Heavy rain discussion and obs, end of April/beginning of May 2014

[IsentropicLift]

Appears to be headed for a new record

 

[ChescoWx]

As of 430pm

East Nantmeal Township

Chester County PA

Storm total so far 4.38"

3.86" since midnight

Most local road are flooded out the normal 10 minute drive to pick up my daughter took 30 as 2 roads are closed due to rising water

Currently Heavy Rain

Temp 47.6

[BucksCO_PA]

Neshaminy Creek forecast crest bumped to 11.7', just about major flooding, with that wall of water rolling through metro Philly now a crest over 12' wouldn't be suprising

[Voyager]

Only 2.08" here and not much downstream to add to our totals. Winter, summer, spring, or fall, it seems as if southeast PA is the place to be for heavy or anomolous precipitation events.

[NortheastPAWx]

Only 2.08" here and not much downstream to add to our totals. Winter, summer, spring, or fall, it seems as if southeast PA is the place to be for heavy or anomolous precipitation events.

You think that's bad? Try KAVP...only 0.80"

[famartin]

3.11" in Ewing as of 5:10PM

[RedSky]

Singing in the rain here with 3.5"

 

46F

[Plokoon111]

Wow what a drive home, thank goodness for a waterproof bookbag that had my laptop in it. Roads were rivers.

[RedSky]

Looks like a brief lull in SEPA before the final surge. Still wondering if that will train over the same area or head more east.

[JCT777]

I don't have a rain gauge, but it's been ridiculous today in the Spring Mount, PA area.  There is a lake in my backyard the likes of which I have not seen in my 12 years living here.  My wife has been trying to get home from the Harleysville area for the past 75 minutes (normally a 15 to maybe 20 minute drive) and the road/creek flooding has detoured her at least 6 times.

[famartin]

I don't have a rain gauge,

They're pretty cheap, buy one.

http://www.weatheryourway.com/cocorahs/store.html

[Harbourton]

This is almost as bad as Irene - many rods flooded.

[RedSky]

I don't have a rain gauge, but it's been ridiculous today in the Spring Mount, PA area.  There is a lake in my backyard the likes of which I have not seen in my 12 years living here.  My wife has been trying to get home from the Harleysville area for the past 75 minutes (normally a 15 to maybe 20 minute drive) and the road/creek flooding has detoured her at least 6 times.

Shades of floyd and april 2007, especially if the last part hits us with 2" more

[Rtd208]

Closest reporting station, 3.11" of rain so far for the day, plenty more to come.

[RedSky]

My sister just told me about the 12" she drove through from park creek on limekiln pike

[chubbs]

This next round has more thunder along with heavy rain. Over 5" now..

[Quakertown needs snow]

3.9"

 

 

[Voyager]

You think that's bad? Try KAVP...only 0.80"

 

That doesn't surprise me one bit...

[Voyager]

Looks like a brief lull in SEPA before the final surge. Still wondering if that will train over the same area or head more east.

 

Looking at CURRENT radar movement, it looks like it may be heading more west up toward my area...if it holds together.

[Quakertown needs snow]

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[Voyager]

That accumulated rainfall map is extremely accurate. I have (as I type) 2.25" in the gauge for the event.

[KamuSnow]

That accumulated rainfall map is extremely accurate. I have (as I type) 2.25" in the gauge for the event.

 

Same here, about 5" so far, lots of small stream flooding. Hearing thunder out to the west right now. Temp is rising slowly, up to 53F.

Pretty healthy looking radar returns to the west and southwest.

[iceman56]

4.42" so far in NW Chesco and llooks like a couple inches more just now moving in with pretty steady thunder/lightning.

 

Stream well over the banks with about a foot and a half in the yard.   I guess these storms are leading the warm front?

[PAPPG]

3.42"

Creeks/streams around here are highest in a long time.

[JCT777]

They're pretty cheap, buy one.

http://www.weatheryourway.com/cocorahs/store.html

 

Perhaps I will.

 

That radar looks ominous, considering the amount of rain that's already fallen in my area (QTown's map looks about right with ~5" of rain so far in Spring Mount, PA).

[PAPPG]

Perhaps I will.

 

That radar looks ominous, considering the amount of rain that's already fallen in my area (QTown's map looks about right with ~5" of rain so far in Spring Mount, PA).

I agree. After driving around and now looking at radar-looks scary!

[chubbs]

Big Elk Creek and little stream behind our house

 

 

 

[Blizzard-on-GFS]

Radar exploding over southern PA. Looks like some areas will pick up another inch or two. Wow. Crazy event.

[Treckasec]

Insane banding has been going around her. 3.31 inches of rain as of 7:55 PM. Looks like even more. Even had lightning here. I think my profile image is inaccurate. Might be a repeat of last years spring/summer.

[Quakertown needs snow]

4.08"

go flyers!