Voyager Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 With that "setup", you'd have thought I'd be a lock for a nice storm, right? Wrong... That line completely fell apart just as it was getting to Tamaqua. We had a half dozen flashes and rumbles and a whopping 0.08" of rain. 1 hour ago, Birds~69 said: Pretty decent setup going on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 12 minutes ago, Voyager said: With that "setup", you'd have thought I'd be a lock for a nice storm, right? Wrong... That line completely fell apart just as it was getting to Tamaqua. We had a half dozen flashes and rumbles and a whopping 0.08" of rain. Damn....it's windy/blowing up big time but the radar kinda looks like crap....WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Man o man....that line just fell apart....damnit! (smack to my head) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 1 hour ago, JTA66 said: It'll skip over RedSky's house, but I'm sure I'll get something out of it -- I put off mowing until tomorrow. It's a rare day that I mow a dry lawn this summer It skipped over my house but guess what I was in Kutztown and got nailed lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Ran into a huge tree across a deserted wooded road it was right out of a horror movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 That was pathetic...I mean "Damn!" Shaft-job 101...really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, RedSky said: Ran into a huge tree across a deserted wooded road it was right out of a horror movie. You cool? And what horror movie comes to mind? I have a couple... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, Birds~69 said: You cool? And what horror movie comes to mind? I have a couple... Texas chainsaw massacre or maybe Bunny man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 1 minute ago, RedSky said: Texas chainsaw massacre or maybe Bunny man That was my first. Scared the hell outta me but funny. I slid on the road snow/ice one time....like 360 degrees ...but giggled my ass off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Once upon a time I visited an old junkyard in Haycock. Lining the front of the property were old rusty school buses, inside I couldn't find a soul. Then out of nowhere a huge oaf that resembled the halfwit on the farm in the original Mad Max comes stomping along with what looked like blood all over his face. No it wasn't blood it was chicken wing sauce, frightening. Then even worse I had to enter another rusted bus to finish the transaction, in there was a 90'ish old woman with clouded milky white eyes using a register with the big keys like from the 1920's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 7 hours ago, RedSky said: Once upon a time I visited an old junkyard in Haycock. Lining the front of the property were old rusty school buses, inside I couldn't find a soul. Then out of nowhere a huge oaf that resembled the halfwit on the farm in the original Mad Max comes stomping along with what looked like blood all over his face. No it wasn't blood it was chicken wing sauce, frightening. Then even worse I had to enter another rusted bus to finish the transaction, in there was a 90'ish old woman with clouded milky white eyes using a register with the big keys like from the 1920's. Classic! Believe me, I've been there...and back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 On 8/19/2017 at 10:17 PM, Birds~69 said: You cool? And what horror movie comes to mind? I have a couple... Good eclipse viewer can be made with binoculars with eye piece facing opposite the sun, cap one side so only one is open. Poke two holes in a board of some kind cardboard works well, need that to shade the sun. Best viewed with image projected on a white background. Of course you don't look in the eye piece but the projected image. I can't believe it will be mostly clear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 A few more clouds than I would have like, but still a really great show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Di Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I missed it. Was stuck in my cube! Tried to run out and do the reverse camera action just as a cloud got in the way. And then the phone was ringing and ringing.....back to my cube! ugh The shadowy sunshine being out earlier on my lunch break was cool though...... Enjoyed plotting a map and seeing/reading where other members in TN Valley and Southern States were watching. Should be some good pics coming. Off to heat advisory now.....I truly hope this is the last one!!! Looks splendid after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Peak eclipse, taken at 2:41pm through the corrugated plastic roof extension on my back patio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBasile Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Left for work this morning without my camera and solar filter. That sucked! Had to improvise. Sunglasses and a Wawa bag worked great! lol The eclipse caused a 4.2F drop in temperature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 11 minutes ago, Voyager said: Peak eclipse, taken at 2:41pm through the corrugated plastic roof extension on my back patio. Good idea and how easy. I worked on my binocular viewer on a tripod for over an hour and it was balky to work with. Saw your corrugated viewer and looked around and tried the plastic lid for the cat feeder. Works perfect would have saved me lots of time and duct tape lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 15 minutes ago, Voyager said: Peak eclipse, taken at 2:41pm through the corrugated plastic roof extension on my back patio. Damn..nice shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Getting a little excited.....stuff building, But I've down this road before.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Scattered cloud deck came through during the eclipse event although I was able to get a few shots with the glasses and without (when the sun was behind the clouds). Shot was 2:25 pm - Temp maxed at 87.3 F just before 2 pm and dropped to 82.2F just after 3 pm before creeping back up. You could definitely feel the temp drop when sitting out there during this event. Currently 84F and partly cloudy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 Pretty brutal out there today. Current temp 88/DP 76/RH 67% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 49 minutes ago, Rtd208 said: Pretty brutal out there today. Current temp 88/DP 76/RH 67% Pretty much. 89.1F / DP 73F Uncomfortable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 Current temp is now up to 91 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 Current temp 91/DP 75/RH 58% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Temp maxed at 89F here today with a max dp of 76F. Currently 89 and dp 73F & partly cloudy. SPC just threw up a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Philly burbs N/W - Severe Thunderstorm Watch SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 464 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 420 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 464 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS PAC001-011-017-025-029-037-041-043-055-057-067-069-071-075-077- 079-087-089-091-093-095-097-099-103-107-109-119-127-131-133- 230400- /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0464.170822T2020Z-170823T0400Z/ PA . PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ADAMS BERKS BUCKS CARBON CHESTER COLUMBIA CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN FRANKLIN FULTON JUNIATA LACKAWANNA LANCASTER LEBANON LEHIGH LUZERNE MIFFLIN MONROE MONTGOMERY MONTOUR NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY PIKE SCHUYLKILL SNYDER UNION WAYNE WYOMING YORK $$ ATTN...WFO...PHI...CTP...BGM...OKX... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 I see another fail around here....maybe Berks/N and such. Probably a shower or so In my area.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 6 minutes ago, Birds~69 said: I see another fail around here....maybe Berks/N and such. Probably a shower or so In my area.... Yup, although you would think because it is so unstable out there, something scattered may pop up. This may be the last opportunity for some rain before next week, but it sounds like a nice stretch. They are already talking up possible re-animated Harvey remnants for next week however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 10 minutes ago, Hurricane Agnes said: Yup, although you would think because it is so unstable out there, something scattered may pop up. This may be the last opportunity for some rain before next week, but it sounds like a nice stretch. They are already talking up possible re-animated Harvey remnants for next week however. I hear you but it's happening at the wrong time. Probably Berks around 7-8pm....my area 10 - midnight. Instability has settled in by then. A 15-30 minute boomer would be fine by me but only expecting a couple showers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVLion77 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Hate to brag again but getting a severe storm in the Lehigh Valley. There was even a tornado warning in southern poconos. I am experiencing heavy rain with worst thunder in distance. Best summer ever up here.!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Seeing some lightning (and rolling thunder) to my far W/NW. I mean really frequent lightning and the wind has picked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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