The Shenandoah Valley takes the brunt of the storms before they crest the Eastern side of the mountains a lot in our area of Northern Virginia, but sometimes and lately they restrengthen come down off the mountain.
Having lived here for years, I gotta say its mainly Central and Eastern WV that takes the brunt before it moves into the valley. The SV has slowly been driving into annual droughts because of this, and then they cross the blue ridge and EXPLODE. But, to your second point, they have been blowing up off the spine of the Appalachian mtns more frequently these past few years. This is actually one of our biggest points of research, and figuring this out for the future - and how to prepare for it. Because our zoning and terrains are not made for annual droughts and then, sudden, damaging storms.
I'm really interested in that too. I know when they form on the East side of the mountains and move in from the south and go NE they can be quite damaging. In particular, Aldie and Brambleton take hail more so than the parts of where I live near the Potomac River. Definitely would be interested in learning more.
@@EternalNightsCollectibles Orographic lift is something I feel like will have more of an impact as higher temps effect these areas, and im set on figuring out which regions are influenced the most. We really appreciate the comments and are glad to see more people taking notice, as awareness leads to preparedness as stronger storms impact this beautiful area.
Most likely. Thoughts on the rare Tornado Outbreak from last Wednesday or Tuesday? That was one of the rarest storms I've seen in LoCo that accelerated in MoCo.
A warmer climate will cause more moisture to be in the air. It also changes weather patterns - Along with natural occurring pattern changes, that can lead to more moisture to fall in areas that it used to not. As we've built slopped towns and towns or cities within water basins, we will see this more often.
