Sparky Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 No one's allowed to say meh or bust if it stops raining in your BY for an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 This might be the wettest cell yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I'm hearing thunder again for the first time since the wee hours of the morning, YAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Andy, your paint skills are getting better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 This might be the wettest cell yet Nice knowing you. I am in Springfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsukev Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Wow. Just wow at this event. Still on the edge, but looks like the cell is expanding. The creek next.to my apartment is already high and it's hardly coming down at all. Going move my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Just drove over the patuxent on 214 near davidsonville. The water isn't much below the road surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Andy, your paint skills are getting better! Need moar paint contests to hone my skills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Loud thunder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 0612 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 W FORT BELVOIR 38.71N 77.16W 09/08/2011 FAIRFAX VA TRAINED SPOTTER CAR STUCK IN HIGH WATER OVER THE ROAD AT RT 1 AND FAIRFAX COUNTY PARKWAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Situation more perilous near home. Almost got water in my shoes. I hope you are safe and okay. Looks scary out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Stuck in Tysons on bus again. Shades of January 27 snowstorm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 We should get a giant shop vac and pump all of this flood water into a huge airplane and dump it on Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I was on georgetown pike but had to bail...nasty flooding..on 7 now and pouring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 0612 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 W FORT BELVOIR 38.71N 77.16W 09/08/2011 FAIRFAX VA TRAINED SPOTTER CAR STUCK IN HIGH WATER OVER THE ROAD AT RT 1 AND FAIRFAX COUNTY PARKWAY I know exactly where that is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 0612 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 W FORT BELVOIR 38.71N 77.16W 09/08/2011 FAIRFAX VA TRAINED SPOTTER CAR STUCK IN HIGH WATER OVER THE ROAD AT RT 1 AND FAIRFAX COUNTY PARKWAY Job security for the fire department Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Too bad we didn't do a contest. Epic bust potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Job security for the fire department One way of looking at it! I see you are a glass half full kind of person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 4" last hr pixel just SE of Newington now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 0612 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 W FORT BELVOIR 38.71N 77.16W 09/08/2011 FAIRFAX VA TRAINED SPOTTER CAR STUCK IN HIGH WATER OVER THE ROAD AT RT 1 AND FAIRFAX COUNTY PARKWAY There is a creek right there that probably washed over the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I heard Leesburg is getting screwed again but I don't seem to mind this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 This is really not fun anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 There is a creek right there that probably washed over the road I'd like to see the person who is stuck - I'm guessing it's either an idiot guy with a truck who though it'd be fine...or some clueless woman who absolutely HAD to go that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeWinds Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 unreal stories just 15 miles to my South. Steady and slow up is the story with this storm. up to 5.1" total in Ballenger Creek since Sunday with 1.45" since 8 AM this morning; 2.85 in the last 24 hours. My lawn has water sitting on top...I can't image what MoCo looks like especially the rush hour traffic!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 This is really not fun anymore Been mostly dry here. Send some over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Wait till this hits the areas hit earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 WOW - been a while since we've had a heavy rain MD here - MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2151NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0521 PM CDT THU SEP 08 2011 AREAS AFFECTED...DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...PORTIONS OF FAR NERN VA...SRN MD CONCERNING...HEAVY RAINFALL VALID 082221Z - 090015Z A THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH RATES AROUND 2 IN/HR...WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. A FAVORABLE SET-UP FOR BANDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO EARLY EVENING. THE PRIMARY AREA OF CONCERN WILL EXTEND FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY INTO WRN PORTIONS OF THE DC AREA AND FARTHER SOUTH INTO PORTIONS OF FAIRFAX AND PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTIES. STERLING VWP DATA SUGGEST A WELL-DEFINED VEERING WIND PROFILE IN THE LOW LEVELS...INDICATIVE OF ISENTROPIC ASCENT ATOP A FRONT THAT INTERSECTS THE SFC ACROSS THE DELMARVA REGION. WITH PW VALUES /REACHING 2 INCHES IN SOME AREAS/ AROUND 160 PERCENT OF NORMAL PER AMSU-SSMI DATA...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE OF CONCERN AS MEAN CLOUD-BEARING FLOW IS ORIENTED NEARLY PARALLEL TO MERIDIONALLY-ORIENTED CONVECTIVE BANDS. AMPLE MUCAPE -- 1000 TO 2000 J/KG -- IS BEING UTILIZED WITH A RECENT UPTICK IN CLOUD-TO-GROUND FLASHES AND NOTABLE CLOUD-TOP COOLING PER IR IMAGERY. FURTHERMORE...WITH A SIZABLE PORTION OF THE CLOUD-LAYER BELOW THE 0C ISOTHERM...WARM-RAIN PROCESSES WILL BE SUPPORTED AND ACCELERATE THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. THE INTENSIFICATION OF LOW-LEVEL SELY FLOW PER WAKEFIELD VWP WILL SUPPORT MASS CONVERGENCE DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS AMIDST THE ABUNDANT DEEP-LAYER MOISTURE TO SUSTAIN A THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH RATES AROUND 2 IN/HR...THROUGH POSSIBLY 01Z. ..COHEN.. 09/08/2011 ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT... ATTN...WFO...AKQ...LWX... LAT...LON 37967730 38497723 38747737 39147749 39437730 39287704 38717683 38187678 37837710 37967730 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris87 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 yeah so much for the lower PWATs leading to less efficient precipitation processes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 1-hour running total: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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