Mrs.J

Oldest kid has been doing dog walk drop ins this week. Today was brutal. She just got back from the night walk Said it was horrible out at 9:30. So I just stepped out onto the deck. I can confirm it is nasty out. 84 feels like it is 95.

Our near Bluemont VA. Checking in on the youngest at a house sitting job. Under a big cell dumping water on us.

Front went through. Absolutely glorious out right now. Humidity dropped and nice breeze.

Probably did. My event total is 3.13” down here.

Wow! Glad it was not worse. The lightning was especially intense with that first line last night. Saw quite a few cloud to ground. We have whole house surge protection in our panel but the kids unplugged their PC’s and I took my laptop off the charger just in case. Keep us updated on the damage.

Understand your frustration. To be fair my area was one of those areas that had been in what was called a Flash Drought. Weird term when used so had to looked it up. And while we did not need the amount of rain that came down in the short span we needed it bad. The last measurable rain was way back before we went on vacation. It has been bad up here. While I have watched North and East of me get rain. I am out this morning as the older kid has a pet sitting drop in. The grass has gone from burnt brown to a yellow green. Flooding got really bad up here last night. But I think what worries me more is that was this it for a while? Will we go right back to dry conditions like last summer? Here is hoping you get your much needed rain like I did last night. But just not all in 4 hours.

Round 2 incoming. Lightning ahead of it is just as intense.

Understandable. Have been on that side of a storm many times.

Holy crap! Just had a huge lightning strike on the other side of our neighborhood. Lightning is just insane tonight.

Officially over 2”. 2.04”

I am sitting right under the training.

1.61” here so far. Definitely sitting under a training line.

1.61” and definitely in a line of training. Lightning is constant and thunder rolling.

Crazy rates

Pouring rain, lot of lightning and wind blowing up against the back of the house. This is the best rain we have had in about 3 weeks.

Just saw that. Just started raining but looks like some training setting up just to my West.

Looking interesting down in my area.

Frederick hole here again. Squeezed out 0.06” out of that Severe warned storm for me. See some possible behind forming but am not holding out hope for any more.

Finally getting some rain here. Wind is quite light for me under this warning.

That would be a question for MDOT. They surveyed county residents about 2 years ago. And the response from them was, while they acknowledge that it needs to be widened there are other pressing projects that are needed. At least we got a new interchange at Rt 85. That used to be a daily accident zone with short merging lanes.

And the further up 270 you go the worse it gets. 15 N seriously needs attention. Daily N and S from the 70 split to just pass Motter is a parking lot. I actually find myself going through downtown or to the East to get up to 26.

This train enthusiast agrees.

Watching radar as stuff pushes across only to evaporate when it hits the mountains. The grass this year is not even trying to stay green. Seems every day bigger patches just go crunchy and brown. There is that one person in the neighborhood that is still watering but everyone else has just not even bothered.

So went out to check my deck plants and realized it is not too bad out this morning. So decided that to get some fresh air would have breakfast on the deck. A simple omelet with garlic scapes and fresh apricots and blueberries with honey. With a grapefruit Kombucha. We have been members for close to 15 years now of a local CSA. The fruit and garlic scapes are just some of what we got from our weekly takings. If ever in Frederick Co take a trip down to Thanksgiving Farms on Rt 85 near Adamstown. While not certified organic they use organic practices. And their plant selection is amazing. The green house alone will draw in anyone who loves house plants. Hope all stay cool today and crossing fingers that we may get lucky with a storm or two. Not holding my breath on that one though.

So will this cloud cover help us? Out on the deck and was surprised that it is not as humid as I thought it would be. Decent SW breeze also. 85/59.