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Eskimo Joe

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  1. After the 2012 derecho, PEPCO spent a lot to study the type and height of trees in their right of way. They determined it was best to plant smaller trees like birch and red buds, and even offered residents a chance to cut down bit trees and have them replaced with smaller ones at no cost. It was incredibly successful and I do not understand why that program was not maintained. Yup. My neighborhood was build between 1960 - 1970. Our big issue is that BGE doesn't do tree trimming within the right of way with any set method or schedule. In the ten years that we've lived here, we've only seen one routing tree trimming crew. Compare that to Adams Electrical Cooperative when we lived in PA, who were out every other year.
  2. I truly hope this El Nino comes in weaker, but that seems unlikely.
  3. Interesting temp/snowfall website tool. If you're a snow lover, the odds are not in your favor in these parts for big ENSO events:
  4. Sure thing. Unlike SPC, the marginal flood risks are so benign that I'm not sure it's worth including.
  5. Anything Slight Risk or higher would be great honestly. The worst flooding of my career was in a Slight Risk last July when inside the beltway got slammed.
  6. The gaps in the precipitation and drought have largely spared the metros from any wider issues. If this rain came as one longer fused batch of precip, there would've been a few water rescues at least. On a similar note, I wish WPC would develop an event archive like SPC does. It would be great for research.
  7. Incredible bust for short term model guidance. Some places about to pick up 3" of rain on the day.
  8. That's about sustainment rain. We really need some surplus rains. The reservoirs up in Baltimore County are getting quite low.
  9. Looks like no major heat in the long term. Maybe no more 95°+ days?
  10. Would track for our area's luck of late.
  11. Despite a short heat wave near the 4th of July, this month turned out cooler and drier compared to last year at my cooperative observation site (RSTM2). July 2025 - 16, 90 degree days & monthly precip total of 6.5" July 2026 - 10, 90 degree days & monthly precip total of 3.6"
  12. If I recall correctly, SPC requires two confirmed tornadoes to verify a Tornado Watch box. The watch from last Tuesday has been validated from the two confirmed tornadoes in Maryland.
  13. Looking like another 48 hr + power outage from storms that weren't terrible. BGE is an absolute joke of a utility company.
  14. Central and Western PA were upgraded earlier this summer. At one point there were over six tornado warnings going in a severe thunderstorm watch.
  15. Watch box out to our north, $20 says it's going to be multiple watches.
  16. Hope this crapvection over this mountains sorts itself out and quick.
  17. I will always take a cold, dry winter over a warm one. There is nothing worse than 65 degrees on Christmas Day with bad air quality.
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