E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2025 Obs/Discussion

[LVLion77]

The Philly region has been doing much better than the Lehigh Valley with rain. I only got 0.18 this am, and the airport, a bit further north, only got a few hundredths of an inch. The northern LV in general has seen very little rain, even earlier in the week.

[JTA66]

First time this year I went to bed with a window open. Heard the thunder approaching from a distance, always love that sound in the middle of the night. First time this year I had to get out of bed to close said window.

About .65" so far, 62F.

[ChescoWx]

Some storm totals with the frontal passage overnight across the area. Atglen 1.10" /KMQS 0.67"/ Chester Springs 0.35" / East Nantmeal 0.54" / Glenmoore 0.43"/ Warwick Twp. 0.54"/ Devault 0.32"/ Kennett Square 0.88"/ West Chester 0.76". Behind the front, today will be almost 10 degrees cooler than yesterday and another 10 degrees cooler this morning. By tomorrow we will be a few degrees below normal with high temperatures in the low to mid 50's. Shower chances ramp up again toward tomorrow morning and again by Sunday PM. We turn much colder to well below normal temperatures through much of next week with below freezing mornings Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning.

[LVblizzard]

Slept like a baby last night, didn’t wake up once. The storms must have missed the Lehigh Valley.

[RedSky]

59 minutes ago, LVblizzard said:

Slept like a baby last night, didn’t wake up once. The storms must have missed the Lehigh Valley.

Half awake I did the five count thing and several strikes were 1.25-1.50 miles away.

.40"

2.90" on the week

 

[RedSky]

66F with sun

Last spring feeling day for a long time

 

 

[Birds~69]

2 hours ago, RedSky said:

Half awake I did the five count thing and several strikes were 1.25-1.50 miles away.

.40"

2.90" on the week

 

Thought of Poltergeist immediately and so did this guy who says he has a better method (30 X 30) on counting distance. Not sure if it's accurate? (Saw Poltergeist in the theater, 1982, Village Mall, Horsham   )

 

[RedSky]

1 hour ago, Birds~69 said:

Thought of Poltergeist immediately and so did this guy who says he has a better method (30 X 30) on counting distance. Not sure if it's accurate? (Saw Poltergeist in the theater, 1982, Village Mall, Horsham   )

 

Yeah I knew what thunder was from what flashes this isn't amateur hour

[Birds~69]

1 hour ago, RedSky said:

Yeah I knew what thunder was from what flashes this isn't amateur hour

Call me old, I think I would have screwed it up. Lightning was flashing quite a bit... at least around here. 

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[Kevin Reilly]

On 4/3/2025 at 4:06 PM, Birds~69 said:

76F/DP 64F

Somewhat muggy. Hopefully something develops and takes the roof off the house or blows the trash cans into another state... 

Funny you said this because that’s exactly what happened here in Media at 4:45 am this morning. 

[snowwors2]

On 4/3/2025 at 4:06 PM, Birds~69 said:

…Hopefully something develops and takes the roof off the house or blows the trash cans into another state... 

You’re scaring me now‼️…

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/04/25 Downburst Event...

...Media/Nether Providence Township Downburst...

Estimated Peak Wind:    95-105 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.66 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1800 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/04/2025
Start Time:             04:48 AM EDT
Start Location:         Media / Delaware County / PA
Start Lat/Lon:          39.9135 / -75.3827

End Date:               04/04/2025
End Time:               04:48 AM EDT
End Location:           1 ENE Media / Delaware County / PA
End Lat/Lon:            39.9194 / -75.3729

Survey Summary:
A strong downburst of winds from a severe thunderstorm produced
significant damage early Friday morning. The most significant
damage occurred in the borough of Media and Nether Providence
Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. 

In Media, the most concentrated damage occurred to the northeast 
of downtown between east State and 4th Streets. Several trees were
snapped at their trunks or uprooted. A building at the corner of 
Jasper and Monroe Streets lost a significant amount of its roof 
covering. The damage in this area was unidirectional with downed 
trees and roof coverings pushed to the northeast. In Nether 
Providence Township, the most significant damage occurred between 
Providence Road and I-476, south of East Baltimore Pike. Several 
more trees were uprooted and snapped in this area, falling 
unidirectional towards the east-southeast. Additional sporadic 
tree damage was noted between the two concentrated areas of 
damage. 

The overall diverging, unidirectional pattern of the damage is 
consistent with a downburst event. The damage to multiple roofs as
well as snapping of trees along their trunks leads to an 
estimated maximum wind speed of 95-105 mph.

The National Weather Service would like to thank Delaware County 
Emergency Management and Mr. Lou Ruh for their valuable assistance
with this damage survey, along with residents who reported these 
impacts.
 

[Hurricane Agnes]

Before round 2 comes through, I did pick up 0.41" from the thunder-boomers this morning.  Had a low of 61 so far this evening and made it up to 71 for a non-diurnal high just after midnight.  Currently 62 with dp 41.

[Birds~69]

No injuries or fatalities...all in good fun. That peak wind was impressive, 95-105mph. Surprised there hasn't been more damage/fires from lightning because the last two events were light shows galore. Continuous strikes...

[KamuSnow]

2 hours ago, Kevin Reilly said:

Funny you said this because that’s exactly what happened here in Media at 4:45 am this morning. 

I slept through it (in my defense I'm working through hopefully the end of a flu, lol). Didn't get the wind here so much, but we did get another 0.92" of rain. Also lost power briefly, apparently.