Voyager Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I have 20 minutes of video from that sucker taken right from my front porch. It was one hell of a storm...one of the best I've seen in years here. At some point tonight, I'll get it uploaded and post it for all to check out. Here is the video. Like I said, it was one of the best I've seen in Tamaqua in awhile. The local topography seems to diminish the effects of storms here, but this one held together nicely. It came in like 3 parts. First was the outflow or gust front, then the wind with the rain, and finally the lightning/thunder. A couple of times I thought most of it had passed, only to realize it hadn't. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYWZoE9FqZE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Here is the video. Like I said, it was one of the best I've seen in tamaqua in awhile. The local topography seems to diminish the effects of storms here, but this one held together nicely. It came in like 3 parts. First was the outflow or gust front, then the wind with the rain, and finally the lightning/thunder. A couple of times I thought most of it had passed, only to realize it hadn't. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYWZoE9FqZE Great video, that strike at 14:10ish? Epic. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Great video, that strike at 14:10ish? Epic. lol Thanks! Check it out starting at 17:25 and watch the back window of my wife's Pathfinder. Good stuff there as well. It was funny, and I edited out my comments that got on "tape" about it, but it seemed like the big strikes would hit wherever I wasn't pointing the camera. Have to add (for those who don't want to watch from start to finish) that 10:35 was probably the closest strike during the storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Awesome video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jims Videos Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Well the worst damage in jersey seemed to go from 195 mile marker 18 through the back roads rt 528 freehold road and down into rt 571 on the toms river boarder. My radar at the time showed some rotating winds for a frame or two. The storm hit and caused the most damage where it ran into the sea breeze front moving west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbTC Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1433 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1147 AM CDT SUN JUL 08 2012 AREAS AFFECTED...FAR ERN WV...CNTRL/NRN VA...MUCH OF MD/DE CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY VALID 081647Z - 081815Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...80 PERCENT SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS FAR ERN WV INTO CNTRL/NRN VA AND MUCH OF MD/DE. THIS ACTIVITY WILL POSE A THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. WW WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. DISCUSSION...MID-DAY MESOANALYSIS SHOWS A COLD FRONT SAGGING SWD ACROSS FAR SRN PA...WHILE S OF THE FRONT...CLEAR SKIES HAVE ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO QUICKLY WARM INTO 90S TO AROUND 100F. THE HOT SURFACE AIRMASS HAS AIDED IN STRONG BOUNDARY LAYER DESTABILIZATION...WHILE EML PLUME EMANATING OUT OF THE WRN CONUS...COMBINED WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 60S TO LOW 70S...IS CONTRIBUTING TO SBCAPE VALUES AOA 2000 J/KG. AS A RESULT...AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM HAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED ALONG THE FRONT OVER FAR S-CNTRL PA...WHILE CUMULUS FIELD OBSERVED IN VIS IMAGERY IS DEEPENING OVER ERN WV/NRN VA. EXPECT THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND CUMULUS FIELD WILL BE FAVORED AREAS FOR ADDITIONAL STORM DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT FEW HRS. THOUGH THE REGION RESIDES S OF STRONGER MIDLEVEL WLYS...DEEP-LAYER WLY FLOW ACROSS THE WARM SECTOR WILL YIELD 20-30 KT 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR...WHICH WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR STRONG/SVR MULTICELL CLUSTERS AND LINE SEGMENTS GIVEN THE HOT/UNSTABLE AIRMASS. THESE STORMS WILL POSE A THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...AND A WW WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR PART OF THE MCD AREA. ..GARNER/WEISS.. 07/08/2012 ATTN...WFO...PHI...AKQ...LWX...RNK...PBZ...RLX... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phlwx Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 watch out for Kent & Sussex Counties in DE until 10 PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersWx92 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Close to 100,000 without power in Monmouth and Ocean Counties. I was in Lavallette for the storm and it was one of the most intense storms I've ever seen. Wind reports not far to the west in Toms River were about 75 mph. We were without power from about 11:30 PM Saturday night to 1:45 PM yesterday. Here's video I took of the gust front coming through: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I was in Lavallette for the storm and it was one of the most intense storms I've ever seen. Wind reports not far to the west in Toms River were about 75 mph. We were without power from about 11:30 PM Saturday night to 1:45 PM yesterday. Here's video I took of the gust front coming through: Nice video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phlwx Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Saturday PM and Saturday night have a shot at a few soakers...better shot of getting storms on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg ralls Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I'm off next week, so we'll probably flip to a wet pattern to thwart most fun outdoor activities for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsu_wxgirl Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Strong CAPE tomorrow: And 15% Slight Risk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsu_wxgirl Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Updated SPC Outlook for tomorrow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainshadow Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Updated SPC Outlook for tomorrow: A lot of high octane fuel around tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazwoper Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Updated SPC Outlook for tomorrow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormspotterlive Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Quiet the convection signal on the 12z euro Looks like it would be over 2 inches through Saturday morning. SPC really liking tomorrows threat should be a good day with all of the instability and dynamics being shown on the models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Quiet the convection signal on the 12z euro Looks like it would be over 2 inches through Saturday morning. SPC really liking tomorrows threat should be a good day with all of the instability and dynamics being shown on the models. I will be geared up and ready to roll. Being it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormspotterlive Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 If the 18z high resolution nam is right severe storms with strong winds and maybe even flash flooding. From the Ohio valley through our area gets hit good both tomorrow and Thursday. With more rounds moving east along the front for Friday. http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/NCOMAGWEB/appcontroller?prevPage=Param&MainPage=indexℑ=&page=Param&cycle=07%2F17%2F2012+18UTC&rname=UPPER+AIR+PARMS&pname=sim_reflectivity&pdesc=&model=NAM-HIRES&area=NAMER&cat=MODEL+GUIDANCE&fcast=Loop+All&areaDesc=North+America+-+US+Canada+and+northern+Mexico&prevArea=NAMER&currKey=model&returnToModel=&imageSize=M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 If the 18z high resolution nam is right severe storms with strong winds and maybe even flash flooding. From the Ohio valley through our area gets hit good both tomorrow and Thursday. With more rounds moving east along the front for Friday. http://mag.ncep.noaa...el=&imageSize=M Hope that's remotely close to correct... the rain would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 The impala is ready to roll for another chase. Will tomorrow be a big score and grab yet something awesome to film. Its looking nice. So we shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGorse Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 The impala is ready to roll for another chase. Will tomorrow be a big score and grab yet something awesome to film. Its looking nice. So we shall see. Are you going to have the soundtrack to the movie "Twister" playing in the background? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 The impala is ready to roll for another chase. Will tomorrow be a big score and grab yet something awesome to film. Its looking nice. So we shall see. Will it be a LEan reunion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Are you going to have the soundtrack to the movie "Twister" playing in the background? He'll be playing the theme to "Oklahoma" but change the lyrics to something related to Pennsylvania Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Are you going to have its raining men playing in the background? fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGorse Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 He'll be playing the theme to "Oklahoma" but change the lyrics to something related to Pennsylvania There you go. fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 You guys are a trip. No soundtrack needed, just the scanner for NOAA weather radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jims Videos Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 I would plan on starting your chase in the lehigh valley. Stagin there in the morning somewhere along the 78 corridor and going from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 just looking over stuff tomorrow, the instability looks solid in terms of cape and LI, but their isnt much shear. Definitely will be some severe weather with the cold front being the trgger. i don't think it will be a big outbreak do to the lack of shear. The best shot in my eyes for svr storms would be from i78 corridor up to poughkeepsie, ny and ct area where their is better shear and the cape and Li are still conducive for svr storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormspotterlive Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 If the 00z High resloution nam is right could see flash flood watches for Friday evening rush just due to the timing. has localized areas getting several inches of rain. also the regular Nam has 1-2 additional inches for Friday yet again this run. Time will tell but the stalling of this front after tomorrows severe weather is definitively becoming more interesting now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Mt. Holly's nighttime AFD. .SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY/... THIS TIME FRAME MAY BECOME RATHER ACTIVE IN THE CONVECTION DEPARTMENT. THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGES ARE THE CONTINUED EXCESSIVE HEAT AND ALSO THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC SETUP IS COMPRISED OF AN ELONGATED RIDGE TO OUR SOUTH GRADUALLY WEAKENING ALONG ITS NORTHERN FLANK. THIS WILL BE IN RESPONSE TO A TROUGH AMPLIFYING ACROSS EASTERN CANADA WITH THE SOUTHERN END OF THIS SLIDING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC REGION. AS THE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH GRADUALLY ARRIVES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY, SOME COOLING ALOFT WILL ARRIVE. IN ADDITION, A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING SOUTHWARD BUT THIS MAY BE A SLOW MOVER AS THE FLOW IS MOSTLY PARALLEL TO IT. AS THE LARGE SCALE ASCENT INCREASES ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITHIN A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS AND THEN BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. GIVEN THE STRONG DIABATIC HEATING EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE, A PREFRONTAL TROUGH SHOULD BECOME ESTABLISHED SOMEWHERE NEAR THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR. WHILE THIS MAY HELP TO FOCUS SOME CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT, IT MAY BE LIMITED FOR AWHILE AS CONVECTIVE INHIBITION HANGS ON FOR A TIME. DESPITE THIS, A RATHER HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS SHOULD SUPPORT AT LEAST SOME CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THE PREFRONTAL ENVIRONMENT. OTHERWISE, CONVECTION WILL DEVELOP UPSTREAM AND THEN SETTLE SOUTHEASTWARD. THE STRONGER SHEAR IS ACROSS THE NORTH WITH A WEAKENING TREND ACROSS THE DELMARVA. GIVEN THE NEARLY UNIDIRECTIONAL DEEP LAYER PROFILES, THE CONVECTIVE MODE SHOULD TEND TO BE IN CLUSTERS AND LINES. DESPITE THE SHEAR LESSENING WITH A SOUTHERN EXTENT, A RATHER HOT BOUNDARY LAYER SHOULD RESULT IN FAIRLY STEEP LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES WHICH WOULD ENHANCE THE DOWNDRAFT ASSOCIATED WIND POTENTIAL. WHILE MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITH ANY MORE VIGOROUS CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS, IT APPEARS THAT LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. GIVEN THE HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS, UPDRAFTS SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO RESULT IN EFFICIENT LIGHTNING PRODUCING STORMS. A GUSTY WIND AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING POTENTIAL WAS ADDED TO THE FORECAST. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS MOST OF OUR REGION IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE PW VALUES ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO ABOUT 2.0 INCHES. THIS IN COMBINATION OF DEEPER CONVECTION WILL LEAD TO POTENTIALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE REGION OVERALL REMAINS RATHER DRY WHICH TRANSLATES TO HIGH FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE. THE LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING FOR A TIME, HOWEVER THE OVERALL FLOOD THREAT APPEARS LOW AND LOCALIZED THEREFORE NO HEADLINES. A HEAVY RAIN MENTION HOWEVER WAS ADDED TO THE FORECAST. THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS MENTIONED ABOVE WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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