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So it would seem.  Warm up next week.  After that, I am fine with spring like temps.  I am not a March and April snow fan and if we cannot get it in January, thinking the days of us getting it in late March and early April are also behind us, at least in my lifetime and in our current climate trajectory.

Tough enough to clean blinds without shitting them, but yeah, I know the joke from the main thread.

Hoping for some thunderstorms this year, those too, seem to be a thing of the past, at least in the volume we used to get around here.

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A few pics taken in the last 10 mins. This is the Newtown area of Williamsburg, 2 miles SW of W&M campus.  Looking at the radar, I'm guessing 4" is probably within reason before this is over.

EverythingisEverything
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Still going strong in Va. Beach

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Just measured 10 inches,still pouring down. Thinking we will end up with 12-13 inches 

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5 hours ago, Conway7305 said:

Anyone see P25 on Euro Ensembles for March 3rd. HECS….book it…. lol

5 hours ago, AlexD1990 said:

March '58 for Hampton Roads to Delmarva...lol....if only..

4 hours ago, AlexD1990 said:

here you go

 

3 hours ago, Stormpc said:

I'm fringed! Ha! Wouldn't that be something? What is that, 4 ft for the Eastern shore? 

Of course 18Z GEFS took it away, but I looked at the charts for the 12z run and p25 dropped the following totals in VA, MD and NC.

Virginia

Wallops Island: 50"

West Point: 43"

Williamsburg: 40"

Newport News: 40"

Hampton: 40"

Tappahanock: 39"

Accomack: 35"

Wakefield: 32"

Petersburg: 30"

Chesapeake: 28"

Suffolk: 28"

Richmond: 25"

Hanover: 25"

Chesterfield: 25"

Norfolk: 22"

Franklin: 22"

Virginia Beach: 22"

Maryland

Salisbury: 53"

Cambridge: 41"

Lexington Park: 37"

Ocean City: 30"

Ridgely: 25"

Easton: 25"

Clinton: 25"

North Carolina

Edenton: 24"

Ahoskie: 22"

Elizabeth City: 10"

Currituck: 10"

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March looks to be active with chances lining up one after the next. All rain but some severe possible.  We have a plethora of cold fronts, gulf storms coming up and Atlantic systems backing in to look forward to. At least it won't be boring.  Unless it's another long range fake but I doubt it. Models do well forcasting rain events way out in the future.

Some potential for graupel or hail for a few of us today.  Maybe some lightning as well. Who knows?

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3 hours ago, Stormpc said:

March looks to be active with chances lining up one after the next. All rain but some severe possible.  We have a plethora of cold fronts, gulf storms coming up and Atlantic systems backing in to look forward to. At least it won't be boring.  Unless it's another long range fake but I doubt it. Models do well forcasting rain events way out in the future.

Some potential for graupel or hail for a few of us today.  Maybe some lightning as well. Who knows?

Gonna be some real gusty winds tonight. I think we could definitely see some thunder / lightning. 

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Bump to discuss all this rain we're getting every other day. I love this morning's setup. Has been on many of the models for the last 7 days. Tight compact system crawling up the coast from the Atlantic.  Had about 1.6in Friday/Saturday and looking at another 2-4 over next 7 days. Pretty widespread to cover most of our forum as well. Maybe some storms Wednesday? Something to keep an eye on. At least it's not boring

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44 minutes ago, Stormpc said:

2.24 storm total. About 4 inches since late Friday.  Puddles in yard. Pool full. Another 1-2 overnight into Wednesday with possible storms. Soaked! Been here 6 years, don't remember a late winter early spring this wet. 

Legit question from outside your sub....have noticed when driving to OBX or through the SC low country on way to beaches, that standing water seems to stand a lot longer than some places. Is that true, or just anecdotal observation on my part! We're considering Myrtle Beach as a final retirement landing spot, and I've also noticed during extended stays that they have frequent runoff and standing water issues...which I would expect right on the coast.

Here in NoVA, and like you -- when we get more rain in a short amount of time, I'll get a temporary "stream" through my backyard for runoff. I have one this morning that will likely subside by late afternoon, and return again tomorrow afternoon when the rain will fire up once more. The stream is rare...but it IS telling in how much extra rain we've received in the past week.

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4 minutes ago, vastateofmind said:

Legit question from outside your sub....have noticed when driving to OBX or through the SC low country on way to beaches, that standing water seems to stand a lot longer than some places. Is that true, or just anecdotal observation on my part! We're considering Myrtle Beach as a final retirement landing spot, and I've also noticed during extended stays that they have frequent runoff and standing water issues...which I would expect right on the coast.

Here in NoVA, and like you -- when we get more rain in a short amount of time, I'll get a temporary "stream" through my backyard for runoff. I have one this morning that will likely subside by late afternoon, and return again tomorrow afternoon when the rain will fire up once more. The stream is rare...but it IS telling in how much extra rain we've received in the past week.

I can only speak for my area in Currituck/Dare and surrounding counties along the Albemarle and Currituck sounds. The standing water in the ditches along the highways throughout the coastal areas seem to never dry out because they are tidal in nature. Little tributaries and streams fill those basins and they are usually never dry no matter how long it doesn't rain. Yes they do dry up a little bit but it's never empty. Times of heavy rain they certainly fill up more so. Also these places are low-lying and just a few feet above sea level. When they dug my pool and got down to about 4 ft deep they had to continuously pump water out during the process because it would fill. But I'm only about 5 ft above sea level and 700 ft from the sound. Otherwise the soils drain pretty well actually. It's definitely not something I'm accustomed to so I'm still learning after 6 years. You would think the area along the coast would flood more but it doesn't. Yes we get standing water but we never seem to flood. There are a few communities that were poorly designed near Moyock NC and lower areas of Hampton Roads that do flood but it's mainly because of poor planning and design. Great question though.

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21 hours ago, JB Fins said:

Good luck on the retirement landing search @vastateofmind keep us posted as I am just a few years out from doing the same.  Emerald Isle would be first choice but looking along the coast, depending on where kids permanently land.

Will do! Interesting that you mention Emerald Isle -- we've had several recommendations from Myrtle Beach locals while visiting there in recent years, to definitely check that out for retirement. In fact, one of our favorite Airbnb "landlords" of several properties we rent in MB, lives in Emerald Isle and has encouraged us several times to look there, too.

And ahhh, yes, where the kids land...we gave up that up as consideration factor a couple years ago, as our two, mid-late 20s sons have ranged from GA to TX to AZ to the PacNW over the past decade. We'll settle for US living within an hour of an efficient airport.  :D 

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Emerald Isle is nice. Beautiful spot. Closest airport is Wilmington and that's almost 2 hours. Not terrible. Kind of tucked away in that location. Very rural. Can't do much worse for retirement. I'm not of retirement age and needed to be closer to a metropolitan area so I chose Currituck which still keeps me in the greater Hampton Roads area for work. Need about five more years before full retirement for me. Not sure I want to go any further south but if I did it would be in that area down through Wilmington and as far south as Ocean Isle. The yard maintenance is what is the driving factor. I have a half an acre which is plenty for a middle aged, beat up guy. I have robot mowers that work great but still it's a lot of maintenance otherwise. Might want to move to a place where I don't have to do anything outside. But then you're dealing with people on top of you and I'm not sure I can do that either. Lots of think about. Never crosses your mind when you're in your 20s or 30s. At least not for me. 

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