TalcottWx Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 What do people use besides weathertap for desktop radar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma blizzard Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, sbos_wx said: What do people use besides weathertap for desktop radar? https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/index.php?type=BOX-N0Q-0-6# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 17 minutes ago, dendrite said: Matched the stratus exactly. If anything, I usually miss a few tips in heavy rates with over 1”, but I’ve been meticulously calibrating that tipper. Maybe I missed a few due to splashout, but gained a few because of the wind and it somehow balanced out? No clue. Close enough though. I will say, I’ve never seen it rain as hard as it did in those few minutes. Lots of minor tree damage around and a few large branches between here and down toward Winnisquam high school. Could just be a time thing... A few minutes of good tips recorded with the same time stamp? That is known to happen with various data loggers. I'm not sure you could record 20"/hr rates if you had the hose hooked up based on the size of the intake funnel. And even if so splashover would be off the charts. Not sure rain rates like that exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, ma blizzard said: https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/index.php?type=BOX-N0Q-0-6# I have no idea why, but I can never remember the name of this website.... Thank you. (YES I WILL BOOKMARK IT) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Just now, radarman said: Could just be a time thing... A few minutes of good tips recorded with the same time stamp? That is known to happen with various data loggers. I'm not sure you could record 20"/hr rates if you had the hose hooked up based on the size of the intake funnel. And even if so splashover would be off the charts. Not sure rain rates like that exist. ISP had 1.76" in 16 mins in the Aug 2014 event including 3 straight minutes of 0.14"/min. I don't believe that Unionville, MD BS of 1.00" in 1 minute, but I've seen 1-min obs like mine before. I've done 0.10"-0.14" in a min quite a few times over the past 20+ years, but it's usually without wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 12 hours ago, codfishsnowman said: ok I have seen enough, no need to worry about today around here Hey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 I am looking at upstream radar, might be a good idea to extend watch to the entirety of E MA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 33 minutes ago, dendrite said: Matched the stratus exactly. If anything, I usually miss a few tips in heavy rates with over 1”, but I’ve been meticulously calibrating that tipper. Maybe I missed a few due to splashout, but gained a few because of the wind and it somehow balanced out? No clue. Close enough though. I will say, I’ve never seen it rain as hard as it did in those few minutes. Lots of minor tree damage around and a few large branches between here and down toward Winnisquam high school. That day I had that rate of over 11”/hr was real brief. Wonder if it lasted another minute would it had been more. It was complete white out with wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: That day I had that rate of over 11”/hr was real brief. Wonder if it lasted another minute would it had been more. It was complete white out with wind. Hurricane Bob had that with wind, crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Anyway in the midst of the gauge discussion, we've been having some seriously heavy duty CTG and pounding rain here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Seems to me we have ingredients for an overnight show, but none of the red taggers are banging the drums, so I'm not sure how to feel. I would be thrilled with awesome lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 And yes...keeping the funnel full of water will get you way more than 17 tips in a minute. I've tried it way back when goofing around. It tips about once every 2s. I think I had 30-35 tips. The Davis max spec is 96"/hr, but I have no idea how they get that. Even doubling my rate gets you about 35 tips. You'd need about 75 tips to achieve that. I'm not sure I could tip it that quickly with just my hand. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, radarman said: Anyway in the midst of the gauge discussion, we've been having some seriously heavy duty CTG and pounding rain here too. Supercell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, radarman said: Anyway in the midst of the gauge discussion, we've been having some seriously heavy duty CTG and pounding rain here too. Best of the day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Finally, a region-wide event where most cash in on at least a t-shower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 I'm going triple bunner on this one. I think we have an awesome light show on the way tonight. That radar continues to strengthen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Pretty meh so far, .07” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 I don't understand the thinking behind not extending the watch a bit East (especially since BOX said E MA/RI have best shot). They must be fairly confident there won't be severe criteria stuff at SPC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Falling apart but looks like some showers anyways0.32" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 I have no idea why, but I can never remember the name of this website.... Thank you. (YES I WILL BOOKMARK IT)Is there one for nne? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: 45 minutes ago, sbos_wx said: I have no idea why, but I can never remember the name of this website.... Thank you. (YES I WILL BOOKMARK IT) Is there one for nne? Click on radar site map top right hand corner to switch radar sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 12 minutes ago, sbos_wx said: I'm going triple bunner on this one. I think we have an awesome light show on the way tonight. That radar continues to strengthen. It comes down to the statistical verification of the watch, probability and so on. I forget the specifics. Directed at your post re: watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 8 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: Is there one for nne? https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=subregional-New_England-comp_radar-24-0-100-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=subregional-New_England-comp_radar-24-0-100-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefinedTy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Next round of showers here look like they would be over night then again tomorrow with the CF in Canada presently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Up to over 1.7". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice1972 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 OK something just exploded outside......holy moly....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 18 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: Ty Not a user friendly site, esp on mobile, but great content. Here’s a more zoomed in look at NNE: https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=local-Vermont-comp_radar-24-1-100-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 1 hour ago, dendrite said: And yes...keeping the funnel full of water will get you way more than 17 tips in a minute. I've tried it way back when goofing around. It tips about once every 2s. I think I had 30-35 tips. The Davis max spec is 96"/hr, but I have no idea how they get that. Even doubling my rate gets you about 35 tips. You'd need about 75 tips to achieve that. I'm not sure I could tip it that quickly with just my hand. Thanks. As an aside, I have been receiving one minute data from 5 Davis gauges scattered across DFW airport for about a year now. A quick check revealed only 17 minutes (combined) where a gauge reported over .1" in a minute. All but 3 were .12 or less. On 9/22/18, 3rd wettest day at DFW airport all time (>8"), at the same gauge we had .14 and .19" in a three minute span. And in between... .63". Otherwise the gauge data looks perfectly normal and have never had any other outliers like that. Hard to explain this sort of thing in sensor data. Inclination is to toss, but I guess you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Mesos are sort of all over the place. Not sure what to expect. Radar says light show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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