George BM

I'm just glad that I was not old enough (4 years old) to remember that debacle of an 'event'.

How much rain has your yard picked up so far this morning?

Yeap. URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 666 STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1219 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2000 THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MARYLAND SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA NORTHERN VIRGINIA CENTRASL AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 100 PM UNTIL 700 PM EDT. ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION... DESTRUCTIVE WINDS. ALSO...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER... THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 95 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF MORGANTOWN WEST VIRGINIA TO 10 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF BALTIMORE MARYLAND. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. OTHER WATCH INFORMATION... CONTINUE...WW 665... DISCUSSION...INTENSE BOW ECHO OVER SERN OHIO IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EWD AT 55 KT ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS WITH WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY. ACTIIVTY WILL REACH THE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON DC AREA AROUND 5 PM. AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27055.

August. August 9, 2000 to be exact. It was even Severe Thunderstorm Watch 666. Lol.

For todays risk look out for how much high level cloud cover we get from the storms currently developing in the Carolinas.

It's the most humid day of the year so far. It's the first 70+F dewpoint day of the year.

There hasn't been a MOD or HIGH risk issued anywhere in the country this month from SPC. Quiet indeed. One time period that I'll watch is following the cool shot at the beginning of next week. As a ridge tries to build in during the week watch for any potential NW-flow event. Small note: Some of the 0z convective models hint at scattered storms/convection trying to develop tomorrow afternoon from Bertha. There looks like there will be some low-level shear (not super impressive LLshear but some LLshear). If storms can develop tomorrow there might be a risk of gusty winds and perhaps a rotating meso or two. #Notanexpertopinion

I just got a new Honda HRN216VKA self-propelled push mower (a durable mower) after the Toro that we had since 2003 finally gave up the ghost last month if this adds anything of value for you.

^There's a tropical wave with a surface trough affecting Cuba and Florida with heavy rains now. A few models actually try to spin-up something weak (probably too weak for any tropical classification) from this. This would be especially true if the disturbance moves off the east coast of Florida, Georgia and into the Carolinas. Regardless, this would result in the high Pwats in the region by mid/late week. #Notanexpertopinion

BWI: 110F DCA: 111F IAD: 111F RIC: 112F

@H2O Happy 49ing!...Or is it 50ing? I'm pretty sure it's forty-nining IIRC.

Is this a future storm in the GOM this year? Also, do we get some decent remnants from it up here?

I should probably start checking myself for ticks from time to time... especially considering that I occasionally walk/hike/run through tall grass and weeds in my local park (I like going through the wilderness off the paved surfaces).

Don't forget places immediately to your east and southeast like VA beach, the lower Virginia peninsula and Delaware getting into Arthur's rains as well.

But was it good though?

I've never drank once in my life before.

IAD got down to 34F this morning. I noticed some patchy frost on roofs here. (Herndon)

Minus the rain, this has been an epic stretch of weather for you.

Someone has been time-traveling I see.

Despite being down to 33F by the 1am hour that's where IAD bottomed out this morning.

Let us be near the northern/northeastern periphery of the biblical heat and humidity with a 750-400mb WNW flow of at least 50-60+kts, MLCAPE of at least 5,000 J/kg, DCAPE AOA 1500 J/kg, and steep mid-level lapse rates. Then come August through October let us be near the west-end of a monster Bermuda High with an Ohio Valley trough stuck to our west so some fun spinny cloud masses will train up the eastern seaboard. Then it will REALLY be "Game On".

IAD is down to 33F so far.

Yeap. As of now Dulles has hit 50F so far today. http://iadasos.org/2hourpast.html

Random question @Mrs.J. Have you ever thought of or do you plan on opening your own restaurant?

https://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/soundingclimo/