Your StormTracker 59 team goes back into the weather files to highlight some of the most impactful weather of the month: May 10th Northern Lights On May 10th, we had our strongest geomagentic storm in decades according to NASA. This resulted in a rare opportunity to view the Northern Lights in our region and you […]
Mother’s Day looks fantastic, especially if you have outdoor plans made. Some patchy river fog might make the trip to church a little tricky, but that should burn off before the late morning hours. The rest of the day will be filled with plenty of sunshine thanks to high pressure building in. Temps will also […]
Sunday night starts with scattered showers and storms during the evening hours. These have the potential to produce some lightning strikes and some quick heavy downpours. As the sun sets, rain and storm chances will decrease to only an isolated chance closer to midnight. Clouds will linger afterward as temps drop into the 60s, though […]
Your StormTracker 59 team goes back into the weather files to highlight some of the most impactful weather of the month: April 2nd Fayette County Tornado On April 2nd at 4:30 PM, an EF-2 tornado with maximum winds of 130 mph was on the ground for a little over a mile in Fayette County just […]
Alerts Issued for Our Region FROST ADVISORY for Wyoming and McDowell counties tonight from 1 AM to 9 AM. With temperatures dropping into the low 30s, frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Bring them inside or cover them up, as they could be damaged or killed if left uncovered. Tonight features a slow clearing trend […]
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED: Several rounds of scattered showers, some of which can be on the heavy side, are expected over the next several days. Prolonged rainfall can pose a risk for areas with poor drainage systems and cause our rivers to run high so remember if you see high water to #TurnAroundDontDrown! […]
Tonight, we’ll start off with a gloomy look under mostly cloudy skies this evening. Clouds clear west to east tonight, bringing down our cloud cover to eventually partly cloudy/mostly clear skies Sunday morning. Expect a cold over night however with overnight lows down in the 20s and wind chill values pushing into the teens. Sunday […]
Tonight, we end the weekend on a fantastic note as we enjoy a mostly clear night. We’ll have a few clouds push through near the southern border of West Virginia and Virginia, but we’ll remain dry and calm otherwise. The only thing to be mindful of is the temperatures as they drop near 30 degrees […]
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES/WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED: Flood Watch for Raleigh, Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas, McDowell, Wyoming, Tazwell, Bland, Giles, Mercer, Summers, Monroe, and Greenbrier counties until Sunday morning. Showers tonight can reaggravate our current stream and creek levels, leading to high water issues. If you see any high water, remember to turn around and don’t drown! […]