RedSky Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 PJM interconnection serving 65 million customers potential failure by 5pm Covers pretty much the entire northeast.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albedoman Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 8 minutes ago, RedSky said: Got blitzed with a drenching from that rogue shower through northern Bucks. I am the rain. add that to your 13 inches of rain for the month. Zilco here and parts of my area are still in a PADEP drought watch as the media reported. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 1 minute ago, Albedoman said: add that to your 13 inches of rain for the month. Zilco here and parts of my area are still in a PADEP drought watch as the media reported. 14" Now 14.20" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolHandMike Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 43 minutes ago, RedSky said: Aleet Alert! Emergency declared for PA regional power grid on the verge of failure Where? Link to an article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 1 minute ago, CoolHandMike said: Where? Link to an article? Youtuber from Pittsburgh making the claim unfortunately I can find no electric company links on this so far hopefully the juice keeps flowing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albedoman Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 3 minutes ago, CoolHandMike said: Where? Link to an article? https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/pjm-interconnection-heat-alerts-us-power Basically it is a warning to the generators(suppliers) in the PJM electrical system to be online as demand will peak by Saturday evening. They maybe fined if they are not online. Key- everyone needs to reduce their energy needs. Weekend should help as many people will be involved in outdoor activities. Media blowing it oout of proportion. I worked with PJM in Lower Providence and Milford Township facilities. Their grid system is unbelievable and they are located in concrete harden bunkers literally 50- 100 ft underground with giant computer screens controlling every power switching station . They are the guys that saved PA from the 20013 NE blackout from hitting our area. https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/pjm-interconnection-heat-alerts-us-power https://insidelines.pjm.com/fifteen-years-since-northeast-blackout-reliability-remains-top-pjm-priority/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolHandMike Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Ok, so, we were all under some pretty ambitious storm warnings this evening, but it's looking increasingly unlikely anything's going to fire off tonight in our region. This weather is nuts. Seems like we won't have enough instability to puncture the cap despite temps in the mid 80's and dewpoints in the mid 70's. PWATs have got to be through the roof. I will say that my perception of storm potential has changed significantly since our basement nearly flooded two weeks ago. I still have standing water in my dry sump well, something which we've never had in the nearly three years we've lived here. Before we received over 11" of rain in three days, I was all about the storms, but now... I'm actually less inclined to pine for, nor lament the scarcity of heavy rain. Classic case of being careful what you wish for, I guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Grid made it through woohoo Still tomorrow will be the biggest power draw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 High for the day was 95 here. Currrent temp 89/DP 76/RH 68% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 2 hours ago, CoolHandMike said: Ok, so, we were all under some pretty ambitious storm warnings this evening, but it's looking increasingly unlikely anything's going to fire off tonight in our region. This weather is nuts. Seems like we won't have enough instability to puncture the cap despite temps in the mid 80's and dewpoints in the mid 70's. PWATs have got to be through the roof. I will say that my perception of storm potential has changed significantly since our basement nearly flooded two weeks ago. I still have standing water in my dry sump well, something which we've never had in the nearly three years we've lived here. Before we received over 11" of rain in three days, I was all about the storms, but now... I'm actually less inclined to pine for, nor lament the scarcity of heavy rain. Classic case of being careful what you wish for, I guess. Is your rain barrel near your sump? Where does the overflow go (from the barrel)? Probably not an issue, but just to rule it out. Or maybe your soaker hoses are really putting out, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 80F/DP 73F/Critters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolHandMike Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 54 minutes ago, KamuSnow said: Is your rain barrel near your sump? Where does the overflow go (from the barrel)? Probably not an issue, but just to rule it out. Or maybe your soaker hoses are really putting out, lol. Good question. The rain barrels have a bypass that diverts runoff into the existing drain that runs to the curb/storm drain, so overflow isn't a concern. I do remain slightly concerned about the soaker hoses though, which is why we're reducing them to half-hour run times instead of a full hour. That said, we've barely run them and the water table is still just really high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 High for the day yesterday was 95 here. Picked up 0.16" of rain in a quick storm around 12:30 am Current temp 76/DP 75/RH 98% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Most spots were well into the 80's yesterday for high temps with even some 90's in lower spots of the county. Today it appears almost all of us...will reach the low to mid-90's. Now, my location here in East Nantmeal has failed to actually surpass the 90 degree mark for more than 2 years! The last time I recorded a over 90 degree temperature was way back on June 30, 2021. That said I do have a poorly sited roof thermometer that has hit the 90 degree mark 2 times this year....but that roof top location inflates the readings. Correct placement of a thermometer is 4.5 to 6 feet above the ground and in a grassy location. It looks like showers tomorrow night will end this brief heat spell with yet another below normal stretch of weather days ahead starting Sunday through much of the upcoming week. Records for today: High 101 (1941) / Low 50 (1946) / Rain 3.47" (1914) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 86F/DP 73F Sun, may hit 90F by noon-1pm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Current temp 89/DP 72/RH 58% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Birds~69 said: 86F/DP 73F Sun, may hit 90F by noon-1pm... Before noon... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 ^Beginning of August looks good...below normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Hit 90 just before noon after bottoming out at 76 this morning. Had already hit 91 just before 12:30 pm, briefly dropped back down to 90, but am back to a mostly sunny 91 and an awful dp of 75, with a few small scattered cumulus clouds just starting to form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Current temp 94/DP 72/RH 50% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolHandMike Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 It's still 94°F at 6pm. I want to grill some steaks but maybe if I just leave them on a pan on the back deck they'll cook themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 And to quote Birds - Stuff. Don't know if that will survive the trip but we'll see. I made it up to 94 as a high today and here it is 6:30 pm and still 91, with dp 77. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolHandMike Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Hurricane Agnes said: And to quote Birds - Stuff. Don't know if that will survive the trip but we'll see. I made it up to 94 as a high today and here it is 6:30 pm and still 91, with dp 77. My parents down in SW Chester County are about to get socked. We had a pretty decent outflow boundary gust push through here just now, and we might get some drizzle out of it. But the atmosphere is so juicy that I can't help but think it will hold together for a while at least. Lots of lightning, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolHandMike Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Nasty looking couplet east of Bel Air (ignore the purple relative velocity glitch): 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 13 minutes ago, CoolHandMike said: Nasty looking couplet east of Bel Air (ignore the purple relative velocity glitch): Got a severe tstorm warning here, don't know if it will hold together. Plenty of thunder and lightning off to the west at the moment. Hoping at least for a little (momentary) cooling off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBasile Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Hoping this keeps producing lightning. I'm at a concert in Camden and have a great view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolHandMike Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Parents already have .65" in SW Chester Co. Mom says the lights are flickering. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Thunder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Decent amount of lightning over the lightning bugs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 Getting some lightning and thunder, 84F/DP 72F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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