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Didn't quite make the 40s as was forecast. Bottomed out at 50. today is absolutely phenomenal with deep blue skies, temps near 80, and low humidity.

Blue skies? What's that? I haven't seen the slightest hint of blue skies or even a quick peek of sun here... just gray, gray and more gray for the last 2 days. It seems like these clouds would be starting to break up a bit by now. Meanwhile, I guess there has been some spotty clearing around the Detroit suburbs but the solid overcast remains entrenched well here. At least it's a bit brighter today as the deck isn't as deep.

EDIT: just after I posted this, I went out on the back deck and noticed a hole opening up to the west! Since then, a few more holes are appearing as well. Time for a bike ride. :)

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Blue skies? What's that? I haven't seen the slightest hint of blue skies or even a quick peek of sun here... just gray, gray and more gray for the last 2 days. It seems like these clouds would be starting to break up a bit by now. Meanwhile, I guess there has been some spotty clearing around the Detroit suburbs but the solid overcast remains entrenched well here. At least it's a bit brighter today as the deck isn't as deep.

The difference in weather between WI and MI has been crazy the past few days. You guys got the short end of the stick with this pattern, though I'm sure the initial bomb out must've been exciting.

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The difference in weather between WI and MI has been crazy the past few days. You guys got the short end of the stick with this pattern, though I'm sure the initial bomb out must've been exciting.

We got dry slotted quite a bit where I'm at, but the monthly report says we're up to 1.91" of rain so far this month. We'll take it!

Midland to Saginaw pretty much got power washed, with over 8" at MBS.

It'll be wonderful when the sun comes back out though. I'm gonna get to do some mowing for the first time since May!

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from DTX

http://www.crh.noaa....=86262&source=0

The bolded statement is astounding...

The August 9th-11th Rain Event

A slow moving upper level low pressure system rotated across Southeast Michigan, bringing a prolonged period

of steady rainfall to much of the area, beginning Thursday the 9th and lasting through early Saturday morning the

11th. For much of the area, this rain provided relief from the moderate to severe drought which had gripped Southern

Michigan since June. However, some locations received too much rain and experienced flooding. Over these two days

most of southeast Michigan received between one and three inches of rain. However, the Saginaw Valley received

between 3 and 8 inches and a few local spots along the M 59 corridor received 3 to 6 inches. Tri Cities airport (MBS)

had a two day rainfall total of just over 8 inches! Of this, 6.93 inches fell during Friday the 10th. This shattered the

previous 1 day record of 5.51 inches which occurred on September 10th, 1986 during one of the most extreme rain

events in recent history. Prior to this rainfall, Saginaw was on target to have one of its driest summers on record.

After this rainfall event, the rainfall total for the summer of 2012 (Jun-Aug) stands at 14.81 inches which now ranks

as the 4th wettest summer on record. Below is a list of storm total rainfall reports along with an image of the total

rainfall from August 9th through the morning of August 11th based off radar estimates.

Storm Total Rainfall Reports from August 9th through 11th

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...STORM TOTALS

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI

1139 AM EDT SAT AUG 11 2012

STORM TOTAL HEAVY RAIN REPORTS

LOCATION PRECIP DURATION

(INCHES) (HOURS) LAT LON

...BAY COUNTY...

4 N BAY CITY M 6.59 48 43.65N 83.89W

...GENESEE COUNTY...

GOODRICH M 1.82 48 42.92N 83.51W

1 SSW DAVISON M 1.94 48 43.02N 83.53W

4 N BURTON M 2.00 48 43.05N 83.62W

7 S FLINT M 2.24 48 42.92N 83.69W

FLINT M 2.24 48 43.02N 83.69W

LINDEN M 4.50 48 42.82N 83.78W

...HURON COUNTY...

PORT HOPE M 2.12 48 43.94N 82.72W

PORT AUSTIN M 2.95 48 44.04N 83.00W

5 NNW FILION M 3.15 48 43.96N 83.04W

BAD AXE M 3.93 48 43.80N 83.00W

SSW BAD AXE M 4.02 48 43.80N 83.00W

...LAPEER COUNTY...

LAPEER M 1.33 48 43.05N 83.32W

2 W LAPEER M 1.79 48 43.05N 83.36W

...LENAWEE COUNTY...

MORENCI M 0.69 48 41.72N 84.22W

ADRIAN M 0.84 48 41.90N 84.04W

2 NNE ADRIAN M 1.00 48 41.92N 84.03W

2 WNW TIPTON M 1.17 48 42.03N 84.10W

1 SW BLISSFIELD M 1.62 48 41.82N 83.88W

...LIVINGSTON COUNTY...

HELL M 1.20 48 42.43N 83.99W

6 N GREGORY M 1.72 48 42.55N 84.08W

HOWELL M 2.40 48 42.61N 83.94W

3 NW PINCKNEY M 2.82 48 42.49N 83.99W

1 NW WHITMORE LAKE M 2.87 48 42.44N 83.76W

...MACOMB COUNTY...

2 ENE STERLING HEIGHTS M 1.48 48 42.59N 82.99W

SSE NEW BALTIMORE M 1.60 48 42.68N 82.74W

NW ST. CLAIR SHORES M 1.85 48 42.49N 82.89W

4 NNW RICHMOND M 2.31 48 42.86N 82.78W

SSE SHELBY TOWNSHIP M 2.88 48 42.67N 83.03W

...MIDLAND COUNTY...

5 W MIDLAND M 3.48 48 43.62N 84.33W

2 ENE MIDLAND M 3.81 48 43.63N 84.19W

MIDLAND M 4.65 48 43.62N 84.23W

...MONROE COUNTY...

DUNDEE M 0.82 48 41.96N 83.66W

3 SE NEWPORT M 0.90 48 41.97N 83.27W

4 SSE NEWPORT M 0.90 48 41.95N 83.28W

2 S SOUTH ROCKWOOD M 1.17 48 42.03N 83.26W

SAMARIA M 1.22 48 41.81N 83.58W

5 ENE PETERSBURG M 1.63 48 41.93N 83.62W

3 SW MONROE M 2.25 48 41.89N 83.43W

...OAKLAND COUNTY...

WEST BLOOMFIELD M 1.96 48 42.57N 83.38W

3 ESE ORTONVILLE M 2.04 48 42.83N 83.39W

1 WSW ORCHARD LAKE M 2.28 48 42.58N 83.40W

1 E OAK PARK M 2.32 48 42.46N 83.16W

2 NE WIXOM M 2.45 48 42.54N 83.51W

PONTIAC M 2.91 48 42.65N 83.29W

2 NW WATERFORD M 3.04 48 42.68N 83.42W

4 SSE HOLLY M 3.08 48 42.75N 83.59W

MILFORD M 3.10 48 42.59N 83.60W

WATERFORD M 3.58 48 42.66N 83.39W

1 NNE DAVISBURG M 4.13 48 42.77N 83.53W

4 E WHITE LAKE M 4.24 48 42.65N 83.43W

2 ESE DAVISBURG M 4.29 48 42.74N 83.50W

...SAGINAW COUNTY...

3 WNW OAKLEY M 4.80 48 43.16N 84.22W

3 NW SAGINAW M 5.01 48 43.45N 83.99W

3 NW SAGINAW M 5.02 48 43.45N 83.99W

1 SSW SAGINAW M 5.03 48 43.41N 83.96W

2 E MERRILL M 5.25 48 43.41N 84.30W

5 W SAGINAW E 5.92 48 43.42N 84.05W

CHESANING M 7.44 48 43.18N 84.12W

SAGINAW M 8.05 48 43.42N 83.95W

...SANILAC COUNTY...

MARLETTE M 1.55 48 43.33N 83.08W

SANDUSKY M 1.95 48 43.42N 82.83W

LEXINGTON M 2.24 48 43.27N 82.53W

...SHIAWASSEE COUNTY...

2 NE CORUNNA M 2.02 48 43.00N 84.09W

OWOSSO M 2.38 48 43.00N 84.18W

6 WNW DURAND M 2.74 48 42.95N 84.10W

DURAND M 2.74 48 42.91N 83.99W

...ST. CLAIR COUNTY...

1 NNW YALE M 0.80 48 43.14N 82.80W

2 W PORT HURON M 1.72 48 42.99N 82.47W

PORT HURON M 1.85 48 42.99N 82.43W

ALGONAC M 2.00 48 42.62N 82.53W

...TUSCOLA COUNTY...

CARO M 2.63 48 43.49N 83.40W

VASSAR M 2.92 48 43.37N 83.58W

...WASHTENAW COUNTY...

MILAN M 0.70 48 42.09N 83.68W

3 SE ANN ARBOR M 0.87 48 42.24N 83.69W

1 W ANN ARBOR M 1.43 48 42.28N 83.75W

2 N CLINTON M 1.48 48 42.10N 83.97W

4 SSW SALINE M 1.51 48 42.12N 83.81W

MANCHESTER M 1.55 48 42.15N 84.04W

CHELSEA M 2.05 48 42.31N 84.02W

...WAYNE COUNTY...

ROMULUS M 0.80 48 42.22N 83.37W

DETROIT M 1.31 48 42.38N 83.11W

1 WNW WOODHAVEN M 1.35 48 42.14N 83.25W

2 NNE CANTON M 1.48 48 42.34N 83.47W

DEARBORN M 1.66 48 42.31N 83.21W

GROSSE POINTE FARMS M 1.86 48 42.40N 82.89W

WYANDOTTE M 1.89 48 42.21N 83.16W

M = MEASURED

E = ESTIMATED

$$

August09th_12th_stormtotal.JPG

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Posting d7 or 240hr Fantasy maps that depict both sides of exteme is cute once in while. But everyday is getting annoying. Won't get the WOTY for that. Keep it legit.

Day 6 better?

;)

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And i've only posted a 240 HR map ONCE since it was showing a balls to the walls trough..

I keep it 7 days or less with the COD maps also not everyday like you said.. Only if there's something relevant(nice heat or nice chill) do I post one ;)

LOT agrees with a pretty nice cool down as well..

STRONG COLD FRONT THEN EXPECTED TO

MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.

LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER DECENT PUSH OF COLDER AIR BEHIND THIS FRONT AS

850MB TEMPS PROGGED AS LOW AS +5C FRIDAY. CMS

6 Days out and lean towards clime and they are still going for a nice and chill 71..

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

DTX on board too and going even further by mentioning 60's for highs and 40's for lows!

WITH HIGHS CLOSER TO 70

TUESDAY AND 70 OR LESS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. LOWS WILL RANGE IN THE

UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S UNTIL THE LAST PART OF THE FORECAST PERIOD

WHEN LOWS AROUND 50 WILL BE MORE COMMON AS THE COLDER AIRMASS SPILLS

INTO THE AREA. IN FACT...A FEW READINGS IN THE 40S SEEM PROBABLE BY

NEXT WEEKEND IF THE CURRENT BASIC STORM TRACK SCENARIO HOLDS CLOSE

TO CURRENT PROJECTIONS.

It's going to get cold(cool) for the first time sustained in over a month+!

It has been a hellish summer for ice*******..

Forgive us weenies for getting a little excited all mighty SpartyOn!

Posting d7 or 240hr Fantasy maps that depict both sides of exteme is cute once in while. But everyday is getting annoying. Won't get the WOTY for that. Keep it legit.

But its been fun watching the day 7 euro maps b**ch slap you this month.

:lol:

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We just got back from a bike ride around the neighborhood. Funny how a few days of not riding makes your legs feel like rubber afterwards. Been too hot, then raining. But anyways... a lot of the maples have dropped a ton of leaves, Looks like fall, only it's the wrong color. The fallen leaves are a splotchy muted green that kinda look like camo.

I've never seen that many leaves down the second week of August.

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Awesome day up in northern WI, had a high of 70. Another night of temps in the low to mid 40's, perfect night for the meteor shower.

Well, it's not really going to be any worse back in Racine. Maybe a couple of days in the low to perhaps mid 80s, but otherwise all 70s in the next week it looks like.

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Well, it's not really going to be any worse back in Racine. Maybe a couple of days in the low to perhaps mid 80s, but otherwise all 70s in the next week it looks like.

That sounds good to me, still have to wait awhile for overnight lows in the 40's though.

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Blue skies? What's that? I haven't seen the slightest hint of blue skies or even a quick peek of sun here... just gray, gray and more gray for the last 2 days. It seems like these clouds would be starting to break up a bit by now. Meanwhile, I guess there has been some spotty clearing around the Detroit suburbs but the solid overcast remains entrenched well here. At least it's a bit brighter today as the deck isn't as deep.

EDIT: just after I posted this, I went out on the back deck and noticed a hole opening up to the west! Since then, a few more holes are appearing as well. Time for a bike ride. :)

We had a decent amount of sun in the city yesterday, granted that's because the low was right overhead.

Today was only slightly less miserable than Thursday.

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That sounds good to me, still have to wait awhile for overnight lows in the 40's though.

Not necessarily. Got down in the low 50s last night. Will probably see 40s during the next cool down!

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~With regards to the meteor shower and clouds. Looks like a window between now and midnight for the Chicago area north into the Fox Valley Cities to see them.

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Not necessarily. Got down in the low 50s last night. Will probably see 40s during the next cool down!

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~With regards to the meteor shower and clouds. Looks like a window between now and midnight for the Chicago area north into the Fox Valley Cities to see them.

The radiant is still below the horizon to the NNE, didn't see anything and I looked for awhile. Glare from the cities to the east is really blocking things out... so by the time the radiant gets high enough to see anything we'll have clouds :(

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Had a storm total of 1.68" from this storm (assuming nothing falls tomorrow in the backwash). Over 5 3/4 inches since July 22. Amazing 180 this summer has done.

And add me to those amazed by the totals in the Saginaw Valley. I was watching DTX radar frequently during this storm to gauge upstream returns. From what I recall, there was very little convection involved up that way. Seemed to be just a persistent deluge of deformation zone driven heavy rain. Aside from tropical/extra-tropical systems, I don't think I've ever seen such impressive totals in the Lakes region that didn't rely heavily on training convection.

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Tonight's lows could really drop, with 55F already in Burlington and Waukesha, although Burlington's temps are usually the coolest in the region on radiational cooling nights.

Down to 58° here. Clouds seem to be dissipating as they come east.E

Edit: Little hazy out, but I was still able to make out 2 meteors streaking by to the SE.

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