The Lake Anna Business Partnership held its annual Lake Anna Summit on Monday, April 20, via Zoom. Community leaders provided updates on key developments, projects, and initiatives impacting the Lake Anna region. The following is a summary of select speakers and their remarks. Amazon Reports Progress on Data Center Construction and Community Impact at 2026 Lake Anna Summit Amazon Web …
Severe thunderstorms are defined by three different elements: tornadoes, winds greater than 58 mph, and hail of 1” diameter or greater. Lightning and heavy rain occur with every thunderstorm, but they do not define a severe thunderstorm. However, lightning and heavy rainfall (flash flooding) kill more people in the US each year than the other three combined. Tornadoes develop from …
Now that 2025 is in the rearview mirror, here is a look back at the year’s weather highlights. The year was something of a Jekyll-and-Hyde season, with a very wet first half followed by a notably dry second half. Temperatures were warmer than normal early in the year but trended colder than average during the latter months. Average annual precipitation …
Wind chill is a measure used to account for the rate of heat loss from living organisms. It affects people and animals only; nonliving objects such as buildings, trees and vehicles are not impacted by wind chill.Wind chill represents an apparent temperature — how cold it feels rather than the actual air temperature. The wind chill formula was updated in …
The Lake Anna area is experiencing a drought that began in early August. While we have seen several minor episodes of rain, none have been enough to bring us back to normal levels. The rainfall deficit continues to grow across the region. Typically, we receive about 12 inches of rain from August through mid-November, but this year we have seen …
It’s two o’clock in the morning. Everyone in your house is sleeping, and thunderstorms are moving toward your area. As strong winds begin to shake the house, you realize something isn’t right. You wake your wife, grab the kids, and head to the basement—or an interior bathroom or hallway—for protection. But before you can get there, windows start breaking and …
We’ve all seen or at least heard of a blood red moon. But what weather is associated with it? And why does the color fade as the moon rises? The light from the sun is composed of many types of electromagnetic waves. The human eye can detect only a small portion of these waves, known as the visible spectrum. You …
This is your chance to become part of an important network of weather-observing volunteers.CoCoRaHS stands for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network. It began at the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University after the devastating flash flood in Fort Collins, CO, in 1998. Today, CoCoRaHS observations are used by the National Weather Service, private meteorologists, hydrologists, emergency …
Lake Anna Weather, which began as a small Facebook group in December 2021, has officially been designated a Weather-Ready Nation (WRN) Ambassador by the National Weather Service (NWS).The WRN Ambassador program encourages counties, towns, organizations, universities, and businesses across the U.S. to become more weather-aware and resilient in order to protect citizens, members, and employees from dangerous weather. Tornadoes, severe …
As we watch in horror the devastating floods in TX over the 4th of July weekend from the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry, and the heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Chantal, we need to be prepared for the worst as hurricane season is ramping up. The 2025 names are: Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dexter, Erin, Fernand, Gabrielle, Humberto, Imelda, Jerry, Karen, …
