yotaman Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 Well it looks like my rainy streak is over although we did have some very close thunderstorms this afternoon so some areas did get lots of rain just not me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpbart Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 0.56 this morning, I can not recall a period of rainy weather quite like this, amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 Currently sunny and 92/79. Only 20% chance of rain today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfewUniversesBelowNormal Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Kind of unbelievable that it's stopped raining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmclean Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 0.00 Saturday 0.51 Sunday 0.16 today Had rain 8 of last 9 days. Actually hoping for a bit of a break to dry out. Tomatoes in garden suffering from mold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Missed some strong storms yesterday by 5-6 miles. 0.02" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 Steamy out, 89/80. Storm clouds are gathering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 0.49” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 Sultry out today. Currently 93/81 for a heat index of 113. Yesterday I drove into one the heaviest storms I have ever driven into. Rain and small hail coming down so hard I was only able to do 20 mph and I still had a hard time seeing the road. Very impressive storm, it missed my house by just a few miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvegas-wx Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Here we go again with the afternoon rain train. If this is what is normal in florida you can forget it. House took a direct hit around 10:30 last night thru the phone lines. My alarm system smelled like it spent the night in a campfire. My dog bowl on the back deck is now my rain gauge. It shows "full". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Made it to 91*F today with mainly sunny skies all day, but after sundown, storms popped up overhead from the outflow boundary. Getting some intense rains and gusty winds with them. Radar estimates an inch has fallen in the past half hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Nothing here from tonight's storms so far, but even though this is down the county a little ways, it's still too close for comfort. At 7:47 PM EDT, 2 NE Four Oaks [Johnston Co, NC] EMERGENCY MNGR reports TSTM WND DMG. 13 HOMES WITH TREES ON THEM, 3 SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED. A HOME ALSO HAD WINDOWS BLOWN OUT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 8 hours ago, Powerball said: Made it to 91*F today with mainly sunny skies all day, but after sundown, storms popped up overhead from the outflow boundary. Getting some intense rains and gusty winds with them. Radar estimates an inch has fallen in the past half hour. In total, picked up an estimated 2" in one hour. There were several very close lightning strikes and oud cracks of thunder too. Now it's time to rinse, wash and repeat today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 The weather is broken! No chance of rain for the next 2 days!!! 0.15" yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 Storms last night petered out right before they hit us. Picked up only .09". Currently 90/77. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 9 hours ago, Powerball said: In total, picked up an estimated 2" in one hour. There were several very close lightning strikes and oud cracks of thunder too. Now it's time to rinse, wash and repeat today! More storms developed early today (1:30pm). It did put a cap on highs, only reaching an intra-hour high of 88°F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 We just had a hour long storm that gave us 2.2” rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 I love how FFC basically copied the midday update from yesterday and used it for today...:lol: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=FFC&issuedby=FFC&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1 000 FXUS62 KFFC 101605 AFDFFC Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1205 PM EDT Fri Aug 10 2018 .UPDATE... Forecast remains largely on track through morning. Hot and humid conditions are expected once again with heat indices nearing 100 in the southern part of the region this afternoon. There is currently no convective activity in the area, but more active weather is still anticipated this afternoon as a shortwave moves across the Tennessee valley. This shortwave will allow for the organization of showers and thunderstorms in the late afternoon and early evening, with some strong to severe storms possible within the system. The primary threat with any severe storms that occur appears to be gusty winds. Given the deep moisture in place over the area, strong storms could produce locally heavy rainfall and lead to some isolated flooding concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 This is a really cool picture from Surfside Beach, SC, retweeted by James Spann. When I was on vacation at Surfside, I always wondered what happens when lightning strikes the water. Does the water light up? I never found out. And this picture doesn't answer that question. I would suppose that if you are so close to a lightning strike to be able to easily see lightning hitting the water you should have gotten inside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 Hot and humid today. Lazy days of August are here. Currently 91/77 although it did it 94 earlier today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 43 minutes ago, Chinook said: This is a really cool picture from Surfside Beach, SC, retweeted by James Spann. When I was on vacation at Surfside, I always wondered what happens when lightning strikes the water. Does the water light up? I never found out. And this picture doesn't answer that question. I would suppose that if you are so close to a lightning strike to be able to easily see lightning hitting the water you should have gotten inside! Here is a slow motion video of lightning hitting the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 That is neat to see the fading light energy in the air in that video. I doubt the water makes light when lightning strikes. I assume the sodium and chlorine ions have to move a lot in order to conduct the 10000 Amps of electric current, but creating light probably isn't a part of that. Thankfully, I was never 10 yards away from a lightning strike at Surfside, because standing on a beach in a lightning storm can kill you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 4 hours ago, Chinook said: This is a really cool picture from Surfside Beach, SC, retweeted by James Spann. When I was on vacation at Surfside, I always wondered what happens when lightning strikes the water. Does the water light up? I never found out. And this picture doesn't answer that question. I would suppose that if you are so close to a lightning strike to be able to easily see lightning hitting the water you should have gotten inside! There are many many nights that I can look to my east and see the storms 100 miles east of me off the coast and watch the tops light up like this pic has....they look close but I know everytime I pull the radar up they will be off the OBX.....lightning doesnt light up water really anything you see is just light reflecting off the surface...a few good vids of lightning hitting water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC_hailstorm Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Another heavy T -storm tonight, 1.52'' so far. Right at 6'' for the month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 0.21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 0.03" early this morning. 0.35" over the last 7 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Can't believe (well, yes, I can) that yet ANOTHER cluster of strong storms washed out 5 miles from the house just now. Heard thunder for an hour, watched the storms coming, then...poof, leaving some residual sprinkles that evaporate on landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Solak said: Can't believe (well, yes, I can) that yet ANOTHER cluster of strong storms washed out 5 miles from the house just now. Heard thunder for an hour, watched the storms coming, then...poof, leaving some residual sprinkles that evaporate on landing. That's about what happened to us today too. .08" is all we could muster with some areas to my south and west getting well over 1". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 1.75" so far today....looks to be winding down though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Outflow boundaries converging on Wake Co. Another image shows 5 distinct ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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