From NWS BCB: IN LYNCHBURG...RAIN
FELL ON 22 DAYS OF THE MONTH. HEAVIEST RAINFALL OCCURRED ON THE 28TH WHEN
2.1" FELL. SECOND HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS ON THE 19TH WHEN 1.59 INCHES FELL.
THIRD HEAVIEST WAS ON THE 11TH WITH 1.02".
The monthly mean temp was 4o
below normal. Rainfall was 2.73" above the norm.
New Market - Joyce writes: "The month has been cooler and much wetter. Have had 4 storms the past week. Can not get into the fields for second cutting of hay."
Newport News - A VERY COOL AND WET MONTH THAT TIED OR BROKE RECORD LOWS ON 8 DAYS. FLOODING RAINS ON THE 24TH THAT WAS REMINISCENT OF LAST SEPTEMBER'S HURRICANE FLOYD. - Report from Gary
Norfolk - From NWS AKQ: The monthly precip
was 2.46" in excess of the norm while the average monthly temp was 2.8o
below normal.
Rainfall for the year through month's end was 5.48"
above normal.
Portsmouth - The mean temp here was 3.2o below the norm while precip was 97% of the norm of (-0.47"). Year-to-date rainfall is 99% of the norm (-0.06). Dominant wind direction was from the S and averaged 3.5 mph. New July records included: 7th - Minimum maximum temperature of 80o ; 20th - Minimum maximum temperature of 79o ; 24th - Minimum maximum temperature of 75o ; 25th - Minimum maximum temperature of 71o ; 25th - Tie of minimum temperature 65o
Richmond - According to NWS AKQ, Richmond's rainfall was 0.97" below normal.
Mechanicsville - Glenn notes strong thunderstorms with sharp lightning and downpours on the 15th and 16th. Power was lost for a short time on the 15th.
Roanoke - "July was my wettest July on record at 2.94" above normal, most of which fell in the last 9 days of the month. Also, the month tied July 1984 for the coolest at 2.3obelow normal." - Notes from Wendell
Roanoke - NWS BCB notes: IN ROANOKE...RAIN FELL ON 15 DAYS. HEAVIEST AMOUNT WAS ON THE 24TH...WHEN 1.83 INCHES FELL. SECOND HEAVIEST AMOUNT WAS 1.59 " ON THE 31ST...WITH 1.24 INCHES FALLING ON THE 29TH. OVERALL A WET MONTH BUT NOT QUITE ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TOP 10 LIST.
The monthly mean temp was 3o below normal while precip was 3.25" above the norm.
Vienna - Robert notes that "July was the coolest in my records, since 1986. Also, noted the fewest 90o days in any July month since 1986."
Woodstock - Lauck reports "the coolest July in 15 years of record keeping. Precip was the 4th highest. Another wet month, with the corn as high as an elephant's eye...but the hydrologists are saying that it's just good surface moisture with little recharge of the aquifers. Modest but very regular rain has kept crops in fine condition, but done little to recharge the aquifers."
North Carolina:
Asheville - From NWS GSP: The monthly mean temp was normal while rainfall was 1.68" below normal. The average wind speed was 4.7 MPH.
Brevard - Bob remarks: "July was cool, with a 30-day cooling degree days of 261 recorded compared with a ten year July average of 331 cooling DD. Rainfall, 2.79" in July, was 64% of the 10 year average of 3.31" for July. Cumulative rainfall for the year is 11.68" below the ten year average. Average cloud cover for the month was estimated to be 64%.'
Charlotte - NWS GSP reports the mean temp at CLT was 2.4o below normal while precip was 2.45" below normal. The average wind speed was 5.6 MPH.
Greensboro - - NWS RAH reports that the mean temp was 1.4o below normal while rainfall was 2.30" deficient. Record low maximum temperatures were set on the 24th and 25th, both at 68o.
Raleigh - Bob reports: "The weather for July was atypical... generally cool and wet. July had only 7 days with 90+ degree heat compared with 23 days in July 1999! Rainfall was 3.55" above normal while yearly precip was 1.94" above normal at month's end."
Raleigh - NWS RDU reports three record low max temperatures were set on the 24th (77o), 25th (68o), and 26th (77o) and one was tied on the 20th (82o). the mean temp was 1.1o below normal while the rainfall was 2.18" in excess of the norm.
Roxboro - Merriell sends these notes: "July was much cooler than normal with only 3 days of 90s. Lots of clouds and frequent showers/thunderstorms scattered about the area. Rainfall totaled about 1/3 less than normal. Temperatures averaged about 3o below normal."
Wilmington - From NWS ILM: THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF JULY IN WILMINGTON WAS 2.1 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN OR TIED IN JULY. THE TOTAL RAINFALL
WAS 0.30 INCH BELOW
NORMAL. 67 % OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE WAS
RECEIVED IN JULY (NORMAL IS 64 %). THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR
THE MONTH WAS 6.1 MPH. THE 10TH WAS THE BREEZIEST DAY WITH A DAY-LONG AVERAGE
OF 11.9 MPH. BUT THE 22ND SAW BOTH THE HIGHEST 2-MINUTE WIND (25 MPH FROM
THE WEST) AND THE PEAK GUST (31 MPH FROM THE WEST) AS A THUNDERSTORM PASSED.
South Carolina:
Columbia - NWS CAE reports the monthly mean temp was 0.7o in excess of the norm. Rainfall was 2.55" below the norm and the year-to-date rainfall was 8.64" below the normal. A 100oday was noted on the 11th.
Charleston - "The month of the waterspouts...that's
what July 2000 can be called on the South Carolina coast. Three
waterspouts formed along the shore in late July, with two coming ashore.
On July 23rd, two formed. In Georgetown county, near Litchfield Beach,
a large waterspout was spotted by the public and SKYWARN weather spotters.
The NWS in Wilmington issued a tornado warning at 824
PM. Video seen later indicated that this was
a tornadic type waterspout in a strong thunderstorm. Later that evening,
a waterspout came ashore in the Isle of Palms (Charleston county) near
the Wild Dunes residential district. Minor damage was reported on
oceanfront property, with one house evacuated. NWS Charleston (i.e.
yours truly) issued a tornado warning at 922 PM. A week later, on
July 30th, another waterspout was sighted about 5 miles south of Kiawah
Island. A tornado warning was issued for south central Charleston
county by NWS Charleston at 738 PM, followed by a special marine warning
at 744 PM. The Charleston county waterspouts were not detected by
radar, but these storms do not have to be very strong to produce waterspouts.
The ingredients needed for waterspout development is very warm ocean waters
(water temperatures were in the mid 80s) and some instability (a weak front
was nearly stationary across the area on both occasions). Waterspouts
more commonly occur off the Florida coasts, but are not unusual off Georgia
and South Carolina.
July 2000 was the first month to record a surplus of
rainfall as compared to normal in quite a few months. The 10.81" recorded
was nearly 4 inches above the normal. The rainfall helped to cut
into the yearly deficit of rain, but some areas south and west of Charleston
continue with serious drought conditions. Several weather fronts
tried to work south into the region during July, along with sea breeze
front action, which caused rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rainfall
in some locations. Across northern Berkeley county, east and north
of Lake Moultrie, radar estimated over 12" of rain in about 4 days during
late July. On a couple of occasions, showers and
thunderstorms developed near the lake and "trained"
across this area, dumping copious amounts of much needed rainfall.
However, many other areas did not share in the rainfall, especially near
the Savannah River.
Records for July: Downtown Charleston : July 6th record high 98 tied previously set in 1977 and record high minimum 81 tied previously set in 1990; July 16th record high 98 previous record 97 set in 1970 and record high minimum 81 tied previously set in 1986; July 20th record high 100 previous record 98 set in 1986 and record high minimum 83 previous record 82 set in 1986.
Beaufort: July 11th record high 99 tied
previously set in 1942; July 17th record high minimum 80
previous record 77 set in 1948;
July 18th record high minimum 81
previous record 79 set in 1986 : July 20th record high minimum
81 previous record 79 set in 1986
Monthly precipitation was 3.97" above normal and the mean temp was normal. Yearly precip to date was 3.82" below normal at month's end. --Eleanor
Editor's note: Visit the NWS Charleston Education Center which Eleanor manages at http://wchs.csc.noaa.gov/education_center.htm
Florence - NWS ILM has changed managers of the monthly data summaries. Unfortunately, no temp or rainfall departures from norm are noted nor is any other data summarized or compared.
Greenville-Spartanburg - The monthly temps averaged 2.3o above normal while total rainfall was 0.6" above normal. The average wind speed was 5.3 MPH. 59% of possible sunshine was recorded. Hail fell on the 28th. - from NWS GSP
North Myrtle Beach - NWS ILM has changed managers of the monthly data summaries. Unfortunately, no temp or rainfall departures from norm are noted nor is any other data summarized or compared.
Nearby Cities:
Tri-cities/Bristol area noted temps averaging 1.1o below the norm with total rainfall 1.11" above the norm. For the year, rainfall is running 0.68" below normal.
(Please
note the column denotations table below.)
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COLUMN DENOTATIONS:
A maximum mean temperature | T total precipitation (inches) |
B minimum mean temperature | U maximum calendar day precipitation (inches) |
C monthly mean temperature | U1 date of maximum calendar day precipitation |
D maximum temperature | V date(s) of maximum daily precipitation |
E date(s) of maximum temperature | V1 maximum 24-hour precip. & date(s) |
F minimum temperature | W number of days with precip. >= .01" |
G date(s) of minimum temperature | X number of days with precip. >= 1.0" |
H days with maximum temperature >=90 | Y year-to-date precipitation (inches) |
I days with maximum temperature <=32 | Z maximum calendar day snowfall (inches) |
J days with minimum temperature <=32 | 1 date of maximum calendar day snowfall (inches) |
K days with minimum temperature <= 0 | 2 number of days with snowfall |
L peak wind gust (miles per hour) | 3 number of days with snowfall >= 1.0" |
M direction of peak wind gust | 4 total snowfall for month (inches) |
N date(s) of peak wind gust | 5 total snowfall for 1999-2000 season (inches) |
O number of days with thunder | 6 maximum barometric pressure (inches) |
P number of days with hail | 6A date of maximum barometric pressure |
Q number of days with glaze | 7 minimum barometric pressure (inches) |
R number of days with ice pellets | 7A date of minimum barometric pressure |
R1 number of days with dense fog | (i) incomplete data |
S local observation time for temps/precipitation | (M) Missing, if listed in data table |
~ "about" | E estimated |
+ additional indeterminate number of days | NR not recorded |
STATION / LOCATION (MILES & DIRECTION FROM MAIN POST OFFICE) / OBSERVER / YEAR RECORDS BEGAN / EMAIL ADDRESS:
ANN Annandale, VA 1 3/4 ENE - Lowell Koontz 12/90 wwkoontz@bellatlantic.net | ROA Roanoke, VA Webmaster (Blacksburg): William.Perry@noaa.gov |
DCA Arlington, VA NWS Webmaster (Sterling): james.decarufel@noaa.gov | ROK Roanoke, VA 6SW Wendell Prillaman 4/76 |
BCB Blacksburg, VA NWS Webmaster: William.Perry@noaa.gov | VNA Vienna, VA Robert Boott, 1.5SW Robert.Boott@tma.osd.mil |
BRI Bridgewater, VA Clayton Towers Ctowers@rica.net | AKQ Wakefield, VA NWS Webmaster: Hugh.Cobb@noaa.gov |
CEN Centreville, VA Paul Bassett 1985 pbassett@neocom.net | WSH Washington, VA David Yowell runamok@runamok.com |
CHO Charlottesville, VA 3N John Stewart (Rappahannock County) - 1/91 - Inactive | WEE Weems, VA 3WNW Francis J. Socey |
IAD Dulles International Airport Webmaster (Sterling): james.decarufel@noaa.gov | WOO Woodstock, VA 5NW Lauck Walton - 12/1/85 jwalton@shentel.net |
FCH Falls Church, VA Erica Page - 3/7/94 ERICA96661@aol.com | AVL Asheville, NC NWS NWS GSP: bryan.mcavoy@noaa.gov |
FRB Fredericksburg, VA 7SW Ken McKneely mckneelys@email.msn.com | BRE Brevard, NC 1SE Bob Keehn 1/1/90 Bob_Keehn@citcom.net |
HAM Hampton, VA 5NE Dave Kessel 1989 david64@visi.net | CLT Charlotte, NC NWS NWS GSP: bryan.mcavoy@noaa.gov |
HER Herndon, VA R.M. Beall P- 10/76 T- 1/91 beall47@earthlink.net | GSO Greensboro, NC NWS Webmaster (Raleigh/RAH): Richard.Jones@noaa.gov |
HRN Herndon, VA 4SW Russ Topping - 1985 rtopping@erols.com | RAL Raleigh, NC 7NNW Bob Woodson - 6/1/93 woods@pipeline.com |
LKU Louisa, VA 1N Joseph Bowers 1944 - NWS ID 44-5050-02 jmbiii@earthlink.net | RDU Raleigh-Durham, NC NWS Webmaster: Richard.Jones@noaa.gov |
LOU Louisa, VA 6S John Bullock (about 1970) | LUM Lumberton, NC FAA Lumberton 34o 37'N 79o 04'W |
LYH Lynchburg, VA NWS Webmaster (Blacksburg): William.Perry@noaa.gov | ROX Roxboro, NC 2SE Merriell A. Jay 1/93 |
NEW Newmarket, VA 2W Joyce Winfree joywood@shentel.net | ILM Wilmington, NC NWS nwsilm@wilmington.net |
NPN Newport News, VA 7N Gary Leonard - 6/91 GaryMLeonard@aol.com | CHS Charleston,
SC NWS, courtesy of Eleanor Vallier-Talbot
Eleanor.Vallier-Talbot@noaa.govevaltal@wpmedia.com Webmaster Contents CHS: Theodore.Rodgers@noaa.gov |
NOR Norfolk, VA 3NE Jim Fentress 6/1/77 | CAE Columbia, SC NWS caewx@noaa.gov |
ORF Norfolk, VA 5NE NWS 1871 Webmaster (Wakefield): Hugh.Cobb@noaa.gov | GSP Greenville-Spartanburg, SC NWS bryan.mcavoy@noaa.gov |
POR Portsmouth, VA 3S Bill Trotter - 7/1/76 pwrs@pilot.infi.net | RUB Ruby, SC 3 NW Franklin Hancock |
MEC Mechanicsville, VA Glen Martin 11/19/91 | FLO Florence, SC nwsilm@wilmington.net |
RMD Richmond, VA Roy Britt 8/22/83 rbritt@erols.com | CRE North Myrtle Beach, SC nwsilm@wilmington.net |
RIC Richmond, VA NWS Webmaster (Wakefield): Hugh.Cobb@noaa.gov | TRI Tri-cities/Bristol, TN NWS Webmaster (Morristown):W-Mrx.Webmaster@noaa.gov |
CHW Canaan Heights, WV Dave Lesher wxdave@boo.net |