Ian Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 effing BAD ASS CG lightning show. Slightly bigger version: http://www.weatherwa...G7D_1603big.jpg nice. yeah definitely high bases!rain evaporating into drier air below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 DAMN, that was f**king close, soounded like a bomb. Anyone else nearby see that? North germantown Rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 i can hear a little more thunder here now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Completely agree, reminds me of Miami somewhat. I'm not very comfortable walking outside tho! I guess you have more guts. It seems alot closer than it really is, but knowing that doesn't put me at ease. Only reason I went out to stormwatch tonight is because the storms are a good 20 miles to my north! But I'm with you -- I have an all-too-healthy respect for proximity to lightning, having had it strike my childhood home and literally fry/cook every circuit and almost every appliance in the house at the time. I was about 13 when that happened and judging by the sound/feel of it, you'd have thought a nuke burst directly over our house. The flash and bang were nearly simultaneous, so it WAS directly overhead. The northern light show has died down quite a bit over the past 15-20 minutes and the focus has now shifted to the NW again -- lightning seems more diffuse and a lot less frequent, but definitely looks to be coming from the direction of that streamer developing back towards Cumberland and Somerset. Off to bed to read and then later, hopefully, hear some thunder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 effing BAD ASS CG lightning show. One of my most prolific CG photo sessions EVER. Woulda kept going by ran out of battery power (and batteries get expensive to get enough to last all day). Slightly bigger version: http://www.weatherwarrior.net/chaserquest/bydate/2011/20110403/IMG7D_1603big.jpg INCREDIBLE pic -- well done/shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I can see a wall of rain a few miles to my north when the lightning flashes. Pretty neat. Thunder prohibiting me from sleeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Only reason I went out to stormwatch tonight is because the storms are a good 20 miles to my north! But I'm with you -- I have an all-too-healthy respect for proximity to lightning, having had it strike my childhood home and literally fry/cook every circuit and almost every appliance in the house at the time. I was about 13 when that happened and judging by the sound/feel of it, you'd have thought a nuke burst directly over our house. The flash and bang were nearly simultaneous, so it WAS directly overhead. The northern light show has died down quite a bit over the past 15-20 minutes and the focus has now shifted to the NW again -- lightning seems more diffuse and a lot less frequent, but definitely looks to be coming from the direction of that streamer developing back towards Cumberland and Somerset. Off to bed to read and then later, hopefully, hear some thunder... thats fookin crazy man! Glad my house hasn't had to go through such agony. I was actually struck by lightning Indirectly in july 2008, my shoes and wristwatch didn't make out too well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormitecture Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Two more for your pleasure. Later I'll post a page with the rest (not gonna post whore here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Nice Pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 tis arizona like.. 30 second exposures or longer with the 4 bolts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Line must be sinking south some, lightning getting more frequent and getting louder thunder now 49 degrees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Line must be sinking south some, lightning getting more frequent and getting louder thunder now 49 degrees yeah it's moving south slowly.. not sure why, maybe more juicy. warm front should be going north so would have thought they would too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 LOL, several car alarms are going off now Not sure why Edit: A few large raindrops, had another deafening thunder, crazy with the car sirens blaring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 band looks to be strengthening at the moment. if it would come just a bit south i might be tempted to go outside.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Awesome shots, Jason! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riptide Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Warm fronts are awesome this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevil02 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I realize these look completely amateur compared to Weather Warrior's, but the lightning show was amazing. What a strange event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 line moving back north...quiet enough to sleep actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Lightning woke me up a couple of times while I was sleeping... saw a couple of crawlers between 9-10, but my S facing window and a lack of wanting to go outside kept me from seeing the glorious CGs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Okay, am FOR REAL going to bed this time, but had to share this screencap of radar from about 15 minutes ago with that skinny line of heavy showers extending from Johnstown, PA to Ocean City! As Ian said earlier...it's just a strange-looking radar for this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormitecture Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 @bdevil02 Nah man...those are cool. Sometimes these "perspective" shots I call them (distant lightning) images are great. Plus you have the City scene with is much cooler than random trees and such I have in the 'burbs. Very different line of storms tonight. Can't say I ever remember a line of storms set-up like this in the area. At least not while decent radar has been around (80s on up). I could be wrong, but I'm confident nothing like this since 2000. (minus summer 2001 when I lived in FL or summer 2005 when I was in the hospital almost all spring and sick all summer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FXW176 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Awesome pics Weather and bde. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 It stayed warm last night, 68 this morning...feels like a summer morning outside. SW wind is picking up bringing in moist air. Wind Advisory and possibly severe storms later this afternoon. Forecast high is close to 80. Loving the warmth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormitecture Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 INCREDIBLE pic -- well done/shot! Nice Pictures! Awesome shots, Jason! Awesome pics Weather and bde. Thanks! Thanks all...appreciate the kind comments. tis arizona like.. 30 second exposures or longer with the 4 bolts? 15second to 30 second, most of the multi's are 30 seconds. No more than that though.Here's the beginning summary page I'm putting together. Mostly just pictures right now and a little summary at the end: http://www.weatherwarrior.net/chaserquest/bydate/2011/20110403/20110403.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I realize these look completely amateur compared to Weather Warrior's, but the lightning show was amazing. What a strange event. naa, they're nice! it's just distance. lightning is not hard to take photos of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Very different line of storms tonight. Can't say I ever remember a line of storms set-up like this in the area. At least not while decent radar has been around (80s on up). I could be wrong, but I'm confident nothing like this since 2000. (minus summer 2001 when I lived in FL or summer 2005 when I was in the hospital almost all spring and sick all summer). i know what you mean but i dont think this was like a fl t-storm at all other than the lightning. it is more analogous to something you'd see in the west but seeing it fire continuously on that one thin band was odd even if it had something to do with the warm front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 this one is great jason http://www.weatherwarrior.net/chaserquest/bydate/2011/20110403/IMG7D_1578crop.jpg times i wish i had a car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 this one is great jason http://www.weatherwarrior.net/chaserquest/bydate/2011/20110403/IMG7D_1578crop.jpg times i wish i had a car... Reminds me of a book by Warren Faidley I used to read as a kid. Awesome shots Jason! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riptide Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 The gulf-moisture transport is now in transit and skies have cleared out, it's going to be warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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