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still gathering power is going out any minute

10 minutes ago, J.P. said:

Is anybody planning on recalibrating their thermometer based off their observations from last night? I observed  zr at 32.4. Maybe the surface temps were a bit cooler than 2m? 

no, observed ice acurral is probably not a great way to calibrate an air temperature thermometer. If the surface is residually cold (meaning colder than the air temperature), the rain will freeze when lands on the colder than air surface. There are better ways to calibrate.   

33 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

Temp dropped to 31 here. Ice accumulating on cars, trees, and almost broke my neck on our new deck which is now ice covered. I would call it a 'glaze'. Not fit for man nor beast....dogs took one look and turned around back inside.

Good thing Bumbles Bounce!! Still liquid here in Pottstown. Lots of salt on the roads which was probably a fine call. 

saw some flurries in green lane this morning. Any chance we get some CAD help

I think this is a catskills storm. Will see a few flakes. Church will be empty for the first week of advent. I'm sing a solo for the occasion!

3 hours ago, Newman said:

16 years ago was the Northeast Blackout of 2003. Was anyone here affected by that?

Yes, I was down at the Delaware shore at the time and we lost power for a few hours. Part of my extended family was from NYC so their house was effected too. I remember the weather was cool and quite foggy down at the shore that day, strange because no one in my family remembered it ever being like that in August after spending a week there each year for three decades.

I hope I don't bullseye again. I bring my cat home from an extended stay at the vet. I would rather him just not worry about a thunderstorm while trying to move him. Short range has a variety of solutions on the table. My guess is that this will be a more classical isolated t storm event

Just now, ChescoPaWxman said:

Rain so far today here in NW Chesco with the multiple evening showers and t-storms now up to 0.76" with more on the way - MTD rain now up to 5.38" which is 2.25" above normal for July through today.

10.28" MTD here, amazing what a difference 5 miles can make.

Come ye all one, come ye all plenty! 

10 minutes ago, RedSky said:

Not that far PA mountains probably

 

 

 

If Vail doesn't buy it all up first!

My money says the High res GEM is what we see tonight. It seemed to have the best grasp of the heat.

4 minutes ago, RedSky said:

Sitting in peace and tranquility and a lightning bolt from nowhere beyond just smacked into the yard no pre-thunder warnings

 

 

Weathergods: "Shoot, missed 'em by that much"  They sure like pushing you around! hehe

3 minutes ago, Newman said:

Models completely missed this convection. Even the new 0z NAM didn't initialize correctly. Getting pounded with heavy rain and lightning currently. I mean, like wow this is a total whiff on all the models, especially the CAMs.

Yeah, but the observationals clearly had the signs. A pressure below 29.8, 80% RH and 98F temp.... its like accidentally discovering plutonium. 

Interesting, the tops the 160 year old  sycamores and poplars are starting to blow about. High was 98F today. Hi Barometer was yesterday around 1:30pm at 30.78. 

Hit 98 here today

The Davis says 4.77 inches and a max rain rate of 10.11/hr here in Pottstown (record rate since records began for my station) Commute from Green Lane was hell, took two hours. Had to turn around several times. rt 100 and 663 both closed in spots. Perkiomen, Unami, Manatawny and Swamp Creek all over flood stage.  

Quite a wallop here in Green Lane. A few close strikes have cause the lights to momentarily brown before gradually over-brightening (weird) . Between Reading and Pottstown 422 is flooded over the Median. A weir has been made out of the median holding the water on the westbound side.

Broke out some new wiper blades last night, this last batch wore out pretty quickly. 

16 minutes ago, Hurricane Agnes said:

It looked worse on radar than what actually happened.  It basically gave me about 15 minutes of a shower to yield 0.04" on top of the 0.02" I got from a previous shower, so that 0.15" total is it for the day (unless I get some more overnight). Seems the heavier segments were running north of me or south of me by several miles either way (I had seen that it was flooding again along the river drives earlier this evening from the cell that gave me 0.09").

I thought the visible cloud cover looked more fearsome than what the actual storm was, probably why it looked worse on radar too. Is it possible to have a virga tornado? 

21 minutes ago, Hurricane Agnes said:

Getting a heavier piece of a line over me right now.  Temp is 70 and currently up to 0.15" for the day so far at post time.

 

Got a piece of that line earlier. Some circulation but not quite as tornadic as rounds 1 & 2. 

12 minutes ago, Hurricane Agnes said:

 

heard the first rumble here in pottstown

12 minutes ago, Vice-Regent said:

 

Neat photos nature wasn't super revealing but water spouts have always been something of a mystery.  

Barometer dropping rapidly. Very still today compared to the last two days, perhaps thats why there is a lower risk of tornados today. Wouldn't be surprised if there are more reports of severe hail today. It will be interesting to see if the second line holds together tonight. Forward velocity seems slower today. 

Work lost power. Hopefully the factory will be open tomorrow, PPL doesn't know yet. Supposedly the Quakertown tornado touched down in Fox Hollow golf course which is only about .25 miles from my work. I saw what I thought was just a rotating cell with no touch down. Shoulda chased it!

2 minutes ago, hazwoper said:

And sure enough it’s now TOR warned.  Look out Quakertown

 

Looks like im about 3 miles south of the main action