buckeyefan1 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I snagged 2.01" this afternoon! Woo Hooo!! That's a sweet total Gotta love this time of the year where the globals spit out fantasy storms...this morning's GFS cooperates by taking a wave that's currently well developed over the Sahara Desert and puts it on South Carolina's coastline front door in 2 weeks... I can always dream CAE recorded 2.12 on the 6th and 1.09 late yesterday/overnight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaur Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Woo Hooo!! That's a sweet total I can always dream CAE recorded 2.12 on the 6th and 1.09 late yesterday/overnight Hope that translated to your yard! I've gotten .85 since Aug 3rd. A few tenths each day But like pennies, it adds up over time, lol. Gives me 10.25 since July 3rd. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Hope that translated to your yard! I've gotten .85 since Aug 3rd. A few tenths each day But like pennies, it adds up over time, lol. Gives me 10.25 since July 3rd. T mby is a little over 1" short of CAE's total Hopefully we all can cash in on some good totals today I need a new rain gauge....sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 You sure must be in the sweet spot. Let's count this the 4th straight day of 50 to 70% POPs where I have seen nothing but beautiful partly cloudy skies. I have to say I'm a little confused at FFC's discussions as of late. I've had better chances during the typical summertime "10 to 20% chance of afternoon thunderstorms" forecasts. I remember that one of the mets on another thread posted that drought tends to remain drought, but this is ridiculous. By the way, my station graphic is currently reporting: Thunderstorm/heavy rain/fog/mist. I can assure you none of those things are occuring anywhere around here. Same boat here. Zip the last 4 days and only .47" for the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFFaithful Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Missed out again. Hopefully Friday will prove fruitful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Just keep cashing in on the rain. Been 75 and cloudy most of the afternoon after a high of 90 earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkman Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I was under 2 severe thunderstorm warnings and 1 flood advisory today. I think it sprinkled for maybe 5 minutes imby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mencken_Fan Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Excellent steady rain(s) this morning across the ILM/Tri-county area(s) today.... Cooler temps are in the Forcast, Mid-80's for the next couple days, nearly 100% chance(s) of Precip, over the course of the week... Oh yea, southeast NC is recovering nicely from July's heat and drought. Mild 80s and useful rains is the new story here. 0.71" on Tuesday and 0.72" today; all of which fell in many individual showers allowing the ground to soak it all in. I haven't seen any severe weather this summer... but then the tropical season is far from over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Another 1"+ today! I'll give an official total tomorrow. 1.23" yesterday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCSNOW Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Got hammered again 2.8 and 4+ just 8 miles south of me. I've had a minimum of 7.5 of rain IMBY since Sunday(failed to empty rain gauge after Sunday storm) and down in the Uwharrie National forest it has to be 9-10 inche plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Got hammered again 2.8 and 4+ just 8 miles south of me. I've had a minimum of 7.5 of rain IMBY since Sunday(failed to empty rain gauge after Sunday storm) and down in the Uwharrie National forest it has to be 9-10 inche plus. Just a bit north, in the same county, I have 0.5" for the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCSNOW Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Just a bit north, in the same county, I have 0.5" for the month. I'm gonna check my gauge location on friday the next rain event. After confuring with a guy nearby It may be skewed a little bit. But none the less it;s been a welcomed event that has unfolded this week. We where getting the shaft for the longest time, but I guess its the nature of the beast with summertime convection. . The area down in the UNF in our county when I seemed to be getting missed by the hair of my chin on the few storms that would materialize in July, seemed to still manage to cash in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 .08" yesterday morning, .04" from the 'big storm' late in the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 You sure must be in the sweet spot. Let's count this the 4th straight day of 50 to 70% POPs where I have seen nothing but beautiful partly cloudy skies. I have to say I'm a little confused at FFC's discussions as of late. I've had better chances during the typical summertime "10 to 20% chance of afternoon thunderstorms" forecasts. I remember that one of the mets on another thread posted that drought tends to remain drought, but this is ridiculous. By the way, my station graphic is currently reporting: Thunderstorm/heavy rain/fog/mist. I can assure you none of those things are occuring anywhere around here. You said the exact same thing here that I've been complaining about to everyone...even down to the part where you say you get more when the pops are low(er). The grand total here has been a whopping 0.13 from a 5 minute shower. Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Caught this yesterday in Sanford, NC: Video description EDITED AFTER REVIEWING RADAR DATA: I was actually on the way to my niece's birthday party when it turned into a bit of a storm chase. I caught this cell as it was semi-discrete before it merged with a line moving southeastward. This rotation occurred just before it lost all discrete characteristics. Radar imagery shows this cell moving northeast with the rotation occurring as it crosses the outflow boundary of the line moving southeast, just before it is completely absorbed. The signature appeared to some degree on radar at the time as confirmed by NWS when I called it in (Although not deemed strong enough to issue a tornado warning I am assuming). In the video I say landspout but I was just brainstorming out loud trying to assess the situation. If anything it would have been more of a gustnado with it being due to boundary interaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevo Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Once again today, like has happened so many times this summer, a storm dies out right as it gets to my area. I picked up .13" for a total of .53" in the last 25 days. The lawn looks horrible. Very brown and crunchy. So when is this "wet" pattern supposed to start ? I wish I could help you out - the "wet pattern" has been firmly established here since May (actually it goes back to January). Overall, it is worth noting that a majority of the SE has been one of the wettest places in the US for a while, although some places have not seen that evidence (Kernersville or you for example). If there was just some way to shovel the rain and truck it down there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperNET Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Doing well in Union County the last 45 days.....in isolated cases 12"-15"+ in my location (10").... pretty wet now, and we have just about broke normal for the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion_NC_WX Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 I love the NAM4 model...its usually a pretty good short range model. If this verifies for later this evening, then I'm in big business for storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Got a pretty good storm last night. Lost power for 2 hours. It scared my 5-year-old to death when the power went out. Looks like we could have some more big storms tomorrow. Hope they come early since I'm supposed to go to an outdoor concert tomorrow night in Raleigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwagner88 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Very stormy here today so far. I'll be interested to see how much is in the gauge when I get home. I'm betting at least 1.5 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griteater Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Quite an active radar this aftn across GA and E TN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC_hailstorm Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 This has been one of the most frustrating summer I've ever seen,this coming from someone who's observed weather in this general area for over 30 years. There's been some sort of rain chance almost every day for over 30 days but absolutely can't buy a good rain event,it's either a close miss or something dying out as it approaches. I don't know what's worse having a death ridge parked over you for months with no chance at all or getting screwed every day like this,sooner or later you expect to eventually get hit but we're beating all the odds here.Still very dry and need rain badly. Carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griteater Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 This has been one of the most frustrating summer I've ever seen,this coming from someone who's observed weather in this general area for over 30 years. There's been some sort of rain chance almost every day for over 30 days but absolutely can't buy a good rain event,it's either a close miss or something dying out as it approaches. I don't know what's worse having a death ridge parked over you for months with no chance at all or getting screwed every day like this,sooner or later you expect to eventually get hit but we're beating all the odds here.Still very dry and need rain badly. Carry on. Yeah, that's strange. There have been dry pockets here and there across the SE, but most have seen good rainfall. It's been plenty wet here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Lookout shouldn't be whining after this afternoon. Lots of storms in his area. I finally got some action today at just under 1" It really came down earlier as I recorded .39" in just 10 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkhorn Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Quite an active radar this aftn across GA and E TN Agreed. We supposedly in Knoxville had a 40% chance of rain today just as this huge slug was headed our way. We got about a good 1" of rain at my house today - and a pretty good severe thunderstorm with trees down in west knoxville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Had a few trees down,and lots of leaf litter from storms that blew through the Greenville,SC area.just heard of a tree down on I 85 .of course today was the 30% day.lowest chances of the week so far,and it looks like the biggest coverage of the week for Georgia and the western Carolinas.radar looks good for more to come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 big cell moving into my county (Rutherford County nc ) as I type... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartweather Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I live in hartwell,Ga is there anyway to find out how much rain we got today? We had to get 3" or maybe 3.5" in an hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I am bummed out so far about the rain. Big gooey blob of rain to west of us & it decides to split the Mnts. Rain to the north, rain to the south. Just enough here to wet the ground so I can't mow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 No severe weather today but big time storms and lots of rain. We have had lot of rain today and still raining here. Total rain so far in and inch and a half. Had some gusty winds and lots of lightning also. Big rumbles of thunder whenever the stroms forst came through. The SE radar looks very impressive with rain and storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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