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WPC getting in on potential for heavy downpours! https://origin.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/metwatch/metwatch_mpd_multi.php?md=0343&yr=2021

Lots of wild interactions with outflow boundaries tonight. Wild to see stuff collide and sometimes explode in convection.

I see a DP on my Weather station of 66 now.. That feels a bit high as it feels pretty nice outside. Will have to see. I feel another meso is coming soon for the MD/NoVa area. BTW - I know feelings mean nothing when it comes to weather.. just seems like that is the next area that could be impacted in some way.

I have no idea.. cold air funnels, I would think, would happen in winter. Maybe it is any time that there is enough contrast in temps that it would occur.

Yea, this looks like a landspout and not a major tornado by the way he is flying. Like small waterspouts, they can have lighter winds. From Landspout - Wikipedia Landspouts are a type of tornado that forms during the growth stage of a cumulus congestus cloud by stretching boundary layer vorticity upward and into the cumulus congestus's updraft. These generally are smaller and weaker than supercell tornadoes and do not form from a mesocyclone or pre-existing rotation in the cloud. Because of this, landspouts are rarely detected by Doppler weather radar.[3] Landspouts share a strong resemblance and development process to that of waterspouts, usually taking the form of a translucent and highly laminar helical tube. "They are typically narrow, rope-like condensation funnels that form while the thunderstorm cloud is still growing and there is no rotating updraft", according to the National Weather Service.[4] Landspouts are considered tornadoes since a rapidly rotating column of air is in contact with both the surface and a cumuliform cloud. Not all landspouts are visible, and many are first sighted as debris swirling at the surface before eventually filling in with condensation and dust.

WOW!

Yep.. It is posted https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0269.html

Incoming

Latest 2 frames looks like it is weakening some now.

That cluster in Pennsylvania is interesting. We will see how all this pans out today, but it has my interest.

0.8 today. 1.38 last 24 hours.

Culpeper is also looking really bad. Wow. 7inches plus showing up on Radar and the storms keep raining.

That was quite a bit of rain for about 20 minutes.. then lighter for about 10 more.. quick half inch picked up IMBY.

Yes.. that is good. During super humid times though, this may drive up the humidity in the basement if it is evaporating the condensation off the coils. Probably not as big of a deal up here as it is in Florida from what I have read/seen on videos. You need the dehumidification the coils bring down there. Also, not a great thing to do in the Desert areas where attic vents would blow hot air into the home .. in desert areas the units are, many times, in the attics.. but I have been experimenting with leaving them on as well since the basement is a natural cooler as well.

You my be right! Some newer units have multi speed fans and run all the time. The slower speeds when not actually doing the cooling! There is a big debate out there on whether to run them all the time or only when the AC or Heat is running. I think it is all about where you live in the country and how humid it is. Good luck!! Hope it goes better the rest of the year!

Ya! Running the fan continuously will put humidity back in the home as it evaporates it off the coils while still inside. This is especially true with all the humidity! @mappy AC troubles stink! Sorry you are stuck with that challenge and expense.

Our issue may be the clouds. As of now showing a 60 - 65% coverage on the forecast. Hoping this is not correct, and it may not be.. but it is so humid out there that you may cause cloud cover by opening the door and letting a small bit of AC air out!

Anyone got some ideas on cloud cover/fog around sunrise tomorrow? Just thinking of the eclipse.

Convection firing up in central Loudoun. Just to my east. Look like heavy rain - slow movers.

Shows tornado forming on ground. Little guy.. But cool

There ya go!

Lot of rain, thunder, and lightning.. no hail.

It is here