CarlislePaWx

0.59" here in Carlisle this afternoon. Moderate to occasionally heavy rain in two bursts from 3:00 to 3:45 dropped 0.31". This was followed by a lull for 30 minutes, then light to moderate between 4:15 and 5:30 dropped 0.28". Was very fortunate to have not lost power from either day over the weekend. Saturday I escaped the worst. Sunday was a different story experiencing a severe thunderstorm (warned by NWS about 10 minutes earlier) with 60-70 mph gusts and a large tree branch broke off and crashed into the roof of my shed, basically destroying it. Some patio furniture got soaked, but nothing was damaged.

@canderson Hey Chris...It's been a crazy night here and I'm only now getting online to catch up on everyone's posts. Well, I managed to dodge a bullet with yesterday's severe weather, which is pretty amazing considering it was causing damage to my south in Mt. Holly and to my north and to my east. My luck ran out tonight with the first line of severe weather that formed practically over Carlisle and then slowly moved east while strengthening again to my east. The warning went off for me around 6:45pm and initially I thought I was going to escape it again, but not this time. The clouds rapidly darkened, followed by the start of heavy rain and some hail thrown in at the start. Hail wasn't all that much, maybe pea size but it melted pretty quickly. Then all of the sudden I heard the loud rush of wind approach from the west, and when it hit the trees went wild. Twigs and chunks of bark were blowing into my picture window. The wind forced the rain to actually penetrate through the bottom of the window sill. The gusts had to be 60-70 mph. Probably the strongest I've witnessed here in the 6 years I've been here. What I didn't see happen was that a large, heavy branch broke off of an old tree behind my house and shed and crashed through the roof of the shed. The force caused a sidewall to bend in significantly which then caused the two front doors to burst open despite there being a strong pad lock on them. At the same time this happened my next door neighbor had a very large branch from another tree completely split off and tear off the tree which came crashing down almost at her back door. Well, there goes my $2,000 shed. Will have to check out a claim on my insurance. I'm not sure that backyard sheds are covered in homeowner's insurance. Fortunately again, the contents of the shed were not damaged. Water poured over my patio furniture which I hadn't put out yet for the summer. And I had some odds and ends that also were not damaged by water. Through all of this I managed to hold on to power both yesterday and today. I lost internet for almost 24 hours. It came back on at 4:00 this afternoon and then proceeded to be lost again shortly after my storm came through. I'm back to tethering from my phone to leave this message. I'm sorry it's so long but there's been a lot to talk about since yesterday afternoon! I do send out prayers to all those who lost power and have not yet had it restored. But especially to those like @Jns2183who were hit twice even before there was a restoration before it was knocked out again. As it is now midnight I can report that I had 1.78" today from tonight's event with I think a lot more on the way. Everyone stay safe and don't go venturing out unless you know it is safe to do so!

Here in Carlisle at 2:30pm...the temperature has risen quickly to a high so far of 90.9 degrees with a dew point of 75.0 degrees. For the fourth consecutive day the heat index has risen to above 100 degrees at 102.0. It has been at least partly to mostly sunny here for the past few hours after remaining overcast for most of the entire morning. While I am fortunate to not have lost power, I did lose internet (via Comcast) last night around 8:00pm, and it's still out. I'm tethered to my phone for providing temporary internet through T-Mobile.

Here in Carlisle...it appears that my immediate area, about 1 mile south of I-81 at the Hanover St. exit 47, were spared the severe aspects of the warned storm back around 6:30pm. No hail. I estimate max wind gusts of 35-45mph briefly as the downdraft came blowing through. I only ended up with 0.11" of rain. The thermometer broke the century mark for the 3rd day in a row, reaching 100.8 around 4:00pm. Yesterday's high was 102.0 and Thursday's high was 101.6. I'm almost positive this is the first time in my life that I have recorded 3 consecutive days of 100+ degree readings. Another event here that I had never previously experienced before was back in January when for 4 consecutive nights my low temperature dropped to zero and below, the lowest being my all-time lowest recorded minimum temperature of -9.6 degrees F. That was during the 3-week long cold wave we all experienced right after the snowstorm that dumped 7.5" here but widespread totals east of here. Some stations saw 18" out towards Lancaster county and further east. Thankfully, the end of this torrid heatwave has finally arrived with much needed rainfall coming and with temps only in the 70's the next several days and then 80's for the remainder of the 7-day forecast.

Yesterday afternoon around 2:30 I was driving up 81 to 83 to Union Deposit for a doctor appointment. On the way up my car thermo was fluctuating between 103 and 104. As if that weren't stunning enough, about an hour later heading back to Carlisle via the same route, the thermo had reached 106 degrees! It read that when I got in the car to leave and then fluctuated between 105 and 106 until just before the MIddlesex exit when it read 104 for almost the remainder of my trip home When I arrived back home around 4:00pm my backyard temp read 100.6 and then proceeded to peak at 102.0 degrees. This reading is the highest reading I've recorded in the Carlisle area since moving here in 2000 (almost 26 years ago next month). My high on Thursday was 100.4 degrees. Currently, at 10:51am the temperature is 94.5 degrees with a dew point of 79.0 and a heat index of 112.0. This is a higher dew point than recorded yesterday. I'm wondering if I'll break 102 and or a heat index of 120? Peak heat index Wednesday was 119.5. My low this morning was 76.1 while yesterday morning's low was 73.6 degrees.

Here in Carlisle at 7:00pm...the current temperature is 94.8 degrees. The dew point is 74.5 degrees giving a heat index of 106.2 degrees. The lower dew point of roughly 5 degrees from the earlier reading of 80 degrees has also helped lower the heat index by roughly 13 degrees. It is still ridiculously hot given it's 7:00pm and the temperature is only down to 95. In my previous post I said that I had reached a high of 100.4 degrees. That actually turned out to be the high for today. I might have to wait until midnight before walking my dog. Maybe the temp will be down to 83 degrees?

Here in Carlisle at 4:30pm...the temperature has cracked the century mark, no sitting at 100.4 degrees. The dew point is 78.4 degrees while the heat index is a potentially deadly 119.5 degrees. This is the hottest temperature in more than 2 years. What else can I say? I'll be back with another update probably in an hour.

At 3:30pm here in Carlisle...the temperature is 99.1 degrees. This is the high for the day thus far, and also the high for the year-to-date. The dew point is 77.6 degrees. Combined this produces a heat index of 117.7 degrees F. Skies continue to be mostly sunny. I am revising my opinion from 3 hours ago concerning the probability of hitting 100 degrees. I would now say that there is a 90% chance I will hit 100 degrees and maybe go on to hit 101, which is the NWS forecast for me for today. Tomorrow marks the 6th anniversary of the closing on my home. I don't know where the years are all going. We're precisely halfway through this year! I'll be back with another update when I have officially reached 100 degrees. By the way, my high temp for last year was precisely 100.0 degrees, but with lower dew points. >>>Edit...I'm a day early with my NWS 101 forecast. As of this morning the high for today was forecast to be 98 degrees. Then 101 tomorrow and 102 degrees Friday, July 3rd.

Boy I hope you are right about that.

Here in Carlisle just after 12:30pm...the temperature is 94.6 degrees with a dew point of 80.2 degrees. This combination creates a heat index of 115.2 degrees. These numbers are already ridiculous and set to be worse tomorrow. Dew Points of 80+ degrees are not common in our part of the country. It's nearly impossible to exceed a dew point of 83 degrees. It's way too dangerous to go outside for any period of time (for we seniors). I'll update again in the next hour or two. I think 100 degrees here is a possibility, but less than 50% likelihood. Some locations around the LSV are going to reach heat index values of 120+ degrees. Personally, I think I've only ever witnessed an HI at or over 120 degrees maybe 2-3 times my entire life (and I'm 66). I just keep praying for all of us that we don't have brown-outs or worse yet, black-outs. Time will tell.

At 10:00am here in Carlisle, the temperature is 48.7 degrees. The low occurred 2 hours ago at 48.0. Light rain is falling at the moment. Since midnight I have recorded 0.90" of precipitation. Yesterday I recorded 0.25" for a 2-day total of 1.15". My high temperature (like most others) occurred at midnight and was 53.1 degrees. Of note, my high temperatures during the "heat wave" just a few days ago was 88.5 on the 17th, 96.4 on the 18th, 93.6 on the 19th, and I'll throw in 87.6 on the 20th. The heat (in my house) is back on again...lol.

In Carlisle this morning, my low temperature was 24.8 degrees which occurred roughly 45 minutes after sunrise (around 7:30). Reminded me of a typical winter morning since many mornings set their lows close to sunrise or even later if snow is on the ground with good radiation. About a week ago I figured I had seen my last 20's of the season, so a surprise this morning. Looks like tomorrow morning may also drop below 30 though likely not as low as this morning. Dew points overnight and this morning were in the upper teens making mid 20's lows possible. Right now at 1:15pm under clear skies (they've been clear the entire day thus far) my temp has only slowly risen to 48. Yesterday morning's low was 38.5, however, the calendar low occurred around 11pm with a reading of 32.0 degrees. Finally, precip-wise I've recorded 0.59" of precip so far this month with a year-to-date total of 8.88".

Well, it's looking like the party's over here. The snow has quickly come to an end. Radar clearly shows a very sharp back end that has been rapidly progressing east, and has just reach me in central Cumberland County. The temp is holding now at 32.4 degrees. Using my car for accumulation measurements, I just measured 0.3" of snow. Sidewalks and streets are still just wet. Grass is white everywhere. Maybe during the overnight snow showers develop with enough intensity to add a bit more on to the storm totals.

Quick update...I should have actually looked outside. It is completely snowing, moderately, and it already has been accumulating on the grass, mulch, and my car. There might even be a few tenths of accumulation so far. Another good indicator is my grill cover is also totally white. Temp now 32.7 degrees.

Just before 11:00 here in Carlisle it appears to be snowing almost completely with very little, if any rain still in the mix. My temperature has dropped to 32.9 degrees. My backyard camera is showing the snow hitting my pavers which then are melting quickly. I'm sure it is starting to accumulate in the mulch and maybe a little grass. Total precip now up to 1.12" for the day. Maybe we will wake up to a surprise with a white ground?