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  1. Picard
    Winter Storm Watches all the way down into Pike County, PA. Shoot, that's not far. News 12 going with a slushy 0.5" up this way.
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    It could be pretty variable around here. I'm at exactly 800 feet not too far from downtown Sparta, which is even lower. Places just up the mountain from us are 1300'+ I remember one maybe three years back, where I had zero, and places up the hill had 4".
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    0.25" last night. That seems to be the number.
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    Been drizzling on and off all afternoon and evening and barley keeping the ground damp. Rain tipper still sitting at 0.00" Looks like it's struggling with dry air. I'm just hoping that line in PA doesn't dry up and fizzle by the time it reaches us, but I wouldn't be surprised.
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    I'm seeing a 28 out on eastern LI, per Rutgers, while midtown is showing 54.
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    Me too. Even a couple damp, dreary days of 0.05-0.10" would be something, if nothing else, to mitigate the fire threat.
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    Low of 26 here this morning w/moderate frost. Nick Stefano is claiming an 18° low out in Layton/Sandyston area of NW New Jersey. Maybe? Walpack shows 22° Plants here are still going strong, still have petunias! Not sure after last night, but we'll see. I'm getting over the watering part though.
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    Big ass wildfire burning in Rockaway, up Green Pond Road towards 23.
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    A few raindrops on the car on my way to work. Not even enough to turn on the windshield wipers. I wonder if they still work. The long range for rain around, say within 200 miles, gives me a little hope. Previous runs didn't even have that. So it's getting ever so slightly closer. I can hope.
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    Incredible warmth and dry. It really does get me thinking about climate change and tipping points. I heard NJ has an ban on outside fires of any kind, including backyard fire pits.
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    Higher jumping off points for the low temps this morning. Couple stations already at 70+ Someone gets to 90?
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    Highest spread today was 30/83, at Walpack. Just incredible. Weird, freaky weather. Does anyone have access to reliable data on our all time driest 90-day stretch? I'm curious. I would think if this goes on another 2-3 weeks, which seems likely, that we've got to be getting closer to some all time records. Meanwhile, while most of the US remains high and dry, out in Roswell, NM, they recorded 5.67" yesterday along with two fatalities. Keep in mind they only get about 11" and change for the entire year, so half of it in a day. For those still on the fence about climate change, well, what more can be said.
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    Walpack, NJ had a 26/77 split today, for a 51 degree difference! I got to go up in a fire tower this afternoon, the one up on the Kittatinny Ridge, about 2 miles north of 206 on the A.T. In chatting with the watch guy, he was discussing just how bad it was, and the fact that they haven't really done many controlled burns in the state parks over the past years has made the current risk even worse. Fascinating discussion also about how he can pinpoint exact compass bearing and approximate distance to any smoke he spots, and then radio it in. I guess they also use the Rutgers website for current weather conditions around the state, and there was a Vantage Vue mounted on the tower. Important job now for sure. A bigger part of me is starting to wonder about these climate tipping points they've talked about. Admittedly, I haven't taken them completely seriously on certain things, but it does seem like things are running in more extremes than they have in the past, and certainly much warmer for more prolonged periods. And this warmth and dry now is really something.
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    This is North Carolina's Katrina. The extent of the damage and human tragedy isn't immediately apparent in the hours after, but in the days and weeks after. Sad situation that is only getting worse.
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    0.04" in Sparta.
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    I'm keeping our flower garden moderately watered, and with the cooler temps and generally lower humidity, I have the best blooms I've had all season by far. Now I just have to keep Bambi away.
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    Sprinkles here earlier, nothing now. Most of it isn't reaching the ground and is dissapating. 0.25" won't happen. So my dry streak continues.
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    Sussex County OBS: Lafayette, NJ 0.88" of rain. Sparta, 4.5 miles as the crow files 0.33" of rain. Looks like some storms fired off well up the Hudson Valley too, but everyone else, zilch.
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    Appears to be ebbing a bit as it heads my way. We'll see if it recharges.
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    It's booming around here - it's been for the past hour. Slow mover, as it builds it's way southeast. Very dark just off to my north. It was actually quite hot and a little more humid here this afternoon - I've been watching some cumulonimbus clouds build around the area since about 1 pm.
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    Bonkers rain rates here. 0.6" in the last 12 minutes = 3 inches per hour.
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    Getting going here. Very dark, like it's already 8:30. Hoping we don't end up in the same situation as Connecticut.
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    More flooded out cars, higher prices, higher insurance for everyone.
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    Either feast or famine. 3" in some Eastern areas, yet 0.09" here since yesterday afternoon. Waiting for stuff to form on radar. We'll see.
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    Jeez. We missed the first heavy band, but it just wobbled north into Sparta and now it's coming in buckets. I can't believe how dark it's gotten, the sky looked quite wild as the deep red returns started filling in. This is really be something with the storms training over so many locales. Could be an interesting night. And to think Debbie isn't even in the picture yet.
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