MN Transplant

Yeah, 1.51" over the past 10 days. Very welcome. I'll take more.

Avoiding Skubal in a three-game series would be good. My Twins have just gone 11-23 over the past month plus and squandered a playoff spot.

Nah, this was fine. We had too much dry and sunny this summer.

The Vikings aren’t just winning, they are looking dominant. I did not see that coming. Flores vs LaFleur next weekend is going to be great. The Twins are cooked. They needed Pablo to win the first game today and he got rocked. Officially out of a playoff spot as of today. Not that anyone wants to watch them score twice while getting swept.

that’s my September total after 0.2” last night

0.02”. Sprinkler timer stays on.

Sprinkles

Problem is that it looks isolated on any model with good resolution.

Where’s my double digits? I can’t believe the NAM would lie to me.

0.37” storm total. Meh.

My Twins are 9-18 in the last month and are now only 1.5 games ahead of Detroit for the final wild card spot. Everything going wrong, so I can sympathize with Os fans.

Skeptical that they hit the timelines, but it is coming: https://www.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/NOAA_Radar_Next-Radar_Next_Program_242901.pdf I can't imagine that the next iteration won't be phased-array. Engineers are still working on the best ways to get the polarimetric measurements. The eventual time resolution increases will be awesome.

There’s a 10” marker in there

I like the DC bullseye on the NAM 3k

0.03” overnight, which doubles my September total.

It seems like there were a couple of issues with the model forecasts for this one. First, at 5+ days out there was uncertainty about where the "landfall" of the low would be, so some of the runs had us getting significant precipitation that was closely associated with the low. However, when we got closer it became obvious that the low was going to be in NC/SC and we would have to hope for the feeder band (the Euro was particularly in on this scenario). The interesting thing that has happened in the last day or so is that the models have caught on to a second low that pops off the coast. That disrupts the moisture flow and likely keeps the rain closer to the low and the coast.

Go Vikes!

Really dry for many of us. I'm at 1.37" over the last month.

Is it ever going to rain again? Science says yes, but I remain skeptical.

They aren’t going to pass the Twins on a race to the bottom

I had ATL/PIT on my multi-screen view. Good lord, TJ Watt was on another level.

Yeah, I have no idea how good the Vikings are because the Giants look awful.

Climate Site Sep 8 Forecast Low Washington-National (DCA) 52F (1988) 54F Washington-Dulles (IAD) 43F (1984) 48F Baltimore (BWI) 46F (1962) 51F Martinsburg (MRB) 42F (1988) 44F Annapolis (NAK) 47F (1962) 53F Hagerstown (HGR) 43F (1988) 44F Charlottesville (CHO) 43F (1988) 46F Climate Site Sep 9 Forecast Low Washington-National (DCA) 48F (1901) 52F Washington-Dulles (IAD) 40F (1986) 45F Baltimore (BWI) 44F (1986) 48F Martinsburg (MRB) 40F (1986) 40F Annapolis (NAK) 43F (1986) 53F Hagerstown (HGR) 38F (1986) 43F Charlottesville (CHO) 43F (1918) 44F

I have this NVR: https://reolink.com/product/rln8-410/ The cameras are always changing, so I'd just pick the ones you like based on the specs.

I have a roof-mounted camera. There are a couple of decisions points. One is whether a system needs to be completely wireless, or if you have the ability to run power or ethernet to the location. Another is if you want the video stored locally (bigger up-front cost for a video recorder), or if it is cloud-only (usually a monthly cost). My setup is a Reolink NVR system, which runs cameras via Power-over-Ethernet. So, I had to go up into the attic and on the roof to run an ethernet cable, which wasn't overly difficult with my house, but could be sketchy for some situations. I like that it runs continuously, I can access the video from everywhere, and I don't have an ongoing cost for data storage. The downside is that it overwrites about every 7 days (I have an 8-camera system) and if the power goes out, oh well. There are multiple camera options. One additional consideration that I figured out after the fact is that it is good if the camera is protected a bit with an overhang. I ended up using a clear anti-squirrel baffle on a pole!