mgerb Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 There's a way to adjust for that... take the funnel off and adjust the screws under the buckets (lefty loosey). That'll make it tip more. If you have the Davis software, you can also "calibrate" the gauge by setting an offset. I did that, and now my 4" plastic and Vantage Vue are pretty much spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 If you have the Davis software, you can also "calibrate" the gauge by setting an offset. I did that, and now my 4" plastic and Vantage Vue are pretty much spot on. I saw that... but if you think about it, that means that it will probably count some tips twice. I thought that was weird so I tried the manual. Seems to be working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 Anyway... brother lost power in Ewing before the line even got there. That little bowing segment heading straight for home makes me wonder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plokoon111 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Man it got really dark, heavy rain, wind is picking up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 So how many nados touched down today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 So how many nados touched down today? 8, all in Li's backyard. They're ripping leaves off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbTC Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Extended the Tor Watch until 9pm for southern areas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMolineuxLM1 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 8, all in Li's backyard. They're ripping leaves off. Your funny man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwarlock Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 only .32 for the day for me with storm approaching within the next 30 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Here we go NEW WATCH 000 WWUS61 KPHI 181613 WCNPHI WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 643 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1213 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012 DEC001-003-005-MDC011-015-029-035-041-NJC001-005-007-009-011-015- 019-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-037-041-PAC011-017-025-029-045- 077-089-091-095-101-182300- /O.NEW.KPHI.TO.A.0643.120918T1613Z-120918T2300Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 643 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA DELAWARE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BROOKHAVEN AND A 10 BLOCK RADIOUS OF Li's house. THIS LINE OF STORMS MAY CONTAIN SCUD LIKE ROTATION AND BULDOZER SHAKING WINDS THAT MAY STRIP SOME LEAVES OFF THE TREES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FILM ANY OF THE LIGHTNING SEEN FROM THESE STORMS, ESPECIALLY FROM YOUR ROOF, BECAUSE THEIR IS LITTLE TO NO LIGHTNING. SPOTTERS ARE ALLOWED TO SPEED AT EXCESS SPEEDS ONLY IF CHASING STORMS, THEY WILL BE EXCUSED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 Here we go NEW WATCH 000 WWUS61 KPHI 181613 WCNPHI WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 643 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1213 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012 DEC001-003-005-MDC011-015-029-035-041-NJC001-005-007-009-011-015- 019-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-037-041-PAC011-017-025-029-045- 077-089-091-095-101-182300- /O.NEW.KPHI.TO.A.0643.120918T1613Z-120918T2300Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 643 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA DELAWARE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BROOKHAVEN AND A 10 BLOCK RADIOUS OF Li's house. THIS LINE OF STORMS MAY CONTAIN SCUD LIKE ROTATION AND BULDOZER SHAKING WINDS THAT MAY STRIP SOME LEAVES OFF THE TREES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FILM ANY OF THE LIGHTNING SEEN FROM THESE STORMS, ESPECIALLY FROM YOUR ROOF, BECAUSE THEIR IS LITTLE TO NO LIGHTNING. SPOTTERS ARE ALLOWED TO SPEED AT ACCESS SPEEDS ONLY IF CHASING STORMS, THEY WILL BE EXCUSED. Excess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Big time LOLZ!!!!!!!!! By the way, for mike or someone else, had a tree branch fall on an occupied car at Prendie/ Bonner high school in Drexel hill roughly @5:50pm. We(fd) were called out but were recalled when pd advised subject was out of car and refused medical treatment. Didn't sound too serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Excess lol thanks, not sure why i had that considering they dont really sound a like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 SPC has been the Phillies of weather forecasting for our region this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 Parent's Davis gusted to 35 mph as the squall line went through... which is pretty good considering the trees, houses and the fact they're in a stream valley. (its highest I've seen it gust). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo82685 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Parent's Davis gusted to 35 mph as the squall line went through... which is pretty good considering the trees, houses and the fact they're in a stream valley. (its highest I've seen it gust). yea thats not bad, so maybe a 45-50 mph gust in reality. Might bring down some small pine cones and small squirrels out of the tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WXTransplant Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Front edge of the line just came through Sicklerville. Not sure on the gust, but man, it was intense there for a few. I thought every tree in my yard was going to blow over. It was also raining so hard, I couldn't even see across the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 yea thats not bad, so maybe a 45-50 mph gust in reality. Might bring down some small pine cones and small squirrels out of the tree. Could've been a bit higher even. Anyway, already know there were some branches down somewhere since my brother lost power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslotted Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 We got smoked here for a few minutes right around 6:30... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phlwx Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 PHL gusted to 44 during the 5 PM hour. Pretty decent squall...typical Fall event! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwarlock Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 underwhelming to say the least.....double by rain total to .64 but really only about 10-15 minutes of heavy and the wind actually subsided after a gust to 40 and now just lighter stuff...lot of hype but did not deliver IMBY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJHurricane Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 wife just called...said a tree just fell in the road in front of her car...i think this is in National Park NJ.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 Well... guess things didn't get as interesting as it looked like it might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoreWXgal Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I swear it's windier here right now then it was in the "hurricane" last year Gusting like crazy and just some light rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SP Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 We lost power in Allaire at the end of the storm. Been out for an hour. On generator power. It rained like mad but the winds never seemed to be a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Movie capture of the stream next to our company parking lot emptying into the Lizard Creek along PA 895 in Andreas. I ended up with 3.86" from the event, but I think they got a bit more south of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Correct sub-forum for Poconos? Drove all over the world today, but ended up intercepting the line as it approached the NJ border at 191 south of Stroudsburg. Friend abs I estimate winds gusted to 50+. He thinks 60. We were relatively high up in elevation, the peak of 191 just north of Bangor. Anyway, tree on wires there blocked the road. Observed some flooding near Mount Pocono and a couple of nasty accidents on 80, weather-related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Video of some flooding on PA 309 at the base of the Blue Mountain in Schuylkill County. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-65K6TzmE9M&list=UU5kGqEj3rLRbixaz2n5rC-g&index=1&feature=plcp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike2010 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 thoughts on the tornado watch ? hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phlwx Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 thoughts on the tornado watch ? hmmm Justified despite the lack of tornadoes. There was enough shear aloft that if we did get a bit of sun in the early afternoon we probably would have had ef0, ef1 development in a few spots. There was a good bit of rotation within some of those cells on the line and in the one cell that fired ahead of the squall in Chesco. We were lucky that nothing dropped. If you look at the watch probs when issued you'll see they were very reasonable...50% on a tornado in the watch box, 80% on having 10 wind events, 90% on 6. The wind wasn't *as* big an issue with the squall line, thankfully...but there were some pretty decent gusts with the line that knocked out a lot of power in the western philly burbs (40-50 mph was common, there was about 50k or so without power at one point late yesterday afternoon). http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0643_prob.html I had no problems with the watch. Wouldn't have taken much for the watch to verify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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