Mrs.J Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Got a pretty good flash then a great big clap of thunder up here. Looking at radar it is to my SW but the thunder is loud up here. ETA: the sky is so dark up here the street lights have come on (9:30am) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 We can see the lightning from the big storm off to our East. CG strikes and on going thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Thunder woke us up in Germantown, good lightning though the storm hasn't hit yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derecho Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Good storm coming in, warned now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 944 AM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND... SOUTHEASTERN LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... NORTHWESTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 1030 AM EDT * AT 942 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BOYDS...OR NEAR GERMANTOWN...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Meh.. Forecast bust right off the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Sprinkles are starting... lots of thunder and lightning coming from the north... just about all of the action is behind the rain curtain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 drownpour in N germantown with nice CG lightning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Still getting thunder on a regular basis up here. Starting to lighten up the street lights went off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 thunder sounds wierd, closer strikes just sound like a bunch of crackling/popping and then cuts off after like 4 seconds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Not too often you get storms training from NNE to SSW... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Where is this coming from? I saw no signs on models of it.. I'm in Cape Cod so not necessarily paying a lot of attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 .65 in the rain bucket so far with lots of CG lightning in the past hour or so. Another cell developing and headed this way from the north. Where is this stuff when you need it in July? Fun morning around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Where is this coming from? I saw no signs on models of it.. I'm in Cape Cod so not necessarily paying a lot of attention. it knows you are absent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derecho Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Around 0.90" with a little more coming. Gonna end around an inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Round 2 of lightning/thunder, though much less frequent, it is still CTG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 it knows you are absent. Less an issue of not being there for it but more that I had 20% chance of showers late day as my forecast this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Missing out on the rain but going on a over an hour of thunder and CC and CG lightning strikes to our East. Street lights back on again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I wish we got surprises like this at least once a week during the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I don't think I've ever seen this on the East Coast (or at least in this area)... overcast from the GFS throughout all of the next week: GFSX MOS (MEX) KDCA GFSX MOS GUIDANCE 9/03/2011 0000 UTC FHR 24| 36 48| 60 72| 84 96|108 120|132 144|156 168|180 192 SAT 03| SUN 04| MON 05| TUE 06| WED 07| THU 08| FRI 09| SAT 10 CLIMO X/N 87| 70 88| 72 82| 67 73| 64 76| 68 79| 67 83| 67 82 62 82 TMP 82| 73 81| 73 75| 67 67| 65 71| 69 73| 68 76| 70 75 DPT 69| 69 71| 69 69| 61 59| 61 64| 65 65| 64 65| 64 62 CLD OV| OV OV| OV OV| OV OV| OV OV| OV OV| OV OV| OV OV WND 7| 6 10| 7 10| 7 10| 10 11| 12 11| 11 10| 7 8 P12 1| 21 31| 51 60| 72 57| 60 53| 49 39| 42 37| 26 29 17 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIC_WX Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Apparently, it wants to rain on Leesburg today (for once). Going on nearly 90 minutes of uninterrupted moderate to heavy rain. Sure sign summer must finally be coming to an end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Got caught mowing the lawn when the rain came....hopefully it stays dry for a bit so I can finish...nothing worse than a lopsided lawn. Lot's of thunder and lightning during the storm....odd movement as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snownut Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Certainly no rain here in WV with a sunny hot day and 87.5 even in the forested mountains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 kinda sticky in severna park, out here for the night and sun broke out once away from the rains. A bit OT...but a great area over here, may buy property sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 89 / 71 here. sun broke out about an hour ago. awful outside, just awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Took the kids and some friends to hike the A section of the billy goat trail. Man, nice cool start but when the sun came out it felt like the middle of July. Way hotter than I thought it was going to be but very fun regardless. For those who have never done this trail, it is a great hike with fantastic views and I highly recommend it. I do it at least twice a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHSnow Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Today was the third straight day in the 90s at Bluefield, WV and the 12th of the year. Wonder how much longer they will continue with the tradition of passing out free lemonade on 90+ days. I suspect it will soon be a casualty of global warming (or UHI, if you prefer, since there's so much urban heat at 3000' in the mountains). It's interesting watching the 90+ days there trend upward. From 1939 until 2006, the average was 2.6 a year. The last five years have averaged 7.0 days a year, with the record being 18 set in 2007. This year had the first 90 degree day in May there and I'd assume the latest heat wave on record there. Climate models suggest they'll probably be seeing 14 days of 90+ in 20 or 30 years -- can't see the point of continuing to highlight the mild climate when it's no longer very mild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snownut Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Took the kids and some friends to hike the A section of the billy goat trail. Man, nice cool start but when the sun came out it felt like the middle of July. Way hotter than I thought it was going to be but very fun regardless. For those who have never done this trail, it is a great hike with fantastic views and I highly recommend it. I do it at least twice a year. Where is Billy Goat Trail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Certainly no rain here in WV with a sunny hot day and 87.5 even in the forested mountains. 89 / 71 here. sun broke out about an hour ago. awful outside, just awful. 80 here for the high, even with a fair amount of sun in the afternoon. Really wacky this year around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Hotter 'n hell today with a high of 97, second straight day of setting the high for the year. It was hot in Morgantown too while we visited daughter number one. It wasn't very humid, just plain ole heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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