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Wow.  You can tell when the warm front got shunted up over this area because my temp suddenly shot up before 7 am.  The low temp here was 45 just before 6:30 am and now the temp is up to 63 at post time.

Although there is nothing on radar over me (the band is way out west), it's overcast and the sidewalk is wet - probably due to the dp that shot up from a low of 34 earlier this morning just prior to the lifting of the warm front, to a current dp of 58.

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1 hour ago, Hurricane Agnes said:

Wow.  You can tell when the warm front got shunted up over this area because my temp suddenly shot up before 7 am.  The low temp here was 45 just before 6:30 am and now the temp is up to 63 at post time.

Although there is nothing on radar over me (the band is way out west), it's overcast and the sidewalk is wet - probably due to the dp that shot up from a low of 34 earlier this morning just prior to the lifting of the warm front, to a current dp of 58.

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Winds just started picking up here as well. Nearly a 20°F temp increase in a matter of minutes!

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1 hour ago, CoolHandMike said:

Winds just started picking up here as well. Nearly a 20°F temp increase in a matter of minutes!

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Could even calculate how fast that warm front was lifting between the 2 latitudes!  Took about 3.5 hours to get from where I am and up over you. :lol:

(I know that is geeky :P)

It's currently overcast and 66 with dp a juicy 60.

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   Mesoscale Discussion 0378
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0240 PM CDT Thu Mar 31 2022

   Areas affected...South-central into northeastern Pennsylvania

   Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 87...

   Valid 311940Z - 312145Z

   The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 87
   continues.

   SUMMARY...Threat for damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes,
   particularly in parts of central/eastern Pennsylvania, will continue
   this afternoon/evening. A new watch will likely be needed into parts
   of southeast New York and New Jersey as activity continues to the
   east.

   DISCUSSION...Skies have remained relatively clear across parts of
   central/eastern Pennsylvania ahead of a line of convection that has
   shown increase in coverage and lightning activity. Surface
   observational trends have also shown a localized area of pressure
   falls ahead of this activity. Damaging wind gusts and isolated
   marginally severe hail will remain a concern as these storms
   continue eastward. Given the backed surface winds in eastern
   Pennsylvania and 850 mb winds that should remain strong to the east,
   there will also be a threat for QLCS circulations/tornadoes. As this
   activity is expected to continue into southeastern New York and New
   Jersey, a new watch will likely be needed this afternoon.

   ..Wendt.. 03/31/2022

   ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...
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SPC just lofted a Watch -

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 89
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
415 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2022

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 89 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

NJC003-005-007-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-031-033-035-
037-039-041-010400-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0089.220331T2015Z-220401T0400Z/

NJ
.    NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BERGEN               BURLINGTON          CAMDEN
ESSEX                GLOUCESTER          HUDSON
HUNTERDON            MERCER              MIDDLESEX
MONMOUTH             MORRIS              OCEAN
PASSAIC              SALEM               SOMERSET
SUSSEX               UNION               WARREN
$$

 

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 89
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
415 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2022

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 89 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

NJC003-005-007-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-031-033-035-
037-039-041-010400-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0089.220331T2015Z-220401T0400Z/

NJ
.    NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BERGEN               BURLINGTON          CAMDEN
ESSEX                GLOUCESTER          HUDSON
HUNTERDON            MERCER              MIDDLESEX
MONMOUTH             MORRIS              OCEAN
PASSAIC              SALEM               SOMERSET
SUSSEX               UNION               WARREN
$$

 

Quote

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 89
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
415 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2022

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 89 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

PAC011-017-025-029-045-077-089-091-095-101-010400-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0089.220331T2015Z-220401T0400Z/

PA
.    PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BERKS                BUCKS               CARBON
CHESTER              DELAWARE            LEHIGH
MONROE               MONTGOMERY          NORTHAMPTON
PHILADELPHIA
$$

 

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So far have 0.11" in the bucket from the earlier showers but looks like another batch may be incoming.  It's been overcast all morning and into the early afternoon but the sun is attempting to break out (and has made an appearance a few times within the past 15 minutes) as the temp has started to creep up a bit.  Had a low of 41 this morning and a brief high of 52 before dropping back to the current 51 with dp 42.

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8 minutes ago, RedSky said:

Never seen them that big and I did a ton of gardening. Must be from Asia. 

 

 

They are supposedly native to Europe and obviously hitched a ride here who knows how long ago, and are now just about everywhere in the continental U.S.

http://molluscs.at/gastropoda/terrestrial.html?/gastropoda/terrestrial/limacidae.html

http://molluscs.at/gastropoda/terrestrial.html?/gastropoda/terrestrial/limax.html

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2 hours ago, BBasile said:

Getting some pea sized hail right now.  Knocking all the flowers off of the trees.  A few mild gusts, but not much else.  

Tree flowers can't catch a break this spring. Although the white Magnolia here has made a decent comeback from the string of 20s (lows) last week, somehow. The regular Magnolia on the other hand is all brown with dead flowers. Last time that happened there were a few blooms in July, lol.

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22 hours ago, Hurricane Agnes said:

Getting a rain shower here at the moment but so far no hail.  I know I had some pea-sized hail here last year for the first time in years but it seems to have become less common here in the city.

Yesterday, just after 4 PM, I was bombarded by an intense hailstorm.  I was driving north from Princeton NJ, on Route 27.  Noisy banging on my windshield, at least pea sized hail.  Some lightning, but did not hear thunder.  

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Yesterday felt like late fall around here, since it was cold and blustery and the trees are all still bare, and today feels like more of the same only not as breezy. One of my neighbors was out doing yard work in a winter jacket and knit hat; it just seemed incongruous to me. My own lawn is starting to have patches of mowable grass, so next weekend I guess it'll be my turn (especially if all of this supposed rain in the forecast comes our way).

Currently overcast and 50°F. Enjoying this while it lasts. I have several large outdoor projects in the queue for late spring and summer (building a deck, rebuilding and staining my fence, and the yearly mulch refreshing to name a few). I am definitely not looking forward to the sweaty season.

 

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