southbridgemom Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 gotta watch the stuff in n wva.. other in western va should miss to the south of D.C. i'd think. im packing an umbrella.. meh. Are you talking about the stuff in N WV (near the panhandle, that would go into Hagerstown/Martinsburg area), or the stuff that looks like it's on a beeline to the Shen. Valley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Are you talking about the stuff in N WV (near the panhandle, that would go into Hagerstown/Martinsburg area), or the stuff that looks like it's on a beeline to the Shen. Valley? the hgr/mrb batch. more could form south too. tho the other area is going to be quite close it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southbridgemom Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 the hgr/mrb batch. more could form south too. tho the other area is going to be quite close it seems. Gotcha. That stuff going towards Hburg area looks like it could graze us in southern PWC. Daughter is headed towards Quantico for fireworks. She may be 18, but still trying to make sure she is prepared (it's the Mommy in me!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Your guess is as good as mine. Believe me...it's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrederickWX Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Storms have been further north than I was thinking. We actually got a period of sunshine this afternoon which may have helped a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 Some nice rainfall rates in the RIC/Hampton Roads areas... flash flooding seems imminent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Light showers up here. The kids are not to happy as they are wanting to do some small crackers. Going to take them out in the light rain as the line coming behind from PA looks to be a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Thundershower moving in here with heavy rain. This is the way it looked a couple of minutes ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Closing in on an inch of rain in less than 20 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Thanks for the photos Trixie. We've been fortunate this year with storms. Looks like bad timing tonight though, as the kids are charging out the door trying to get to Williamsport for the fireworks show and its still raining. Happy 4th to you and Mr. OceanWx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Had a couple sprinkles earlier. That's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Great pics wxtrix! Well us and the neighbors shot off a few crackers in the back yards before the rain came in. Glad I am not sitting down in Frederick waiting for the fireworks as the rain has started again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Awesome pics Trix and Craig. impressive skies to say the least just got home from Centreville and hit some rain drops around Ashburn. Got home in Fringeburg here and deck was pretty wet and the street just damp. 71 out here now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 nice evening.. just a few dribbles. more here (only 2 more for now--gotta go to bed!): http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianlivingston/sets/72157626994603997/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snownut Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Thundershower moving in here with heavy rain. This is the way it looked a couple of minutes ago. Nice photo, could use some of your rain 25 miles south here in Boyce as the grass is mostly brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 The storms have been missing my area lately...going on 12 days with only 0.06" in that stretch. The grass is still growing, but showing signs of stress. I'm still over 8" surplus for the year though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Nice photo, could use some of your rain 25 miles south here in Boyce as the grass is mostly brown. I haven't been able to go more than 7 days at any point this year without cutting the grass, and most of the time it has been every 5 days. After a dry spell the first couple of weeks in June, I've picked up another 3.52" in the past 24 days. Really atypical for this location to get in on nearly every thunderstorm opportunity, but I won't complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snownut Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I haven't been able to go more than 7 days at any point this year without cutting the grass, and most of the time it has been every 5 days. After a dry spell the first couple of weeks in June, I've picked up another 3.52" in the past 24 days. Really atypical for this location to get in on nearly every thunderstorm opportunity, but I won't complain. the weather is nearly always "micro" particularly in the summer, a few t storm hits and your yearly rainfall totals can really swing. enjoy your wetness. Your garden doing well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 the weather is nearly always "micro" particularly in the summer, a few t storm hits and your yearly rainfall totals can really swing. enjoy your wetness. Your garden doing well? The garden is flourishing. There's been enough sun between the frequent rains for the vegetables to thrive. Fortunate for me because I really went overboard with the planting this year. Have over 750 tomatoes now on 50 plants I trellised up using scrap lumber from work and jute twine strung through them to support them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonjon Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I haven't been able to go more than 7 days at any point this year without cutting the grass, and most of the time it has been every 5 days. After a dry spell the first couple of weeks in June, I've picked up another 3.52" in the past 24 days. Really atypical for this location to get in on nearly every thunderstorm opportunity, but I won't complain. I cut my grass every 3rd day from May thru September (I'm a lawn freak). I'm pretty sick of it by September, though, so I'm glad our growing season is shorter. We haven't had too much of a dry streak this year, yet. 1.20" in the last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I cut my grass every 3rd day from May thru September (I'm a lawn freak). I'm pretty sick of it by September, though, so I'm glad our growing season is shorter. We haven't had too much of a dry streak this year, yet. 1.20" in the last week. I've been on that every 3-4 day schedule out of necessity this year so far. It's about time to put on grub control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 nice evening.. just a few dribbles. more here (only 2 more for now--gotta go to bed!): http://www.flickr.co...57626994603997/ Incredible pic, Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I haven't been able to go more than 7 days at any point this year without cutting the grass, and most of the time it has been every 5 days. After a dry spell the first couple of weeks in June, I've picked up another 3.52" in the past 24 days. Really atypical for this location to get in on nearly every thunderstorm opportunity, but I won't complain. Yeah, you guys have been lucky so far. I've watched time and again your area get soaked while I sat here dry as a bone. We were getting really close to being burnt here, but got lucky ourselves both Saturday night and again last night with very heavy rains. Yesterday's storm just blew up right over us, and was quite severe wrt wind. BTW, to you and Trix, great pics. We had a cloud formation very similar to what you posted. We also had very strong winds from the W that switched on a dime to very strong winds from the NE. To me, that would suggest some type of rotation, but that's about as far as my thinking will allow me to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Yeah, you guys have been lucky so far. I've watched time and again your area get soaked while I sat here dry as a bone. We were getting really close to being burnt here, but got lucky ourselves both Saturday night and again last night with very heavy rains. Yesterday's storm just blew up right over us, and was quite severe wrt wind. BTW, to you and Trix, great pics. We had a cloud formation very similar to what you posted. We also had very strong winds from the W that switched on a dime to very strong winds from the NE. To me, that would suggest some type of rotation, but that's about as far as my thinking will allow me to go. If I recall correctly, you're no more than 30 miles to my southwest, is that correct ? (I'm 3 miles due west of WV Exit 23.) You'd think we'd share in most weather, but I guess topography plays a role too. I've spent the previous 5 summers since moving here watching lines of storms organize just a few miles to my east and turn into big producers for the cities to the southeast. This year has been way different. More NW flow events which seems to favor here, sometimes even over Trix's place just to my south. That's also how I steal Martinsburg's flurries sometimes on blustery winter days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 If I recall correctly, you're no more than 30 miles to my southwest, is that correct ? (I'm 3 miles due west of WV Exit 23.) You'd think we'd share in most weather, but I guess topography plays a role too. I've spent the previous 5 summers since moving here watching lines of storms organize just a few miles to my east and turn into big producers for the cities to the southeast. This year has been way different. More NW flow events which seems to favor here, sometimes even over Trix's place just to my south. That's also how I steal Martinsburg's flurries sometimes on blustery winter days. You are exactly right on that NW flow theory. In the winter, where I am, you can forget it. If it's NW flow, it will not snow here, ever. West is better, but SW, S, and SE are money. The storms we got this weekend both came from the NW, but earlier in the month, as I watched you get creamed with rain on radar, the storms would split my area every time. Probably more bad luck than anything else. I'm just glad we finally got some. It really greened everything up good. Oh, I am due west, 4.7 miles of mile marker 323 in Virginia (first exit you hit coming south), so, yeah, we are only about 30 miles apart, probably less as the crow flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 If I recall correctly, you're no more than 30 miles to my southwest, is that correct ? (I'm 3 miles due west of WV Exit 23.) You'd think we'd share in most weather, but I guess topography plays a role too. I've spent the previous 5 summers since moving here watching lines of storms organize just a few miles to my east and turn into big producers for the cities to the southeast. This year has been way different. More NW flow events which seems to favor here, sometimes even over Trix's place just to my south. That's also how I steal Martinsburg's flurries sometimes on blustery winter days. Except Leesburg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Guys, SNE transplant here. Moved into Towson University in Maryland where I will be playing the next four years as an offensive guard. I look forward to learning the area climo and getting to meet some of you at the conference. Jay P.S. still hot and humid at 6am and 5pm workouts! AC works great in the dorms though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Towson's a great place. Welcome to Mid-Atlantic. Learn to love the weather here, or go home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheesyPoofs Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Towson's a great place. Welcome to Mid-Atlantic. Learn to love the weather here, or go home. You don't necessarily need to learn to love it per se, merely "deal" with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 You don't necessarily need to learn to love it per se, merely "deal" with it. I'll take MD weather over NY/NE weather any day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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