ChasingFlakes Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Lightning show out there. Some of the best and largest lightning I've seen in a while. One streak must have been at least 40 miles long horizontally. Now I want to look up how long lightning bolts can measure. Was in philly today and it was brutal. Hit 100, I'm not sure if it went higher but I wouldn't be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 A quick but intense storm just ripped through here, lost power for a few moments after a close lightning strike. Temp down to 78F as a result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Misses to the north and the south both areas got raked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasingFlakes Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Looked it up: "The average lightning bolt is 6 miles long, although Cape Canaveral Kennedy Space Center has indicated some as long as 75 miles. The thickness of a lightning bolt is about the size of a silver dollar." Wouldn't be suprised if that strike went all the way across Deleware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Sitting in peace and tranquility and a lightning bolt from nowhere beyond just smacked into the yard no pre-thunder warnings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenmsav6810 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, RedSky said: Sitting in peace and tranquility and a lightning bolt from nowhere beyond just smacked into the yard no pre-thunder warnings Weathergods: "Shoot, missed 'em by that much" They sure like pushing you around! hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, zenmsav6810 said: Weathergods: "Shoot, missed 'em by that much" They sure like pushing you around! hehe It was the only bolt in the area too from the cell lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 The thunder gods aim truly sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 High for the day yesterday was 99 here. Picked up 0.11" of rain for the day yesterday. Current temp 77/DP 72/RH 89% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hurricane Agnes Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Ended up getting 0.02" of rain overnight around 11:30 pm. Current temp is 74, a few degrees cooler than the past couple mornings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Just hit 91, the 4th day in a row of 91 or above and the 6th out of the last 7 days at 90 or above (with the day not at 90 only a couple degrees short at 88). It's about 3 degrees less than the same time yesterday and I see the convection that has fired up to the far north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasingFlakes Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 90% cloud cover and a nice cool-ish breeze out by York. 84F feels nice compared to yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Sun is out in full force here in Trenton. Temp up to 88 F. Projected high was 91, won't be surprised if it creeps a few degrees above that. Storms should have plenty of fuel for later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Current temp 87/DP 76/RH 63% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Just noticed that Mt. Holly decided to go ahead and throw up a Heat Advisory further north from Delmarva and into the 5-county metro area - Heat Advisory URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 853 AM EDT Mon Jul 22 2019 NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-222300- /O.EXA.KPHI.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-190722T2300Z/ Mercer-Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Delaware- Philadelphia-Eastern Chester-Eastern Montgomery-Lower Bucks- Including the cities of Trenton, Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Mount Holly, Media, Philadelphia, West Chester, Kennett Square, Norristown, Lansdale, Morrisville, and Doylestown 853 AM EDT Mon Jul 22 2019 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Heat Advisory, which is in effect until 7 PM EDT this evening. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...Up to 100 due to high temperatures in the lower 90s, and dewpoints in the lower 70s. * TIMING...Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...The heat and humidity may cause heat stress during outdoor exertion or extended exposure. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Heat Advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions, if you work or spend time outside. When possible, reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear light weight and loose fitting clothing when possible and drink plenty of water. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency, call 9 1 1. && $$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Last thing I expected to see is 100% sun at the mid day hour today wtf is up with this, 89F on my way to destroying the forecast high. Flood watch for suntan lotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Yay an extra heat wave day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penndotguy Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 86 and mostly sunny here, not looking forward to anymore drenching rain we've had enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 9 minutes ago, RedSky said: Yay an extra heat wave day Yup. Just hit 92 here (dp 71). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Already up to 86.2 (H.I. 95) - still thinking we fall just short of the required 90 to make this a 3 day "heatwave" at my location.. Wxsim paints just under 1" of rain over the next 30 hours or so.... We are not as far above normal rainfall as some locales but through yesterday the Township has received 4.62" of rain which is 1.66" above normal. YTD precip stands at 33.46" which is 7.03" above normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itstrainingtime Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 hour ago, ChasingFlakes said: 90% cloud cover and a nice cool-ish breeze out by York. 84F feels nice compared to yesterday. Wow. I am 12 miles east of York and I'd say I'm being generous if there's 25% cloud cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenmsav6810 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 My money says the High res GEM is what we see tonight. It seemed to have the best grasp of the heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 92F 95F looks achievable fook you front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasingFlakes Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said: Wow. I am 12 miles east of York and I'd say I'm being generous if there's 25% cloud cover. At 11am when I went outside it was mostly cloudy but now the sun has burned through the cloud base. The cloud cover is now closer to 50/50 with a lot more cumulus than earlier, which was mostly altostratus I believe. Also 88F now as opposed to 84F. Also I'm technically in Manchester, near all the big warehouses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 93F in Trenton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 SVR Watch coming Quote Mesoscale Discussion 1568 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1211 PM CDT Mon Jul 22 2019 Areas affected...southern New England southwest to northern Virginia Concerning...Severe potential...Watch likely Valid 221711Z - 221845Z Probability of Watch Issuance...80 percent SUMMARY...Severe risk -- mainly in the form of locally damaging winds -- will increase over the next new hours across southern New England and the mid-Atlantic region. A severe thunderstorm watch will likely be required. DISCUSSION...Despite modest lapse rates aloft, daytime heating of a moist warm-sector (east of the advancing cold front crossing western PA and south of a warm front lying from northern PA to southern New England) is allowing gradual airmass destabilization to occur. Latest visible imagery continues to reveal cu/cb development, within the zone of clearing (per visible imagery) east of the higher terrain. With continued heating/destabilization, and a gradual increase in southwesterly mid-level flow across the region ahead of the advancing upper trough, the environment will become increasingly supportive of organized storms. Attendant risk for locally damaging winds will accompany stronger multicell/transient supercell storms, with this risk expected to become sufficient to warrant WW issuance within the next hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 minute ago, The Iceman said: SVR Watch coming Was literally just thinking about that when your post came through. If it doesn't issue at 2 pm, it will probably go out with the ~3 pm update. It's 93 here with dp 72, heat index of 101 and you can feel the burning sun. Also rapidly getting to a 50/50 cumulus sky coverage (and not all "fair weather"-looking cumulus clouds either). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 And thar she blows! Am guessing Norman has issued. Waiting for text. Here it is - Quote Severe Thunderstorm Watch SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 538 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 215 PM EDT MON JUL 22 2019 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 538 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS PAC001-011-017-025-029-043-045-071-075-077-089-091-095-101-107- 133-230200- /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0538.190722T1815Z-190723T0200Z/ PA . PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ADAMS BERKS BUCKS CARBON CHESTER DAUPHIN DELAWARE LANCASTER LEBANON LEHIGH MONROE MONTGOMERY NORTHAMPTON PHILADELPHIA SCHUYLKILL YORK $$ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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