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This storm may not have delivered rain-wise, but it made up for in dramatic picture show up here on the north side. Will be posting some photos soon here and in the photography section.

 

A lot more comfortable outside now. 71/66

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Nice to see somebody getting storms.  My brother got hit pretty good in sw Lake County, no power at his house.

 

Just dang hot here again.  This is the second straight year with a 100 degree temp(3 of them last summer) after 17 years without one.  I'm ready for some cooler weather for sure.  Unfortunately, we just keep alternating between bone dry and hot and bone dry and normal/cool.

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Still a steamy 87 currently.  Dew has popped up to 72.  Lots of lightning to the northeast as the storms try to back their way in.  Storm tops are still up around 53kft on some of the stronger cells.

 

You thinking the storms will make it to you?

Looks like a outflow boundary is plowing towards the metro area.

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You thinking the storms will make it to you?

Looks like a outflow boundary is plowing towards the metro area.

 

Maybe.  A 40kft cell just popped just northeast of here.  Outflow just blew through (light winds) and the temp has been knocked back to 81. 

 

BTW the high of 99 today was the hottest of the year here. 

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Big storms rolling in. Luckily a few stray cells beforehand probably dispersed the crowds fairly quickly on this otherwise fair and hot evening:

 

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGMIC161-163-310345-/O.NEW.KDTX.SV.W.0103.130831T0240Z-130831T0345Z/BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDSEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI1040 PM EDT FRI AUG 30 2013THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  WASHTENAW COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...  WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...* UNTIL 1145 PM EDT* AT 1036 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DIXBORO...  AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO           ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...  CANTON AROUND 1050 PM EDT.  BELLEVILLE AROUND 1055 PM EDT.  WAYNE AND WESTLAND AROUND 1100 PM EDT.  ROMULUS AND INKSTER AROUND 1105 PM EDT.  DEARBORN HEIGHTS AROUND 1110 PM EDT.  TAYLOR AND DEARBORN AROUND 1115 PM EDT.THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...  DETROIT...            WYANDOTTE...          WILLIS...  TRENTON...            DIXBORO...            YPSILANTI...  TAYLOR...             SALINE...             SALEM...  ROMULUS...            NORTHVILLE...         MILAN...  MANCHESTER...         LIVONIA...            GROSSE POINTE...  FLAT ROCK...          DEXTER...             DOWNTOWN DETROIT...  DEARBORN...           CHELSEA...            CANTON...  BELLEVILLE...         ANN ARBOR...THOSE ATTENDING THE DETROIT JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE IN THE PATH OF THISSTORM AND SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF ABUILDING.TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TOFLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!&&LAT...LON 4209 8329 4208 8413 4230 8413 4239 8386      4243 8371 4245 8287 4240 8288 4233 8296      4232 8306 4229 8309 4224 8313 4216 8313      4209 8321 4209 8314 4207 8318 4203 8318TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 295DEG 25KT 4232 8355HAIL...1.00INWIND...60MPH$$SF
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Absolutely torrential rain with these storms. Real soakers.

Parts of Oakland/Wayne counties have gotten 2-4" of rain in an hour and a half.

 

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGMIC099-125-163-310930-/O.NEW.KDTX.FF.W.0002.130831T0319Z-130831T0930Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDFLASH FLOOD WARNINGNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI1119 PM EDT FRI AUG 30 2013THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...  SOUTHERN OAKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...  SOUTHWESTERN MACOMB COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...  WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...* UNTIL 530 AM EDT SATURDAY* AT 1118 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE  WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS  SOUTHERN OAKLAND...SOUTHERN MACOMB AND EASTERN WAYNE COUNTY.* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...  CANTON...DOWNTOWN DETROIT...FLAT ROCK...GROSSE POINTE...LIVONIA...  NOVI...ROMULUS...SOUTHFIELD...ST. CLAIR SHORES...TAYLOR...WARREN...  BELLEVILLE...BIRMINGHAM...DEARBORN...DETROIT...GROSSE ILE...  NORTHVILLE...ROYAL OAK...TRENTON...WEST BLOOMFIELD AND WYANDOTTE.THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER COVERINGAREA ROADS.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALLCREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSESAS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THEDANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DONOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TOESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHENWATER BEGINS RISING.&&LAT...LON 4251 8287 4246 8287 4237 8290 4233 8296      4232 8306 4229 8309 4226 8311 4224 8313      4218 8314 4212 8312 4210 8314 4210 8352      4263 8353 4254 8285$$SC
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Prolific lightning makers. Didnt see much in the way of winds or hail, though. Definitely dropped a lot of rain. 94 was flooded across all lanes and there were cars stalling out. Nasty drive. 

There were a few tiny hailstones for a couple seconds in the heaviest part of the storm here, but nothing big. It was windier right before the storm moved in than during it, although it got gusty from time to time.

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This might have been the heaviest rain I have ever drove in from the eastside of Metro Detroit to the airport. Offcially per the last observation we have had 1.87 at 53 past the hour. Looking the in house software we have had 1.99 from 11PM to 12AM, some of which will carry over to the next observation.

 

KDTW 310353Z 09008G14KT 4SM +TSRA BR FEW020 BKN030 OVC045CB 22/21 A2983 RMK AO2 PK WND 21036/0320 RAB00 SLP095 CONS LTGICCGCC ALQDS AND OHD TS ALQDS AND OHD P0187 T02170206

 

Honestly I don't know off hand but this has to be near the record for a 1 hour rainfall total for Detroit. If it isn't it is very very close.

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Had a fantastic light show much of the evening from various storms.  A severe warned cell with hail passed just north, and that particular one was putting out tremendous intra-cloud/cloud to cloud lightning.  Almost continuous.  All in all it was all bark and no bite, as we saw nothing more than a 30sec sprinkle shower.  0.00" for the day.  Temps have cooled back over 25 degrees from earlier today though.

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Through the 1AM DTW observation, Detroit is up to 16.13" for summer. This is good for the 3rd wettest summer in Detroit history, behind only 1896 (16.96") and 1980 (16.84").

I think barring any surprises tomorrow this will probably be it for the summer. Pretty incredible when you think about it. considering that we really didn't have a huge amount of severe weather this summer.

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