Crapper Jim Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 1.87" yesterday, .42" today. Yard is squishy wet. Solak needs a big, squishy wedgie... the kind that happens when the cotton has been long gone - and left only the rubber on the tight whites. It makes a "squeaking" sound when you pull it hard between the cheeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco-lemonade Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 You lost a pepper plant? Did you give it a decent burial? You said... a few words, right? I love peppers. Tell me you did "the right thing". At the height of this storm, this morn - I found the ground "slightly moist". I dreamed of storms last night. Like a Ray Bradbury short story... I was a little boy locked away in a small room, and dismissed. All the children of The Sandhill saw the rain. I was tucked away, distant from concern in the enthusiasm... forgotten. Non-Existent. I wept. Perhaps one day - my posterity will not suffer the indifference and permanent scars that will haunt me the rest of my mortal days. "All I wanted to see... was a little rain. The Sandhillers sucked it all up!" Shoot! I think I got maybe .4, this was a coastal plain special! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvegas-wx Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Ok, 48 hour forecast called for 3-5" of rain for the triad. 24 hour forecast.....same. THIS MORNINGS forecast.....same. Ground truth is that I just coached a soccer practice I didnt think I would have, i had to water my grass seed tonight and just got back from eating at the mexican restaurant.....at an OUTDOOR table. BUST!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco-lemonade Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Yea the sun came out around 5 30 ish, barely a cloud in the sky, got to watch the sun set. Hoping the rain and clouds stay away for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAD_Wedge_NC Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 You lost a pepper plant? Did you give it a decent burial? You said... a few words, right? I love peppers. Tell me you did "the right thing". At the height of this storm, this morn - I found the ground "slightly moist". I dreamed of storms last night. Like a Ray Bradbury short story... I was a little boy locked away in a small room, and dismissed. All the children of The Sandhill saw the rain. I was tucked away, distant from concern in the enthusiasm... forgotten. Non-Existent. I wept. Perhaps one day - my posterity will not suffer the indifference and permanent scars that will haunt me the rest of my mortal days. "All I wanted to see... was a little rain. The Sandhillers sucked it all up!" Speaking of Ray Bradbury..... Don't forget his short story There will come soft rains. That's what we got here..... 30 minutes worth of soft rain. Although that's not what the short story is about, it is worth the read. I have to admit, I am not disappointed at all with the severe weather bust for this area. My heart goes out to the folks that were less fortunate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crapper Jim Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Speaking of Ray Bradbury..... Don't forget his short story There will come soft rains. That's what we got here..... 30 minutes worth of soft rain. Although that's not what the short story is about, it is worth the read. I have to admit, I am not disappointed at all with the severe weather bust for this area. My heart goes out to the folks that were less fortunate. We get swept-up in the excitement. Most of us do think of those that become incapacitated during these events. We do. I often imagine myself in a situation that some in the SE have experienced the last few days. I feel sure, however, that all the good folk here will help me, if needed. I'm sure. Thanks, CAD... for keeping us "minding". (I'll check your ref, too.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 I was at work when the squall line came thru earlier this evening but we had a wind gust upwards of 30+mph. My total rainfall for the day so far is 1.16 inches with all of it falling after 5pm. Looks like more rain is on the way within the next few hours. Glad I got my grass cut yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Might see a slight risk go up east of I 95 for today....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 NWS-MOB write up on the N Gulf Coast rain-flood event. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mob/?n=flashflood_04292014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 0.56" storm total Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 0.56" storm total Sauce of great weakness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 WRAL saying we have a chance of storms today, but the severe threat is less than yesterday. There was a severe threat yesterday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Sauce of great weakness.My plant saucer is flooded! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 WRAL saying we have a chance of storms today, but the severe threat is less than yesterday. There was a severe threat yesterday? Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griteater Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Precip totals over the last 4 days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 For comparison, below is the HPC map issued on the 27th and the GFS QPF map issued on the 27th: Precip totals over the last 4 days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 My plant saucer is flooded! My cats were slightly wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airmarci Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 For perspective, this image shows (not surprisingly) that the Pensacola area saw 24-hour precipitation totals with return periods over 100 years. Source: http://schumacher.atmos.colostate.edu/precip_monitor/100y24h/100y24h.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Ah yes... the good old 'Coastal Pain' Latest AFD THE COASTAL PAIN WILL BE THE PRIMARY AREA FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON...WHERE DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S WILL STILL SUPPORT SOME WEAK MLCAPE OF UP TO 500 J/KG. DESPITE STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR...THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE STRONGLY INHIBITED BY THE LACK OF BETTER INSTABILITY. THE MOST RECENT HRRR RUN SHOWS SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED STORMS AS JUST EAST OF SCOTLAND/HOKE/HARNETT COUNTIES BY 18Z...BUT THAT MAY EVEN BE TOO FAR WEST BASED ON UPSTREAM RADAR TRENDS. WILL MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO POPS AND SKY COVER THIS MORNING...LOWERING BOTH OVER THE CENTRAL PIEDMONT...KEEP A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS ALL EAST OF I-95. OTHERWISE...THE CURRENT FORECAST FOR MID 70S TO LOWER 80S AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 24-28KT OVER THE PIEDMONT LOOKS GOOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 We ended up with 1.64 inches from yesterday. Right now its cloudy and 80F with a dew point of 72. Will see if we get more rain today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpStateCAD Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 For comparison, below is the HPC map issued on the 27th and the GFS QPF map issued on the 27th: oh so reminiscent of the Feb 15 snow bust for the upstate this year..... Very glad I dont get as invested in non winter events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 oh so reminiscent of the Feb 15 snow bust for the upstate this year..... Very glad I dont get as invested in non winter events. Haha, yep. There is a noticeable hole.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Pretty detailed read on the April 29/30 Gulf coast MCS http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/15474?utm_content=buffer0ab50&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchighcountrywx Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Excellent study by our friends at NWS Blacksburg on the precipitation forecast challenges this past week http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rnk/events/2014/Apr29-30_QPF/April29-30_2014_Overforecast_Rainfall.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan11295 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Getting preliminary damage assessments out of Escambia County, over 2,000 homes (1,200 with >12" of water) and 50 businesses damaged, Another 2,000 homes are reported damaged in Baldwin County, Alabama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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