WVclimo Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Heaviest echoes dropping out of PA near Mercersburg looking to give Hagerstown quite a show. Skies here getting very ominous with winds increasing, gusting to 35 mph very suddenly. STW until 8:15 for my area. EDIT: Mammatus overhead, and winds now to 45 mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Wow that line up in PA is impressive! Will probably do what they did last night and fizzle. Probably. And for all the rain the area got in the past week, my back yard didn't get much. Well quoting myself as that line is holding and looking like it will be in here in the next 30-45 min. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 To my NW. Just got pitch black out and the wind has really kicked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 gorgeous shelf cloud came over, half the street in shadow and half in white light, and streetlights coming on in the dark half. mammatus clouds, as wvclimo noted. a giant sky with swirling scud twirling down and then back up, with the sharp edge of the shelf cloud as a counterpoint to all of the swirls underneath it. just beautiful. We were sitting on the back porch watching that shelf to our south. Two or three times we saw the clouds twirling down as you describe, like they might keep dropping, then lifting back up. Still pouring here. Probably put me over 6" for May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 We were sitting on the back porch watching that shelf to our south. Two or three times we saw the clouds twirling down as you describe, like they might keep dropping, then lifting back up. Still pouring here. Probably put me over 6" for May. I think my first photo may show that shelf in between the dead tree in my back yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I think my first photo may show that shelf in between the dead tree in my back yard. Yes, your photo looked exactly like what it looked like here as the storm approached. The backside, as it moved into clear air south of me near Trixie, was when I wondered if a funnel might form. No veering winds, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Wow the line is really bowing out now. Pouring with winds but not a lot of lightning as of yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaWx Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 High winds with rain beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Mainly gusty winds in the 35-40mph range estimated then some light rains. Radar is way overdone here in the burg. Here is the shelf cloud around 830pm or so and then the 2nd photo with some cool clouds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Nice pics, Dave. I'm at 0.63" from the initial line. Interestingly, getting some more lightning to my NW, so I guess there's some redevelopment. 6.11" for May. I must be leading all of the Mid-Atlantic with that total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 47 mph gust at IAD. KIAD 280052Z 35033G41KT 10SM -RA SQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Nice pics, Dave. I'm at 0.63" from the initial line. Interestingly, getting some more lightning to my NW, so I guess there's some redevelopment. 6.11" for May. I must be leading all of the Mid-Atlantic with that total. Thanks Craig. Yeah radar looked a lot worse than it was. Barely a tenth of an inch here. Winds were the big thing. Looks like some better storms south of cumberland traveling down Md 51 towards Oldtown and Paw Paw Damn you are doing well for May. I have to check out what we have here but I know it is nothing near 6" MTD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 47 mph gust at IAD. KIAD 280052Z 35033G41KT 10SM -RA SQ I can vouch for that, I thought maybe it was 40-45 here in the burg so close enough on the guess from me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmfm Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Memorial Day Concert on the National Mall was evacuated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Well had to head out to the back yard to bucket out a small pond. We had a deck put in and the grass is non existent, But because of a gutter issue that the builder has not fixed yet we were standing in 2" of water. Email has been sent off again for the overflowing gutter and sod will be put in tomorrow by myself and the husband. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 LWX says another round for us in a few hours, and I can see them on the radar. I wonder if they will really make it. I'm still getting rain, and its 65 degrees. Have to think we've been worked over by now. But that line from Pittsburgh to Altoona looks like its firing up pretty nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I'm still getting rain, and its 65 degrees. Have to think we've been worked over by now. But that line from Pittsburgh to Altoona looks like its firing up pretty nicely. We are too. Looks like it will be a late night for us. We need to watch the back of the house minor flooding issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeWinds Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Here are some pics I grabbed as the storms approached Ballenger Creek in Frederick shelf cloud approaching. under shelf cloud with mammatus I believe behind them. Wind gusts near 50 mph soon after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Nice shots. Better than mine. With the tree line I had no clear shot. I did observe the mammatus overhead though after that shelf went by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 A quick five minutes of showers made it to my part of Balt City around 9:00 pm last night from what was left of that line. An over-performer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeRedheads Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 431 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 DCZ001-MDZ004>006-009>011-013-016-VAZ042-050>057-501-502-281645- /O.CON.KLWX.HT.Y.0001.120528T1600Z-120529T0100Z/ DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE- MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-CHARLES- LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK- FAIRFAX-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER... GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...WALDORF...LEESBURG... CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA... FALLS CHURCH...FREDERICKSBURG...WARRENTON 431 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...IN THE MID 90S DUE TO TEMPERATURES AROUND 90...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOW 70S. * IMPACTS...THE FIRST STRETCH OF SUMMER-LIKE HEAT WILL PEAK TODAY. SINCE INDIVIDUALS HAVE NOT YET ACCLIMATED TO HOT CONDITIONS...IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. PARTICIPANTS IN MEMORIAL DAY ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF THE HEAT INDEX...AND ALTER PLANS ACCORDINGLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 Grass is still too wet to mow. Guess I'll be doing it in peak sun. Over 4" on the month now. Pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeRedheads Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 47 mph gust at IAD. KIAD 280052Z 35033G41KT 10SM -RA SQ The winds were wicked for some time last night. We have a few tree limbs down. It's really hot out already...not sure I'm ready for the heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 87.9 and rising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 The winds were wicked for some time last night. We have a few tree limbs down. It's really hot out already...not sure I'm ready for the heat. Just got home and I have a couple branches down and epic shutter damage. Grass looks long already but I can be easily convinced to let it slide today. Too hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 And nice pics everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Storms today? Please?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Storms today? Please?! No Though the SPC WRF I think it was, the 00z run, tried for a complex around 8 to 9 pm I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 91/70 Third 90 degree day in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 90/68 at Westminster with no breeze. Woof. -_- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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