Jed33 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Ended up with about 1.5in from Friday night-today! Finally the extended dry spell has ended. 2.22in for the week. I know other areas have seen so much more, but it’s been crazy how hard it has been to get good rains in this part of the valley. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 More epic rain fall this evening. Quite a light show as well. No hail but some strong winds here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew70 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 2 hours ago, John1122 said: More epic rain fall this evening. Quite a light show as well. No hail but some strong winds here. It has been a show here with wind added in but no hail. Easily 2-3”. Has been lighting now for 5 hours constant. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Real heavy soaker moved over with some pretty good lightning and wind. Looks like some more upstream if it holds together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew70 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 It’s either feast or famine with these pop up storms. It’s going to take a tropical system of at least a couple days of rain to help with the drought conditions in west TN & creeping eastward. The heat coming this week is going to dry the ground out very quickly. What a long miserable hot summer it has been so far. Memphis knocking down 100+ days quickly while here in mid state were knocking down mid 90’s quickly. Dog days of summer usually are in august. Seems this whole summer has been dog days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 6 hours ago, Matthew70 said: It’s either feast or famine with these pop up storms. It’s going to take a tropical system of at least a couple days of rain to help with the drought conditions in west TN & creeping eastward. The heat coming this week is going to dry the ground out very quickly. What a long miserable hot summer it has been so far. Memphis knocking down 100+ days quickly while here in mid state were knocking down mid 90’s quickly. Dog days of summer usually are in august. Seems this whole summer has been dog days. La Nina summers are the worst. We have picked up some more rain during the past 2-3 weeks after an incredibly long spell without a drop. Even with all of the rain, it is still pretty easy to see how stressed the yards and plants have been prior. And yeah, what is coming for west TN is scorching hot it appears. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrgjeff Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 My yard gets tough love starting in July. About July 4 I declare my independence from watering, lol! Lawn was pretty tired before rain last week. Getting there again, but it should rain today. By now it's learned to root deep or suffer. Tough love wins in the long run. Also good to see some posts. Thought everyone died of heat stroke. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Second round of rain today, this one is extremely heavy with some strong winds. Nothing severe at all, barely any thunder. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Ended up losing some big limbs and one large tree with that one. I'd say we probably touched severe levels with the wind but it was brief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew70 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 10 hours ago, nrgjeff said: My yard gets tough love starting in July. About July 4 I declare my independence from watering, lol! Lawn was pretty tired before rain last week. Getting there again, but it should rain today. By now it's learned to root deep or suffer. Tough love wins in the long run. Also good to see some posts. Thought everyone died of heat stroke. With the coming days & weeks. Heat strokes could be very possible. I’m not looking forward o working outside in this heat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knoxtron Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Moved the family recently to Waldens Ridge north of Chattanooga with an elevation of 2100' Had some temps briefly dip below 70 in some of the storms this afternoon, glad to have a little reprieve from the heat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrgjeff Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 You will like it here. Waldens Ridge gets snow while we are stuck at 34 with cold rain in town. Sooo often! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 On 7/18/2022 at 10:24 AM, nrgjeff said: My yard gets tough love starting in July. About July 4 I declare my independence from watering, lol! Lawn was pretty tired before rain last week. Getting there again, but it should rain today. By now it's learned to root deep or suffer. Tough love wins in the long run. Also good to see some posts. Thought everyone died of heat stroke. LOL. The past couple of months must be what a wx forum in the desert looks like. It's hot and dry. I'll be back when it rains again............................................................................................. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Had another shower this afternoon. Mowing is becoming impossible. It's constantly wet and growing 3x normal speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Rainy streak continues. Absolute drencher rolling through right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowellVolz Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Got a monsoon this morning in Knoxville . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas Lang Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Anyone else been under this neverending cell in Anderson/Knox? Two hours and this little storm is still kicking. Already two inches of rain and a flood warning. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 25 minutes ago, Silas Lang said: Anyone else been under this neverending cell in Anderson/Knox? Two hours and this little storm is still kicking. Already two inches of rain and a flood warning. The lightning is crazy looking south and north from here. That cell appears to have 2-3 strikes per second. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas Lang Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 11 minutes ago, John1122 said: The lightning is crazy looking south and north from here. That cell appears to have 2-3 strikes per second. Yeah, it has been nonstop flashbulbs. Coming up on 3 inches of water. Real impressive storm. My yard is a lake. And it looks like there is a stout line coming in behind it. You should be seeing that soon. What is the cause of this? The flow? Like the opposite of a rain shadow or something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 11 minutes ago, Silas Lang said: Yeah, it has been nonstop flashbulbs. Coming up on 3 inches of water. Real impressive storm. My yard is a lake. And it looks like there is a stout line coming in behind it. You should be seeing that soon. What is the cause of this? The flow? Like the opposite of a rain shadow or something. Rain has started here from another development in advance of the line, but I think you guys will really get even worse tonight as this line in Kentucky drifts down. Looks like it's going to really gel over your area and you may get another couple inches. The storm you've been under was a bonus storm basically. These storms are a result of a front and upper low well to our north. They are moving really slow and with these dew points and precipatable water values around 2 inches, you are seeing the result. I won't be shocked if you end up with 4-6 inches of rain by morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 This line means business. Super heavy rain, big time wind. Most of Campbell County is without power now and is flooding. If this hits the areas already flooded from earlier, it will be catastrophic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Another wave hitting, wind currently stronger than when we lost trees and limbs with the storm Monday. Rain is probably 3in per hour right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Many reports of rock slides, mud slides and roads washed away this morning. Currently on hour 4 of heavy rain/storms. House shaking thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1122 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Between yesterday morning through current I've now gotten over 4 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. Looks like parts of Anderson and Knox that got the 2-3 hour drencher are well over 7 inches in the last 24 hours. Heavy rain still rolling here and even heavier for those areas. It's hard to imagine louder thunder. It's rattling windows and shaking my insides. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowellVolz Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Anyone else been under this neverending cell in Anderson/Knox? Two hours and this little storm is still kicking. Already two inches of rain and a flood warning. My mom was under that cell. She lives in Powell at Emory Rd and Clinton Hwy. The doppler radar est” they have been giving is several inches light. Her rain gauge had 8” in it. 5-6” came from that cell in around 2 hours. She lives on the side of a hill so no worries of flooding but just down the road there were several water rescues. She hasn’t had power since 9pm. I was on the edge of it and the lightning was incredible. . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowellVolz Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 This is on campus. They got around 5-6” . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knoxtron Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Random question, any ideas what these biological returns on radar may be? The larger donut return near Dayton appears centered of the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge. I've noticed these returns nearly every morning for a few weeks. First thought was bats, but leaving in the AM wouldn't make sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 Wonder if that might be fog? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowellVolz Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Random question, any ideas what these biological returns on radar may be? The larger donut return near Dayton appears centered of the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge. I've noticed these returns nearly every morning for a few weeks. First thought was bats, but leaving in the AM wouldn't make sense Those are birds taking off. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowellVolz Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Also this was a couple of roads over from my moms house. The tree damage was substantial. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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