Avdave Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 0.70" so far on the day. wow not to shabby, only .46 here for the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeWinds Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Have a decent amount of rain over here. It goes from pouring to light rain. My rain gauge broke over the winter so cannot report the amount. I'm not at home but my gauge online is showing 0.72" since midnight. Sounds like a nice soaking rain and also good for my water bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeride Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 We have received approx. 1.5" today, so far, in Thurmont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 1.04" so far, with light rain falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 The band coming out of VA looks to have some decent rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffwx Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I've got close to a half inch. 20 miles SW has over a HALF FOOT... Pretty intense training just to my west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I've got close to a half inch. 20 miles SW has over a HALF FOOT... Pretty intense training just to my west. Sounds like some serious issues with flooding down your way. FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1139 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012 VAC009-019-023-163-530-678-150715- /O.CON.KRNK.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120515T0715Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ROCKBRIDGE VA-CITY OF BUENA VISTA VA-CITY OF LEXINGTON VA- BOTETOURT VA-BEDFORD VA-AMHERST VA- 1139 PM EDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EDT FOR THE CITY OF BUENA VISTA...THE CITY OF LEXINGTON... ROCKBRIDGE...EASTERN BOTETOURT...NORTHERN BEDFORD AND NORTHWESTERN AMHERST COUNTIES... AT 1129 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PERSISTENT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES FROM EASTERN BOTETOURT COUNTY TO GLASGOW HAS CAUSED MANY ROAD TO BE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. IN ADDITION...WATER RESCUES WERE ONGOING AROUND GLASGOW DUE TO RAPIDLY RISING WATER. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS SHIFTING NORTH INTO LEXINGTON AND BUENA VISTA AND WILL QUICKLY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO DEVELOP THROUGH 1 AM. OTHERWISE SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN BOTETOURT AND MOST OF ROCKBRIDGE COUNTIES. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LEXINGTON CITY...VESUVIUS...ROCKBRIDGE BATHS...FAIRFIELD...CORNWALL...NATURAL BRIDGE...GLASGOW...BUENA VISTA AND BROWNSBURG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 JFC... just had two huge real close lightning strikes and very loud thunder that scared the crap out of me and woke me up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Had thunder but no lightning. Flat out pouring right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Absolutely pouring here in CVille - going to be an annoying ride into work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I'm going to end up with more rain between 5:30-7:30am than I got the 24 hours preceding. And, no offense to the motorcyclists here, but is it really worth it getting bundled up in rain gear to ride you bike to work in this stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 1.05" storm total. Wouldn't mind wringing out a little more this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 .25 yesterday and .70 so far today at home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 1.05" storm total. Wouldn't mind wringing out a little more this afternoon. Most of that probably came with the line this morning. lowballing this one seems to have worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I like today's storm chances in the region... 2000+ CAPE with low-level rotation and good low-level lapse rates. Concerned about the weak low- to mid-level speed shear and the mid-level lapse rates might be a hindrance, but I'm feeling good enough about it to head out on a chase. Main target right now is Fredericksburg, VA. Will probably have to head south, but I'm also liking the tornado potential in southern MD, so I don't want to rule that area out. SPC keeps the tornado probabilities well to our south, but I would extend the risk all the way up to DC and southern Delmarva. I would be a bit more aggressive with the wind/hail coverage as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 .96 storm total in Columbia so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Countywide it appears 1.3" - 1.6" of rain has fallen. Was hoping for another inch or two, but I guess it's better than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I know a lot of you have personal weather stations, but what website do you guys rely on for rainfall totals? The Weather Underground total precipitation radar view never seems correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I know a lot of you have personal weather stations, but what website do you guys rely on for rainfall totals? The Weather Underground total precipitation radar view never seems correct. We have a weather station here at work in Columbia, and at home I use a combination of the local wxbug site and an oversized coffee cup in the backyard. The two are usually pretty close which tells me that I can trust the wxbug totals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 Most of that probably came with the line this morning. lowballing this one seems to have worked. Oddly enough, I was in a sweet spot yesterday (0.73"), and a lame one today (0.32").\ edit - I'm losing to DCA (1.23") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I know a lot of you have personal weather stations, but what website do you guys rely on for rainfall totals? The Weather Underground total precipitation radar view never seems correct. Here's a source you can try. http://cocorahs.org/....aspx?state=usa You can drill down to your state and even county if you want to. You can view by map or get a listing by state by clicking on "view data". Some of us on here are volunteer members. You might even want to sign up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Here's a source you can try. http://cocorahs.org/....aspx?state=usa You can drill down to your state and even county if you want to. You can view by map or get a listing by state by clicking on "view data". Some of us on here are volunteer members. You might even want to sign up. Perfect, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Cool site. Thanks! Quick question, what is the criteria for submitting a report? How do I know how accurate any one site is? Rather than try to recite the info, click on the About Us to get more details. It was started by Colorado University and now is in all states. I think there are over 10,000 volunteers now. Anyone can sign up. You are required to view the online training session for gauge placement and selection. We all are supposed to use only one kind of rain gauge so the data can be compared to each other. Each NWS office get the data in their respective CWA as an unoffical supplement. My particular office posts the local observations daily on their website. This group was set up to fill in the gaps among official staions and to show how variable rainfall can be. One cool thing about it is if you submit a "signifcant weather event", it supposedly goes immediately to your local NWS office. I've done it a couple of times for heavy rain events, and they have even called me for additional information, and to check out local creeks for them. I have my CoCoRaHS gauge mounted close to my Davis VP 2. For comparison, the Davis is almost always a few hundreths more than the CoCoRaHS gauge. It depends on how heavy the rain or if it was windy. You have to be dedicated to report every morning around 7AM...and to bring in the gauge to melt the snow on winter mornings. I haven't missed a report since I started in 2009. On vacation weeks, you can submit a multiple day report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Rather than try to recite the info, click on the About Us to get more details. It was started by Colorado University and now is in all states. I think there are over 10,000 volunteers now. Anyone can sign up. You are required to view the online training session for gauge placement and selection. We all are supposed to use only one kind of rain gauge so the data can be compared to each other. Each NWS office get the data in their respective CWA as an unoffical supplement. My particular office posts the local observations daily on their website. This group was set up to fill in the gaps among official staions and to show how variable rainfall can be. One cool thing about it is if you submit a "signifcant weather event", it supposedly goes immediately to your local NWS office. I've done it a couple of times for heavy rain events, and they have even called me for additional information, and to check out local creeks for them. I have my CoCoRaHS gauge mounted close to my Davis VP 2. For comparison, the Davis is almost always a few hundreths more than the CoCoRaHS gauge. It depends on how heavy the rain or if it was windy. You have to be dedicated to report every morning around 7AM...and to bring in the gauge to melt the snow on winter mornings. I haven't missed a report since I started in 2009. On vacation weeks, you can submit a multiple day report. Yeah, I saw that and deleted my original post. As for the rest of your post, thanks for all the info. Sounds like a pretty big commitment if you want to report accurate totals! Thanks, again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 On the subject of preparedness and weather, Carroll County Public Safety has launched our Facebook page. If you live in or close to the county, stop on by and check it out! https://www.facebook.com/CCOPSSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Oddly enough, I was in a sweet spot yesterday (0.73"), and a lame one today (0.32").\ edit - I'm losing to DCA (1.23") Just dumped out the gauge. 1.37" This morning must have really poured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 .15 since midnight here, and nothing looks promising over the next 6 hours, svr wx a BUST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 .15 since midnight here, and nothing looks promising over the next 6 hours, svr wx a BUST I'll send you some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I'll send you some. Gorgeous sunset to the west and looks like the end of the world with the sky to the east here tonight. No rain, keep yours, you will need it this summer, my grass is growing fast enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 Looks like my thread title should have been "warm to average to warm." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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