It's Game Day Wolfpack!! Today we travel to Norfolk, Virginia to take over Old Dominion University. We are wolves, hunting, and we're hungry. It's time to end the Monarch's rein.
Today is going to be a beautiful day! Conditions in Norfolk currently are 82 degrees under partly sunny skies with a slight chance of precipitation within the next couple hours. Once that chance clears out skies will be mostly sunny with a high today around 85 and a low tonight in the upper 60's.
If you going to the game, wear red! If my understanding is correct, ODU is trying to organize a white-out for today, so the red will certainly make a statement. We're taking a 50-piece pep band, and with that we will overwhelm their 19k person stadium. Let's come out of this game 3-0! Let's go Wolfpack! Beat ODU! It's Game Day!
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Colonels Expecting General Loss, Commander
It's Game Day again, Wolfpack Nation! This weekend seems to be very similar to last weather-wise. A warm, moist southwesterly wind is helping the atmosphere provide the low cloud cover right now as well as helping organize lines of thunderstorms along the strong cold frontal boundary moving eastward ahead of the strengthening upper-level trough. Thunderstorms are likely this afternoon and this evening in association with this cold front and the weaker boundary behind it. I am not sure how much lightning will be produced by these storms, but if you remember last year, we needed to evacuate the stadium because lightning was too close within the bubble the NCAA and ACC have set up for lightning safety. There is a chance we will need to evacuate the stadium again today.
What to Know for this Afternoon
Lines of storms are already organizing in south central NC as well as central western NC. The initial line has moved through Fayetteville and is working its way toward Greenville and Wilmington. The secondary line of storms is beginning to extend from Greensboro down to Charlotte.
Timing: Based on what I am seeing from a couple models, it could be raining before the game on some of the tailgating. The strongest line of storms will likely move through near the beginning of the game, between 6:00 and 7:00. After that, because of the slow-moving nature of this system, it could possibly be raining through the rest of the night on and off.
What to Bring
Band - We will need Ponchos again. Jacket, Pants, Black Socks and Shoes, Gloves, Gauntlets, Hats, and Ponchos should be the uniform parts for today.
Fans - It would be wise to bring a rain jacket, poncho, or umbrella to the game.
Let's Go Wolfpack!!
What to Know for this Afternoon
Lines of storms are already organizing in south central NC as well as central western NC. The initial line has moved through Fayetteville and is working its way toward Greenville and Wilmington. The secondary line of storms is beginning to extend from Greensboro down to Charlotte.
Timing: Based on what I am seeing from a couple models, it could be raining before the game on some of the tailgating. The strongest line of storms will likely move through near the beginning of the game, between 6:00 and 7:00. After that, because of the slow-moving nature of this system, it could possibly be raining through the rest of the night on and off.
What to Bring
Band - We will need Ponchos again. Jacket, Pants, Black Socks and Shoes, Gloves, Gauntlets, Hats, and Ponchos should be the uniform parts for today.
Fans - It would be wise to bring a rain jacket, poncho, or umbrella to the game.
Let's Go Wolfpack!!
Friday, September 11, 2015
14 Years ago. Like it was yesterday. Respect those who serve.
September 11, 2001, was a Tuesday like any other. The sun rose on the Eastern seaboard in New York City at 6:33 am, just over two hours before an unbelievable terror engulfed the most powerful nation in the world.
A strong upper level ridge had pushed through the Northeastern United States, stalling and redirecting hurricane Erin, which was a category 1 at the time, from moving back toward the coast and potentially causing flight delays in Boston and NYC. Instead of 70 mph winds and sideways rain, the Big Apple woke up to a gorgeous seasonal 67 F and mostly sunny skies.
I was in third grade. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was attending school at North Raleigh Christian Academy at what was the Durant campus. We all left school very shortly after arriving, and my teacher seemed distraught. When my brother and I got home, we went next door to see the news. By the time we arrived, we watched the second plane crash into the South tower. I was horrified. "How could someone do something like this to so many innocent people? Were they all going to die?" The questions kept replaying over, and over, and over in my head.
Numbers from this infamous day: Almost 3,000 people total died in the World Trade Centers, the Pentagon, and Flight 93: 343 were firefighters and EMS, 23 NYCPD officers, 37 Port Authority police officers, and 125 military personnel. Over 10,000 other people were treated for injuries. Only 6 people who were actually in the World Trade Center towers when they fell, survived.
Over 500, 528 to be exact, were volunteer first-responders. Individuals who put their lives on the line every single day to make sure the general public is safe from harm. Firefighters, Police officers, Paramedics, and members of our military are all volunteers. I was only in third grade, but I remember that time, when being an American citizen meant being an American citizen. Our status as Americans did not rely on the color of our skin, the platform of beliefs we held, or the label we could have had from life circumstances. Being an American meant being a part of something bigger and better, having opportunity to grow and learn, being a piece of the heterogeneous homogeneity characterized by the melting pot we lived in. Why now do we such a hard time seeing the best in one another, and instead assume the worst about someone?
Take today, and this week, and this month, and through the rest of the year to thank our volunteers. Thank a firefighter. Thank a police officer. Thank a Paramedic. For goodness sake thank a member of our armed forces. Thank those who work at the food bank. Thank those who work at consignment shops. Thank those who work in places you frequent. Thank everyone you come in contact with, because without them doing their job, you would not be able to live your life the way you do now. Most of all though, especially today, thank our first-responders.
A strong upper level ridge had pushed through the Northeastern United States, stalling and redirecting hurricane Erin, which was a category 1 at the time, from moving back toward the coast and potentially causing flight delays in Boston and NYC. Instead of 70 mph winds and sideways rain, the Big Apple woke up to a gorgeous seasonal 67 F and mostly sunny skies.
I was in third grade. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was attending school at North Raleigh Christian Academy at what was the Durant campus. We all left school very shortly after arriving, and my teacher seemed distraught. When my brother and I got home, we went next door to see the news. By the time we arrived, we watched the second plane crash into the South tower. I was horrified. "How could someone do something like this to so many innocent people? Were they all going to die?" The questions kept replaying over, and over, and over in my head.
Numbers from this infamous day: Almost 3,000 people total died in the World Trade Centers, the Pentagon, and Flight 93: 343 were firefighters and EMS, 23 NYCPD officers, 37 Port Authority police officers, and 125 military personnel. Over 10,000 other people were treated for injuries. Only 6 people who were actually in the World Trade Center towers when they fell, survived.
Over 500, 528 to be exact, were volunteer first-responders. Individuals who put their lives on the line every single day to make sure the general public is safe from harm. Firefighters, Police officers, Paramedics, and members of our military are all volunteers. I was only in third grade, but I remember that time, when being an American citizen meant being an American citizen. Our status as Americans did not rely on the color of our skin, the platform of beliefs we held, or the label we could have had from life circumstances. Being an American meant being a part of something bigger and better, having opportunity to grow and learn, being a piece of the heterogeneous homogeneity characterized by the melting pot we lived in. Why now do we such a hard time seeing the best in one another, and instead assume the worst about someone?
Take today, and this week, and this month, and through the rest of the year to thank our volunteers. Thank a firefighter. Thank a police officer. Thank a Paramedic. For goodness sake thank a member of our armed forces. Thank those who work at the food bank. Thank those who work at consignment shops. Thank those who work in places you frequent. Thank everyone you come in contact with, because without them doing their job, you would not be able to live your life the way you do now. Most of all though, especially today, thank our first-responders.
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Game Day The Wolfpack Way!
Wolfpack Nation! It's finally game day in Carter-Finley Stadium!! This has been a long awaited day, and I am really, really looking forward to coming back home!
Weather-wise, today will be less than ideal unfortunately. The National Weather Service is saying that there's about a 40% chance of showers throughout the day, and it looks like that may be the case.
Generally speaking, the temperature will start off this morning at around 70 degrees and will rise to a high much cooler than yesterday settling in the mid 80's. Cloud cover will depend on the amount of moisture and the convection with that moisture as the wind from the northeast blows inland from the coast.
Precipitation Potential
It looks like the main pocket of precipitation may start up in the early afternoon, around 2:00 or so. Once convection initiates with these storms, it is likely that they will begin forming rapidly. Their movement though should move them out of the way fairly quickly, so the rain we receive tomorrow may actually be from multiple storms linked together which formed along others' outflow boundaries.
It looks like broken rain may continue into the evening until about 9:00-10:00, or around the time the game is ending against Troy. Also unfortunate, it looks like the heaviest rain will be falling around halftime. I hope it's not raining at this time, but I cannot control the weather (if I could, I would not be in-debt!).
What to Bring
If you're a member of the team or one of the spirit squad, you know what to do. Band, yes, we will likely need ponchos tomorrow. If you are not a part of the above, it would be wise to bring an umbrella or light rain jacket (it will be too hot for a heavy rain coat or even rain boots).
Band Checklist
Band, remember what we need: Jackets, Hats, Pants, Gauntlets, Gloves, Black Socks, Black Shoes, Instruments (You would think this is a given, right? Well, it's happened.), Ponchos, Sunglasses (optional but helpful), Sunscreen (Recommended).
Wolfpack Nation: This is the time to show the world what we're all about. Bring the noise, bring the cheers, bring the support to pick up everyone in attendance. Carter-Finley needs to ring again with the shouting of 60,000. It's Game Day!! Let's Go Wolfpack!!
Weather-wise, today will be less than ideal unfortunately. The National Weather Service is saying that there's about a 40% chance of showers throughout the day, and it looks like that may be the case.
Generally speaking, the temperature will start off this morning at around 70 degrees and will rise to a high much cooler than yesterday settling in the mid 80's. Cloud cover will depend on the amount of moisture and the convection with that moisture as the wind from the northeast blows inland from the coast.
Precipitation Potential
It looks like the main pocket of precipitation may start up in the early afternoon, around 2:00 or so. Once convection initiates with these storms, it is likely that they will begin forming rapidly. Their movement though should move them out of the way fairly quickly, so the rain we receive tomorrow may actually be from multiple storms linked together which formed along others' outflow boundaries.
It looks like broken rain may continue into the evening until about 9:00-10:00, or around the time the game is ending against Troy. Also unfortunate, it looks like the heaviest rain will be falling around halftime. I hope it's not raining at this time, but I cannot control the weather (if I could, I would not be in-debt!).
What to Bring
If you're a member of the team or one of the spirit squad, you know what to do. Band, yes, we will likely need ponchos tomorrow. If you are not a part of the above, it would be wise to bring an umbrella or light rain jacket (it will be too hot for a heavy rain coat or even rain boots).
Band Checklist
Band, remember what we need: Jackets, Hats, Pants, Gauntlets, Gloves, Black Socks, Black Shoes, Instruments (You would think this is a given, right? Well, it's happened.), Ponchos, Sunglasses (optional but helpful), Sunscreen (Recommended).
Wolfpack Nation: This is the time to show the world what we're all about. Bring the noise, bring the cheers, bring the support to pick up everyone in attendance. Carter-Finley needs to ring again with the shouting of 60,000. It's Game Day!! Let's Go Wolfpack!!
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