calculus1 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Lightning and eerie sky to my due north. Rain almost here according to radar. It's different to see a storm drop due south instead of SE or E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion_NC_WX Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 looks like a line of storms is trying to consolidate along I-40 from about Black Mountain to near Statesville... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 pretty amazing to see this remnant of the MCS make it all the way to NC, its going to atleast make it to Interstate 40 corridor. There's atleast one severe warning with it. Kudos to the GSP forecaster this morning mentioning it, almost every forecast outlet I saw dismissed any chance really. I think its on a dwindling phase now though ...sort of surprised to see it not affect east TN more though...guess the building ridge and combination of crossing the mtns from the east/ne helped to diminish it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 If it holds any longer, the Southern Piedmont of NC and Upstate SC could get into some of this later this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SN_Lover Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 The storms are dissipating In Iredell/Catawba counties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion_NC_WX Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Cell here along the escarpment has pulsed up near Old Fort...this may be more of a threat now to Hickory Nut more than the 221 cooridor in Rutherford County... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jalba Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Just got hit with very heavy rain and wind, also pretty bad lightning. Now staring at this cell from the north, lots of intense cloud to cloud lightning it seems.. Just incredible light show out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 definite weakening trend now overall. The lightning maps show western Rutherford as a hot area and again around Iredell/eastern Catawba/77 region. Still was a very long haul for one line (technically this was a new gustfront line though)...begin in Canada this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCBlizzard Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Truly beautiful cloud to cloud lightning going on to my west, really illuminating the whole cloud deck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
november rain Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Here in Union SC its impressive to see the lightning from those storms to my North toward Shelby NC right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Truly beautiful cloud to cloud lightning going on to my west, really illuminating the whole cloud deck! i can't see any lightning anywhere....just a clear sky and crescent moon. That line sure faded out quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Here in Union SC its impressive to see the lightning from those storms to my North toward Shelby NC right now How are you guys seeing lightning...I'm going to look again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCBlizzard Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 i can't see any lightning anywhere....just a clear sky and crescent moon. That line sure faded out quickly. Haven't seen any for a while, but about 15-25 minutes ago it was really impressive Edit: Had a video camera going and will try and single out the lightning shots tomorrow, it was some of the most beautiful lightning though, shame there wasn't just a tad more daylight, or a rain shower to accompany it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 I saw, perhaps two bolts out of an approaching cumulonimbus that was to my west but other than that, the cloud deck disappeared rather quickly, like the line. I thought we could at least eek out a shower but even that had a remotely low chance of occurring. I'm impressed by the longevity of the system. Just bad timing on its part when it pushed through NC. Gotta give the HRRR credit for seeing this as it was depicting the system to fizzle out by the time it got near Southern NC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Hey guys, this might seem ridiculous but I lost a bookmark to this model and I have no clue what the URL is or how to find it...I know it's HWRF but where can I view animations/frames of the runs exactly like this image? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Hey guys, this might seem ridiculous but I lost a bookmark to this model and I have no clue what the URL is or how to find it...I know it's HWRF but where can I view animations/frames of the runs exactly like this image? Is this what you are looking for http://moe.met.fsu.edu/tcgengifs/ ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Is this what you are looking for http://moe.met.fsu.edu/tcgengifs/ ? Yes that would be it! Thanks! Weird I had it bookmarked but didn't recognize the page when I viewed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil882 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 pretty amazing to see this remnant of the MCS make it all the way to NC, its going to atleast make it to Interstate 40 corridor. There's atleast one severe warning with it. Kudos to the GSP forecaster this morning mentioning it, almost every forecast outlet I saw dismissed any chance really. I think its on a dwindling phase now though ...sort of surprised to see it not affect east TN more though...guess the building ridge and combination of crossing the mtns from the east/ne helped to diminish it. Yea the MCS kept propagating from a remnant cold pool, and it certainly doesn't like height rises, so most of the TN area was spared. When we lost of the heating of the day, we also lost good lapse rates that were keeping the convection going along with differential heating in NC, so that was the end of an MCS moving into a ridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Local Yokel Wx Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Anyone having issues with the AFWS page? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 First Orange Alert of the year SCZ020>022-026>028-031-037-090100- CALHOUN-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-LEXINGTON-NEWBERRY-RICHLAND-SALUDA-SUMTER- 1241 AM EDT WED JUN 8 2011 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM TODAY... THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY...IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM TODAY. A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR OZONE HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE CENTRAL MIDLANDS REGION. THIS MEANS THAT GROUND LEVEL-OZONE CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION WILL LIKELY EXCEED UNHEALTHY STANDARDS FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS. CODE ORANGE MEANS ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS...AND PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASE...SUCH AS ASTHMA...SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERTION. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL WEB SITE AT WWW.DHEC.SC.GOV/OZONE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Ahh, the dog days of Augus... er June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Here in Kingsport, only a trace of rain(KTRI has 0.13) since May 27th. For it to be this dry this early is certainly making me concerned about the rest of summer. Other than one day, we have hit 90 degrees everyday this month. We are +7 F this month and some change. Probably the hottest end to spring and the hottest beginning to summer that I've ever seen. Absolutely brutal. It almost mirrors last December on the hot side of things - speed of transition and extreme of temperatures. I can't wait until next week. Looks like the ridge may shift a bit out west. I hope it stays there for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 the NAM and WRF have a decent slug of tropical moisture coming into the picture for the southeast coast soon. Its too early to get too excited but the coast from Fl to Carolinas have a shot now. There will be a weak upper low in the middle of the Gulf and weak ridging to the north over the Ohio Valley, so both of those argue for a general northwest motion to whatever gets going near Cuba. The GGEm hinted at this a few days ago as well. This is the kind of thing the models can miss, which would have a big impact on forecasts (in a good way). Hopefully the eastern parts of GA , Fl and Carolinas can score with this. Even areas west of there could catch just general low level convergence from the deep low level moisture thats already present, and would get more focused later on if a system develops offshore..so its actually win-win atleast for slight chances..however if there was too much development offshore, that could spell downward motion (subsidence) over the central Carolinas/GA to some point, meaning really hot and little chance of rain. Just throwing out possibilities (and a little wishful thinking!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Definitely rooting this one on for the eastern sections. I know its the NAM but synoptics kinda support a close-to-nam- scenario playing out. I think the old GFS was much further east and not as developed....def. worth watching.Several inches of widespread rain at the coast would be very welcome, and the further inland it gets, the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 First Orange Alert of the year Never seen this one until yesterday - Code PURPLE. Must be because of the Pains Bay Wildfire. NCZ047-081930- MAINLAND DARE- 309 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN RALEIGH NC HAS ISSUED A CODE PURPLE AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR FINE PARTICULATES...IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY MEANS THAT FINE PARTICULATES CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY STANDARDS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF AIR QUALITY WEB SITE AT: WWW.NCAIR.ORG/NEWS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 That would be a first for me also... Never seen this one until yesterday - Code PURPLE. Must be because of the Pains Bay Wildfire. NCZ047-081930- MAINLAND DARE- 309 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN RALEIGH NC HAS ISSUED A CODE PURPLE AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR FINE PARTICULATES...IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY MEANS THAT FINE PARTICULATES CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY STANDARDS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF AIR QUALITY WEB SITE AT: WWW.NCAIR.ORG/NEWS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted June 8, 2011 Author Share Posted June 8, 2011 That same little area in SW NC and NE GA are again getting in on the popup storms. Lucky folks up there for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonGA Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 We have a lot more cumulus building here than in recent days/weeks. Maybe the impossible can happen and the ridge will allow me a little rain. It's funny that the day I set my rain barrell up is the day the rain stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 We have a lot more cumulus building here than in recent days/weeks. Maybe the impossible can happen and the ridge will allow me a little rain. It's funny that the day I set my rain barrell up is the day the rain stopped. Take it down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busick Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 Why is it that it seems like the foothills and the mountains of NC are getting pop-up storms and central and eastern NC are not????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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