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E PA/NJ/DE/NE MD/Elko, NV : (Not During Storms) OBS Discussion/Banter Thread

famartin

By famartin,
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eastonwx

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Sorry, Eastonwx, I should have stated in my post that the Sycamore tree is located in an urbanized but floodplain soils.. As the soils are drying out, increased shedding is noticed. The article in your post really does not point out to one particular reason for the shedding but to three theories on why these trees shed. Still interesting to read though. I disagree on the rainfall amounts- the eastern part of the valley has been slammed while the western portions have been left high and dry. My brother lives in Tatamy and he can agree with you on the rainfall amounts in Lower Mt. Bethel/Forks Township area. Unfortunately I have had only .86 rainfall in the past four weeks in Western Lehigh County and that came basically in one event June 24,2011

Shedding is noticed all year round, no matter if soil moisture is abundant or not.

Which rainfall amounts do you disagree with? I said we have received a decent but still under average amount here in the east central part of the county, whereas the western part of the Lehigh Valley has received less.

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Parsley

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Sorry, Eastonwx, I should have stated in my post that the Sycamore tree is located in an urbanized but floodplain soils.. As the soils are drying out, increased shedding is noticed.

I've noticed similar things occuring along the Perkiomen Trail near the creek. Creek level is barely a foot at the measuring station near my house.

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JCT777

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I haven't had to cut my grass since June 10th.

Currently 83 @ 9:30am

I mowed a little bit last Friday evening (just a couple small areas that had some growth). Haven't done a full mowing in two weeks. Probably won't need to do another full mowing until late next week (and that's if we get some decent rain in the next 4 or 5 days).

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Parsley

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I mowed a little bit last Friday evening (just a couple small areas that had some growth). Haven't done a full mowing in two weeks. Probably won't need to do another full mowing until late next week (and that's if we get some decent rain in the next 4 or 5 days).

Yeah, we'll see. I hope to get a mowing done either way by next weekend.

91/69 here at noon.

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Grothar

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I wonder if the Sycamore bark shedding is more noticeable in dry weather because the grass isn't growing.

Ray, You are right in this thinking. The shedding is more noticable because the shedding that occurs near the street is not washed away on a regular basis by thundershowers. When there is a constant westerly dry wind and no rain, it is more noticeable because the bark is laying in the street or on the grass.

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Grothar

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Shedding is noticed all year round, no matter if soil moisture is abundant or not.

Which rainfall amounts do you disagree with? I said we have received a decent but still under average amount here in the east central part of the county, whereas the western part of the Lehigh Valley has received less.

The western amount only.

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Parsley

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Parsley, I notice the storms are going around you, Hope you catch the tail end of one. Poor Trenton area has been hammered with training storms this afternoon while we have been cooking.

Not a drop here. Fizzled out to the west. :arrowhead:

The clouds did drop the temperature from 94 to 92. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

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SmokeEater

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Honestly? The way you guys are whining, this is for you.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

449 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2011

NJC005-025-029-062130-

/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0145.000000T0000Z-110706T2130Z/

MONMOUTH NJ-OCEAN NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-

449 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT

FOR NORTH CENTRAL BURLINGTON...NORTHWESTERN OCEAN AND SOUTHWESTERN

MONMOUTH COUNTIES...

AT 443 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS

TO AROUND 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GEORGETOWN...OR 10

MILES SOUTHEAST OF TRENTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A FAIRLY WIDESPREAD SWATH OF WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS

OF 50 MPH IN CHESTERFIELD AND MANSFIELD TOWNSHIPS.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

WRIGHTSTOWN...FORT DIX...MCGUIRE AFB...CREAM RIDGE...NEW EGYPT...

BROWNS MILLS...COUNTRY LAKE ESTATES...WOODRUFF AND CASSVILLE.

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Parsley

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Honestly? The way you guys are whining, this is for you.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

449 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2011

NJC005-025-029-062130-

/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0145.000000T0000Z-110706T2130Z/

MONMOUTH NJ-OCEAN NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-

449 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT

FOR NORTH CENTRAL BURLINGTON...NORTHWESTERN OCEAN AND SOUTHWESTERN

MONMOUTH COUNTIES...

AT 443 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS

TO AROUND 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GEORGETOWN...OR 10

MILES SOUTHEAST OF TRENTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A FAIRLY WIDESPREAD SWATH OF WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS

OF 50 MPH IN CHESTERFIELD AND MANSFIELD TOWNSHIPS.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

WRIGHTSTOWN...FORT DIX...MCGUIRE AFB...CREAM RIDGE...NEW EGYPT...

BROWNS MILLS...COUNTRY LAKE ESTATES...WOODRUFF AND CASSVILLE.

It's the banter thread, no harm in whining. Right?

Cell is just south of my house, thunder and dark skies toward Collegville/Eagleville/Norristown

Edit: Nice outflow just blew through with a gusty winds.Leaves (yellow in color) flying everywhere.

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