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E PA/NJ/DE Summer 2019 OBS Thread


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This next line looks rather ominous.  The temp has dropped down to 74 so not sure if that has stabilized things a bit here or whether that holds together all the way in.  I did pick up 0.06" of rain from being fringed by some popups.

ETA - just as I posted, Mt. Holly extended the severe thunderstorm warning for my area.

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35 minutes ago, Hurricane Agnes said:

Now getting heavy sheets of rain and hearing lots of crackling thunder.

Drove through some of that on the 30 going west about a half hour ago. There was some pea-sized hail mixed in and it was raining so hard I almost had to pull over since my wipers couldn't clear it fast enough. Lots of other ppl did pull over and I managed to get off at the business 30 exit (Downingtown) where it stopped raining almost instantly. Went from driving in a washing machine to sunny and hot in less than 1/8th of a mile. Crazy.

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1 minute ago, CoolHandMike said:

Drove through some of that on the 30 going west about a half hour ago. There was some pea-sized hail mixed in and it was raining so hard I almost had to pull over since my wipers couldn't clear it fast enough. Lots of other ppl did pull over and I managed to get off at the business 30 exit where it stopped raining almost instantly. Went from driving in a washing machine to sunny and hot in less than 1/8th of a mile. Crazy.

Still have light rain here at the moment but not like the earlier gully washer (with a bit over 1.5"/hr rates).  It amounted to (so far) an additional 0.29" for a total of 0.35".  I.e., the cells sortof suddenly bubbled up and intensified but are moving fast, so not sitting over an area for extended time - at least where I am and with this current line.  I did hear of a tree down a few miles southeast of me (per a traffic report) so something must have gusted enough to do that.  I did hear a loud crack of thunder after a pretty significant lightning bolt just before the line actually got here so it could be it got hit with lightning but I'm not sure (something got hit though).  Fortunately where that happened was literally 1/2 block from a fire station.

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Recorded 0.98"  of rain last evening for the month up to 7.59" which is 2.92" above normal. Temp wise we ended July with an average temp of 76.0 (+4.1 above normal). This also marks the 9th straight month of above normal readings - last below normal month was November 2018. This is the warmest July since the 77.0 back in 2011. It is also the 6th warmest July since 1983 (warmest was the 80.0 in 1999) All-time this is the 21st warmest July since local records began back in 1894 - the 2nd warmest was the 79.2 way back in 1901

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Glad a Severe Thunderstorm Warning was just issued.  This thing just blossomed up just to the west of me.  Am finally getting the heavier rain from it as it moves over me.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning


Severe Thunderstorm Warning
PAC091-101-061715-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0309.190806T1636Z-190806T1715Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1236 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2019

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
  Northwestern Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 115 PM EDT.

* At 1235 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chestnut
  Hill, or near Philadelphia, moving northeast at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to
           roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Philadelphia, Conshohocken, Ambler, Jenkintown, Rockledge,
  Abington, Willow Grove, Plymouth Meeting, Germantown, Chestnut
  Hill, Horsham, West Conshohocken, Fort Washington, Blue Bell, Maple
  Glen, Glenside, Flourtown, Spring House, Oreland and Wyndmoor.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

In addition to large hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to
ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors
immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough
to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4000 7523 4006 7532 4020 7528 4025 7520
      4010 7506
TIME...MOT...LOC 1635Z 240DEG 5KT 4008 7523

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

Staarmann


 

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