FoothillsNC Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 the lightning the last 5 minutes has been incredible. Just had several rounds of hard hitting bolts. And the raindrops are huge. I'm extremely impressed with how long this is lasting here. It just keeps redeveloping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCBlizzard Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 And the snowflakes are huge. I'm extremely impressed with how long this is lasting here. It just keeps redeveloping. Wish we could say this statement with snow ha. But it has been an impressive rain here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Still raining here. So far .98". Not much wind though. Gwinnett Emergency Management manager reported dime size hail a few miles from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconeexman Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 1.35" here and still raining...good grief never expected this much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanc2001 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Possible Tornadic cell just west of Lake Murray, SC heading the general direction of Chapin/Little Mtn/Ballentine/Irmo just called family members in Chapin and Irmo to warn them, they had no clue, well dads weather radio alerted the Tornado Warning when I was on the phone with him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 :lol: the lightning the last 5 minutes has been incredible. Just had several rounds of hard hitting bolts. And the raindrops are huge. I'm extremely impressed with how long this is lasting here. It just keeps redeveloping. I can hear the thunder We can sure use the rain This is just to my northwest.... BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 713 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA NORTHWESTERN LEXINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTHERN NEWBERRY COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA NORTHWESTERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA NORTHERN SALUDA COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 800 PM EST * AT 709 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 16 MILES WEST OF PROSPERITY...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEWBERRY...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PROSPERITY AND IRMO PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I love how we always get highly sheared and low instabilityed or high instabilityed and low sheared or low sheared and low instabilityed. Never do they align high in both categories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion_NC_WX Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Ended up with .55 from today's storms... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconeexman Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Looks like it's finally ending at 1.35" thank you Lord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 1.35" here and still raining...good grief never expected this much still pouring . I never imagined this to hang around like this. Usually we get a quick moving line, in and out in no time. Just went out to check the gauge (.95") and see several flashes of cloud to cloud over the Upstate region, and still hearing the thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCCmetgrad Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Just got a bite to eat at Chick-fil-a. On the way out to the truck had an excellent bolt of intracloud (spider lightning) fill up almost the entire sky. Scared the six year old, but I really wish I had a camera for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 still pouring . I never imagined this to hang around like this. Usually we get a quick moving line, in and out in no time. Just went out to check the gauge (.95") and see several flashes of cloud to cloud over the Upstate region, and still hearing the thunder. Yeah. I'm up to .66 per the airport data here. There was one loud rumble of thunder a few minutes ago, which was a bit surprising. Moderate rain continuing to fall here. Sitting at 57°/55° DP. I'm loving every bit of this moment. Looks like it's finally ending at 1.35" thank you Lord You've done terrific down your way. Received much more than I figured you folks in extreme NW SC would get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconeexman Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 still pouring . I never imagined this to hang around like this. Usually we get a quick moving line, in and out in no time. Just went out to check the gauge (.95") and see several flashes of cloud to cloud over the Upstate region, and still hearing the thunder. Sweet! 4 separate rains this month totaling 4.9"...at least we didn't lose anymore ground on the drought and a promising start in early March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Sweet! 4 separate rains this month totaling 4.9"...at least we didn't lose anymore ground on the drought and a promising start in early March. true. I hope this season won't belike so many of the last few, where late Feb/Early March has one or 2 big events, then the faucet goes dry until August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeznado Posted March 1, 2011 Author Share Posted March 1, 2011 .87", not bad at all. Total for February 5.00 even- above average! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksstormhunter Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Just updated SmartModel Severe graphic as of 00Z, still showing an area of Moderate threat up in the VA area, with still a possibility of an Isolated Tornadoes, more likely for straight line winds of 60-70kts. Also city specific forecasts have been uploaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Decent t-storm, 35-40 mph winds, I may get over .5". wow - yall have flowers out there! nothing here yet and i am not all that far from atlanta foothills - yay! glad the rain made it to yby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 wow - yall have flowers out there! nothing here yet and i am not all that far from atlanta forsythia and daffodils are open here. I think tulips might be, or were..looks like the deer ate them this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Right before the rain departed, one last hurrah from the lightning occurred with an explosion of thunder from a very close bolt! The whole house felt like an earthquake was occurring. Nice finishing touch it was. EDIT(8:58): Looks like I've finished with exactly .79 inches here. Not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion_NC_WX Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Guys...just got done talking to a friend down on the southern end of the county...no power, trees are down everywhere and a couple wood utility buildings fell about 4:30 this afternoon. Looking back at the radar from that time and a couple comments that were made on facebook...I'm starting to wonder if we may have had some rotation down that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Just got power back. Out for 2.5 hours. It must have been a lightning strike. The storm weakened as it moved over me. It didn't seem out of the ordinary here. Hail covered the ground and there were reports of 70+ mph winds in Lexington about 12 miles to my west. I saw pictures of the hail but not sure how reliable the wind reports were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 forsythia and daffodils are open here. I think tulips might be, or were..looks like the deer ate them this year. Daffodils came out here 2/18, tulips 2/19. Azaleas bloomed 2/21. Trees leafed out 2/24. Cape Myrtle bloomed from 2/25-2/26. Beautiful reds and yellows when my maples turned 2/27. All leaves down from today's rain. Bring on the winter!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Daffodils came out here 2/18, tulips 2/19. Azaleas bloomed 2/21. Trees leafed out 2/24. Cape Myrtle bloomed from 2/25-2/26. Beautiful reds and yellows when my maples turned 2/27. All leaves down from today's rain. Bring on the winter!!! sounds wicked. My azaleas aren't really close to opening yet..usually around Easter. The rain event was a good one at .99" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I tried to chase the bow echo that ended up in Chatham county. Unfortunately we failed to catch it because we got stuck in traffic and the damn thing was moving at 60 mph. On the upside I do know pykl3 works awesome for radar on my droid. I will have to review the footage to see if I caught any lightning on the high speed. There were some amazing strikes and of course the best ones I know I missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 835 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0710 PM LIGHTNING CARY 35.79N 78.80W 02/28/2011 WAKE NC AMATEUR RADIO LIGHTNING STRUCK A HOUSE IN DUTCHESS VILLAGE ON VERMEL COURT. NUMEROUS FIRE CREWS ON SCENE. AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN. && EVENT NUMBER RAH1100264 $ JO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 In a quick review I got at least two bolts on the high speed. I missed the ultimate ones of course but these are not too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossthread Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Were waiting here on the Coast to get some rains in here... The Marine Layer Air mass "should" moderate the seaver threat... (just head a rumble of THUNDER!) Strong Winds, gust's in the 40's at places.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Were waiting here on the Coast to get some rains in here... The Marine Layer Air mass "should" moderate the seaver threat... (just head a rumble of THUNDER!) None the less enjoy the light show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossthread Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Humidity:96% Dew Point:66 °F Wind:16.2 mph from the West Wind Gust:25.2 mph Pressure:29.85 in (Steady) Storms getting alil closer now, I think the weather, Local met was wrong on the Marine Layer Moderating these Stroms/Front.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwagner88 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Just got power back on finally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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