Hoosier Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Word that Chad Evans is leaving WLFI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Feels like a step back to a month ago. 47° and light rain and drizzle all morning. Didn't get any thunder last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 winter is over, bro check back in 7 months Unlike many on this board, I post year round. Much like you, unfortunately.Im actually very ready for summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Figures I work 10 hours on this day. Friday Sunny, with a high near 83. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Figures I work 10 hours on this day. Friday Sunny, with a high near 83. Inside? That would blow. There will be more...hopefully. Rain all day today here..very light , good soaking rain. Just mowed the grass so that worked well. Not a washout, but you'll get wet if you stay out there too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Cells popping up through western and central IL...kinda stuck in the murk up here...not a horrible day though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 been stuck under 1/8 all day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 70F and the clouds have rolled in. Anxiously waiting for our much anticipated multi-day rain chances starting tonight. MPX mentioned the 0z Euro last night showing 'sig QPF falling as snow' early next week. Stay classy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 MPX mentioned the 0z Euro last night showing 'sig QPF falling as snow' early next week. Stay classy. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Leaving for a 2-3 week road trip on Sunday. Places to visit on the agenda include: Badlands National Park, Mt. Rushmore, Black Hills, Rocky Mountain National Park, Garden of the Gods, Wichita Mountains, New Orleans, Pensacola/Fort Walton Beach and Nashville. Will be visiting family in several locations as well along the way. Will also be doing some storm chasing along the way on days that warrant it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Leaving for a 2-3 week road trip on Sunday. Places to visit on the agenda include: Badlands National Park, Mt. Rushmore, Black Hills, Rocky Mountain National Park, Garden of the Gods, Wichita Mountains, New Orleans, Pensacola/Fort Walton Beach and Nashville. Will be visiting family in several locations as well along the way. Will also be doing some storm chasing along the way on days that warrant it. Jewel Cave National Monument and Custer State Park are pretty cool, they are near Mount Rushmore. They are worth a visit if you have extra time the day you are around Mount Rushmore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Inside? That would blow. There will be more...hopefully. Rain all day today here..very light , good soaking rain. Just mowed the grass so that worked well. Not a washout, but you'll get wet if you stay out there too long. Yeah unfortunately inside. Saturday looks good though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Leaving for a 2-3 week road trip on Sunday. Places to visit on the agenda include: Badlands National Park, Mt. Rushmore, Black Hills, Rocky Mountain National Park, Garden of the Gods, Wichita Mountains, New Orleans, Pensacola/Fort Walton Beach and Nashville. Will be visiting family in several locations as well along the way. Will also be doing some storm chasing along the way on days that warrant it. I want to do a roadtrip like this someday and go all over the west side of the country. I have yet to make it West of Austin Texas. I really want to visit Yellowstone and Glacier National Park in Montana. Enjoy man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Word that Chad Evans is leaving WLFI. Dang, you're leaving, Tim's leaving, now Chad. The LAF is going to be a desolate place. Maybe I'll apply for Chad's job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Jewel Cave National Monument and Custer State Park are pretty cool, they are near Mount Rushmore. They are worth a visit if you have extra time the day you are around Mount Rushmore.One of my co-workers was telling me about Jewel Cave. Definitely gonna be adding that to the plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I want to do a roadtrip like this someday and go all over the west side of the country. I have yet to make it West of Austin Texas. I really want to visit Yellowstone and Glacier National Park in Montana. Enjoy man!Yea, should be interesting and fun.I'd like to do another in the West one day, hitting up places like Yellowstone, Glacier, Death Valley, Tahoe and other locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 3-day total here was 1.58". Made it to 68, which was a bit cooler than forecast, but nothing like what they're seeing a few counties north and east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Awesome shot, any suggestions on how to get shots like this. I've attempted lightning shots dozens of times and they all suck. Thanks. Lightning can definitely be tricky, because light intensity varies from strike to strike. I usually just shoot 10-20 sec exposures, but if lightning is very frequent or very bright I use the shutter release to close it before too much light gets let in. I've found F5.6 works best on my lens, but you can always play with that and see what works on your setup. I like to keep the ISO as low as possible to keep noise/grain down. You don't need much ISO assistance since the bright flash of the bolt is the highlight of the pic anyway. I generally keep the ISO below 200. The above pic was 20 sec at F5.6, and an ISO of 100. The flash in the above pic was right near the end of that 20 sec exposure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Been hanging in the 40s most of the day here. Up to 0.83" of rain for the week so far. 0.53" today - mainly before 12pm. That sounds/looks like an awesome trip Chicago Storm. I definitely can speak for the two places Stebo mentioned. Jewel Cave is incredible with its crystal formations inside. If you go to Custer State Park travel the Needles Highway (87) and do the Wildlife Loop drive to the east of Custer. You're very likely to see free range Bison roaming around there - also likely to see Pronghorn, Prairie Dogs, and wild Donkey's. Will be in Rocky Mountain National Park myself this year, but not until July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Woke up to 0.81" in the ol' rain gauge, 24 hour total. Every drop of it was welcome. Looks like DTW picked up well over an inch, whereas City Airport only had 0.61".Looking forward to some near record highs on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 real deal fog continues...actually getting some heavy condensation drizzle under larger trees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Yea, should be interesting and fun. I'd like to do another in the West one day, hitting up places like Yellowstone, Glacier, Death Valley, Tahoe and other locations. Northern Cascades slay, so much more interesting than all the arid ranges south and east. Glacier is pretty awesome too. I liked Yellowstone but enjoyed nearby Grand Teton way more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Northern Cascades slay, so much more interesting than all the arid ranges south and east. Glacier is pretty awesome too. I liked Yellowstone but enjoyed nearby Grand Teton way more Watch out...i was in the Big Horn Mtns (east of Yellowstone) in June and we ended up in a snowstorm (before i read weather maps/afds)...this was the same day of the tornado outbreak in South Dakota....June 24, 2003 i think... It was weird...when we left that morning we had snow...by late that afternoon it was 80F and humid (as we crossed he MO River in South Dakota). We drove around 2000 miles in a couple days...ugh...not sure i could pull that off now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Vis down to about 50 yards here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Northern Cascades slay, so much more interesting than all the arid ranges south and east. Glacier is pretty awesome too. I liked Yellowstone but enjoyed nearby Grand Teton way more Grand Teton would be on the list as well.Hopefully will be able to do that trip in the next few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 RMNP should be cool since you are doing it early in the season, not sure how their winter was but there should still be some snow around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I had friends in RMNP about a week ago and there was still snow up above 10,000 ft. The road that leads through the park goes up to 13,000 ft, so there will signs of winter left over for sure. 1/8 mile visibility all morning at home to Racine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I had friends in RMNP about a week ago and there was still snow up above 10,000 ft. The road that leads through the park goes up to 13,000 ft, so there will signs of winter left over for sure. 1/8 mile visibility all morning at home to Racine. yeah, i was there in june many years ago and there was plenty of snow....and lots of high based dry convection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 been getting some filtered sun for a while now after nother 24+ hour stretch of dense fog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Ended up with 1.5" of rain here yesterday, with most of it (~ 1") falling after midnight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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