NorthHillsWx Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Avdave said: Rainfall from Elsa Lines up with my total. Heaviest in NE wake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpiemaniac Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 I had two mean looking storm cells approach me from the northwest at different times this afternoon only to fizzle out at my neighbor’s house. Exactly 0.00” of rain today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 3 hours ago, NorthHillsWx said: Lines up with my total. Heaviest in NE wake Yep lines up with here too. Picked up another .89 today from the afternoon storms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 24 minutes ago, Avdave said: Yep lines up with here too. Picked up another .89 today from the afternoon storms We picked up 0.79” from two storm cells today. Now at 5.71” for the month. It’s only the 9th… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 Picked up .39" from a late evening severe warned storm. Storm fell apart right before it hit us but luckily still managed a decent rain out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Nothing yesterday at the house, cells missed us to the southwest and northeast. Only .65 for the month so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpiemaniac Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 22 minutes ago, wncsnow said: Nothing yesterday at the house, cells missed us to the southwest and northeast. Only .65 for the month so far. According to the latest drought monitor report, 49.98% of NC is abnormally dry or in a moderate drought and it’s mostly the foothills and piedmont. The coastal plain has become our new tropical rainforest. The rain from Elsa (as evidenced from the seven-day total map) made the gap in rainfall between east and west even wider. At some point, our luck has to change. Just 0.65” for the month is astonishing. I should count my blessings for the one good soaker I had on July 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceagewhereartthou Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Already 111 at Furnace Creek Death Valley at 8:50am. Forecast of 130 today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 Ended up with .47" yesterday. Today it is very warm and very humid. 87/79. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceagewhereartthou Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Now 123 at furnace creek at 12:20pm. DP 46 so real feel is 130! Also 112 at Palm Springs, 111 Needles and Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 6 hours ago, magpiemaniac said: According to the latest drought monitor report, 49.98% of NC is abnormally dry or in a moderate drought and it’s mostly the foothills and piedmont. The coastal plain has become our new tropical rainforest. The rain from Elsa (as evidenced from the seven-day total map) made the gap in rainfall between east and west even wider. At some point, our luck has to change. Just 0.65” for the month is astonishing. I should count my blessings for the one good soaker I had on July 2. Yea we didn't get much from the front the first of the month and 0 from Elsa. Pop up storms usually get us quite often but the pattern has not been favorable this year. What's crazy is my job in west Asheville (one of the driest areas in NC) is having a wetter summer than MBY along the escarpment in McDowell. Very very rare. Bad news is August can be one of the driest months of the year especially if no tropical activity. I feel like it's going to take a tropical system in the Gulf to save us from growing drought in WNC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpiemaniac Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 1 hour ago, wncsnow said: Yea we didn't get much from the front the first of the month and 0 from Elsa. Pop up storms usually get us quite often but the pattern has not been favorable this year. What's crazy is my job in west Asheville (one of the driest areas in NC) is having a wetter summer than MBY along the escarpment in McDowell. Very very rare. Bad news is August can be one of the driest months of the year especially if no tropical activity. I feel like it's going to take a tropical system in the Gulf to save us from growing drought in WNC. Speaking of bad news, the high-res is a poop show for central NC through early Tuesday. Rain to my east (of course) and rain to my west. And 0.00” here. It’s tough going two or three weeks without a drop and when you do get a little something, it’s too dry to soak in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceagewhereartthou Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 127 at Furnace Creek, 120 at Needles and Bullhead City. Forecast low of 104 at Furnace Creek tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 I am in the small town of Atkins in southwestern VA on a fishing trip and we had a heck of a rain this afternoon. Radar shows 2.32” for my location on radar scope but it seemed like more. All came in a little over an hour, crazy downpour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceagewhereartthou Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 On Friday Death Valley reached 130, Needles 120, Vegas 116; all day records. On Saturday Death Valley reached 129, Needles 122, and Vegas 117. All daily records with Vegas tying its all time high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Ended up with .12 yesterday evening after a big storm missed about 5 miles to the north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpiemaniac Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 1 hour ago, wncsnow said: Ended up with .12 yesterday evening after a big storm missed about 5 miles to the north. Does that put you at 0.77” for July so far? With Elsa being a bust here, I’ve only had 0.37” in the last nine days and the models continue to look grim. Oh, well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpiemaniac Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Oh, come on! Measurements of 0.50”, 1.00”, 2.00” all around me today and ZERO here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 25 minutes ago, magpiemaniac said: Oh, come on! Measurements of 0.50”, 1.00”, 2.00” all around me today and ZERO here. I'm right there with you today. Big cell missed to the north and south. Nada so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 42 minutes ago, magpiemaniac said: Oh, come on! Measurements of 0.50”, 1.00”, 2.00” all around me today and ZERO here. Ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 50 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said: Ouch Did you get anything this afternoon? I just went out and drove east and the road was dry until I got to Aviation pkwy and pts east it was still wet. Got shut out today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 32 minutes ago, Avdave said: Did you get anything this afternoon? I just went out and drove east and the road was dry until I got to Aviation pkwy and pts east it was still wet. Got shut out today No, nothing here. Heard some thunder. Missed by a few miles to my west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpiemaniac Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 1 hour ago, NorthHillsWx said: Ouch The updated map gets worse. The rainless patch I’m in is less than a mile wide. I’m at 0.00” today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 3 hours ago, NorthHillsWx said: No, nothing here. Heard some thunder. Missed by a few miles to my west. The big shutout for both of us then. Just couldnt get in line for a storm with that sw to ne direction they were moving 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 4 hours ago, magpiemaniac said: The updated map gets worse. The rainless patch I’m in is less than a mile wide. I’m at 0.00” today. That’s about as bad as it gets! We were shutout today as well but not in that manner! Also, we’ve been very fortunate this month so far in the rain department, I know it’s a different story west of here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 16 hours ago, magpiemaniac said: The updated map gets worse. The rainless patch I’m in is less than a mile wide. I’m at 0.00” today. Me too Hearing the thunder all the time, just makes it worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpiemaniac Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 1 hour ago, buckeyefan1 said: Me too Hearing the thunder all the time, just makes it worse If thunder alone grew grass, my lawn would look like Augusta National. Unfortunately, it takes water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 The afternoon wake county storm lottery has begun! Will @Avdave @eyewall or @NorthHillsWx cash in or will we all get blanked? Nobody knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 Picked up .23" in a surprised storm early yesterday afternoon, nothing today, just warm and muggy as always this time of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 1 hour ago, NorthHillsWx said: The afternoon wake county storm lottery has begun! Will @Avdave @eyewall or @NorthHillsWx cash in or will we all get blanked? Nobody knows We’ll, we almost hit it. Got skirted to the point you could hear the rain. Also a ton of thunder. Did rain for about 15 minutes but was only able to barely dampen the road. Not measurable, just a TR. Temp did drop from a high of 90.8 to 79.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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