Avdave Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 We are surrounded by portals FYP At least Parris Island will get a nice sea breeze at times Next time Im on I 95 near Benson Ill try and get a pic of it. There was a billboard that says Columbia, SC its HOT!!!! It had some other things on it too but at the bottom it said Columbia is the hottest. I would tend to think being in the middle of the sandhills or being close to it, it bakes like SE NC does. Plus no water for breezes around you for a long ways as you know. The downsloping winds off the Apps just makes it super hot too when the winds are blowing the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 1.20 inches of rainfall IMBY this afternoon in a decent, quick storm. (Hickory, NC, for avdave) Sent from my 6045O using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Light rain. Picked up .04" so far. Currently 77/75. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.C. Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Why in the heck is Columbia so hot? Seriously. I think CAE is off by a few degrees, but that is just my opinion. No doubt it is hotter in Columbia because of the topography, but when the entire region has a sustained 15-25 mph winds, like we have had many days these pasts couple of weeks, and all the surrounding stations are within a degree or two of each other and CAE is 5 degrees warmer. I'm sorry, that is cause for speculation, you can't have one area stand out that much in an area that is relatively flat with that much mixing of the air. I live about 15 miles from the airport and I am always 5 degrees cooler, almost on the dot. CAE is also not part of the urban heat island, it is literally in the middle of nowhere sitting at an elevation of 236' feet, by no means the lowest in the area. Parts of Columbia are down around 100-150' feet. Apparently I'm the only one who questions it though. I'm happy for all of those getting rain. I've had less than a half inch in the past 30 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Next time Im on I 95 near Benson Ill try and get a pic of it. There was a billboard that says Columbia, SC its HOT!!!! It had some other things on it too but at the bottom it said Columbia is the hottest. I would tend to think being in the middle of the sandhills or being close to it, it bakes like SE NC does. Plus no water for breezes around you for a long ways as you know. The downsloping winds off the Apps just makes it super hot too when the winds are blowing the right direction. Indeed CAE is known as "famously hot" I think CAE is off by a few degrees, but that is just my opinion. No doubt it is hotter in Columbia because of the topography, but when the entire region has a sustained 15-25 mph winds, like we have had many days these pasts couple of weeks, and all the surrounding stations are within a degree or two of each other and CAE is 5 degrees warmer. I'm sorry, that is cause for speculation, you can't have one area stand out that much in an area that is relatively flat with that much mixing of the air. I live about 15 miles from the airport and I am always 5 degrees cooler, almost on the dot. CAE is also not part of the urban heat island, it is literally in the middle of nowhere sitting at an elevation of 236' feet, by no means the lowest in the area. Parts of Columbia are down around 100-150' feet. Apparently I'm the only one who questions it though. I'm happy for all of those getting rain. I've had less than a half inch in the past 30 days. MBY is usually a couple degrees warmer than CAE in the summer, and a couple degrees cooler in the winter. I sit about 325' and 15 miles(as the crow flies) sw of the airport. I've been here in this spot for over two decades CAE's FB post (because they always have such good news ) The average high temperature so far this month in Columbia is 100.6° including today's high of 101°. The normal high temperature for July is 93°. Also the record for consecutive days >=99° is 15 days (we are at 10 currently). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.C. Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Indeed CAE is known as "famously hot" MBY is usually a couple degrees warmer than CAE in the summer, and a couple degrees cooler in the winter. I sit about 325' and 15 miles(as the crow flies) sw of the airport. I've been here in this spot for over two decades CAE's FB post (because they always have such good news ) The average high temperature so far this month in Columbia is 100.6° including today's high of 101°. The normal high temperature for July is 93°. Also the record for consecutive days >=99° is 15 days (we are at 10 currently). I guess its valid then. Do you have a weather station at or near your house? 100.6 is absolute torrid number, this has to be on pace for the warmest July ever, has to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I guess its valid then. Do you have a weather station at or near your house? 100.6 is absolute torrid number, this has to be on pace for the warmest July ever, has to be. There's one on wunderground that is about 3 miles (as the crow flies) from my house. I just have a few thermometers placed around the yard, and a rain guage in the front and backyard. Those have served me well for more years than I care to remember I'm tired of experiencing the "hottest summer ever" year after year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 A"t" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 0.02" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 1.20 inches of rainfall IMBY this afternoon in a decent, quick storm. (Hickory, NC, for avdave) Sent from my 6045O using Tapatalk Nice, Thanks Calculus1. I seen that WNC is in a deficit for rainfall so far so this is good news out there. Far cry from the opposite side of the state with Hatteras having quite a year with rainfall. Of course those weak tropical systems so far do help out a lot on the coast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Plenty of heat out there today. Some of the DPs are ridiculous 4pm obs NC SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Another 100+ HI day here in Clayton, NC, Avdave. 90/75 77 = 101 104 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWNC2015 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 sick to my stomach seeing storms in eastern Tennessee. but its 68 degrees not 88+ maybe that will help. already got over an inch of rain today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Nice, Thanks Calculus1. I seen that WNC is in a deficit for rainfall so far so this is good news out there. Far cry from the opposite side of the state with Hatteras having quite a year with rainfall. Of course those weak tropical systems so far do help out a lot on the coast It's actually not been too bad here since the second half of June. I picked up another 0.83 inch of rainfall IMBY this afternoon. I am amazed at the amount of rainfall that we have received in summer so far. Seems uncharacteristic, but I'll need to consult my records to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Torrential rain falling right now. Big thunderstorm right on top of us. Actually it is a small storm but it is very potent. 30 to 40 mph winds when it first started but now just very heavy rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Storm finally ended. Picked up .95" in just over 20 minutes. Very impressive for such a small storm. I am now at 7.81" for the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbjr Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 For those of you missing rain and wishing for it - here's my radar which would look like a flood (flood warning up btw) but not a drop - nada - and I'm in the middle of the "storm". Go figure???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Thundering here. Have to see if there is actually a storm with this one. Earlier today I had four rumbles of thunder and then nothing else happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 This happens here a lot - happened again this evening. A pop-up shower overhead, intensifying slowly. Drops .15" - .20" before moving on about 10 miles and becomes a legitimate thundershower/storm that you can still hear rumbling 2 hours later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Storm finally ended. Picked up .95" in just over 20 minutes. Very impressive for such a small storm. I am now at 7.81" for the month This is my view of that storm from a cabin I am staying at on the Pamlico River about 6-7 miles east of Bath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 This happens here a lot - happened again this evening. A pop-up shower overhead, intensifying slowly. Drops .15" - .20" before moving on about 10 miles and becomes a legitimate thundershower/storm that you can still hear rumbling 2 hours later. This is my pop-up shower, 90 minutes after it left here... 742 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2016...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERNJOHNSTON COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM EDT...AT 741 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ASTRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SMITHFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BEPOSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...SMITHFIELD...MICRO...SELMA...PINE LEVEL AND KENLY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 This is my view of that storm from a cabin I am staying at on the Pamlico River about 6-7 miles east of Bath. 20160712_192210 (1).jpg Thanks for that picture. Always nice to see what the storm you are having looks like from a distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 0.28" with a thunderstorm line. Lots of lightning wit the line now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Seeing some lightning to my west now with that line, how much rain will have to be seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Seeing some lightning to my west now with that line, how much rain will have to be seen Welcome to Splitsville! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Lightning to the west and SW here in Clayton, too. Will it hold together, as slow as it's moving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWNC2015 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 there is no weather here 68 degrees low to mid 60s in the mountain valleys already going to be a lot of fog again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Welcome to Splitsville! LOL Its like being back in Leesburg, VA all over again Got jack nothing here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Another 100+ HI day here in Clayton, NC, Avdave. 90/75 77 = 101 104 You guys bake over there in JoCo. thats for sure. It's actually not been too bad here since the second half of June. I picked up another 0.83 inch of rainfall IMBY this afternoon. I am amazed at the amount of rainfall that we have received in summer so far. Seems uncharacteristic, but I'll need to consult my records to confirm. Thats pretty nice, Maybe it was something I saw that it was further west in NC, AVL and points S and W from there perhaps. Illl have to dig that up if I can find it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWNC2015 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 To my north in Roanoke, VA today. It gets extremely wet the further north of i40 you get past several months. It was only a matter of time the severe weather in West Virginia made it further south...in a pattern that constantly slings disturbances over the central Appalachians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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