We have had a hot start to May in the 80s. We also had sensational April with plenty of sunshine and fair-weather clouds from the Blue Ridge Parkway to the Triad. While we enjoyed a April's warmth, we could use more rainfall as dry soil conditions are developing from the Sandhills into the Piedmont of North Carolina.We ended April rainfall in the Piedmont Triad with more than two inches below normal as drought conditions begin to redevelop from the eastern Sandhills toward the Piedmont Triad’s eastern cities. The low distribution of rainfall has also had us watering our gardens and yards more. NOAA Lead Meteorologist in the Raleigh Weather Forecast Office, Phil Badgett, says a flash drought may be developing as a result from warmer than average temperatures in April and below normal rainfall totals. The faster vegetation growth pulls more moisture from the soil. Right now, the Drought Monitor shows most of North Carolina under abnormally dry conditons. Areas without irrigation may have dry and cracked ground. These conditions may also lead to dangerous flash flooding events when thunderstorms or heavy showers move in during May. The outlook does show a better than average chance for rainfall through July in North When it comes to severe storm threats our most active day of April was on the eleventh with a line of severe thunderstorms that produced an EF-1 tornado in North Wilkesboro. Peak winds ranges from 105 to 11o miles per hour as the tornado tore through Wilkes County for two miles in a 300 yard wide path starting at 6:45 p.m. The National Weather Service survey team from Blacksburg, Virginia determined the tornado started 2.2 miles south-southwest of Wilkesboro. The EF-1 tornado was responsible for major damage to several homes, an apartment complex, and businesses. The video below shows incredible images from the IGA Marketplace camera in North Wilkesboro as it captured the tornado narrowly missing parked vehicles and drivers entering the lot. Temperatures have been above normal for the average high and the monthly mean temperature. Our last day of freezing temperatures for the spring season was on April 6 when we dropped to 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Our hottest April afternoon to date was April 18. We may feel more like June to end the last couple of days of April as highs warm into the 80s.Looking ahead to May, the Climate Prediction Center's Monthly Precipitation and Temperature Outlooks give North Carolina a chance for above normal warming and rainfall.
We have had a hot start to May in the 80s. We also had sensational April with plenty of sunshine and fair-weather clouds from the Blue Ridge Parkway to the Triad. While we enjoyed a April's warmth, we could use more rainfall as dry soil conditions are developing from the Sandhills into the Piedmont of North Carolina.
We ended April rainfall in the Piedmont Triad with more than two inches below normal as drought conditions begin to redevelop from the eastern Sandhills toward the Piedmont Triad’s eastern cities. The low distribution of rainfall has also had us watering our gardens and yards more. NOAA Lead Meteorologist in the Raleigh Weather Forecast Office, Phil Badgett, says a flash drought may be developing as a result from warmer than average temperatures in April and below normal rainfall totals. The faster vegetation growth pulls more moisture from the soil.
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Abnormally Dry Conditions as a Flash Drought Developed in April
Right now, the Drought Monitor shows most of North Carolina under abnormally dry conditons. Areas without irrigation may have dry and cracked ground. These conditions may also lead to dangerous flash flooding events when thunderstorms or heavy showers move in during May. The outlook does show a better than average chance for rainfall through July in North
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April Climate Ranking for 2024
When it comes to severe storm threats our most active day of April was on the eleventh with a line of severe thunderstorms that produced an EF-1 tornado in North Wilkesboro. Peak winds ranges from 105 to 11o miles per hour as the tornado tore through Wilkes County for two miles in a 300 yard wide path starting at 6:45 p.m. The National Weather Service survey team from Blacksburg, Virginia determined the tornado started 2.2 miles south-southwest of Wilkesboro.
The EF-1 tornado was responsible for major damage to several homes, an apartment complex, and businesses. The video below shows incredible images from the IGA Marketplace camera in North Wilkesboro as it captured the tornado narrowly missing parked vehicles and drivers entering the lot.
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Temperatures have been above normal for the average high and the monthly mean temperature. Our last day of freezing temperatures for the spring season was on April 6 when we dropped to 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Our hottest April afternoon to date was April 18. We may feel more like June to end the last couple of days of April as highs warm into the 80s.
Looking ahead to May, the Climate Prediction Center's Monthly Precipitation and Temperature Outlooks give North Carolina a chance for above normal warming and rainfall.
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