I agree with you. Suppressed storms can and do trend west and slam the region. Cutters never seem to trend east. One they cut, they never seem to come back.
.34" in the desert rain gauge so far this morning, and if everyone is right, it's going to continue all day. A true Sonoran Soaker as they call them out here...
I'll update more later.
I have to say that, for now anyway, I actually enjoy the first day of winter.
Added benefit. On this new Office Depot account I drive on, I only go to Tucson, and then to Tempe. No more Flagstaff snow for me!
Setting up to be a soggy desert this weekend for me. Pretty impressive rain event as far as Phoenix is concerned.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 56. East northeast wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. High near 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers. Low around 52. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
I'm beginning to think that it's not going to be cold and snowy until I return to PA. The same thing happened from 96-01 when I was out here. Snow was quite scarce back there during those years. I came back and all hell broke loose in 02-03.
High end point and click rainfall totals for Tamaqua and eastern Schuylkill County were 4.25" earlier. Don't know if new forecasts will change, though.
Looks to be wet on both coasts. After our flirtation with 80 degrees the next few days, the talk is of getting some much need rain here in Phoenix late next week.
Hope y'all don't mind me here. I'm 2,300 miles away, but I've been a contributor for years, and will likely return once my commitment to my mom ends.
I'm not a troll, but I do like funnin with you guys sometimes with my warmanista tendencies...