kpantz Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 The rest of the storm just opened up on me here. Straight line winds easily over 50 MPH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 The rotation is starting to broaden out over Easton now, but it's certainly not gone yet. Wouldn't be surprised if it spun up again in a frame or two. Mods: Want to split today;s thread from tomorrow's since today ended up being more eventful than anticipated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpantz Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 LOL... ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON...EXTREME WEST CENTRAL HUNTERDON AND SOUTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTIES... AT 820 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PALMER HEIGHTS... OR NEAR EASTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Pretty sure I just filmed the center of rotation from my front yard in Palmer. Looked like a rotating wall cloud to my eyes. Appeared to try and dip down a couple times, but nothing truly notable. Wicked rotation, though. Rain inbound now. Still no hail here. Looks like the VIL is coming down, anyway. hope you got some nice footage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisNJ Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Wife and daughter are in the basement bathroom downstairs in the southern part of Palmer..looks rather interesting on radar down there. 68 mph gust reported in Forks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpantz Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Wife and daughter are in the basement bathroom downstairs in the southern part of Palmer..looks rather interesting on radar down there. Quieting down here now in the northwest part. Quite a storm. Kinda feel irresponsible not getting my family downstairs, but the kids had just fallen asleep and I was really banking on that looser couplet I saw just before a brief internet blackout (which should have been my cue to go get them, of course). Sigh. Here's hoping the next one slides further south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 some totals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanormalWx Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 1.6 inches of rain in about 25 mins, with some more on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpantz Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 The rotation is starting to broaden out over Easton now, but it's certainly not gone yet. Wouldn't be surprised if it spun up again in a frame or two. Looks like it's doing just that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I failed and the storms failed me also. Nothing new. Maybe one day i will have this crap streak end and finally having an amazing winning streak. Enjoy your storms whoever is getting them. jeez yikes lee, will you get a grip. Its just storms, you act like the world is coming to and end or you just got diagnosed with a disease. You just got done seeing a storm last week where you saw hail and got your lightning. What do you expect every storm to nail you? I think you have been very lucky this year you have had a ton of storms track over you, while some of us haven't Look at the people in jersey, they have been shafted this whole season, not once do you see them whining cause of not getting lightning. Your like the JI of summer, if it doesn't nail you everytime, FAIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grothar Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 jeez yikes lee, will you get a grip. Its just storms, you act like the world is coming to and end or you just got diagnosed with a disease. You just got done seeing a storm last week where you saw hail and got your lightning. What do you expect every storm to nail you? I think you have been very lucky this year you have had a ton of storms track over you, while some of us haven't Look at the people in jersey, they have been shafted this whole season, not once do you see them whining cause of not getting lightning. Your like the JI of summer, if it doesn't nail you everytime, FAIL Thanks Tombo - he needed that. Tonight was Northern Lehigh and Northampton County's turn. Tomorrow--- maybe everyones. The radars signatures tonight are impressive in western Pa, and this airmass will be over us tomorrow. I would personally like to see training thunderstorms tomorrow but the flooding damage would be incredible and would not wish this on anyone. I think we have a good chance of both severe weather with tornadoes and training thunderstorms tommorrow. As I stated in my earlier post, we will meet my criteria of 85 degrees and high soil moisture with strong south and sw winds for producing severe weather. Tonight was just just the beginning. The severe pattern will continue to shift more east and north in the upcoming weeks---hopefully not like Joplin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVblizzard Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Got treated to some lightning shooting out of a cumulonimbus cloud from the strong storm trailing the tornado-warned cell, after it barely missed with lightning striking the golf course I work at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattinpa Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Thanks Tombo - he needed that. Tonight was Northern Lehigh and Northampton County's turn. Tomorrow--- maybe everyones. The radars signatures tonight are impressive in western Pa, and this airmass will be over us tomorrow. I would personally like to see training thunderstorms tomorrow but the flooding damage would be incredible and would not wish this on anyone. I think we have a good chance of both severe weather with tornadoes and training thunderstorms tommorrow. As I stated in my earlier post, we will meet my criteria of 85 degrees and high soil moisture with strong south and sw winds for producing severe weather. Tonight was just just the beginning. The severe pattern will continue to shift more east and north in the upcoming weeks---hopefully not like Joplin. Nah, it would be really rare for here to have an outbreak like Joplin's. I feel terrible for that town - and it makes me feel lucky we don't get a lot of tornadoes here. The big ones are even more uncommon. There may be severe weather, but I'm hoping for no widespread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVblizzard Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Nah, it would be really rare for here to have an outbreak like Joplin's. I feel terrible for that town - and it makes me feel lucky we don't get a lot of tornadoes here. The big ones are even more uncommon. There may be severe weather, but I'm hoping for no widespread. It's nearly impossible to get a disaster like Joplin in the Northeast. The conditions are never right here for the widespread tornado outbreaks we see in the Plains a few times per year. That's one of the benefits of living here - you can root for severe weather without getting too worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phlwx Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 looks like 2-5, 3-6 PM for thunderstorms if the models are right.... downer is surface/low level winds will be more westerly than south-southwesterly....decent dynamics aloft but the low level could make storms more scattered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am19psu Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 looks like 2-5, 3-6 PM for thunderstorms if the models are right.... downer is surface/low level winds will be more westerly than south-southwesterly....decent dynamics aloft but the low level could make storms more scattered... Yeah, not really expecting a whole lot here. Maybe an isolated tree down or something, but nothing huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 Yeah, not really expecting a whole lot here. Maybe an isolated tree down or something, but nothing huge. I would just like a good ole' fashion light show anybody wanting some good action, follow the western forum( unfortunately).. i'll be over there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I would just like a good ole' fashion light show anybody wanting some good action, follow the western forum( unfortunately).. i'll be over there I am with you on that. I know i got that storm last week over in Upper Darby with the pea and nickle sized hail, but few lightning strikes. This year I am now off to my worst amount of filming ever out of the past 4 years and i thought last year was the worst so far this year is turning out even worse. And to top it off I lost all my filming and footage from the past 2 years on my computer finally taking a crap on me and crashing, the HD crashed and then the motherboard finally went also. So this royally sucks I lost all my DX'ing footage also from last year and the year before also. I am on a hot streak of crap in the face type of thing. I have to save up money to build a new computer. All of the ones i have now but for my laptop are pretty much on their way to being door stops. So hopefully today i can grab some lightning shots. This year I can count how many bolts i got with both hands meaning i got 9 bolts this year not 10 yet. And the models have backed off anything here but for the LV and down towards west of DC Even NYC gets into the action, so I am gonna take some time today leave work to get gas in my car to make sure if i have to go out on a chase i can without a problem or worrying about running out of gas, the nice thing i do have is i have ezpass so that helps with the toll sections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 looks like 2-5, 3-6 PM for thunderstorms if the models are right.... downer is surface/low level winds will be more westerly than south-southwesterly....decent dynamics aloft but the low level could make storms more scattered... yea it looks pretty scattered the storms, but the ones that do form can be severe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grothar Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 yea it looks pretty scattered the storms, but the ones that do form can be severe. all I want is the sun to come out. If a storm forms, its like icing on the cake. No south to sw winds is a real bummer for real good severe development. I will take what storms form. Like others- I miss the lighting show the most and of course training t-storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 yea it looks pretty scattered the storms, but the ones that do form can be severe. Maybe i can be lucky to get to be able to be in the right spot at the right time. Sometimes i do get lucky here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 all I want is the sun to come out. If a storm forms, its like icing on the cake. No south to sw winds is a real bummer for real good severe development. I will take what storms form. Like others- I miss the lighting show the most and of course training t-storms. I have filtered sun right now here in Ardmore,Pa. Maybe it can do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grothar Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I have filtered sun right now here in Ardmore,Pa. Maybe it can do the trick. Its raining now in Macungie. If the sun comes later, we should get some nice storms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Isnt this a kick in the Ass as i was just out in that spot in Chester County lastnight. I do hope that can popup and i get to head towards it even though it does show it weakening as it heads towards my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Is chasing around our area worth it with gas at 4 dollars a gallon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 Is chasing around our area worth it with gas at 4 dollars a gallon Even if it's free, it's not worth it. The most I'll do is get to re high points in my neighborhood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 83.1/65 here that's juicy! SBCAPE is slow to build in so far, and MLCAPE is pathetic suggesting that the instability is rather shallow at the surface, LCL's are a bit high (~1250) but coming down (were near ~1750 this morning). ML lapse rates are pathetic, Low level rates are pretty good (over 7.5) the HRRR doesn't have anything initializing down here through at least 23z, and the SPC's latest MD says WW issuance is unlikely, only a 20% chance by 20z. Along with the westerly winds, this does not look like our day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoreWXgal Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 87/68 @ 2:10 pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbTC Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Tornado confirmed yesterday PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 210 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP IN CARBON COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA... LOCATION...FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP IN CARBON COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA DATE...5/23/11 ESTIMATED TIME...725 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...75 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS PATH LENGTH...0.2 MILES FATALITIES...NONE INJURIES...NONE * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP IN CARBON COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA ON 5/23/11. AN EF-0 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP IN SOUTHERN CARBON COUNTY. ONE HOME SUFFERED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. SEVERAL OTHER HOMES EXPERIENCED MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. NUMEROUS TREES WERE EITHER KNOCKED DOWN OR SNAPPED. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/PHI. FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH. EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH. EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH. EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH. EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH. EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Isnt this a kick in the Ass as i was just out in that spot in Chester County lastnight. I do hope that can popup and i get to head towards it even though it does show it weakening as it heads towards my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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