April Discobs Thread

[Cobalt]

51 minutes ago, wxdude64 said:

Yep, watching local news, they broke into the hockey game. Tornado warning for that storm. I am getting pounded with second storm in 2 hours, had a 51 mph gust about 20 minutes ago. Tight rotation to the NW of Danville, now 70 mph to radar and 80 away on velocity. Estimating 1.5 inches in the gauge since it has topped CoCoRaHS inner tube.

Congrats, you managed to top @EastCoast NPZ's average yearly rainfall total in 1 storm

[CAPE]

Picked up 0.35" of rain today ahead of the main show. Temp is 45 now. Wind has been impressive at times.

A medium sized oak tree fell into the "back yard"(the smallish rectangular area where I attempt to grow grass, surrounded by acres of trees) and just missed the bird feeder, lights, and some plants. It was dead, but hopefully not rotted. I'll cut it up for firewood.

[BTRWx's Thanks Giving]

HRRR has us trending up overnight from the 40's to 60's within a few hours!

[BristowWx]

14 minutes ago, BTRWx's Thanks Giving said:

HRRR has us trending up overnight from the 40's to 60's within a few hours!

Nothing to hold that cold.  Look at Maine.  Epic location. 

[EastCoast NPZ]

2 hours ago, Cobalt said:

Congrats, you managed to top @EastCoast NPZ's average yearly rainfall total in 1 storm

I don't know, we are getting good rains right now.  This could be a good-ol'-fashioned gully-washer.  Haven't had anything like this in some time.  Much needed.  It was nasty here with the pollen and dust.

[Sparky]

Down to 39 here.  

[RDM]

Interesting experience driving back to NVA from Williamsburg today.  Was mid 70's downtown Williamsburg around 1pm.  Got up to 79 just west of town near the outlet stores on Richmond Hwy.  Hit rain on 64 about half way between Williamsburg and Richmond after having to bypass an accident that closed WB 64 (why on earth VDOT does not make 64 3 lanes each way is beyond logic).  Ran into a downpour just before approaching the 295 by-pass and temp dropped to low 50's...  Stayed there until we got on 95NB.  95 was stop and go all the way north through Fredericksburg and beyond to just before the start of the HOV. (sigh...)  By then temps were upper 40's and was 42 upon arrival at home in Vienna.  Factoring in the mid 80's in Williamsburg yesterday, was nearly a 45 degree drop.  That's impressive by any standards.

[EastCoast NPZ]

Thunder.  

[Fozz]

International Falls has had an incredibly cold April so far. Even though it's International Falls, I was still stunned when I saw the numbers......

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CXUS53 KDLH 150626
CF6INL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   INTERNATIONAL FALLS
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2018
                                          LATITUDE:   48 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 23 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
================================================================================
1   2   3   4   5  6A  6B    7    8   9   10  11  12  13   14  15   16   17  18
                                     12Z  AVG MX 2MIN
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD  WTR  SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX    SPD DR
================================================================================

 1  30   6  18 -14  47   0    T    T   10 11.7 22 280   M    M   4 8      33 250
 2  22  10  16 -16  49   0    T    T   10  6.1 12 360   M    M   3        17 240
 3  22   3  13 -20  52   0    T    T   10  7.8 14 340   M    M   0        19 340
 4  30  -4  13 -21  52   0 0.05  1.3   10  6.7 17 310   M    M   6 18     23 270
 5  29   3  16 -18  49   0 0.00  0.0   11  8.2 18 310   M    M   6 12     25 330
 6  19   6  13 -21  52   0    T    T   11 15.4 26 300   M    M   6 8      34 280
 7  25   3  14 -21  51   0 0.00  0.0   11  8.3 18 280   M    M   0        24 270
 8  34  -3  16 -20  49   0 0.00  0.0   11  1.9  9  40   M    M   0        13  70
 9  33   5  19 -17  46   0 0.00  0.0   10  6.0 15 300   M    M   0        21 290
10  33  11  22 -15  43   0 0.01  0.2   10  5.8 13 210   M    M   7 18     16 220
11  42  19  31  -6  34   0    T    T   10  4.3 10 270   M    M   3        15 270
12  40  22  31  -7  34   0    T    T   10  5.8 14 360   M    M   5 18     17  30
13  34  20  27 -11  38   0 0.00  0.0    9  9.7 17  40   M    M   0        23  40
14  33  19  26 -13  39   0 0.00  0.0    8 11.5 21  90   M    M   0        29  70
================================================================================
SM  426  120       635   0  0.06     1.5 109.2          M       40
================================================================================
AV 30.4  8.6                               7.8 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 26 300               # 34  280
================================================================================
NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:  INTERNATIONAL FALLS
                                          MONTH:    APRIL
                                          YEAR:     2018
                                          LATITUDE:   48 34 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 23 W

[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 19.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.06    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL: -15.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.57    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    42 ON 11    GRTST 24HR  0.05 ON  4- 4      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -4 ON  4                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   1.5 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.3 ON  4- 4  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  11 ON  8, 7  7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:
                                                       VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
                                                   8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[NO. OF DAYS WITH]      [WEATHER - DAYS WITH]      9 = BLOWING SNOW
                                                   X = TORNADO
MAX 32 OR BELOW:   7    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   2
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  14    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   2    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   635    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   7
DPTR FM NORMAL   220    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   7
TOTAL FM JUL 1  9686    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL   405

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.67 ON 12

[REMARKS]

 

[KingJWx]

Just had a brief but very intense downpour.

[PWC Split]

Boom!! Wine/Beer glasses in the bar area of house just rattled from the thunder that just rolled through.  Absolutely pouring, with a nice lightning show in Haymarket.

[Amped]

15f temp diff between Germantown and leesburg showing up on the nam in the early morning hours. We'll see if that verifies.

[George BM]

Had about a 10-15 second torrent of rain before it tapered off (11:00pm).

[Jebman]

Rain starting, gonna be heavy tonight. Was 44 degrees but it now up to 50 again.

[PrinceFrederickWx]

Brexit won’t happen

Cubs won’t win the World Series

Trump won’t become President 

UMBC won’t beat Virginia

Eastcoast NPZ will never get rain (you are currently here)

Jeb won’t get snow in May

Bob Chill will never see a cat 5 up the Bay

[Jebman]

33 minutes ago, PrinceFrederickWx said:

Brexit won’t happen

Cubs won’t win the World Series

Trump won’t become President 

UMBC won’t beat Virginia

Eastcoast NPZ will never get rain (you are currently here)

Jeb won’t get snow in May

Bob Chill will never see a cat 5 up the Bay

Bob Chill WILL see a category 5 hurricane come straight up the Bay. It is going to happen a lot sooner than most think. It will be a total catastrophe for the Mid Atlantic. Many areas will be written off. There just isnt enough money. I'll be obliterated, no way I can jebwalk that magnitude of a storm, lol. The SURGE alone coming up the Bay would amount to an unprecedented flood catastrophe. Hell, the EVACUATIONS from Alexandria would be a total disaster, ppl fleeing from monster surge ahead of the storm.

Massive climate change plus other factors that will not be mentioned here, will contribute to a Cat 5 coming up the Chesapeake Bay..

[yoda]

https://mobile.twitter.com/ABC7Brian/status/985731827490066432

[Jebman]

I am well south of the red ovals. I should be safe, I'll take an inch of rain and run with it.

But I feel sorry for those guys in the mountains. They will end up with a modern reprise of Evan Almighty, lol

[Jebman]

Just heard a good roll of thunder in Dale City.

[yoda]

Incoming squally line... thundering here

[Jebman]

Heavy rain driven by looks like 20 mph winds.

[Jebman]

Wave after wave after wave after wave after wave of heavy rain continue to impact Dale City.

Not a good time to be living next to a creek..........

[MN Transplant]

First thunder of the year.  A welcome sound.

[George BM]

6 minutes ago, MN Transplant said:

First thunder of the year.  A welcome sound.

April 16th. This is the latest that I've heard my first thunder for as long as I can remember (at least since 2005). 

Previous record from 2005 onwards: April 12th of both 2008 and 2013.

[Cobalt]

April 16th. This is the latest that I've heard my first thunder for as long as I can remember (at least since 2005). 
Previous record from 2005 onwards: April 12th of both 2008 and 2013.

Do you know the earliest by chance? Just curious.


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[George BM]

6 minutes ago, Cobalt said:

Do you know the earliest by chance? Just curious.


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I have to think (and sleep lol) a bit on that. I'll get back to you.

[Jebman]

Even MORE heavy rain. No way I can sleep with it smashing the roof, lol

[ErinInTheSky]

This is such a god awesome rainstorm. Haven’t seen reds like this since the BR flood.

[PrinceFrederickWx]

The wind has been so loud for hours, as bad as the Mar 2 windstorm. I can’t sleep. Not sure why we don’t have a wind advisory. No rain yet.

[BlizzardNole]

4 hours ago, Fozz said:

International Falls has had an incredibly cold April so far. Even though it's International Falls, I was still stunned when I saw the numbers......

They had a rough winter.  Look at this 14-day stretch from late December into early January.  Also had a -7 departure February.