Band Camp!

Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, prepare yourself for the world's most dangerous marching band! The Power Sound of the South Marching Band at NC State University!

Band camp is officially under way here in Raleigh and the weather could not be more beautiful. Currently we are experiencing partly cloudy skies with relatively low humidity and a temperature of around 80 degrees, though we do have a chance for thunderstorms later this afternoon and into the evening as a warm front and a stationary front are merging over the Carolinas. Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding is possible in the Northeast and New England states as a cold front pushes the warm front out of the way.

Red Flag warnings are being issued throughout the Northwestern United States as well. As the rain moves out and drier conditions take over, the Pacific High pressure system will be accompanied by winds pushing southward along the Pacific coast, causing the spread of wildfires and hazardous dry conditions.

I couldn't post a forecast for Saturday for my high school band's King's Dominion trip because I didn't have internet at the hotel, but the rain held out for them and they had a wonderful exhausting trip and are back at it this week to get their show ready for the first game.

DCI Finals were incredible. The power which those drum corps posses is unmatched by other musical ensembles. I had a fantastic time and after this experience, not only am I ready for band camp, but this fall I am thinking about auditioning for one of the corps provided there are no hiccups in my schedule. I figured out this year that I have one more year of eligibility, and if I do not have a meteorology-related position somewhere, I would very much like to experience being a part of one of these outstanding musical groups.

I am going to try to post more regularly now that the school year is kicking back into gear. There's always weather going on but unfortunately I can't always make time to post about it. For now, Go Wolfpack! I will have another band/triangle update tomorrow morning.