SN_Lover Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Models point to a end in the heat wave for the Charlotte area from mid next week and onward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainMarvel Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Highest LOW iemperature I've had since moving here two years ago. 77 at 7 a.m., with no dew or wind. Still overcast at 81. Went boating on Lake Tahoma in McDowell County yesterday, and humidity was low with 89 degrees. Here's a pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Highest LOW iemperature I've had since moving here two years ago. 77 at 7 a.m., with no dew or wind. very muggy and humid , warm morning here, foggy and the temp dropped to 73.4. There's a pretty intense band of rain setting up just to my north by 3 or 5 miles, and thats where its stationary. I hate to miss that close, but last Sept there was a huge rain event that I missed out on, where training along 74 gave over 5" of rain there and I didn't get a drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itunis Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Man it's almost spooky how we keep having very similar results. You got the half inch the other night while I got a half inch yesterday. The best once again misses you and once again the best missed me too to the southeast where radar indicates 2.5 inches. I've lost count on how many times i've gotten scraps this year while nearby got pounded. Half inch though is better than nothing for sure. But it would be nice to actually be in the sweet spot for once, which hasn't happened since our winter snows. The surrounding topography is important though. There is a big difference between a huge expanse of an area that is at 1200 feet like in the plains than one that is at the top of a ridge at 1200 feet surrounding by lower elevations. It's why places at 5000 feet in the southwest can hit 100 while 5000 feet here wouldn't get close. Or why the freezing height/snow line is so high in the himalayas. However, with that said atlanta's elevation is not that high, only a few hundred feet higher than mine (i'm at around 750 or so) and it's a gradual increase compared to the surrounding area and not a sharp one. It would seem that fact would mean they would heat up more. Not to mention all the heat coming from the concrete and asphalt (although atlanta does have a good amount of trees vs other cities). So despite the increased elevation, one would think the other factors would at least cancel it out but clearly elevation in large part seems to keep them from reaching 100. Maybe weak upslope flow/cooling also contributes. I notice atlanta often times reports a modest wind speed even if the high is overhead and the wind is calm here. Given the fact weak upslope flow would result with winds from every direction except from the NNE, in most cases the air is going to be cooled very slightly most of the time due to that upslope flow. One would think such a gradual increase to such a modest elevation wouldn't matter much but it sure as hell shows it's effects during winter time as in post frontal situations. I am always warmer (by 5 to as much as 8 or 9 degrees) and have less cloud cover than atlanta (often times sunny while atlanta is totally cloudy). And interesting to note that during the summer I am usually about 5 degrees warmer too. Amazing to me how such a small amount of elevation can make such a big difference. Yeah, a 300' increase in elevation would only drop temps by around 1 degree. The real reason-as you said-is due to Atlanta's position atop the "eastern continental divide" and the fact that the area almost always gets upsloped. I know ATL has a lot more <32 days than Athens, despite usually starting out a good bit warmer in the morning. In the end it's a wash when it comes to what counts (winter events). Your area does great in CAD and in major storms (more moisture from storms "bombing out" in the Atlantic reaches you). Atlanta area often does better in the smaller, nickle and dime events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Are a lot of us in for some storms later today? Looking back into Western TN it appears like a complex is clicking along pretty well. If it holds together we could have some nice rains for much of us SE posters. btw if anyone could PM me instructions on how to have animated radar/satellite loops in my posts I would be in your debt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Another day....another record falls RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 300 AM EDT FRI AUG 05 2011 ...RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT COLUMBIA SC... THE CALENDAR DAY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT WAS 82 DEGREES YESTERDAY...BREAKING THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT COLUMBIA FOR AUGUST 4TH WAS 78...SET IN 2006. THIS RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE ALSO TIES THE ALL TIME RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 82 DEGREES SET ON JUNE 30 1936. DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR THE COLUMBIA AREA DATE BACK TO 1887. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Another day....another record falls RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 300 AM EDT FRI AUG 05 2011 ...RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT COLUMBIA SC... THE CALENDAR DAY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT WAS 82 DEGREES YESTERDAY...BREAKING THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT COLUMBIA FOR AUGUST 4TH WAS 78...SET IN 2006. THIS RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE ALSO TIES THE ALL TIME RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 82 DEGREES SET ON JUNE 30 1936. DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR THE COLUMBIA AREA DATE BACK TO 1887. I really feel sorry for you this year. It seems like your area of SC just roasts and roasts..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCSNOW Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Models point to a end in the heat wave for the Charlotte area from mid next week and onward. Great News. At work and not a chance to dig around, but hopefully Robert will elaborate on this. 5 days down and 26 days to go until the month I hate the worst weather wise is over with. July runs a close second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteoutWX Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Absolute downpour here with occasional lightning. This band of storms is barely moving at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Heavy rain continues to fall here. It's done this for 2 hours non-stop aside from the consistent loud, rumbling thunder. I almost can't believe the weather decided to do this. If the clouds and rain stay long enough, I doubt the predicted highs will come to pass. We could use a day off from the heat for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Another day....another record falls RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 300 AM EDT FRI AUG 05 2011 ...RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT COLUMBIA SC... You can never catch a break. central SC is just a really hot place in the Summer. Great News. At work and not a chance to dig around, but hopefully Robert will elaborate on this. 5 days down and 26 days to go until the month I hate the worst weather wise is over with. July runs a close second. The GFS does shift things around toward the better, starting now. The ridge in Texas gets squashed back as height falls all over the Country basically except the Southwest. We finally go below the 588dm heights which would put us closer to average temps for about a week, plus with blocking showing up in northwest Canada, the flow is right to send MCC activity at any point next week from the Plains and mid. Miss. Valley to the Southeast, in addition to the regular afternoon thunderstorm chances. And that goes for the bulk of the whole Southeast, so atleast rain chances +cooler air are in the works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC_hailstorm Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 It's really dark here for midday even the crickets are still chirping. Light sprinkles with some thunder in the distance. 75.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion_NC_WX Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Channel 3 cutting in... looks like significant urban flooding currently going on in parts of Charlotte...storm warning now issued for Mecklenburg with a cell that's about to dump the area currently flooding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Hi guys! Long time no post. Been to Alaska and back and moved houses in the past month. I just got internet back yesterday at our new location, now in hickory proper with avianman and hkywx. There's been nothing but steady rain and clouds all morning long here. I have yet to get to 80 today and I've picked up 1.16 inches of rain according to the ol' Vantage Vue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 It's really dark here for midday even the crickets are still chirping. Light sprinkles with some thunder in the distance. 75.3 I'll second that sentiment. I played disc golf this morning before the rain at Glenn Hilton Park. By the last couple of holes it seemed like twilight with the sun about to go down. This was at 10:45 AM. Really low clouds and under the trees provided the effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteoutWX Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I dont know if it could be raining any harder right now. Definitely has to be some flooding going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SN_Lover Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I have never seen it so dark before. Saw patches of fog starting to develop as well as thunderstorms near by. Light to moderate rain starting to fall. Location: Mooresville, NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I dont know if it could be raining any harder right now. Definitely has to be some flooding going on. Just judging from the radar the last 5 hours and the reports coming in , it looks like serious flooding is occurring, or about to occur for Gaston, Lincoln and now Charlotte proper. Already 5" or more has occured in just a few hours in part of the Lincoln/Gaston border areas. A meso low formed just west of Meck county and set up heavy rain training, and now its finally moving a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griteater Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Yeah, you could see the spin in the Nexrad around CLT and just west. Been steady rain and steady thunder here for a couple of hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SN_Lover Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Impressive rainfall totals around the Charlotte area. (image at the bottom) Widespread power outages also reported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoothillsNC Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Impressive rainfall totals around the Charlotte area. (image at the bottom) Widespread power outages also reported. Over 8" near High Shoals. I don't think I've ever experienced that here. Seems like every Summer, the dry nw flow always ends up being a bonus for the piedmont right around the Mecklenburg county area. The upstate's loss is inevitably the I-77 corridor's big gain. Its happened each Summer since 2006 I think. I feel extremely lucky this particular Summer to have got scraped a couple times , but you never see a large amount of slow moving rain swirling in the Upstate of SC to areas just south of 74. Location means everything in nw flow and the proximity to the mtns. The ECMWF is on board (or atleast 00z was) for a cool down to near normal temps and atleast better chances of rain through the next 10 days. May end up with dual strong blocking, one near the north pole (or nw Canada) and another ridge in ne Canada. This time of year its influence isn't as great as winter, but this fits with changing seasons, although nearly a month early. If we maintain it, or it re-curs, like I think it will, we'll have early Autumn fronts this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennedy Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 We are getting NAILED here in south Charlotte/Pineville. It is so black the street lights are on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLTwx Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Well...be careful what you ask for. Smokes it's been raining. They have relocated the US Whitewater Center to I-77 in Central Charlotte. Class III rapids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCMetroWinston Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 jeffgwise Jeff Wise by wxbrad @ @wxbrad Exit 3 of I-77 south (Arrowood) is flooded, deep puddles. #cltwx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCMetroWinston Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Rescues of people in vehicles in high water also are being reported in the 1100 block of Metropolitan Avenue, and on Freedom Drive at Woodruff Place in west Charlotte. Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/08/05/2506107/heavy-rain-falling-in-charlotte.html#ixzz1UB9GrsPI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCMetroWinston Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 The N.C. Department of Transportation said at 1:30 p.m. that southbound Interstate 85 is closed near mile marker 38, in north Charlotte. High water was blocking several lanes there. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police at 1:30 p.m. reported high water partially blocking a number of streets and intersections, mostly in or near Center City and in west Charlotte. High water also is being reported in the Matthews and Stallings areas, southeast of Charlotte. The rain is falling in a corridor stretching from Shelby across Gastonia, Lincolnton, Charlotte and Monroe, and then across the state line into Chesterfield County, S.C. Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/08/05/2506107/heavy-rain-falling-in-charlotte.html#ixzz1UB9vLvyI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SN_Lover Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Heavy rains cause ceiling of Embassy Suites to collapse http://charlotte.news14.com/content/top_stories/644893/heavy-rains-cause-ceiling-of-embassy-suites-to-collapse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCMetroWinston Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 A hair and nail salon in Charlotte's Southend area had its ceiling cave in on several customers while they were getting their nails and hair done. The incident happened around 12:30 p.m. at a salon in the Atherton Mills development on South Boulevard. Several women had their hair and nails ruined and the ceiling was destroyed, but no one was hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Stay safe Charlotte area posters.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCMetroWinston Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 totaltrafficclt TTN Charlotte #WestCharlotte flooding in the roadway on FREEDOM DR at US 29 #traffic http://bit.ly/fN9UWF 2 minutes ago [/url] totaltrafficclt TTN Charlotte #Charlotte high water in the roadway on WILKINSON BLVD. at OLD STEELE CRK RD #traffic http://bit.ly/fN9UWF 2 minutes ago totaltrafficclt TTN Charlotte #Mecklenburg traffic signals malfunctioning on THE PLZ at EWY DR #traffic http://bit.ly/fN9UWF 2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply totaltrafficclt TTN Charlotte #Mecklenburg high water in the roadway on MATTHEWS TOWNSHIP PKWY.......... near MONROE RD #traffic http://bit.ly/fN9UWF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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