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My yard reminds me of what it normally looks like in April. A whole lot of green, and a whole lot of tall green.

Our thread over the past several months reminds me of times when a fresh model run comes out prior to a major snowstorm... "It's East" "It's West" "It's North" "It's South" One's perspective and reality can definitely be blurred at times. My perspective is that the summer 2023 was not overly hot. In my book, that's what matters most...how did I navigate/feel about it?

Duh! Not sure how I got confused with an 11am game on Saturday morning and the revelry that unfolds on Saturday night. LOL

Sorry for the confusion Jon - it's 11am out there as MJS stated below. That's the time that he needs to be ready for!

Well, I hope you all have a fun, safe trip and enjoy your time in Chicago. I've been out a few times for baseball weekends at Wrigley and I've enjoyed myself immensely. And sometimes our greatest memories come from experiences that we don't think will live up to others. Hopefully Saturday night isn't "too fun" or that 11am kick might become an issue...

@Mount Joy Snowman - as promised, an open challenge to you: @sauss06 and I completed the heavy load for the 2023 PSU football season. We "suffered" through all kinds of inclement weather on Saturday/Saturday night and brought home with us a rousing W. Someone had to do it...we were willing, able, and successful. And you're welcome for keeping the BCS playoff hopes alive... And now, Snowman, it's up to you. The next game looms just 5 days away in Evanston. The current forecast is for hazing, I mean sunny skies with temps in the low 70s. Pretty much a spectacular fall day in the Windy City 'burbs. Do not f*ck this up! It's going to be a great high school atmosphere, an early kick, and this game has letdown written all over it. Light a fire in their rumps and get us a win. That's your mission...a win. A solid, convincing win. Don't come home without it. We got UMASS lurking and we must have this one!

2.60" with an additional .04" since midnight.

2.56" might be the final total. Excellent!

2.52" here. Great rain that came in the most beneficial rates possible.

My highest wind gust was 27 mph. LNS had several gusts to 30. Underperformed here.

2.32" here now with only some drizzle falling.

I got home at 2:30 this morning. Finished with 1.14" yesterday and am now at 1.02 for today. 2.16" and counting. Rain also seems to be more tropical in nature and seems to be "accumulating" efficiently. Stay tuned tomorrow for my recap of last night as well as a personal challenge to you!

2.04" here so far with moderate rain continuing.

Just got one last update from my wife before heading into the stadium - she says it hasn't rained a drop in 5 hours. Still .97" in the bucket. She's wondering what happened to the storm I was talking about for days. Okay...We Are!!!

Wife says cloudy at home with .97" - I feel like this will overperform rain-wise.

Still say the wind underperforms at home.

2 updates from my wife at home: .41" of rain has fallen - "it's really coming down" she said... Wind speed is 5 mph. Should be quite accurate given the direction.

Huge comeback immediately followed by a gut wrenching loss.

Current wind speed is 4 mph. Most of the day it was 12-20 mph sustained.

@canderson NHC saying "so there's a chance"

@paweather

Yes it is, mentioned it above but it's already gusting well into the 20s.

Yep - I just think winds in the 40+mph is a stretch. Caveat...I have no idea. LOL

I agree - CTP mentioned that top gusts might cap out at 30mph, and I feel like with coastal storms the wind often underperforms. I don't know how to feel about rainfall but I would think you'd do as well as anyone. Then again - it's actually pretty windy here already. LOL