am19psu Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 you should really get 5ppd after these posts and then what happened lol. 5ppd only work when someone is posting frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 lol. 5ppd only work when someone is posting frequently. lol this is true, maybe bring back the weenie tags or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCT777 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Not quite as exciting in Spring Mount as some other areas, but picked up ~0.75" of rain with the thunderstorm last night. Had constant lightning/thunder for a little over 2 hours. Height of the storm was between 10:45 and 11:15 PM - with frequent bright lightning and loud thunder. Was right near the northern edge of the storm that nailed the Collegeville / King of Prussia area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormspotterlive Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 Ended up with 2.40 last night and then had around a inch of rain prior the storms last night making for a total of 3.40. Might not of ended the rain fall deficit but defiantly took a big bite out of whatever rain fall deficit was left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 you should really get 5ppd after these posts and then what happened Gotta cut me some slack, having a bad start on filming. I have been good for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodd321 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Nice storm here. Some close CG strikes and about 1.1" in 30 minutes.Haven't seen rain that heavy for a while. Looks like there are also some more cells firing up to my west. Unbelievable man. Insane amount of rain in such a short time. I ventured out to the Wawa right up by the White Dog Cafe mid-storm and there was, no lie, at least 4 feet of water going into the Wawa parking lot. Two cars were flooded. The drainage in Wayne is absolutely terrible. The whole city floods so easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Parents only got 0.28" overnight. 1.30" since Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodd321 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 actually was 2.46 in an hr and ten mins didn't see the .32 that fell before midnight Unbelievable man. The worst flooding I've ever seen in Wayne. What a night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Just to clarify, I do believe it was a fire police volunteer. Same field, different responsibilities. While they (fire police) don't fight the actual fire hands on, they do play an important part of the overall firefight. They protect the fellow brothers and sisters from traffic, a very dangerous aspect of firefighters being on the road. Everyone is in a rush these days, and can't tell you how many firefighters (career and volunteer) have been struck,injured and/or killed. The number would be undoubtedly higher without the help of fire police. That being said, God bless his soul. Oops. Misread the post due to being tired from night shift and not feeling that well. Anyway, you are right. The fire police play an equally important role during an event, be it a structure fire, accident or other incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plokoon111 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Man. I can smell that chemical from Rohm and Haas, about 15 minutes away from Bristol. But it was quite a lightening storm last night. RIP to that firefighter. They really do put their life on the line in many dangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormspotterlive Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 After the wild night last night looks like the boundary is finally exiting pa and move into and through NJ thanks to a push from the cold front that is coming this evening. Interestingly enough instability has skyrocketed with cape around 2000 for most of us. additionally we have more in the way of vertical shear setting up today compered yesterday at this time However it is not enough for a well defined organized line just yet. which is why the models and spc have no severe weather outbreak for this evening but it is worth noting bulk effective shear is increasing out ahead of the front and should spread our way this evening so Isolated severe storms can not be ruled out mainly north and west. Main threats today would be bowing segments with a decent trough like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg ralls Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 I am fully satisfied after last night's awesomeness, but I'd happily welcome a repeat this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cast4 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Unbelievable man. Insane amount of rain in such a short time. I ventured out to the Wawa right up by the White Dog Cafe mid-storm and there was, no lie, at least 4 feet of water going into the Wawa parking lot. Two cars were flooded. The drainage in Wayne is absolutely terrible. The whole city floods so easily. Yeah, It does flood really easily. In front of the movie theater to St. Davids always gets really bad. Last night they had several cars drive into the normal flooding spot in front of the new Landmark Americana on Lancaster Ave. A link from the fire company I used to volunteer with: http://berwynfireco.org/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=238 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Gotta cut me some slack, having a bad start on filming. I have been good for a long time. Why? There's been what, 3 storm events around here so far this season? You've gotten 2 of them. Some of us in this subforum haven't seen jack so far this season. Last night, I didn't even see a drop out of this event, but do I fly off the handle, how I got shafted? Nope. Especially with a great storm just to your west, and more firing to your south moving at you. It's like you completely ignored what was being shown on radar, to complain. Come on man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Why? There's been what, 3 storm events around here so far this season? You've gotten 2 of them. Some of us in this subforum haven't seen jack so far this season. Last night, I didn't even see a drop out of this event, but do I fly off the handle, how I got shafted? Nope. Especially with a great storm just to your west, and more firing to your south moving at you. It's like you completely ignored what was being shown on radar, to complain. Come on man. Yup, anywhere in SE PA had a chance last night based on the way the radar lit up around 9pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormspotterlive Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 Line of showers and storms now developing along a front associated with a strong trough in west and central pa. Instability did weaken some earlier but will redevelop with an enhancement of moisture from the south. It is looking like surface based and elevated instability cape value will increase to 1500-2000 additionally if model forecast are right we will see bulk effective shear increase to 35 kts after 8pm. This event will not be as bad as last night rain wise but heavy rain fall will occur with storms. Not everyone will see a severe storm but there will be Isolated severe storms along the front and a few line segments. Not expecting a full line due to slightly weaker vertical shear now however if it were to increase we could see a more organized threat then expected. I do think the chances of a more organized watch worthy threat is low right now but stay tuned on that aspect. 1 final wild card for storms will be how strong of a cool pool we can get to develop behind the storms if stronger the threat of hail and wind would be enhance due to greater updrafts and downdrafts. MAIN THREATS: will be strong gusty winds up to 65 mph and pea sized hail storms will move through the area between 9 and midnight. Best chance right now is the NJTPK on west east of the NJTPK there will be less support for storms this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormspotterlive Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 Latest HRRR for what it is worth has the more organized threat which I am not expecting but should be interesting to see if there severe line it has verrfiys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeffsvilleWx Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Since there is absolutely no discussion on the t-storm threat in the PA/NY forums, I'll be tagging along here. Hope you guys don't mind :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormspotterlive Posted May 17, 2012 Author Share Posted May 17, 2012 It appears I was pretty far off today there is always next time lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phlwx Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 nam might of saw it first but he deserves credit for his analysis and what not I agree his analysis on Tuesday was good...but it's not like the models weren't hinting at it until day of...it had been out there for a couple of days on the NAM and even the EC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 It appears I was pretty far off today there is always next time lol. I think your doing a fine job, very good input and very good on what your saying, let's use the word sound with good backing. Very glad to have you here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodd321 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Okay so this is the video I took the other night. Ignore my girlfriend flipping out lol. I know it was pretty dark but there are a few scenes where you can see the flooding. And just to clarify, there are no rivers near this Wawa. This was all from just the rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cast4 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Okay so this is the video I took the other night. Ignore my girlfriend flipping out lol. I know it was pretty dark but there are a few scenes where you can see the flooding. And just to clarify, there are no rivers near this Wawa. This was all from just the rain. Wow, that's impressive. I am at that Wawa all the time and have never seen anything like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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