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E PA/NJ/DE Summer 2017 OBS Thread


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This latest feeble attempt at a heat wave here in Chester County has not been strong -  last 3 days here and at KMQS - still only one 90+ reading this summer while PHL soars toward 20+ such days!

Heat Island FTW!!

19th - Chescowx 88.9 / KMQS - 89

20th - Chescowx  89.3 / KMQS - 89

21st - Chescowx 87.3 / KMQS - 87

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The whole "heat wave" thing is crap. It has to be 90+ for 3 consecutive days. Ok, I would easily take 90 degree days w/a DP in the low 60s rather than days in the mid-upper 80s w/a DP in the low-mid 70s. But the days in the mid-upper 80s w/a DP in the low-mid 70s don't count as part of a heat wave even though they are way more uncomfortable. And for people like me it's more difficult to breathe. People aren't stupid and they know when it's hot. They don't need the local weather outlets creating drama saying "heat wave" over and over again. We get it...it's F'en hot! 

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58 minutes ago, RedSky said:

86F high and liked the lower humidity

More humid tomorrow it might actually be a hotter feeling day. After that it appears we will successfully avoid any mega heat through the end of July.

 

The good stuff starts Tuesday....you may not reach 80.

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WXSIM has rain by 6pm with heaviest around 7pm - really need the rain here in Chesco now 2.85" below our normal YTD precip. Township farmers have noted how dry we are. Good news is Wxsim shows 0.90" by midnight tonight and over 2.50" of rain with some measurable rain on 5 of the next 6 days...also of course no 90 degree days between now and the 31st.  Appears likely we will end July with zero 90 degree days in Chesco for the 3rd time in last 4 years!

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16 hours ago, ChescoPaWxman said:

This latest feeble attempt at a heat wave here in Chester County has not been strong -  last 3 days here and at KMQS - still only one 90+ reading this summer while PHL soars toward 20+ such days!

Heat Island FTW!!

19th - Chescowx 88.9 / KMQS - 89

20th - Chescowx  89.3 / KMQS - 89

21st - Chescowx 87.3 / KMQS - 87

I was watching 6abc (accu weather) this morning and they posted the 90 degree stats for Philly.

90+ degree days so far: 19 (today will be 20)

Predicted 90 degree days: 32  

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I  saw that and tweeted to Chris Sowers at ABC this AM - he replied that he knows this are is 660 ft + ASL and with no official reporting station. I corrected him that KMQS is part of the NWS hourly weather roundups and that station like here has only recorded one 90+ day this year.

Not sure if anyone else is on twitter but if so check out my feed and follow - thanks! Paul

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13 minutes ago, JTA66 said:

Flood advisories are up, but nothing warned severe atm.

NWS just put up a warning for parts of Berks, Montco, Chesco, Delco, Philly, New Castle -

 

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
DEC003-PAC011-029-045-091-101-222200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0116.170722T2118Z-170722T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
518 PM EDT SAT JUL 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central New Castle County in northern Delaware...
  South central Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania...
  Southern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northwestern Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 600 PM EDT

* At 516 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Elverson to near Parkesburg, moving southeast
  at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar and emergency management. Lancaster County
           911 center reported downed trees when the storm moved
           through Ephrata and New Holland.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Philadelphia, Wilmington, West Chester, Norristown, Chester,
  Phoenixville, West Norriton, East Norriton, Coatesville, Westtown,
  Downingtown, Conshohocken, Swarthmore, Kennett Square,
  Collegeville, Royersford, Jenkintown, Narberth, Parkesburg and East
  Lansdowne.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

In addition to damaging winds...frequent cloud to ground lightning
is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Remember...if you can hear thunder...you are close enough to be
struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4004 7593 4011 7594 4014 7588 4017 7592
      4024 7585 4012 7507 3987 7535 3976 7553
      3999 7597
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 292DEG 28KT 4018 7581 4001 7593

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

JRK

 

Current temp here is 88F.  Actually got a bit warmer here today than yesterday (just barely hit 95F) probably because we didn't have the couple hours of overcast in the morning like we had yesterday.

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