Here's the explanation WRAL weather gave for why we didn't have any good storms or rain around here.
What happened to the rain?
While some areas had rain, many others stayed dry. On top of that, we didn’t even see one lightning bolt let alone severe weather.
While I’m sure we are all VERY grateful for not seeing severe weather and tornadoes, many of you are wondering “what happened?”
The answer lies in the timing of the trough that was produced by the remnants of Laura. The trough brought light rain to many of our western counties earlier this morning and then cleared the area by the early afternoon. If that trough slowed down a bit and arrived in the afternoon instead of the morning our atmosphere would have been primed for explosive convection and severe storms.
