Gastonwxman Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 This is about the fourth time that the rain has picked up again after the first storm and still doing some lightning out here. Dropped to 66 now. There appears to be more redevelopment behind this initial batch back in the Cherryville area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Screw Job Sunday is on in Central NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 CLTwx, I take it the power is flickering in SW Charlotte Scorched here on the SE side of Raleigh. Just the first part of June, and already having to water just to keep the gardens alive and resembling something that looks like plants. Happy for those that are locking in to the rain. For some of you (Robert), I know that seeing occasional showers and storms is something you used to dream about, or have photos of tree rings to say "remember when..." I'm hoping that Caribbean blob will somehow find it's way through the Southeast and benefit all of us. Really hard to count on "disturbances in the NW flow aloft..." for anything widespread and beneficial. We got screwed today and it was the dying MCS from last night that did us in gotta love the irony in that, less than .15" this morning and zip this afternoon......havent had a good storm or rain now for weeks. Total precip since May 1st here is just around .50" however the north half of the county did get hammered by a few storms a few weeks ago and got 2-3" in a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 You may have been right Weatherkid. Nice outflow boundary just came through for some decent cooler winds but the "storm is going east of us by a hair. Darn it. Well the outflow boundary was nice... But no one in Metro Atlanta is gonna get a drop! They are fizzling before our eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juspeachy Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 They're falling apart. Nothing here but a cool breeze. Just let the dogs take a quick swim in the lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 CLTwx, I take it the power is flickering in SW Charlotte Scorched here on the SE side of Raleigh. Just the first part of June, and already having to water just to keep the gardens alive and resembling something that looks like plants. Happy for those that are locking in to the rain. For some of you (Robert), I know that seeing occasional showers and storms is something you used to dream about, or have photos of tree rings to say "remember when..." I'm hoping that Caribbean blob will somehow find it's way through the Southeast and benefit all of us. Really hard to count on "disturbances in the NW flow aloft..." for anything widespread and beneficial. These nw flow events and the westerly ones have been way different than usual this season here where I am. Normally I'm not a fan of them, but since there's plenty of dynamics and enough low level focus to keep them going , my area has done ok. Nothing mind blowing in the rain departure from "normal" but its certainly nice to get rain from them. It reminds me of the early and mid 90's...then over a decade of nothing (almost) in late Spring/Summer, so I'm definitely enjoying whatever liquid we get while I can. I definitely can empathize with other members who keep getting missed and watch their plants and gardens just dying. Hard to believe but theres more development that might get in here soon...it keeps re-developing to my north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I'm on the third thunderstorm of the day here. This one has some major lightning strikes within a mile of the house..probably shouldn't be online . None are major rainmakers since its never a direct hit but the constant rumbles of thunder for the last 3 hours has made an interesting day. Sounds like a pretty good Sunday evening to me. Marble sized hail here. It's been a torrential downpour for nearly 30 minutes now. Woo Hoooo!! Hope you don't have any damage Cell came thru here with 40+mph winds and pea sized hail. Lots of CG lightning. Haven't checked the rain gauge yet but I suspect an inch at least. Side ditches are full and water is standing in the yard. Nothing better than a good old fashion thunderstorm This is about the fourth time that the rain has picked up again after the first storm and still doing some lightning out here. Dropped to 66 now. There appears to be more redevelopment behind this initial batch back in the Cherryville area. Enjoy your rain cooled evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesboroDude Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Storming over Sparta,NC...I can hear it from Wilkes. Already had my rain for today though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCCmetgrad Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Awesome lightning display here. Nearly continuous CG lightning for around 15-20 minutes with many very close to the house. Winds gusted to around 40-45mph which blew the grill off the back porch and downed many smaller limbs. Received 0.67" of rain it looks as though about an inch and three quarters fell about two miles west of here according to data from CWOP station DW6124. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 No drops. BUT it is less humid than if it rained today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Was up in the Blowing Rock, NC, area all afternoon. Picnic in the park and Kilwin's icecream with the family! No rain while up there, but I got home and found branches lying all over the yard. Gauge shows 0.25 inches this afternoon while we were gone. I can hear rumbles in the distances, so I'm hoping we'll get a little more this evening. Radar looks promising, but you never know til it gets here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Managed to rack up to 1.13" out of today so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAD_Wedge_NC Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Managed to rack up to 1.13" out of today so far. 1.02" in the rain gauge here. Still see some lightning off in the distance. It;s been a really good day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 1.02" in the rain gauge here. Still see some lightning off in the distance. It;s been a really good day. Well I still have the consolation prize. I won't be mowing this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wow Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Power is still out. Its been 3 hours now. It sucks as we just got groceries today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWERSTROKE Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Power is still out. Its been 3 hours now. It sucks as we just got groceries today. it will be fine. happened to us a couple of weeks ago, just don't open fridge or freezer. Should be fine overnight . All storms missing me to the west, I would like to get a shower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 FAIL on all accounts here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesboroDude Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 It never seems to stop storming around these parts... ... A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 1045 PM EDT for southern Alleghany... southeastern Ashe and Wilkes counties... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesboroDude Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Wilkes County. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Radar estimates are showing up to 5 inches of rain over northern Wilkes with heavy rain still falling. EDIT... Northern Wilkes now showing 6-8inches with heavy rain still falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rankin5150 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Hammered again! Quarter size hail and heavy winds. More trees down in our neighborhood. Four miles away, there are trees down ALL over the place in Belmont, especially uptown. I saw where one car was smashed flat by a HUGE tree. Also, there were multiple trees over houses. Looking at the trees down, they had that look of being twisted. Probably another round of Tornados. It has been crazy around here since early April... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ridge Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Wilkes County. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Radar estimates are showing up to 5 inches of rain over northern Wilkes with heavy rain still falling. EDIT... Northern Wilkes now showing 6-8inches with heavy rain still falling. Severe season has been rather unkind to Wilkes County, it seems... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesboroDude Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Severe season has been rather unkind to Wilkes County, it seems... Not too bad damage wise. That day with 5 tornado warnings was indeed unkind. Minimal damage with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 FAIL on all accounts here. Sorry to hear about you missing out. If I could, I would more than gladly send you some of the rain and stormy weather that I've been through recently. I've been doing a really decent job with rain totals especially during April when I had over 3 inches total during the 15th-17th heavy rain event. It never seems to stop storming around these parts... ... A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 1045 PM EDT for southern Alleghany... southeastern Ashe and Wilkes counties... You just can't seem to catch a break up there, can you? If it's not the lightning or wind, it's tornadoes. Reminds me of the days when it was China Grove that always seemed to get the worse of any severe weather event (as I often heard when watching the news). Hammered again! Quarter size hail and heavy winds. More trees down in our neighborhood. Four miles away, there are trees down ALL over the place in Belmont, especially uptown. I saw where one car was smashed flat by a HUGE tree. Also, there were multiple trees over houses. Looking at the trees down, they had that look of being twisted. Probably another round of Tornados. It has been crazy around here since early April... I know it was awful down your way. When I watched the radar showing those clusters of thunderstorms over Lake Norman combining with the one that popped near Lincolnton, I knew eastern Gaston county was going to take a brutal beating. There was a report of a few trees down in the McAdenville area from what I heard. I only received maybe half of what the storm did to the Belmont area. Despite that, I really enjoyed the cooler temperatures that accompanied it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny WX Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Having been in drought mode for a few weeks now, Baton Rouge, LA finally got some rain Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon. Not a lot, but enough to note. One very small area east of downtown was reported by NWS radar to have gotten about 5.5 inches, though the vast portion of the area got .5 to 2 inches. This past week, we blasted old high temperature records, going over 100 degrees 2 or 3 days in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Got .10 yesterday morning. We are missing out on all the rain it seems. Glad you guys out west are enjoying a nice change compared to the last few years but we are really needing the rain badly here. Walked out of work this morning to poor visibility and a smokey fog from the wildfire. Really hoping this pattern changes soon but with little hope of rain over the next week I don't see this drought ending in the next few weeks. Eyewall called it right FAIL all the way here in the east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDodd Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 As Jeremy noted, absolutely zilch in this neck of the woods. Back up at daybreak to water the tomatoes and peppers. Grrrrr... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wow Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 it will be fine. happened to us a couple of weeks ago, just don't open fridge or freezer. Should be fine overnight . All storms missing me to the west, I would like to get a shower Well it came on 3 1/2 hrs later. I've only heard of the 4 hour rule for refrigerated meat, milk, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Somehow the sprinkles from two cells on either side of me added up to .03 last night. The heat continues..... CAE .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE MADE IN THE LONG TERM. ONLY MINOR TWEAKS TO DAILY AFTERNOON POPS. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS. LITTLE IN THE WAY OF A TRIGGER MECHANISM OTHER THAN AFTERNOON SEA- BREEZE. SUMMER TIME SCENARIO WITH A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN US WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. UPPER RIDGE APPEARS TO WEAKEN LATE IN THE PERIOD WITH AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA...THIS MAY LEAD TO A SLIGHT INCREASE IN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS BY THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE LONG TERM WILL REMAIN IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S FOR DAYTIME HIGHS WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS GENERALLY AROUND 70. TEMPERATURES REMAIN 2 TO 3 STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCCmetgrad Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Hammered again! Quarter size hail and heavy winds. More trees down in our neighborhood. Four miles away, there are trees down ALL over the place in Belmont, especially uptown. I saw where one car was smashed flat by a HUGE tree. Also, there were multiple trees over houses. Looking at the trees down, they had that look of being twisted. Probably another round of Tornados. It has been crazy around here since early April... Just took a drive around downtown Belmont and the neighborhoods just west and cannot believe that area has been hit hard again. Just by what I saw I would estimate winds of 60-70mph. I could not get into many areas as roads were closed. As far as I could tell it looked like straight-line winds as the directionality of the fallen trees seemed to parallel each other but I just did a quick drive through of the area. This is at least the third time this area just one mile west of me has been hit hard by storms since April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 A big load of fail is on the way today for me if FFC is right. I'm the purple dot..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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