Juliancolton Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 14 minutes ago, gravitylover said: Hmm. Sandwiched between high amounts all around here. I'm usually the one towards the high end. Yeah, I'm not sure how I ended up with that much. Saves me from filling up the pool this week which is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cfa Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 3 hours ago, Rjay said: The radar looked better than that for LI but FRG got .13 and JFK received .17 So I guess not. I must've received the jackpot, 0.22 fell here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJwx85 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 hour ago, winterwarlock said: fail by you and the models.....a whopping .03 while all you rain lovers got drenched I said the best chance, do you understand how probability works? In any event round 2 tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 hour ago, JerseyWx said: You're in Wildwood right? When I was down a couple of weeks ago we had about 4.50" throughout the night. The beach had some flooding, as did a couple side streets. Yep. Between last night and now we have about an inch so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Where was this pattern during the winter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Gap toothed look to the line of storms in PA, big gap lined up for my yard if nothing changes in it's 100 Mile trek east. Major disappointment if both rounds of "good chance" fail again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJwx85 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Far Western zones are now under a blue box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 20 minutes ago, RedSky said: Gap toothed look to the line of storms in PA, big gap lined up for my yard if nothing changes in it's 100 Mile trek east. Major disappointment if both rounds of "good chance" fail again. The best looking storm seems like it's going to head east/southeast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRRTA22 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Hrrr/3km NAM doesnt seem too enthused about rain making it into the NYC area tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestHillWx Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 I don't remember a year, where I've had to mow weekly in late July/August in order to keep up with the lawn. I don't water, I don't fertilize. I mixed clover into my seed last year. When I cut I mulch; never bag. Honestly I prefer the frequency of storms over dry spells, but I'm impressed with how much rain we've had this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, ForestHillWx said: I don't remember a year, where I've had to mow weekly in late July/August in order to keep up with the lawn. I don't water, I don't fertilize. I mixed clover into my seed last year. When I cut I mulch; never bag. Honestly I prefer the frequency of storms over dry spells, but I'm impressed with how much rain we've had this season. I'll gladly take some. Practically dry as a bone where I am right on the shore. Had a couple light showers overnight, that's it. Lawns here are turning brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Breakout the popcorn the NAM has been insistent the line of storms won't survive the Apps., meanwhile a thunderstorm watch has been hoisted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JerseyWx Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 47 minutes ago, ForestHillWx said: I don't remember a year, where I've had to mow weekly in late July/August in order to keep up with the lawn. I don't water, I don't fertilize. I mixed clover into my seed last year. When I cut I mulch; never bag. Honestly I prefer the frequency of storms over dry spells, but I'm impressed with how much rain we've had this season. Same here. No fertilizer or water and the grass looks amazing, the best I can remember in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 11 minutes ago, JerseyWx said: Same here. No fertilizer or water and the grass looks amazing, the best I can remember in years. 3 dry summers in a row here on Long Island following that 2014 Islip deluge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 56 minutes ago, ForestHillWx said: I don't remember a year, where I've had to mow weekly in late July/August in order to keep up with the lawn. I don't water, I don't fertilize. I mixed clover into my seed last year. When I cut I mulch; never bag. Honestly I prefer the frequency of storms over dry spells, but I'm impressed with how much rain we've had this season. I've had a hard time mowing once a week this year because the grass has been too wet to cut. When I finally got a chance to the other day I had to go over some parts of the lawn three times because all it did was get laid over due to it being tall and wet. I don't have to mix clover in, there's plenty of it naturally Well, that and other greenery that isn't actually grass. 53 minutes ago, jm1220 said: I'll gladly take some. Practically dry as a bone where I am right on the shore. Had a couple light showers overnight, that's it. Lawns here are turning brown. Zeriscape in places where there isn't enough water naturally. IMO Artificially sustained lawns are ugly because they obviously don't belong. Growing up in Oceanside every time my parents told me to get the sprinkler out it bothered me and my neighbors with in ground automatic systems just struck me as wasteful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 There was a tornado warned cell north of Harrisburg but the line is ragged, but looks like it will make it into SEPA now the new NAM is starting to get a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyWx Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 hour ago, bluewave said: 3 dry summers in a row here on Long Island following that 2014 Islip deluge. Yeah, you guys definitely need some rain out there. Unfortunately convection rarely makes it out to Long Island, and that's how a lot of us inland have been cashing in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 On 8/11/2017 at 2:26 AM, nzucker said: Natural Gas (methane) power plants are a relatively sustainable way of producing electricity and a much more ecological method than coal. They also do not create the high asthma risk and mercury risk that exists for those living near coal-fired plants. My issue is more with fracking than the use of natural gas. I have no problem with existing large traditional wells, but fracking injects chemicals into the ground and blights the landscape because it is so decentralized (i.e. tons of small wells versus one area of intensive production/high output wells). Natural gas should be used as a bridge towards renewables. With oil prices at $48 and falling, and natural gas falling from $3.50 in mid June to $2.90 now, plus lower electricity demand with the cooler summers since 2013, there won't be a huge expansion of fracking. Fracking is only economically viable when energy prices are high, and all signs are that they continue to lower. Most of the new market share is going to alternatives such as offshore wind farms and homeowner installed solar. The big question is with the Indian Point nuclear being decommissioned in the early 2020s, what will make up that market share? Will renewables be ready? You also have to worry about methane leaks (and methane is a far worse greenhouse gas than CO2) and man-made earthquakes when it comes to the process. Personally, I favor nuclear way way more than "natural gas" BTW "natural gas" is as much of a misnomer as "corn sugar" was in describing high fructose corn syrup. A euphemism designed to make it more palatable than it really is. BTW speaking of asthma, big city pollution from all the traffic is one of the biggest reasons for asthma. I saw a Stanford study that showed how airborne pollutants which are prevalent in and near big cities can cross the blood-brain barrier and affect the brains of developing fetuses, resulting in conditions like autism. Studies show a 65% environmental 35% genetic connection, according to the CDC. This is entirely separate from the problems of packing so many people into such a small area, which leads to stress, anxiety, lack of sleep and pill-popping culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 On 8/11/2017 at 3:48 PM, NJwx85 said: Out of everyone in this entire region you have the best shot at heavy rain this weekend. Cheers! So I was driving down I-80 West last night (between 7 and 8 pm) and I experienced some of the heaviest rain I have ever seen for almost 40 miles. From the Morristown exit right to the Delaware Water Gap. After that it stopped but in the middle of the night it was raining hard again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 13 minutes ago, JerseyWx said: Yeah, you guys definitely need some rain out there. Unfortunately convection rarely makes it out to Long Island, and that's how a lot of us inland have been cashing in. No middle ground here for the 2010's summers with either very wet or very dry. 2010...dry...2011-2014 record rainfall...2015-2017...very dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 On 8/11/2017 at 3:40 PM, NJwx85 said: It's about time we're back up... In any event 99L is up to a 2 day 30% and 5 day 50%. The satellite continues to slowly improve and you can see signs of a closed circulation trying to form under the deepest convection. Hey what was going on yesterday? Was the site offline all day? I wasn't home to see any updates but with the site being down for so long, I started to think that maybe the predictions had changed for 99L and it was now forecast to become a hurricane and run right up the coast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 9 minutes ago, bluewave said: No middle ground here for the 2010's summers with either very wet or very dry. 2010...dry...2011-2014 record rainfall...2015-2017...very dry. I really don't think it's supposed to rain that much on Long Island during the summer. Traveling back and forth between LI and PA a lot (especially during the summer) the weather in the Poconos is entirely different, it rains much more here almost every summer than it does on Long Island. The two ways for Long Island to get precip are noreasters and tropical systems. If you don't get either, you are out of luck for big rainfalls. You do get the occasional stalled front or whatever but it's rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 3 hours ago, bluewave said: Where was this pattern during the winter? It's a really good sign for next winter ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 hour ago, JerseyWx said: Same here. No fertilizer or water and the grass looks amazing, the best I can remember in years. You guys do good stuff. I learned my lesson and stopped using fertilizer and pesticides years ago- organic soil + compost + mulch is far more sustainable and better for retaining nutrients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 54 minutes ago, LibertyBell said: I really don't think it's supposed to rain that much on Long Island during the summer. Traveling back and forth between LI and PA a lot (especially during the summer) the weather in the Poconos is entirely different, it rains much more here almost every summer than it does on Long Island. The two ways for Long Island to get precip are noreasters and tropical systems. If you don't get either, you are out of luck for big rainfalls. You do get the occasional stalled front or whatever but it's rare. The average summer rainfall at ISP is 11.68". But this decade has seen the most extreme variation between top wettest and driest summers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestHillWx Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 My brother in law(s); wife's uncle hate clover. I'm trying to convert them. Clover is vital in a healthy lawn. It pulls nitrogen into the roots and distributes it in the soil. But the rain is key. Speaking of which, it's raining again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Would you look at that-another light shower here. Might already be ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 9 minutes ago, jm1220 said: Would you look at that-another light shower here. Might already be ending. I'm in the gap between the two showers... after they put in the mesonet wantagh really has become the anti rain zone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doncat Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Currently small line of heavy showers just s of me...couple spots picked up quick half inch. 0.34" here from last night with high temp of 76 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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