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The record number of days through April 30th is 14 set in 1976. 2025 and 2026 are tied in second place with 12. Today 2026 will move into second place by itself.

Maybe I can finally get a birthday snowstorm.

Aaahhh, spring is back, upper 40s and drizzle.

Seattle had a good thunderstorm a few days ago with hail and even a waterspout! But nothing in Portland besides a tiny bit of hail. The weather here has been preternaturally boring over pretty much the entire past year.

2.15” of rain here. Sugar and Pecatonia Rivers out of their banks in Southern Wisconsin. Lots of warnings and flooded basements.

Fair response. I have a friend there and he claimed the sirens activated first before any warning was issued, then again after the threat had passed and he sent me video of the fact in real time. But I appreciate your first hand account, he’s not a weather weenie. I made a post in the banter thread about the automated system being used and how it’s working. Appreciate your genuine experience with it. I’m not trying to shit on the new system just wanting to get legit first hand experiences which you did so thank you.

Long range on the models are showing wetter and cooler conditions to end April into early May. Quite possible the heat returns when blocking breaks down.

Long range on the models are showing wetter and cooler conditions to end April into early May.

I’m in Libertyville. The sirens went off three times and are now fully automated with no human involvement. The first was when the severe thunderstorm warning was issued (this is new that the sirens blare for severe thunderstorm warnings). The second was when the first tornado warning was issued. Emergency alerts went off on our phones and tablets at that time. The third was either a separate tornado warning where the polygon included Libertyville, or an update. I was busy with my kids so I wasn’t quite sure. No emergency alert that time. Either way, the threat had not passed looking at radar, even though all we really saw on the ground was wicked lightning, basically no wind, and buckets of rain… although the skies didn’t open up until after the three sirens, the warnings had expired, and the threat had passed. The sirens also went off for the severe thunderstorm warning Tuesday evening. So that makes four sirens this week. People have been talking about it and have opinions. It’s not a perfect system at all.

I think a period of heat returns to our region during the third of fourth week of May, leaning towards the third week. WX/PT

55 right now

Saw some lowering as a rotation signature moved to my northwest. Then the gust front hit with 50-55 mph winds. Lots of good CG lightning.

Wow, it's like a whole different world up there. Nice vid. Finished with 0.78" rain for the day here. That brings April up to a healthy 6.68", and 7.09" since March 31st.

Sadly the rains were meager if even that for the midstate. The winds were some of the most intense I’ve experienced. I was driving home from seeing my daughter at college. My wife was scared at how bad it got. It does appear the drought is taking hold & usually dominates the wx when they do take hold.

Tornado Warning!

1896? Wow. Well done? RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 0834 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT ATLANTA... A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES WAS SET AT ATLANTA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 89 DEGREES SET IN 1896.

Yeah I don’t mean to be sounding critical and this isn’t really on the spc, the warning was justified. This is more on my city specifically. I get it, tornado warning is issued so they sound the alarm. But then 90min (not an exaggeration) elapsed and they never sounded them again. Meanwhile Libertyville’s automated alarm system kept going off well after the threat had passed.

Here we got them for such a long period because DeKalb was right on the border of two different polygons separated by some time and the mixed E and NE motion of the squall line made them challenging to draw.

Ours went off 90 min ahead of time then never went off again when it finally hit, and there was definitely radar indicated rotation when it did arrive. Plus it was the 4th day in a row our sirens have gone off way too early. Being right next to the lake we are always at the tail end of these warnings. The general public has to be so irritated at this point. I get they want to give as much warning time as possible but 90min and then not sounding them again when the threat is imminent is not ideal.

We got tornado sirens for about an hour here because of the orientation and timing of the warnings. No real wind here but great summer like squall line light show even into the cold pool.

Watching the line come in on the screened in porch. Lovely breeze and a chorus of crickets, frogs & rolling thunder. S tier entertainment.

My son captured this lightning strike from his front door.

Don't see many Jumbo Shrimp lines like this one has been in April. July maybe but few in April. Pretty impressive.