Rtd208 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 High for the day was 90 here. Current temp 75/DP 61/RH 64% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Had heard on KYW that Mt. Holly had confirmed a tornado down in Delaware. Was categorized as an EF1 - Quote 000 NOUS41 KPHI 102126 PNSPHI DEZ001>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055- 060>062-070-071-101>106-110930- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 526 PM EDT Mon Jul 10 2023 ...NWS Damage Survey for the July 9th, 2023 Tornado Event... .Middletown DE... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.19 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 07/09/2023 Start Time: 04:49 PM EDT Start Location: 4 NE Middletown / New Castle County / DE Start Lat/Lon: 39.5035/ -75.6689 End Date: 07/09/2023 End Time: 04:51 PM EDT End Location: 5 NE Middletown / New Castle County / DE End Lat/Lon: 39.5132 / -75.6513 Survey Summary: An EF-1 tornado began about 4 miles northeast of Middletown, DE just north of DE Route 896 (Boyds Corner Road) in a field just west of North Bayberry Parkway. Prior to the tornado development, some notable rear flank downdraft straight line wind damage occurred in the Bayberry South neighborhood. Several homes along South Bayberry Parkway, Puccini Lane, Chopin Drive, and Ravel Lane sustained primarily minor cosmetic damage to soffit and gutters. Some singles and siding were blown off as well. One home on Chopin Drive had a very small section of roof blown off. The rear flank downdraft winds continued northeast crossing DE Route 896 where a few small signs were blown over, including damage to the Bayberry North neighborhood sign. A single family house and detached garage near the intersection of North Bayberry Parkway and DE Route 896 sustained some cosmetic damage. Additionally, several trees sustained varying degrees of damage on and immediately surrounding this property. No additional straight line winds were found beyond this property. The tornadic circulation began about 200 yards northwest of the aforementioned property where several small to medium sized softwood trees were damaged or uprooted, falling in a convergent pattern, along North Bayberry Parkway. The tornado continued northeast where it caused some minor damage to a small park playground and pavilion. The tornado moved northeast through a field and across a pond, then impacted one home along Plato Place. This home sustained some cosmetic damage and a fence was blown down. The tornado then continued into a tree line where some trees were uprooted, then emerging into a residential area along Milford Drive. This is where the tornadic circulation reached its maximum width of about 200 yards. Additional trees were uprooted or snapped along the western loop of Milford Drive and a few homes sustained some minor cosmetic damage. The tornado continued northeast toward the western loop of Milford Drive where it strengthened. A tree line of cedar trees had most trees uprooted. One home's detached garage had a garage door blown inward and an exterior wall pushed outward, but not completely collapsed. The home itself had several singles and shutters blown off. Another home had a back deck porch roof completely blown off and destroyed. A hot tub was blown off of its supports and flipped over and much of the patio furniture was blown dozens of yards away. Another detached garage at another residence sustained some minor cosmetic damage as well. The tornado continued along Ethel Court where primarily tree damage occurred, including another row of cedar trees that were blown down. The tornado continued northeast along Bullen Drive, turning slightly left as the circulation began to occlude. Numerous small trees sustained varying degrees of damage just north of the Asbury Loop intersection. Several residences along Bullen Drive were impacted from near the intersections of South Red Fox Circle and North Red Fox Circle, particularly on the eastern side where the most significant damage was noted. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted in this area. One home had a large chimney blown off, landing in the backyard. Another home had a large section of attic wall blown off along with roofing material blown off. The most significant damage from the tornado occurred to a home where the entire attached garage roof was blown off into the front yard. This home also had an upstairs window blown out and the northeast facing upstairs exterior wall was pushed outward, but not completely collapsed. The home northeast had nearly an entire side of the house stripped of siding. A home across the street had a portion of its porch roof lifted and another had 3 windows blown out along with other cosmetic damage. The tornado then moved north-northeast crossing Angelo Court where two homes sustained minor cosmetic damage and had a few small trees uprooted. The tornado then dissipated as it reached Hyatts Corner Road. No known injuries or fatalities occurred from this tornado. The survey team found additional wind damage farther northeast of where the tornadic circulation dissipated. A semi-truck was blown over on DE Route 1 southbound just downstream. Some corn was blown down in a field east of US Route 13, but there was no supporting evidence of a tornadic circulation in this area. Additional sporadic tree damage and some minor cosmetic damage to homes was found in residential areas along and off of Port Penn Road, including along Sugar Pine Drive and Dutch Neck Road. Some additional blown down corn was found in some fields farther along Dutch Neck Road. This damage was determined to be the result of straight line winds. The National Weather Service would like to thank New Castle County Emergency Management and Mr. Lou Ruh for providing assistance with this survey. && EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph EF5...Violent...>200 mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ Staarmann As an obs, I bottomed out at 67 earlier this morning and it's on its way up, with it currently mostly sunny and 73 with dp 66. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 It looks like a couple slightly above normal temp days are on tap for the area over the next couple of days. However, 90 degree plus temps look to yet again miss most of Chester County. Later tomorrow the weather looks to get a bit unsettled again with a good chance of showers and t-storms by Thursday night and chances continue through much of the upcoming weekend. Records for today: High 99 (1936) / Low 45 (1898) / Rain 2.09" (2009) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Current temp 91/DP 65/RH 44% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albedoman Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 well, here it comes- first closing because of high Bacterial counts in our area from the first flush of these intense downpours like I said a few days ago. More will be coming: https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2023/07/beltzville-lake-closes-to-swimming-following-high-bacterial-counts.html By the way, another major sinkhole a mile from my house https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/sinkhole-opens-behind-home-in-macungie/article_820c630c-1ff2-11ee-9973-47ea2197cdce.html#tncms-source=More-from-newsroom-(right-column) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 87F/DP 62F Super pumped about Beyonce coming to Philly, Big fan! Hope weather works out.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Reilly Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Friend in Cape Coral Florida says they are reporting significant Saharan Dust?? How can there be Saharan Dust when the across the Atlantic has been predominately west to east for weeks? I have been looking at the Water Vapor Maps for weeks going back to June. Perhaps it is not Saharan Dust but rather smoke from the Wildfires in Canada? Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 https://www.myfoxhurricane.com/saharan_dust_car.html. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Kevin Reilly said: Friend in Cape Coral Florida says they are reporting significant Saharan Dust?? How can there be Saharan Dust when the across the Atlantic has been predominately west to east for weeks? I have been looking at the Water Vapor Maps for weeks going back to June. Perhaps it is not Saharan Dust but rather smoke from the Wildfires in Canada? Thoughts? Has seen the data and the science and can confirm it's Saharan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtenfan Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 1 hour ago, RedSky said: Has seen the data and the science and can confirm it's Saharan. I flew to Phila out of Fort Lauderdale today. On ascent the Sahara dust was very apparent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albedoman Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 High for the day yesterday was 91 here. Current temp 71/DP 62/RH 76% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 13 hours ago, Kevin Reilly said: Friend in Cape Coral Florida says they are reporting significant Saharan Dust?? How can there be Saharan Dust when the across the Atlantic has been predominately west to east for weeks? I have been looking at the Water Vapor Maps for weeks going back to June. Perhaps it is not Saharan Dust but rather smoke from the Wildfires in Canada? Thoughts? It's an annual/seasonal thing. Some years are worse than others. There are various global air and water currents and you'll notice that outside of the "locally grown" tropical cyclones near North America along the central/southern Atlantic, the Caribbean, and GOM, much of the rest come right off the west coast of Africa and traverse from east to west over the open ocean, following along what is dubbed the "trade winds" (which also correspond with ocean currents gong in similar directions). https://scijinks.gov/trade-winds/ ETA - I once had a coworker who mentioned that at the U.S. military facility near Dakar, Senegal, those stationed there could often watch the Saharan "dust" moving overhead towards the ocean. As an obs, I didn't hit 90 yesterday (topped out at 88) and I think I have pretty much bottomed out at 68 this morning. I expect I will hit at least 90 today and am currently partly sunny and 70, with dp 65. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Yesterday was our 3rd straight slightly cooler than normal day...but temps the next 2 days should rise to above normal levels. We may even see a couple lower spots in the county hit 90 degrees. Some of the higher elevation spots have still yet to see a 90 degree day this summer. Philadelphia will today see their 7th such day. Rain chances increase by tomorrow night and at least a 50% chance of showers through much of the upcoming weekend. Records for today: High 96 (1936) / Low 48 (1945) / Rain 3.58" (2004) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 I was interviewed by The Daily Local News in West Chester regarding the recent storms see his article below from the Daily Local. https://www.dailylocal.com/2023/07/10/weekend-washout-sees-different-dump-of-drops-across-chester-county/?fbclid=IwAR2Zk8nJlYRTVp3aVFLP9n09uTzu9XhrauIxgPC5d4W1_ki85uF5euH-r4Q 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Current temp 94/DP 63/RH 37% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 High for the day was 94 here. Current temp 80/DP 67/RH 65% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwell03 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Sheesh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 88F/DP 73F/Sunny Uggghhh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 12 hours ago, Maxwell03 said: Sheesh Yeah I have been hearing about the shore temps the past couple weeks and this is really early for those temps. Usually don't see that until August. I bottomed out at 71 this morning and so far have hit 93 for a high. The humidity is definitely up more today than yesterday, even with the mostly clear sky and few clouds here and there much of the day. It's currently clouding up a bit and 91 with dp 72. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Current temp 95/DP 71/RH 46% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 91F/ (Car read 93F, black car)/ DP 69F/Partly sunny/Nice breeze though My electric bill going will suck. If my old ass stays up late ...we'll be 70 days till Fall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Scranton getting slammed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newman Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 On 7/9/2023 at 3:28 PM, RedSky said: Where is Newman he looks like ground zero at the moment Just got home from a backpacking trip near Williamsport. Left on Sunday and the last text I got from my parents before losing phone service was "Rain won't let up, been pouring for hours". Can't believe I missed a historic flood in my area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Newman said: Just got home from a backpacking trip near Williamsport. Left on Sunday and the last text I got from my parents before losing phone service was "Rain won't let up, been pouring for hours". Can't believe I missed a historic flood in my area. That's just the way she goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Newman said: Just got home from a backpacking trip near Williamsport. Left on Sunday and the last text I got from my parents before losing phone service was "Rain won't let up, been pouring for hours". Can't believe I missed a historic flood in my area. Think 4-5" up that way....maybe I heard incorrectly...NBC10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Watching the lightning from the storm in the Poconos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Birds~69 said: Think 4-5" up that way....maybe I heard incorrectly...NBC10. PNS for Berks had one spotter report of 2.74" - Quote ...Pennsylvania... ...Berks County... West Lawn 6.69 in 1045 PM 07/09 360 Reading 5.35 in 1054 PM 07/09 259 Sinking Spring 4.95 in 1043 PM 07/09 456 1.8 W Bern Twp 4.41 in 1000 PM 07/09 350 Sinking Spring (Wilson W) 4.29 in 1055 PM 07/09 334 Reading 3.82 in 1045 PM 07/09 321 Hopewell 3.70 in 1043 PM 07/09 443 Reading 3.58 in 1050 PM 07/09 1115 Lenhartsville 2.99 in 1048 PM 07/09 583 Mertztown 2.90 in 1045 PM 07/09 501 Fleetwood 2.74 in 1045 PM 07/09 918 2.5 N Centerport 2.58 in 1000 PM 07/09 310 Oley 2.57 in 1030 PM 07/09 426 Boyertown 2.50 in 1050 PM 07/09 689 Harlem 2.02 in 1045 PM 07/09 866 Jefferson Twp 1.96 in 1054 PM 07/09 206 It all depended if you got stuck under a slow-moving cell that kept back-building. There was a chaser recorded the flooding there in towns near Fleetwood (Oley & Blandon, etc) - 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 High for the day was 96 here. Current temp 81/DP 74/RH 79% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 2 hours ago, RedSky said: Watching the lightning from the storm in the Poconos Everything exploding moving to our NE. Midnight 82F/DP 72F....great fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now