IWXwx Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Quite a few duds in there. 1986, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1999 As you said about the early years, I believe that the WSR-88D's were installed in the mid to late '90's, with correlates with the increase in warnings. I'm thinking IWX was around '98, not sure about IND. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Doctor Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I really don't know how many warnings we average but I wouldn't be surprised if it's a bit higher. I can look it up and get back to you. http://addins.wrex.com/blogs/weather/2014/04/there-are-525948-minutes-in-a-year-how-many-are-spent-in-a-weather-warning This was something done on a Rockford news station blog a little while back. Most of the maps are normalized by county area but it's still worth a look. Kind of easy to see where some offices are more lenient than others on issuing warnings. Particularly with flash floods differences in offices seem to stand out a bit, with LOT issuing a lot more warnings than surrounding CWAs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 76° today with mostly sunny skies up until 6pm or so. Really nice day for almost mid-August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Looks like some surprise rain/isolated thunder tonight. I'm looking forward to it, as if anything, we are starting to get a tad dry. I'm not worried about drought since it's been such a cool summer, but if we were to go another week or two without rain, I would worry a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Some of the heaviest rain this summer right now just pouring down. Starting to really runoff after only about 20-30 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Been pretty quiet around here for several weeks now. Hoping the last half of August brings more action. Went from feast to famine. With things drying out so much I wouldn't be surprised to see some impressive late season heat work itself in here at some point. Pattern has been horrific for heat, which is nice after the last few summers. With things drying out so much the past several weeks any heat dome that can work itself into this area could easily over perform. Went up to the Palisades north of Savanna last evening and took some pics. Always loved that area up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Been pretty quiet around here for several weeks now. Hoping the last half of August brings more action. Went from feast to famine. With things drying out so much I wouldn't be surprised to see some impressive late season heat work itself in here at some point. Pattern has been horrific for heat, which is nice after the last few summers. With things drying out so much the past several weeks any heat dome that can work itself into this area could easily over perform. Went up to the Palisades north of Savanna last evening and took some pics. Always loved that area up there. Great pics. That first shot, you wouldn't even know you're in Illinois. Almost looks like some sort of tropical place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Been pretty quiet around here for several weeks now. Hoping the last half of August brings more action. Went from feast to famine. With things drying out so much I wouldn't be surprised to see some impressive late season heat work itself in here at some point. Pattern has been horrific for heat, which is nice after the last few summers. With things drying out so much the past several weeks any heat dome that can work itself into this area could easily over perform. Went up to the Palisades north of Savanna last evening and took some pics. Always loved that area up there. You're rollin'. Reminds me that I need to get my ass out and do some shoots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Radar estimates closing in on 4" in NW. Lake Co. Training looks to continue there for quite a while too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwburbschaser Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 It seems like long time since I've been to Mississippi Palisades and I almost forgot about it, reminds me of Wyalusing State Park in Wisconsin. Palisades would be great since I've been looking for a place in Illinois to go camping with some friends and be able to take a boat out, but very few of the state parks allow booze which is a no go for camping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Great pics. That first shot, you wouldn't even know you're in Illinois. Almost looks like some sort of tropical place. Thanks. Yeah there's an interesting mix of tree species up there. Lots of conifers up there on the bluffs, but also some old hardwoods as well. Seemed to be plenty of Walnut trees in the park too. You're rollin'. Reminds me that I need to get my ass out and do some shoots. Thanks. Hopefully we can get some lightning ops sometime soon. Been chomping at the bit for weeks for that but the weather pattern has been rather meager in that department lately lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 For anyone who's bored or interested lol here's some more pics on my Flickr site. I'll add this to my sig since I plan on adding to it quite often in the future.. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jwright77/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Went up to the Palisades north of Savanna last evening and took some pics. Always loved that area up there. Great photos. Really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Much appreciated rainfall here in the past 24 hours. Golf course I played yesterday, in Battle Ground which is north of LAF, was completely soaked. Surprised they sent us out really...but I'm guessing they didn't want to give everyone their money back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvsnow Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 joel those are some really terrific photos. You have a real eye for nature composition...a very rare talent indeed! Keep posting them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Really nice to have the rain this morning. Slept really well with the sound of rain for the better part of 6 hours. 1.22" official at home. Broke past the 2 foot mark for the year now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 1.96" of rain here last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Lightning was top notch overnight here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Great photos. Really nice. joel those are some really terrific photos. You have a real eye for nature composition...a very rare talent indeed! Keep posting them! ^Thanks guys. Picked up 0.02" here sometime late last night. A real gully washer lol. Grass is pretty fried looking out there. Went from mowing about every 5-6 days to not having to in over 3 weeks. The mosquito problem we had is now completely gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Pretty good downpour here currently. On another note, I got a new weather station last week...and Hoosier will pleased to know that it's reading* a 71º dewpoint right now, 1º higher than LAF. *never mind that's a relatively cheap station, and not properly sited...but dewpoint readings are dewpoint readings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 towers popping to my south Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Broken line of showers popped up just east of here earlier. Next shot at precip won't be till Fri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Felt like a nice September evening out there again tonight. Fresh northwest breeze and very low humidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I caught only 1.23" in my CoCoRaHS gauge. It has been so dry around here, you can hardly tell it rained. Usually with 1" +, it's a puddle fest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 What a cool and wet morning it was. Gloomy with upper 50s and moderate rain for a couple hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 At 310 pm Environment Canada has placed all extreme Southwestern Ontario under a severe thunderstorm warning for hail the equivalent size of half dollars, and 56 mph winds. This is what radar looks like. DTX doesn't even have any warnings out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 EC is the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 What a cool and wet morning it was. Gloomy with upper 50s and moderate rain for a couple hours. Felt like Fall today! High 66°. 1.50" of rain over 3 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Midnight high of 68º at LAF today (16º below average). Felt and looked somewhat Fall-ish. Looks like the extended is going to turn warm/hot. First 90º temp of the year next week for LAF and IND...good bet I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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