EastCoast NPZ Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 All the chatter regarding Bill's potential has me a little worried. We put an addition on the house recently and a new downspout drains in a flat area of the yard, right in the same area where the sump pump drains. Last week, when I got 2.5" of rain in one evening, the soil in that area got saturated and the sump pump kicked on almost continually as it kept recirculating the water. Because of the 5.5" of rain in the last three weeks and the possibility of substantially more this weekend, I'm heading to HD and getting some of that black tubing to move the water from both drains 25' from the house. It's a temporary fix, but I'm going to be away Saturday night and the last thing that I need is to come home Sunday afternoon and find a pond in my basement. Be careful not to buy the perforated drain tile. I do the same thing when (the few times per yearI it actually rains significantly imby. The builders put the sump discharge on the side of my house with the flat yard, rather than simply put it on the other side of the house with the the nice negative slope. I keep thinking about permanently attaching and burying the tile, but that opens up another set of issues, and for the few times per year it actually rains hard enough here to matter, it's probably not worth the effort. Once my sump quits running, I simply roll up the tile and put it back in my garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Be careful not to buy the perforated drain tile. I do the same thing when (the few times per yearI it actually rains significantly imby. The builders put the sump discharge on the side of my house with the flat yard, rather than simply put it on the other side of the house with the the nice negative slope. I keep thinking about permanently attaching and burying the tile, but that opens up another set of issues, and for the few times per year it actually rains hard enough here to matter, it's probably not worth the effort. Once my sump quits running, I simply roll up the tile and put it back in my garage. Yeah, I'm familiar with the solid and perforated, but thanks for the reminder. I'm not exactly sure how to solve the problem permanently. There's not a lot of slope anywhere in my yard so I may have to cut the downspout a couple of feet up from the ground and then attach drain pipes to the side of the house with a gentle slope to a different corner of the yard. Fortunately, the sump pump comes out of the house high enough that I could do something similar with that too. Regardless, hopefully the tubing solves the problem for the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Yeah, I'm familiar with the solid and perforated, but thanks for the reminder. I'm not exactly sure how to solve the problem permanently. There's not a lot of slope anywhere in my yard so I may have to cut the downspout a couple of feet up from the ground and then attach drain pipes to the side of the house with a gentle slope to a different corner of the yard. Fortunately, the sump pump comes out of the house high enough that I could do something similar with that too. Regardless, hopefully the tubing solves the problem for the weekend. So we have similar issues at our house. The basement sits lower compared to other areas around the house. Thankfully, the previous owners fixed that issued by burying a drain pipe that comes off the back of the house, under the pool walkway/garden area and drains into the yard itself, a good distance from the house. Our sump pump hardly comes on. ...however, our current issues (which we found out after power washing the deck) is there seems to be a leak somewhere between where the deck hits the house into the unfinished part of the basement. It starts to pool right near the utility sink. We think its the drainage pipe from the sink itself that goes into the wall, where there is some leak and water from the outside (as it runs down off the deck along the side of the house) then leaks into the basement. Thankfully it hasn't been too bad, but even last night's 1" of rain in 30 minutes caused a decent size puddle to form in the basement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 So we have similar issues at our house. The basement sits lower compared to other areas around the house. Thankfully, the previous owners fixed that issued by burying a drain pipe that comes off the back of the house, under the pool walkway/garden area and drains into the yard itself, a good distance from the house. Our sump pump hardly comes on. ...however, our current issues (which we found out after power washing the deck) is there seems to be a leak somewhere between where the deck hits the house into the unfinished part of the basement. It starts to pool right near the utility sink. We think its the drainage pipe from the sink itself that goes into the wall, where there is some leak and water from the outside (as it runs down off the deck along the side of the house) then leaks into the basement. Thankfully it hasn't been too bad, but even last night's 1" of rain in 30 minutes caused a decent size puddle to form in the basement. Water leaks suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 The sump pump drain for our place dumps into the backyard mulch bed. Not sure why the previous owners never thought to extend it. I now have it extended away from the house and have another extension I can add on if heavy rain is in the forecast. Being in a town home with only the front of the house buried, there's only so much water that can get to the spit. Still though, I'd rather not have a swamp in the backyard when it does rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailylurker Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Starting to get pumped up for this tropical low that's coming for us. Hopefully we finally get some destruction lol. Nothing says summer like a few beers and a wedge on a Saturday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailylurker Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Tropical and severe. Good combination. I need to witness something good. My best event was heavy rain a few weeks ago.Absolutely! That storm in Greenbelt yesterday got me in the mood for some more action. I'm hoping for the full experience, severe and flooding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I'll back WxUSAF in the mod wars. New thread is good. It is silly to go back to look up the '12 derecho and find it buried in a "late June" thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I'll back WxUSAF in the mod wars. New thread is good. It is silly to go back to look up the '12 derecho and find it buried in a "late June" thread. I'd obviously have changed the title. More the fact it was discussed yesterday and he didn't show up until things were underway so there is now a bunch of stuff talking about today in the first thread. Bill is a wave of low pressure responsible for svr weather.. we have plenty of threads like that (including the 2012 derecho thread lol). The stuff prior was minimal. Again, lazy till game time but whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needbiggerboat Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Poor Max. So close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Poor Max. So close. He threw a no-hitter. Was he close to a perfecto? His last start he does a CGSO 1-hitter and a no-hitter this time. That's some fine work. Filthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needbiggerboat Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 He threw a no-hitter. Was he close to a perfecto? His last start he does a CGSO 1-hitter and a no-hitter this time. That's some fine work. Filthy. One strike away. Guy leaned in and got HBP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 One strike away. Guy leaned in and got HBP. Ack. Damn that sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needbiggerboat Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Ack. Damn that sucks. It does. I hate that guy with the fire of 1000 burning suns. Hopefully he develops a case of flesh eating bacteria that consumes his stupid arm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodhi Cove Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Cheers to all the Dads out there, wherever they may be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snownut Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Be careful not to buy the perforated drain tile. I do the same thing when (the few times per yearI it actually rains significantly imby. The builders put the sump discharge on the side of my house with the flat yard, rather than simply put it on the other side of the house with the the nice negative slope. I keep thinking about permanently attaching and burying the tile, but that opens up another set of issues, and for the few times per year it actually rains hard enough here to matter, it's probably not worth the effort. Once my sump quits running, I simply roll up the tile and put it back in my garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Cheers to all the Dads out there, wherever they may be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 We get in a tizzy for a line of thunderstorms with some embedded diffuse rotation, and meanwhile in southern MN they gusted into the 70s this morning after the MCS went through due to a wake low. Good lord we have lame weather here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 We get all weather but the weakest of all weather generally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaWx Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 We get in a tizzy for a line of thunderstorms with some embedded diffuse rotation, and meanwhile in southern MN they gusted into the 70s this morning after the MCS went through due to a wake low. Good lord we have lame weather here. This. And the most scared people, too. Running to their basement for some heavy rain and light winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 We get all weather but the weakest of all weather generally. we are a jack of all trades, master of none. we are not good at extremes. i bet the derecho was just another storm in the plains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 We get in a tizzy for a line of thunderstorms with some embedded diffuse rotation, and meanwhile in southern MN they gusted into the 70s this morning after the MCS went through due to a wake low. Good lord we have lame weather here. it's most evident during winter when we have 40 pages of posts for 1-2" of snow that has trouble sticking to pavement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 We get in a tizzy for a line of thunderstorms with some embedded diffuse rotation, and meanwhile in southern MN they gusted into the 70s this morning after the MCS went through due to a wake low. Good lord we have lame weather here. With the exception of the rare HECS, we have very boring weather, probably even more so out this way, since any tornadic activity is (thankfully) exceedingly rare. Hell, I can count on two hands the # of hail events I've seen in my lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 it's most evident during winter when we have 40 pages of posts for 1-2" of snow that has trouble sticking to pavement. yet closes schools and empties grocery store shelves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 yet closes schools and empties grocery store shelves. the herd mentality force during storms here is strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 weather complaining is proportional to a perceived lask of weather happening IYBY. Weather Always Hates or WAH=IMBY split x neighbor 5 miles away getting jackpotted + butthurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 weather complaining is proportional to a perceived lask of weather happening IYBY. Weather Always Hates or WAH=IMBY split x neighbor 5 miles away getting jackpotted + butthurt I think you also have to adjust for the hyping of IMBY observations, but only based on what the poster prefers. if they love snow, then when they say heavy rates, it's probably moderate. if they dislike snow, then moderate rates will be posted as heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I think you also have to adjust for the hyping of IMBY observations, but only based on what the poster prefers. if they love snow, then when they say heavy rates, it's probably moderate. if they dislike snow, then what they say is moderate rates are probably heavy. fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 We're officially losing daylight now. Finally! Sheesh. Is it too early for first freeze contest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOfClimatology Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 This is like saying the sky is blue...or like pointing out the most conspicuous ugly feature of a person. It's just best to not talk about our inability to get really high level stuff around here. It takes us a while to hit the lottery. Speaking of...chase day in New England tomorrow? New England sucks at everything except snow and marine air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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