Rick Arkell

"... Foresters said Sunday thc fires were being contained, but many worried that lhc fire risk would remain high until the next significant ram or snow falls. Weather Service meteorologist Rick Arkell said no such drenching appears imminent. A weather pattern could continue to dissipate storms before they reach lhc arca or send them veering to lhe north. Arkell said. While the 30- and outlooks indicate rain eventually will fall, statistics from September and October painted a bleak picture. Part of eastern West Virginia reported those months were ilic ..."

"... somewhere upstream. Local officials scrambled to find the breach and found that water had poured over a levec on the lowa side near Lake Odessa, threatening only farmland, said Rick Arkell of the National Weather Service. “They knew the levee was going to fail, and decided to let it overtop instead of trying to build it up." he said. it's certainly ..."

"... tried to persuade them to leave, he said. there's a lot of houses in the water and they're going to be in the water for a while," said meteorologist Rick Arkell, of the National Weather Service. Although water receded a few inches Wednesday, Arkell warned that residents of Moline, a town downstream, could be in danger when the ice jam melts or breaks. But with more cold weather forecast that's not likely to happen ..."

"... would stop arson fires that have blackened more than acres of forest in nine states. Top Virginia and West Virginia officials said they won't relax until that precipitation comes. Rick Arkell, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Charleston, said a weather pattern is blocking substantial rain from the region. He also said parts of the region need rain for another reason: ..."