Amped Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Radar hallucinations getting worse... Tough one to extrapolate. I find 1 hour totals have been working a lot better to show storm motion. They average out the weak fast moving returns and show the core drifting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
09-10 analogy Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I have to admit, the commute home from Merrifield, while long, was pretty cool. Stormy sky, lightning flashing (I saw a couple of CG strikes), every now and then I plowed through some standing water. I took a serpentine way home and avoided having to wait in traffic -- I'd much rather be moving. It took about an hour, but that's better than sitting on the Beltway. Having to vac water out of the basement isn't much fun, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsukev Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Tough one to extrapolate. Looks like the west blob and the east blob are going to conglomerate, then move north. It kinda does look like it's all starting to inch north, especially the westernmost stuff. eta- like i said... Hallucinations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 So is this the biggest flooding event around the DC area since June 2006? yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmfm Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 move north, move north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I bet the Delaney Rd bridge is under water with that screaming creek running down that steep hill. Looks to get going again around here within the next 30 mins. Tapered down to light rain but lightning and thunder just south and east heading up. SE Fairfax Cty and far eastern Prince William near Occoquan has seen nearly 10 inches just today. Incredible. Wait a minute - I thought the Stafford storm was moving west. It's moving NORTH? This storm is clear off the charts in terms of rain tallies locally. If it was snow........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 906 PM EDT THU SEP 8 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS EXTENDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CITY OF ALEXANDRIA IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... EASTERN CITY OF FAIRFAX IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... SOUTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... EASTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 1115 PM EDT * AT 900 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA...EASTERN FAIRFAX AND SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTIES ARE FINALLY STARTING TO WEAKEN. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE-HALF INCH AND THE EARLIER HEAVY RAINFALL OF 6 TO 11 INCHES FROM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO RUNOFF. THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE ALEXANDRIA...ANNANDALE...BURKE...DUMFRIES...FRANCONIA... GREAT FALLS...LORTON...SPRINGFIELD...WOODBRIDGE... GROVETON...MANTUA AND PIMMIT HILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES FROM FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...INCLUDING THE CAPITAL BELTWAY AND THE GEORGE WASHINGTON PARKWAY CLOSED NEAR ALEXANDRIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedaSnowday Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 If it was snow........ AHH!! Now that would be a delight!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 No mas por favor... no mas http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=LWX&product=NCR&overlay=11101111&loop=yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdman95 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 that rain to the south is sooo close... yet so very far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb@MAWS Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 1.04" for the day in E. Columbia with mod, sometimes hvy, rain falling and a big slug of moisture working its way N-ward. 7.69" for the event as of 9:45pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Hasn't rained too much in the last 90 minutes or so. Good. I hope it stays that way. This storm can officially fook off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeRedheads Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Listening the the link Matt posted for Fx County Fire and Rescue. Lots of water rescues. Unbelievable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacindc Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Maryland DOT and Police are closing the westbound Woodrow Wilson Bridge on the Maryland side. This is so that cars on I-495 will not cross over to Virginia and be stuck in the high water on the Virginia side. Drivers should avoid the entire stretch of the Capital Beltway from the Woodrow Wilson Bridge to the Springfield Mixing Bowl. The road is flooded, and there are multiple road closures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 This is one of the stranger radar loops I've seen in a while. We've got stuff moving NW, N, E and NE and then stuff expanding and contracting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Burke Road at its "elbow" is closed due to the "headwaters" of Pohick Creek overflowing its banks. Already called my boss to let him know I'm working from home tomorrow. I can't take any chances with the possibility of rain tomorrow - I'll need to be here. Besides, who knows when the Beltway will reopen at the Mixing Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 1.04" for the day in E. Columbia with mod, sometimes hvy, rain falling and a big slug of moisture working its way N-ward. 7.69" for the event as of 9:45pm. The NRN edge isn't making making any progress. It's really pinching off. Fredericksburg and Warrentown so the nightmare might be over over for all but extreme southern suburbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormpc Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Yeah. Makes no sense. Esp if you loop the wide view. Mod rain here again. Thought it was kind of premature for nws to call for only one half inch more. Pouring again now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 that rain to the south is sooo close... yet so very far Dude we've had 7-8" in 3 days, thats enough. My backyard literally is part of a stream that didn't exist before today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdman95 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Dude we've had 7-8" in 3 days, thats enough. My backyard literally is part of a stream that didn't exist before today I just need MCPS to close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 If anyone has the guts to...drive down to the edge of the potomac river and listen to it, it's freakin me out. Sounds like a deep rumble of thunder, I've never heard it like this before. Like a mix between a Jet engine in the sky and rumbling thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Just talked to a neighbor that had water in their basement for the first time - and they've owned since the 70s. Thankfully high and dry here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 So is this the biggest flooding event around the DC area since June 2006? Hey, so I'm coming back from "summer hibernation"! Hope you all are doing well and surviving all this heavy rain! I was thinking the same thing in terms of June 2006, which I remember quite well. This seems kind of similar, a non-stop stream of moisture with periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms interspersed with drizzle or relative dryness. Different areas cash in at different times, but overall everyone gets drenched. But this seems a lot more prolonged (the entire week, for God's sake!), and it comes on the heels of Irene. Unfortunately I don't have a rain gauge, but here in Silver Spring, MD...easily must be in the ~4-6"+ range in terms of rainfall amounts this week by now, and ~3-4" from Irene a couple of weekends ago. Hard to believe that at one time I was actually worried about a severe or at least bad drought, after late spring/early summer started off so dry. Biggest miracle of the summer: power did not go out during Irene! (And that here in Montgomery County, where every time a leaf rustles in the wind the power goes out somewhere ). Maybe was due for good luck this time around, after several outages in the past year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Irene + Lee = a foot of rain. Was 14" below avg previous to the deluge, still can't believe in 2 weeks the local drought was erased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 If anyone has the guts to...drive down to the edge of the potomac river and listen to it, it's freakin me out. Sounds like a deep rumble of thunder, I've never heard it like this before. Like a mix between a Jet engine in the sky and rumbling thunder. I'll try to get a look tomorrow if it's still high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsukev Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 The NRN edge isn't making making any progress. It's really pinching off. Fredericksburg and Warrentown so the nightmare might be over over for all but extreme southern suburbs. I wonder if those east/west oriented storms surging north to the east-northeast of Richmond will cause the storms to the south of the DC metro to push north? Full hallucination mode now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmfm Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 RUC generally keeps the line through tomorrow afternoon, but we'll see. (shift north, shift north) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethesdaWX Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I'll try to get a look tomorrow if it's still high. Should peak tomorrow midday. I can't see it can only hear it, even inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 RUC generally keeps the line through tomorrow afternoon, but we'll see. (shift north, shift north) Does anyone know why it seem to be dying off as it gets north? Is the whole system just running out of steam or is it just moving so slowly that, when it does arrive, it will be potentially bad catastrophic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsukev Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 RUC generally keeps the line through tomorrow afternoon, but we'll see. (shift north, shift north) I'd really hate for anyone that's been dumped on to get more rain if they don't want it. Maybe we can get some storms to train right over DC and Arlington only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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