mitchnick Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Yeah it's really ripping down there, can be seen on velocity scans (vaguely). N/NNE movement of the wind core though, not sure if it is valid or not, Hurricane expert on TWC stating repeatedly that the Richmond area has seen hurricane force gusts and heading for DC/Baltimore Metro Areas later tonight. not that the precip amounts are valid, bit it certainly seems that the strongest winds have been confined to the areas in yellow on S and E http://www.marylandw...m/klwxstate.php (note, you may have to click on "Storm Total Rain" to see what I'm talking about) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Rainfall totals approaching 7 inches in parts of St Mary's county Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Kenny! You can put on FB that the Bay Bridge is closed You are lucky you aren't my friend on Facebook - I would have tagged you in my retraction post earlier. "Somebody named Katie fed me false information" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheesyPoofs Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 I'm kind of hoping all the events of the past year and a half (09-10 snowstorms, summer of 2010 thunderstorms, Jan 26) have brought down a lot of the weaker stuff and we won't have the kind of power outages we had during Isabel You don't have anything to worry about there -- this won't be anything close to Isabel in the immediate DC/Baltimore metro (wind wise). I can't speak for extreme SE MD (like St. Marys) and that area though, as I forgot what they experienced from Isabel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbakerman Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Mattie G - any trees or large branches down by you? I've got a few medium sized branches (5-6' long) in my front yard, but nothing worse. Too many large trees in Burke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 You don't have anything to worry about there -- this won't be anything close to Isabel in the immediate DC/Baltimore metro (wind wise). Hasn't the wind already matched Isabel in DC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 You are lucky you aren't my friend on Facebook - I would have tagged you in my retraction post earlier. "Somebody named Katie fed me false information" To which I would have said "blame CWG!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreAce33 Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Three tweets from NASA's Wallops Island, VA facility: 2 hours ago: About the same as last hour's update. Up to 11.5 inches of rain. How are things where you are? #Irene 6:30 pm: the rain gauge has stopped reading. Last hour, the highest gust was 54 mph. Wff wx team says worst yet to come. 7:30 pm: Just received report of "severe flooding" on Wallops Island. The island is where we launch rockets, also home to the UAV runway. Still fairly calm here in SBY, wondering if Richmond's troubles are headed my way. We'll be about 40 miles from center of circulation this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Well no doubt about that. But I still think we can reach gusts of 50-55mph. thats bold since dc already hit 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheesyPoofs Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Hasn't already matched Isabel in DC? DCA itself reported max sustained of 45 during Isabel with a max gust of 58mph, so nope, not yet at least. There we also reports of gusts in the 70's across the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 thats bold since dc already hit 50 We = me I haven't even hit 40mph yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Mattie G - any trees or large branches down by you? I've got a few medium sized branches (5-6' long) in my front yard, but nothing worse. Too many large trees in Burke! Nothing I can see immediately. I'll probably go for a stroll down the block in a bit to see if anything's doing. Completely agree on the trees. I love the big old regal trees, but some of my neighbors have three or four 70-90' trees in their 800-or-so-square-foot yards yards. Way too many big trees in too small a space. Makes me nervous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 1.4" so far at the very nearby personal wx station. Winds haven't impressed me much yet, but haven't seen such a steady mod-heavy rain in a long time...years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kicking Up A Storm Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Yeah it's really ripping down there, can be seen on velocity scans (vaguely). N/NNE movement of the wind core though, not sure if it is valid or not, Hurricane expert on TWC stating repeatedly that the Richmond area has seen hurricane force gusts and heading for DC/Baltimore Metro Areas later tonight. Is there really a chance DC sees gusts to at least 75mph? Surely that would be drastically (and I do mean drastically) greater than what was forecast? Also, as much as I love CWG, I knew they were way off with their initial 0.5-2 inches call for DC from early yesterday. Looking at 4+ now as the general consensus. Have to say, if we get 4+ CWG have busted. Ok, they corrected themselves, fine, but their initial call 24 hrs prior to the event would have been way off..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Druff Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 71mph gust at ric 6:21pm! The 71mph wind gust reported at RIC is the highest recorded gust in Virginia today, according to NWS Wakefield. #VAIrene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 winds are on target so far... they dropped fairly decently once on the western edge of the shield. people should stop judging things before they happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheesyPoofs Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 DCA itself reported max sustained of 45 during Isabel with a max gust of 58mph, so nope, not yet at least. There we also reports of gusts in the 70's across the area. And as I typed that, my power flickered for the first time today (Western HoCo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUweathermanDD Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Williamsburg/Jamestown gusting to 66kts according to GREarth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Williamsburg/Jamestown gusting to 66kts according to GREarth Nice. Hurricane force! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Rain band that was once tornado warned about to cross the bay has 45dbz in there. Winds light again here, but 1.03" of rain could be a bad thing once the biggest gusts het here (if they do). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheesyPoofs Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 people should stop judging things before they happen. You should know that's what we do here. Whether we're getting 15" of snow (like on 2/10/06 when people complained b/c it unexpectedly began as rain) or 2 to 3 feet (like 2/5/10 when people complained about initially "wasting QPF" on non-sticking snow), we complain and rush to judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 probably had our best gust of the storm here 2-3 minutes ago, and we're not even in a heavy band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Irene actually looks like it's trying to get its act back together a bit. COC looks better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 You should know that's what we do here. Whether we're getting 15" of snow (like on 2/10/06 when people complained b/c it unexpectedly began as rain) or 2 to 3 feet (like 2/5/10 when people complained about initially "wasting QPF" on non-sticking snow), we complain and rush to judgement. winds were more a wildcard than rain... we might not get trees down everywhere winds. if not we should be happy more than sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Kenny any obs from the rain band over you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Kenny any obs from the rain band over you? It be raining lol. Not a lot of wind though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Kenny any obs from the rain band over you? It's raining? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Irene actually looks like it's trying to get its act back together a bit. COC looks better it's too far gone i think. the center does show signs of getting itself back over water with some increased convection for sure. it's still super deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo2 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Meh...light rain storm in Frederick.<br> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted August 28, 2011 Author Share Posted August 28, 2011 it's too far gone i think. the center does show signs of getting itself back over water with some increased convection for sure. it's still super deep. Strengthening is not in the cards, I agree...but it might hold its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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