Mount Joy Snowman

Official tally here of 5.39", not quite as bad as I thought. The real miracle is my sump pump didn't even run! Honestly, I thought we would be mostly okay around here because the rain was juuuuuust spread out enough to avoid major issues and that appears to be mostly the case, outside of some creek flooding. The river doesn't look to hit even minor flood stage at any station, although the Schuylkill River looks like it may set cresting records at a couple locations. Conestoga River looks pretty high as well. The highest totals definitely seem to be across eastern PA into central NJ and NYC. The highest total I have found in PA so far is off of Cocorahs, with 8.22" near Valley Green in York County, right by @Caveman Edit: I see Caveman already pointed out the 8.22 total near Valley Green. How you faring up that way sir? My buddy in Etters damn near had his deck ripped off, as he lives right on Fishing Creek.

I’m guessing I’m close to 6” but like I said earlier won’t know for sure until tomorrow. Looks like we have one last batch to get through and as others have said winds really picking up.

Just absolutely pounding here. No let up!

Yeah we’re not in a great spot at the moment. Was really hoping the heaviest stuff would stay just to the north but doesn’t look like that’s happening. Just relentless right now.

The thing about tornados in these setups is they just tend to be so weak and short-lived and rain-wrapped and well......they just kind of sneak up on ya.

I'm about 4 miles east of "the bend" in the river at Marietta. @Itstrainingtime is much more of a river rat than me

Wow! I have buddy who lives up in Etters, you guys are really takin it on the chin up 'er.

I should be clear that I don't know what I have haha, as I'll have to hand check the cylinder gauge tomorrow morning, but my buddy on WU right by me was at 2.93" at 3:19pm. As for the velocities, I see the broader spin but haven't been able to spot anything you'd really call a couplet. Although, now that I say that, there appears to be a clear one in Northern York Co. Definitely a fluid situation, no pun intended.

Yes we are "in it" for a bit. Up to almost 3 inches here. However, I haven't been able to find much on the velocity radar to go with that tornado warning in York. Fingers crossed. Have keen eyes on it.

I've only picked up about a tenth of an inch in the last three hours but some more moderate stuff rolling through now.

Completely agree. I think this thing is moving along quickly enough and will be just spread out enough to avoid major issues for most. Now, there will certainly be some localized spots that are hit hard and some moderate flooding at-large, but I don't see this as a Lee or Agnes situation, too progressive. Also, I expect a relative lull through much of the morning and early afternoon out this way, with the real goods coming this evening. Still optimistic that the highest totals remain just to my north. My 7:30am tally was just under an inch. An exciting day on tap one way or the other. Good luck to all for whatever your desired outcome is!

I was off the grid for a few days -- weddings, fantasy drafts, golf tournaments -- you name it. Busy busy. Actually, we had to travel down to a wedding in Paoli on Friday and some nasty storms had cut through the Downingtown area and did a lot of damage along the Route 30 corridor out there. Lots of trees down on the highway causing quite the back-ups. Welp, looks like we are in the bullseye for Ida's remnants. Everyone ready for some rain? Fire up those sump pumps!

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Good to have you aboard sir! Always nice to have other western Lancaster County folk.

O’s streak is over!

Wow I only hit 87 today. That’s a huge difference from me to you and it’s not like I had any cloud cover today. Makes me wonder if my thermo is running a little low. I see LNS topped out at 89 hmmmmmmm.

It's not if but when, sadly ha.

Yeah I was surprised to see you hotter than me by a couple degrees but then it hit me that we were in WNW flow for most of the day and I really only see my warm anomalies when we get into southerly flow. I'm the same way, will try and ride it out as long as possible (albeit not down to 54 haha) but once I make the switch to heat or air it stays that way until the seasons change.

.01" going in the books for me for yesterday. Also, I only topped out at 89. A couple of good pool days ahead, ain't.

Update: I did not score, with the storms or in the sack.

Well there might have been a bit of hyperbole with that on Eric's part haha, as he did admit to being his good friend. But the point remains!

Yeah the popcorn is even fluffier than I thought it would be today. I might score a bit here in the near future, on a storm that is, as my wife is currently napping with the baby so no other scoring seems imminent.

Have a couple random thoughts as I was scrolling through all the posts from this past weekend....... First, anyone else get disgusted with all these fights in the stands of sporting events these days? Kirk Herbstreit alluded to this recently, how there just seems to be an epidemic of people wanting to get into trouble in the stands, almost as if they're looking for it or want their 15 minutes of fame. I just find it so trashy and the sign of a trash culture that so many people's first thought nowadays is to pull out their phone and record something rather than to try and help someone or diffuse the situation. Many times they're even cheering it on and can't wait to get it posted to "World Star" or some other garbage site. Also, seeing that woman in the Steelers video smack that guy got me to thinking how there are too many women out there who are far too comfortable hitting a man, for they don't fear any repercussion. The lesson is, don't put your hands on someone unless you are okay with them retaliating. Personally, I don't condone the hitting of a woman even in retaliation, but man everyone has a breaking point and all bets are off when you strike first. I digress. Lastly, I see our good friend 'Ol Joe Bastardi has come up in conversation quite a bit the last couple of weeks haha. I understand Joe can rub some people the wrong way, and is often seen as quirky or goofy, but I also believe him to be one of the best out there at what he does. He's great with large scale patterns and especially historical analogs. Eric Horst even gave him a shoutout a few days ago, calling him one of the best tropical cyclone forecasters in the world. Now, even the most well-versed people in this business will end up with egg on their face from time to time. Heck, sometimes all the predictive variables can be pointing solidly to a particular outcome and Mother Nature will still do something completely different. Such is this goofy game we all enjoy. I was at a work conference one time and was fortunate enough to get to see Joe deliver one of his presentations. The guy has a borderline photographic memory about historical storms and I'm not sure anyone is more passionate about the topic. Again, I understand he can rub some the wrong way with his takes, but all in all I view him as a pretty harmless guy who's good for a laugh now and then but also knows his craft, albeit with a bit of cold bias thrown in at times ha. Also, he seems to be pretty tight with many in the Penn State wrestling community, so that's good enough for me haha. To each their own. Live on Eskimo Joe!

Now that Mt. Holly has updated its PNS, it looks like we have a few totals exceeding 6" in PA, with the big winner being 6.67" near Blakeslee in Carbon County. The highest total I've seen anywhere is a 9.85 from a CWOP near Brooklyn.

Only five away from The Phil's record!