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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #175 on: May 18, 2018, 10:04:43 AM »
Just the 4 Cherry county.

When I lived in the county east of me before the historic flood in our region (Clay), I was the only report in the whole county. There are about 8 dedicated reporters in the county that I live in now (despite my I.D. being 27). I felt like my report in the county with no reports was pretty neat - I really hope more folks invest in giving CoCoRaHS a shot. It's a fun hobby and pretty inexpensive and does a lot of good both locally and for study purposes.
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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #176 on: May 19, 2018, 04:29:46 PM »
I am the only CoCoRaHS observer in this county, despite the #6 designation. The others haven't been active for several years. County is about 900 sq. miles. I wish there were more observers.

Great news!  3.19" in 24 hrs, 2.69" of that in less than 4 hrs last night. Beautiful. No hail, no strong winds. My CoCoRaHS total was among the highest, but agrees with the Co-op station in town 6 miles away. Most of this area of the state got at least some needed rainfall, but we won the lottery.

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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #177 on: May 19, 2018, 05:39:55 PM »
Very nice soaker for you guys.
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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #178 on: May 20, 2018, 07:08:41 AM »
Speaking of rain, 6 days in a row down here. It's amazing how when the rainy season starts, it really starts.
Also models picking up on a tropical disturbance for this coming Friday. Shear parameters are a bit high at this point for significant development but tropical storm conditions are possible.
Placement at this point is either the east coast, west coast, or right up the spine of Florida.
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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #179 on: May 20, 2018, 08:17:32 AM »
Also models picking up on a tropical disturbance for this coming Friday. Shear parameters are a bit high at this point for significant development but tropical storm conditions are possible.

I think it is supposed to be an above average season, hopefully that doesn't pan out for you and everyone down there on the coastline.

It had been bone dry here in WV, but we finally got a good frog choker for a little bit yesterday evening with 0.36" in about 15 minutes. Folks along the Dan and Appomattox rivers further east in Virginia are seeing some serious flooding issues as a result of the same system.
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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #180 on: May 20, 2018, 09:07:57 AM »
We went from a month of cold and wet to a week or more of hot and dry to hot and wet over the last few days.

I have no idea what to expect from this Summer.


For temperatures,
January was below normal
February was above normal
March was below normal (barely)
April was well below normal
Unless something changes, May will be well above normal.
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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #181 on: May 20, 2018, 09:21:51 AM »
We went from a month of cold and wet to a week or more of hot and dry to hot and wet over the last few days.

I have no idea what to expect from this Summer.


For temperatures,
January was below normal
February was above normal
March was below normal (barely)
April was well below normal
Unless something changes, May will be well above normal.

Very similar for me as well. April was in our top 10 coldest months and we are on pace to be about 5th warmest for May.
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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #182 on: May 20, 2018, 09:45:24 AM »
Here upper plains below normal temps on year -3.6°F, rain above normal 1". All months this year have been below normal temps exception is May which is incomplete on data.
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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #183 on: May 21, 2018, 08:26:27 PM »
6.72 inches of rain this morning in about 4 hours.
That puts me at 10.77 for May. Average is about 3.85.
Will definitely add to that total this week and especially this weekend when some kind of tropical disturbance is supposed to come this way. 
Was almost #1 in the country in Cocorahs but someone in Texas had 7.05. :-(
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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #184 on: May 22, 2018, 03:11:07 AM »
6.72 inches of rain this morning in about 4 hours.
That puts me at 10.77 for May. Average is about 3.85.
Will definitely add to that total this week and especially this weekend when some kind of tropical disturbance is supposed to come this way. 
Was almost #1 in the country in Cocorahs but someone in Texas had 7.05. :-(

 :shock: :shock: Did you experience any flooding? That kind of total would wreck my town.
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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #185 on: May 22, 2018, 06:05:30 AM »
6.72 inches of rain this morning in about 4 hours.
That puts me at 10.77 for May. Average is about 3.85.
Will definitely add to that total this week and especially this weekend when some kind of tropical disturbance is supposed to come this way. 
Was almost #1 in the country in Cocorahs but someone in Texas had 7.05. :-(

Impressive especially for such a short time period.
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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #186 on: May 22, 2018, 07:49:52 AM »
6.72 inches of rain this morning in about 4 hours.
That puts me at 10.77 for May. Average is about 3.85.
Will definitely add to that total this week and especially this weekend when some kind of tropical disturbance is supposed to come this way. 
Was almost #1 in the country in Cocorahs but someone in Texas had 7.05. :-(

Impressive especially for such a short time period.

That's an average radar return of 49 decibels over the four hours.  :shock:
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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #187 on: May 22, 2018, 05:02:16 PM »
6.72 inches of rain this morning in about 4 hours.
That puts me at 10.77 for May. Average is about 3.85.
Will definitely add to that total this week and especially this weekend when some kind of tropical disturbance is supposed to come this way. 
Was almost #1 in the country in Cocorahs but someone in Texas had 7.05. :-(

 :shock: :shock: Did you experience any flooding? That kind of total would wreck my town.
No flooding at all Joseph. The soil is all sand.
Anywhere else that's a major flash flood.
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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #188 on: May 22, 2018, 05:21:53 PM »
And with that, we're at 83 days without rain and triple digits look very doable at this point. If it doesn't rain before the monsoon sets up, and that's very likely as this is our driest time of year here, we'll break the all time record of 114 days.

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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #189 on: May 22, 2018, 07:22:45 PM »
Been a few times recently where I look at radar, see no echoes, go outside to do something and it starts pouring.  When I come back in to look at radar to see how I missed it, I can see that the storm developed right over me.  One scan has no echoes, the very next two or three show the sudden pop-up to yellows.



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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #190 on: May 22, 2018, 07:42:56 PM »
Been a few times recently where I look at radar, see no echoes, go outside to do something and it starts pouring.  When I come back in to look at radar to see how I missed it, I can see that the storm developed right over me.  One scan has no echoes, the very next two or three show the sudden pop-up to yellows.
Pulse storm. They are the most common type here during monsoon.

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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #191 on: May 23, 2018, 04:57:01 AM »
Been a few times recently where I look at radar, see no echoes, go outside to do something and it starts pouring.  When I come back in to look at radar to see how I missed it, I can see that the storm developed right over me.  One scan has no echoes, the very next two or three show the sudden pop-up to yellows.

Had that very instance take place yesterday evening - it has caused some flash flooding in some areas close by to me. I picked up about 2/3" of rain in about 20 minutes from one.
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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #192 on: May 24, 2018, 11:21:12 PM »
Funnel cloud today from cemetery. Not my photo there is also a video.
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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #193 on: May 25, 2018, 08:29:14 AM »
Total, unequivocal flip.  Only a few days in April were near or above 'normal'.  So far, every day in May has been above 'normal.  Hoping for less of the same for June.


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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #194 on: May 25, 2018, 09:05:49 AM »
Warm May here too not record but above normal couple degrees, wet also...Summer temps are kicking in this Memorial weekend 90's.
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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #195 on: May 26, 2018, 03:37:15 PM »
Unfortunately sub-tropical Alberto will be going to my west. Man, it could have been a great weekend. AFD even mentions the possibility of a dry slot moving up from the south that would limit rain chances.
Dam, so close. :-( 
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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #196 on: May 26, 2018, 05:23:26 PM »
The warm, the Sun, the rain maketh the grass grow fast.  The gas prices maketh the pocket empty fast.


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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #197 on: May 27, 2018, 08:33:59 PM »
Lots of statements tonight for only 30% chance.
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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #198 on: May 27, 2018, 09:51:50 PM »
Subtropical storm Alberto is headed for my area. Apparently about 3-4" is forecast. Gonna be a wet period coming up.
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Re: Spring/Summer '18
« Reply #199 on: May 28, 2018, 04:47:09 PM »
high of 101.7 today.   Low was -13.3 on Jan 1.
So a 115 degree difference in 6 months.


Six weeks ago-the lakes were covered in ice and we had 20 inches of snow.


Storms moving in from the south. up I-35.



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