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OMG, got nailed again with even larger hail more than 1 inch. Incredible. I am tired now all this weather watching , need a beer or two or three

Yet another STW for me. Wonder if that line weakens before it gets here. The most robust part of the line seems to be North of me, with what looks like a bowing out across extreme Northern Delaware. Guessing the highest winds up there. Severe Thunderstorm Warning DEC003-MDC015-029-NJC015-033-PAC029-045-292045- /O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0166.190629T1959Z-190629T2045Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 359 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2019 The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... New Castle County in northern Delaware... Northern Kent County in northeastern Maryland... Cecil County in northeastern Maryland... Western Salem County in southern New Jersey... West central Gloucester County in southern New Jersey... Southwestern Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania... South central Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 359 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Kennett Square to Glen Westover to Farmington, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Wilmington, Newark, Middletown, Elkton, Calvert, Chester, Pennsville, Carneys Point, Elsmere, Kennett Square, New Castle, Penns Grove, Salem, Oxford, North East, Woodstown, Alloway, West Grove, Rising Sun and Quinton.

Well ,that was worth the warning, winds to about 40 maybe 45 , blinding rain in sheets, hail about .75 I think. Over 1.25 inches of rain in less than 35 minutes No tree damage, so thats good but not sure about the garden and the hail , I hope its Ok will look a bit later.

Well lets see how the trees and garden makes out. I rather not do high winds anymore, surprised this is tracking this way after the downpour already and the air temp is way down. Severe Thunderstorm Warning DEC003-MDC015-291915- /O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0151.190629T1847Z-190629T1915Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 247 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2019 The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central New Castle County in northern Delaware... East central Cecil County in northeastern Maryland... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 246 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cayots, or near Elkton, and moving east at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. * Locations impacted include... Middletown, Warwick, Mount Pleasant, Cayots, Hollywood Beach, Bohemias Mills and Chesapeake City. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. In addition to large hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. &&

Right now some sort of boundary setting up on the Eastern Shore ( storms developing along it ) to my West and Northwest far displaced from the line moving Se from PA. A lot of thunder here now. I too saw that anvil you mentioned. Very impressive too watch

That storm, which is to my WSW , not too far really, is dropping incredible rainfall based on the radar loop .

Seems severe hail today is a moderate risk. On the link here https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0461.html Do you know the difference in the table under risks ? The SPC mentions a moderate risk for severe hail, and a low risk for 2 inch plus hail. What defines severe hail ?

Storms on the move SE already from NW and Central PA.

Grass has gone brown, who knows how long it will last, except to say it looks dry for a while. Tonight's storms be a drop in the bucket. This time of year the sun can wipe out soil moisture in minutes. Meanwhile, all the straw is out of stock in my area, wanted to add more to the garden, now have to wait. And, for the Crepe Myrtle may try neem oil. I really don't want to use anything on it, but at this rate all the buds will be gone, I hate Japanese bettles.

Typical ..... what is climo for a high at DC now ? Still, although it is summer you have to admit the longevity of the arrived heat now and in many past summers sucks. Warmer winters and above normal hot summers. At least we had some nice weather, although cloudy at times in May and in early June. I bet we are above normal for a long time going forward next month. The question begs though, is the warmest ( hottest ) part of summer in the first half of July like last summer to be replaced by higher over-night lows , and lower day time highs in August and September and with higher dews the player? Or, does summer intensify even further hitting extremes in August and September , Don S brought up 1993. Maybe the Nino brings a wetter fall to cut the September heat out. not sure the direction yet.

Speaking of the sun being brutal , I opened the door that faces East to water my wife's plant on ther porch and wow the metal trim of the screen door must be over 120 degrees. Even the morning sun packs a punch. And what your saying makes a lot of sense, my back grass, where there are more trees starts to brown near the trees first, then spreads to the center of the yard. Like you said, they are sucking up water.

First few seconds is like so what.....then BOOM !!!!

SOI pretty interesting Latest Southern Oscillation Index values SOI values for 27 Jun, 2019 Average SOI for last 30 days -9.05 Average SOI for last 90 days -6.17 Daily contribution to SOI calculation -30.16

Put some long, red streamers in the garden along with aluminum foil squares to keep the birds away. Suspended along lines of wire ...They already ate two cherry tomatoes. Any ideas to keep the birds away guys ? And, they are stealing my straw to make nests. I can't win

I am not going to water, did last July and all I got was fungus and no real benefit. They say you need to decide one way or another to water and keep watering or let it go dormant. I believe the ag sites states that a grass can go dormant and survive 21 days with no water, but at that point you may need to water the grass if even for the opportuity for it to come back after significant rainfall. How much do you water CAPE ? Do you use a timer and or a can to collect the water to see how much you put down?

As we exit June in a few days and go into July wonder whether the CFS has any real clue here with this forecast. Most times I tend to find it runs warm, so this is a but unusual. I would have thought the hopes of an East Coast trough to be low and blocking to run its course by early July. Even with blocking in the summer, it is not associated with any cool(er) weather here from what I researched. Now maybe the effects of the Nino might have a role. Also, any far Western Pac re-curving typhoons might have an impact, not sure. Even the cold pool was getting warmer in the NW Atlantic, however, I did see signs of a warming NE Pac. Anyway, plenty of time to watch things in a sensible manner.

That makes a lot of sense to reduce the need for reseeding. As for future rainfall in July and August hard to make a call. I know I read Don S in a recent update referring to the SOI index. I believe he stated recent activity in the index matching previous years resulted in 4 out of 6 years being a Nino the following Fall into winter. I know Ben posted this :

WOW, congrats !

Damn, looked good out West at 330 AM when I woke up. Then it went POOF ! Even .25 would have been nice but only a trace here. All of Delaware basically missed it. The dry days now start to add up. Well, less grass cutting but more watering. I hope @Eskimo Joe straw system I have down helps with the dryness. So far, so good. Hey @C.A.P.E. is this sudden dry and hot weather similiar to last year at this time or was that a bit later in July. I recall I went without rain for about 16 days and then the pattern changed and the rains and dews came from that point on. The grass fungus started after that as well.

Yep, it is a bummer. I can relate. I am happy made it this long with green grass and not having to water flowers and others plants . So begins the watering chores and all the lovely things that go with it like : Bee stings, and more bee stings...more so wasps and other varieties Skeeters, ...hate them !!!!!!! Breathing dust and dirt Sweating like I am in the tropics Velvet ants ( a wasp ) cruising by my feet ( please don't bite me ) Cicada killers trying to intimidate me by dive bombing me .... My hose crimping up and the water coming to a stop followed quickly by me saying, what the F Eh, I am happy to be a live , all the above is cool with me LOL !! Getting outside is still enjoyable to me. It is like an adventure out there this time of year.

I hope your right and I score later tonight. It is really dry out there. 5 days here with very little rain, if nothing tonight add another 6 days to that to total 11 days. I will keep my hopes up for the weekend to get rainfall with the frontal passage. It is almost useless to even to water the lawn. The evaporation and power of the sun now is just too much. Best to have the grass go dormant, and not water incorrectly and cause even more issues. Once we get to later August when it does rain it seems to help more and last longer in the soil , as the sun is a bit weaker then, ( shorter days to a degree and somewhat less brutal sun angle ) We enter the dog days of summer this week. Woof

Cool animation, lasted a long time.

I am so confident in your upbeat vibes Jebman, I will go ahead and get an off-season snow blower tune - up. It will take an hour just to remove the cobwebs, and mouse nests...... LOL, yes, it has been that long........ I am ready for the eventual next BIG winter.

Not sure the eventual consequence, if any, but changes are afoot in the NE Pac, ( warming ) and the cold pool is breaking down, or so it seems in the NW Atlantic.

Thanks for posting those images @C.A.P.E. I love looking at them in any season. As you age. ( me here ) I treasure experiences with storms more and more. For example my brother-in-law and I went to North Wildwood to body board yesterday. It was a blast ! Despite the wave forecast of 1 foot , LOL if you go to 10th St where there is not a sand bar , the waves are suprisingly good and the off shore West winds scooped up the waves. Had the swells been higher would have been a awesome day. Ah, lost my train of thought, sorry. As we leave my brother-in-law turns to the ocean and takes in one final look, he said, " I love days like this, it reminds of my youth, but also that you need to appreciate times like this even more once past 50. Only so many years left that my body can take this abuse, but I love it . " Thanks again CAPE !