LithiaWx Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Folks in Georgia should be watching the complex of storms moving nearly due east from MS/AL. The Hires models weaken it quite a bit but still holds it together enough for some action. Here is to hoping it holds on long enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I think we'll get something out of it but I don't expect a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 the SREF has good pops over the Carolinas and esp western piedmont /foothills Friday night and Saturday morning with easterly flow. Theres pretty good divergence and dynamics coming right overhead in particular the north of I-20 areas and all areas north into Tenn and the Carolinas, so with such a strong longwave trough , this could be our first good pre-frontal rain event, maybe widespread 1" . Beyond that, a good chance of storms from I-20, north through the weekend until the front passes. Then we get into cooler drier air. Dewpoints in the low 60's will be common in the north half of GA and most of the Carolinas Monday into Tuesday. Actual temps also dropping into the low 60's fairly widespread and some 50's north and west of 85, which will feel great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 the SREF has good pops over the Carolinas and esp western piedmont /foothills Friday night and Saturday morning with easterly flow. Theres pretty good divergence and dynamics coming right overhead in particular the north of I-20 areas and all areas north into Tenn and the Carolinas, so with such a strong longwave trough , this could be our first good pre-frontal rain event, maybe widespread 1" . Beyond that, a good chance of storms from I-20, north through the weekend until the front passes. Then we get into cooler drier air. Dewpoints in the low 60's will be common in the north half of GA and most of the Carolinas Monday into Tuesday. Actual temps also dropping into the low 60's fairly widespread and some 50's north and west of 85, which will feel great. Windows will be open if this works out!!! The A/C could use the break as well as my wallet from high power bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 the SREF has good pops over the Carolinas and esp western piedmont /foothills Friday night and Saturday morning with easterly flow. Theres pretty good divergence and dynamics coming right overhead in particular the north of I-20 areas and all areas north into Tenn and the Carolinas, so with such a strong longwave trough , this could be our first good pre-frontal rain event, maybe widespread 1" . Beyond that, a good chance of storms from I-20, north through the weekend until the front passes. Then we get into cooler drier air. Dewpoints in the low 60's will be common in the north half of GA and most of the Carolinas Monday into Tuesday. Actual temps also dropping into the low 60's fairly widespread and some 50's north and west of 85, which will feel great. It looks like Sunday will be the best day for me to see some much needed rainfall Highs in the low 90's and lows in the upper 60's after the front passes will feel like heaven Maybe my monthy average temp will lower from the 98.7 that it currently is to something that doesn't make me cringe when I look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx n of atl Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Dark clouds looks like it is about to rain in downtown ATL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Dark clouds looks like it is about to rain in downtown ATL unfortunately not, those clouds are part of the thunderstorms that moved in from Alabama. The only thing left of them is south of the city..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Beginning to get awfully dark out here; absolutely pitch black to the north. Last I checked the Cleveland county storm had a good bit of lightning and some hail though small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SN_Lover Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Be careful Texas people with the heat! Heat-Related Skin Infections On The Rise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amos83 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 getting a nice storm now..... heavy rain w/ lots of lightning. I guess i wont be mowing the lawn as planned today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion_NC_WX Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Nasty cells bearing down on I-85 and the Charlotte Metro area... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Heavy rain, initial 60mph wind gust, and a great deal of lightning. No hail to speak of yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCCmetgrad Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Just got hit hard here in Belmont. Winds most likely peaked around 60mph with hail larger than quarters. Extreme rainfall as I recorded eight tenths of an inch in five minutes and the hourly rainfall on the VP2 peaked at 15.16in/hr. As I was typing this my girlfriend just called and she told me the neighborhood about half a mile southeast of the house got destroyed with numerous trees down on powerlines and houses. Also said there were several ambulances as well. Hopefully everyone made it through ok. This was definitely a top 5 storm for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Just got hit hard here in Belmont. Winds most likely peaked around 60mph with hail larger than quarters. Extreme rainfall as I recorded eight tenths of an inch in five minutes and the hourly rainfall on the VP2 peaked at 15.16in/hr. As I was typing this my girlfriend just called and she told me the neighborhood about half a mile southeast of the house got destroyed with numerous trees down on powerlines and houses. Also said there were several ambulances as well. Hopefully everyone made it through ok. This was definitely a top 5 storm for me. It looked wicked on radar. Several supercells it appeared and then converged near uptown Charlotte. I got the outflow , winds dropped my temp to 74, but got zero rainfall. Northwest flow seems to be very good for parts of Gaston and Lincoln each summer and definitely Mecklenburg. There's no denying that tri county region is a hot spot for strong storm activity, even in otherwise dry periods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Severe Thunderstorm warnings! Nice line of storms. Wow. Just like 2 days ago. Had an intense lightning show that day. Thunder sounded like a cannon or something. Winds were strong but the warnings were dropped before they hit. Im Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Just got hit hard here in Belmont. Winds most likely peaked around 60mph with hail larger than quarters. Extreme rainfall as I recorded eight tenths of an inch in five minutes and the hourly rainfall on the VP2 peaked at 15.16in/hr. As I was typing this my girlfriend just called and she told me the neighborhood about half a mile southeast of the house got destroyed with numerous trees down on powerlines and houses. Also said there were several ambulances as well. Hopefully everyone made it through ok. This was definitely a top 5 storm for me. Wow! That sounds like one heck of a storm Hope everyone is ok in the neighborhood that took some damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion_NC_WX Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 In an attempt to lighten the mood, the 18z GFS you can safely store in the "Sheetz and Giggles " category for us Carolina members...in relation to INVEST 93L Day 7... Day 10... Day 13... Day 14... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Rain estimates, from mid May until now (90days). You can see the 8" and less in the darker greens in central NC and eastern sections, and again central Alabama cutting northeastward through central GA up to the ever drought stricken western SC. Also notice the max of rain in the piedmont of NC, where the northwest prevailing flow helps with low level convergence and storms, esp in July and August this year, along with the cumberland Plateau in eastern Ky and TN. Near the Stanly/Montgomery Co. line there is 200% of normal rain already this year so far. The yearly total is already 16 to 20" below normal in eastern NC and eastern Alabama as well as the Gulf Coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 <b></b>Just got hit hard here in Belmont. Winds most likely peaked around 60mph with hail larger than quarters. Extreme rainfall as I recorded eight tenths of an inch in five minutes and the hourly rainfall on the VP2 peaked at 15.16in/hr. As I was typing this my girlfriend just called and she told me the neighborhood about half a mile southeast of the house got destroyed with numerous trees down on powerlines and houses. Also said there were several ambulances as well. Hopefully everyone made it through ok. This was definitely a top 5 storm for me.<b></b> You and I both, with the exception of the hail over here in my neck of the woods. I saw a report at one point of 3.17"/hr of rainfall! Unbelievable and the Friday event was bad enough. Thankfully this wasn't a scenario of widespread flooding so at least we dodged that bullet. The wind here was pretty wicked like I stated earlier with plenty of lightning and torrential rainfall. These storms always seem to get an atitude when they arrive somewhere in Gaston county recently. Before it hit here, I took a look on radar and it showed max hail indication of 2.00" but that hail core must've skipped right over me in the nick of time (and unfortunately slamming you instead). Wild day it has been and the upcoming weekend may provide more intense action with the front in the works. Starting to remind me of the Spring storms with all the talk of hail and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Ok...I'm starting to think Mother Nature doesn't like me If you look at CAE's loop you will see a nice storm to the sw of CAE that goes completely around my house and is now causing flash flooding.....sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Ok...I'm starting to think Mother Nature doesn't like me If you look at CAE's loop you will see a nice storm to the sw of CAE that goes completely around my house and is now causing flash flooding.....sigh Just looked atyour radar and you can see several outflows come together right on top of eastern side of town,and really explode. Sorry you keep missing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Rain estimates, from mid May until now (90days). You can see the 8" and less in the darker greens in central NC and eastern sections, and again central Alabama cutting northeastward through central GA up to the ever drought stricken western SC. Also notice the max of rain in the piedmont of NC, where the northwest prevailing flow helps with low level convergence and storms, esp in July and August this year, along with the cumberland Plateau in eastern Ky and TN. Near the Stanly/Montgomery Co. line there is 200% of normal rain already this year so far. The yearly total is already 16 to 20" below normal in eastern NC and eastern Alabama as well as the Gulf Coast. That looks about right for here on this side of Raleigh. I'm sitting on 7.04" since May 1. Heavy storms last week gave Raleigh over 10x more than we had in the same timeframe; 4"+ at RDU compared to .4"+ IMBY, 2 miles West of KJNX. I'm at 19.41" YTD compared to 24.82" at RDU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaur Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Ok...I'm starting to think Mother Nature doesn't like me If you look at CAE's loop you will see a nice storm to the sw of CAE that goes completely around my house and is now causing flash flooding.....sigh I counted 30 drops on the windshield coming home from town today. My guess is no one got flashflooded with this one My thinking is..... it is your big dot that saved you from bad floods! The heaviest rain couldn't get to the ground. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wow Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 It looked wicked on radar. Several supercells it appeared and then converged near uptown Charlotte. I got the outflow , winds dropped my temp to 74, but got zero rainfall. Northwest flow seems to be very good for parts of Gaston and Lincoln each summer and definitely Mecklenburg. There's no denying that tri county region is a hot spot for strong storm activity, even in otherwise dry periods. I got on the west side of that cell. Big downpour with a good 30 or so mph wind blowing. Not that much thunder or lightning but it was definitely cooler after it blew through. Best feeling since Spring I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I got on the west side of that cell. Big downpour with a good 30 or so mph wind blowing. Not that much thunder or lightning but it was definitely cooler after it blew through. Best feeling since Spring I'd say. we had that mid July cold snap (59 here one evening)...other than that, I agree, tonight has felt tremendous. Its extremely comfortable to just go outside and enjoy the moon and weather...feels perfect, low humidity and temps. Just think how great early next week feels, so others to our south and west can get it on it. the RUC and NAM have the onshore flow and weak 850 low banking moisture in rapidly tomorrow. I was hoping to see the meteor show this weekend, looks iffy. In central GA tomorrow, could be enough cape to generate some decent storms on the warmer sector, but probably light rain , sprinkles and drizzle in this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDodd Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Rain estimates, from mid May until now (90days). You can see the 8" and less in the darker greens in central NC and eastern sections, and again central Alabama cutting northeastward through central GA up to the ever drought stricken western SC. Also notice the max of rain in the piedmont of NC, where the northwest prevailing flow helps with low level convergence and storms, esp in July and August this year, along with the cumberland Plateau in eastern Ky and TN. Near the Stanly/Montgomery Co. line there is 200% of normal rain already this year so far. The yearly total is already 16 to 20" below normal in eastern NC and eastern Alabama as well as the Gulf Coast. That little graphic capture the summer in this neck of the woods in a nutshell. See that tiny sliver of light green in the heart of the darker areas? That's Harnett County. Since that 2-day deluge back in June, we've had less than 2 inches of rain. You cannot fathom the frustration of watching storms march toward us from the west, up from the south and down from the northwest, only to fall apart when we were literally close enough to smell them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Just looked atyour radar and you can see several outflows come together right on top of eastern side of town,and really explode. Sorry you keep missing it. After shutting down the computer because of the constant lightning and taking a look outside, I watched the storm(s) build all around me and looking straight up, I could see blue sky. I did end up with .15 in the bucket and sitting on the back deck watching the light show over Columbia with temps at 75 deg and a nice breeze made for a pretty good evening I counted 30 drops on the windshield coming home from town today. My guess is no one got flashflooded with this one My thinking is..... it is your big dot that saved you from bad floods! The heaviest rain couldn't get to the ground. T This is probably true CAE ended up with almost an inch, USC had almost 4", and there were reports near Rosewood (the stadium) of up to 5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I just purchased two new UPS's that will now keep me up and running for hours in case of a power failure and also protects me from lightning strikes. I hate leaving my equipment unprotected. Don't leave home without one... or don't stay home without one... or don't be without one... whichever you prefer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Got to love that temp drop!!! After shutting down the computer because of the constant lightning and taking a look outside, I watched the storm(s) build all around me and looking straight up, I could see blue sky. I did end up with .15 in the bucket and sitting on the back deck watching the light show over Columbia with temps at 75 deg and a nice breeze made for a pretty good evening This is probably true CAE ended up with almost an inch, USC had almost 4", and there were reports near Rosewood (the stadium) of up to 5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I just purchased two new UPS's that will now keep me up and running for hours in case of a power failure and also protects me from lightning strikes. I hate leaving my equipment unprotected. Don't leave home without one... or don't stay home without one... or don't be without one... whichever you prefer! Curious which units you bought. I'm in need also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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