chubbs Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Winds gusting to 55 knots of coast of DE. Wave height up to 14 ft. 44009 gust.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazwoper Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Just picked up in the last 10 mins. heavy rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phlwx Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Important stuff -- got an hour to get some sh*t if you live in Philly or Delco and want to get to a Wawa http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wawa.com%2FWawaWeb%2Fcms_docs%2FStores_Closing__as_of5pm_8_27.pdf&h=2AQBARMejAQBU9H_K_Q_ApcWGAwHKl3GLI2tkyLelLhFy2Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 some totals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny and Warm Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 nothing here wind even died down compared to before looks like 9in of rain was a bit to high for my area where are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Just had our first heavier band of rain go through the area a few minutes ago. Up until then we had nothing except one brief shower around 2:00PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdt Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 I noticed in HPC's 0z 2day total they have shifted the heaviest axis a little west with the axis across eastern PA up thru western to NW NJ up to eastern NY. 7-9" along that axis. http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/day1-2.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 0.37" as of 7pm here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJHurricane Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 I noticed in HPC's 0z 2day total they have shifted the heaviest axis a little west with the axis across eastern PA up thru western to NW NJ up to eastern NY. 7-9" along that axis. http://www.hpc.ncep....pf/day1-2.shtml Its been mentioned that a kind of coastal front out ahead of Irene would be a focus for heavier rain, especially as she moves north and starts to transition....and that if the center/former eye tracked right along the coast this could push the heaviest rain just west of I-95 corridor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdt Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Its been mentioned that a kind of coastal front out ahead of Irene would be a focus for heavier rain, especially as she moves north and starts to transition....and that if the center/former eye tracked right along the coast this could push the heaviest rain just west of I-95 corridor Been away much of the afternoon with family but I figured that was and would possible end up being the case. Does not look like it now but in the end that axis may well be where the highest totals occur. Much of these areas also have the advantage of upslope enhancement. In yesterdays thread on picking locations for highest winds and rains in PA/NJ/DE for rain I had MPO in PA and MMU in NJ and ILG in DE. That pretty closely matches HPC's axis. lol Regardless its a a s**t load of rain for just about everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soadforecaster Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Winds are really howling here down at sea isle. It's getting bad rain is comming down in buckets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 tombo, you get a wind.gust measurement on that last squall? it was pretty intense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 just something to ponder. Richmond which is further away from the center than we are and on the "weaker" side of storm has just gusted to 71 mph...360,000 in the city w/o power over 60 percent of the city is out...dominion electric has 660,000 w/o power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexD Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 That tornado warning earlier did produce a tornado....went like maybe 1/4th mile away from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 heavier rain here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcwx Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 I noticed in HPC's 0z 2day total they have shifted the heaviest axis a little west with the axis across eastern PA up thru western to NW NJ up to eastern NY. 7-9" along that axis. http://www.hpc.ncep....pf/day1-2.shtml So not good for ppl along the delaware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 tombo, you get a wind.gust measurement on that last squall? it was pretty intense that squall line was the strongest wind so far....my anemometer has some obstruction, it is on my roof.only gusted to 20 here...pisses me off upper darby took down their weatherbug station... so i cant get an accurate reading really. edit: just checked weatherbug from haverford hs and peenwod within 2 mile sof us and they have peaked at 27 mph... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 just something to ponder. Richmond which is further away from the center than we are and on the "weaker" side of storm has just gusted to 71 mph...360,000 in the city w/o power over 60 percent of the city is out...dominion electric has 660,000 w/o power. Looks pretty bad with the heaviest rain axis, tropical storm force winds looking to set up in extreme eastern PA and interior NJ. Obviously eastern Jersey and Del. are going to get rocked by the the circulation of Irene directly, but those further inland willl probably go down as the "forgotten about" area of the Irene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Seems like the northern edge of the heavier rain is struggling to get north of the Blue Mountain at the moment. Has Irene become nearly stationary, or am I seeing where the sharp gradient is going to set up (just like in the winter storms)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexD Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 actually about a mile or so away....damage reported and a news crew is on the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 that squall line was the strongest wind so far....my anemometer has some obstruction, it is on my roof.only gusted to 20 here...pisses me off upper darby took down their weatherbug station... so i cant get an accurate reading really. bummer... that had to of been 45mph easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisNJ Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 We can have it bad..I just want the power to stay on and trees not to hit my home. Power in neighborhood is underground connected to a substation probably 1/2 mile to 1 mile away. I would not think the substation would be near any trees. So far, moderate rain and winds not above 10-15 mph. Looks pretty bad with the heaviest rain axis, tropical storm force winds looking to set up in extreme eastern PA and interior NJ. Obviously eastern Jersey and Del. are going to get rocked by the the circulation of Irene directly, but those further inland willl probably go down as the "forgotten about" area of the Irene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman56 Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 72.6 with heavy rain here in NW Chesco. .53" of rain so far. Stream starting to rise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Seems like the northern edge of the heavier rain is struggling to get north of the Blue Mountain at the moment. Has Irene become nearly stationary, or am I seeing where the sharp gradient is going to set up (just like in the winter storms)? Same thing happened here most of the afternoon, but it (heavy stuff) finally got in here. Maybe the center needs to get another 50-100 miles north for ya......she sure hasn't move too much in the past hour on the radar loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott W Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 1.39" of rain for the day here in West Chester. Really starting to pick up here in the last 30 minutes. High wind gust still at 28mph from 6:03pm, but latest 10min average is 11mph. Gusts now to 26mph. Outside you can definitely tell the difference from the "nice summer rain" (as my wife called it) that we had most of the afternoon. Radar shows the squall bands just starting to reach our area. Darkness is falling, so all of this feels a little more hairy than it probably is. Gonna be a long night I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 totals so far to the south and still more to come for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny and Warm Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Seems like the northern edge of the heavier rain is struggling to get north of the Blue Mountain at the moment. Has Irene become nearly stationary, or am I seeing where the sharp gradient is going to set up (just like in the winter storms)? There's no chance you won't get into the heavy stuff. If you take Irene's current positon and draw a line to NYC, and then take the heavy rain shield and draw it parallel to the track, you'll see you can't miss. However, I do believe the best dynamics will be in extrene E-PA, SE-PA, and Jersey. Hurricane Schwartz indicated earlier that amounts were being pared back in some locations, and on his map that was the LV and N&W. He still had extreme Eastern PA and Jersey getting 8-12 and up to 15". Philly was included in that area. I think we're seeing where the heavy rain is setting up for this event. Edit: But I've been wrong before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Same thing happened here most of the afternoon, but it (heavy stuff) finally got in here. Maybe the center needs to get another 50-100 miles north for ya......she sure hasn't move too much in the past hour on the radar loop. That's the way it appeared to me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 bummer... that had to of been 45mph easily. the nearby weatherbug stations havent gusted past 30 yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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