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Pop up thundershower - Alexandria/Mount Vernon

Thinking another QLCS tornado threat this far east is best case scenario.

At long last, we finally have a NESIS rating. Category-4 and #5 all time (this is skewed since the methodology was changed around 2010)

Yeah it's not going to be doom and gloom 100% of the time. We'll have our mix of pleasant days and crap day, it's just the crap days may win out. So, we just take the pleasant days we can and hope they happen on the weekend. For the most part its just going to be a bit on the cool side, but with climatological maxes slowly creeping up, even the "cool days" with respect to climo won't be too bad.

Not a drop . Charlie Steiner

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We can hope high pressure wins out over SE canada-it would be cool but at least we could get some sun.

NAMS are a soaker here too bad it's a weekend yet again

Unfortunately, this crap pattern is probably going to persist at least through the first few weeks of May. These types of patterns aren't ones that tend to break down quickly either.

Better that we can refresh the water table and have it be nasty vs just nasty drizzle that does nothing but ruin a day (or here often multiple days).

Unfortunately not looking so hot possibly through the first half of the month

April 24 1854: It feels like summertime at Ft. Snelling with temperatures in the 80s. ^Note: Record high is 84 in 1962. So would be a top 5 event at the least.^ For Friday, April 24, 2026 1899 - Two women and one son lived to tell the story of being picked up by a tornado and carried more than a fourth of a mile, flying far above the church steeples, before being gently set down again. The young boy and one of the ladies said they had the pleasure of flying alongside a horse. The horse "kicked and struggled" as it flew high above, and was set down unharmed about a mile away. (The Weather Channel) 1908 - Severe thunderstorms spawned eighteen tornadoes over across the Central Gulf Coast States claiming the lives of 310 persons. The state of Mississippi was hardest hit. A tornado near Hattiesburg MS killed 143 persons and caused more than half a million dollars damage. Four violent tornadoes accounted for 279 of the 310 deaths. The deadliest of the four tornadoes swelled to a width of 2.5 miles as it passed near Amite LA. The tornado also leveled most of Purvis MS. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the Middle Atlantic Coast Region. Up to seven inches of rain drenched Virginia in three days. Morgantown WV received 4.27 inches in 24 hours, and flooding was reported in south central West Virginia. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Low pressure produced high winds and severe thunderstorms in the Southern Plains Region. Strong thunderstorm winds destroyed two mobile homes at Whitt TX injuring two persons. Winds associated with the low pressure system gusted to 70 mph at Guadalupe Pass TX. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Twenty cities in the central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Russell KS was the hot spot in the nation with a reading of 101 degrees. Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather from Colorado to Wisconsin. Hail four and a half inches in diameter was reported at Sargeant NE. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Southern High Plains to north central Kansas. Thunderstorms spawned ten tornadoes, including one which injured four persons and caused 1.5 million dollars damage at Shattuck OK. Thunderstorms also produced softball size hail at Wheeler TX, wind gusts to 85 mph southwest of Arnett OK, and 13.45 inches of rain near Caldwell TX, which resulted in the worst flooding in recent memory for that area. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 2010 - An EF-4 tornado up to 1.75 miles wide travels 149.25 miles through Mississippi, the widest and fourth longest path in Mississippi history. It left behind major destruction to businesses, churches and homes, four fatalities in Yazoo City and ten fatalities across the state. From the notes at Ft Snelling: Rapid early April warm-up: 76 F at 1500 on 5 April. Warm late April: afternoon readings of 85 F and 86 F at 1500 on 19, 20 April, respectively. St. Paul newspaper [26 April] noted that "during the past ten days, the weather has resembled that of June...the thermometer ranging from 75 to 90 degrees in the shade...". Note: The 85 reading would have stood as the record until 1985 when the temp reached 87. On the 20th, the 86 reading would still be standing as the record as the current record is 83 in 1980. The 90 degree reading(s) would have been the earliest 90 reading for many decades. Currently that record is 91 in 2002 on 4/15 followed by 95 on 4/21/1980, 90 on 4/22/1980, and 91 on 4/25/1962. 91 on 4/30/1934 was the first official 90+ reading in the MSP record for April. More than likely April 1854 would be a record, or near record warm April as there were some warmer days in the 70's earlier in the month as well.

Always seems the highest totals get pushed NE. WPC not as bullish as Mount Holly. Mount Holly AFD states .50 to 1 inch.

Looks like Steinbrenner NE of HFD-GON or so

Possibly just dry air for you. I expect we'll get at least little bit of precip down here. Good for the weeds.

Still think we are looking at >1.00 - 1.50 inches mainly from Saturday pm and Wed/Thu

Records: Highs: EWR: 87 (2001) NYC: 87 (2001) LGA: 87 (2001) JFK: 79 (2008) Lows: EWR: 36 (1967) NYC: 31 (1930) LGA: 36 (1971) JFK: 34 (1967) Historical: 1880: Several tornadoes affected parts of central and southwest Illinois. One tornado of F4 intensity touched down near Jerseyville and killed one person along the 18-mile path. Another F4 tornado passed just north of Carlinville and lifted near Atwater, destroying 50 buildings. Six people died in Christian County by an F5 tornado, which tracked from 9 miles southwest of Taylorville to near Sharpsburg. 1899 - Two women and one son lived to tell the story of being picked up by a tornado and carried more than a fourth of a mile, flying far above the church steeples, before being gently set down again. The young boy and one of the ladies said they had the pleasure of flying alongside a horse. The horse "kicked and struggled" as it flew high above, and was set down unharmed about a mile away. (The Weather Channel) 1908 - Severe thunderstorms spawned eighteen tornadoes over across the Central Gulf Coast States claiming the lives of 310 persons. The state of Mississippi was hardest hit. A tornado near Hattiesburg MS killed 143 persons and caused more than half a million dollars damage. Four violent tornadoes accounted for 279 of the 310 deaths. The deadliest of the four tornadoes swelled to a width of 2.5 miles as it passed near Amite LA. The tornado also leveled most of Purvis MS. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the Middle Atlantic Coast Region. Up to seven inches of rain drenched Virginia in three days. Morgantown WV received 4.27 inches in 24 hours, and flooding was reported in south central West Virginia. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Low pressure produced high winds and severe thunderstorms in the Southern Plains Region. Strong thunderstorm winds destroyed two mobile homes at Whitt TX injuring two persons. Winds associated with the low pressure system gusted to 70 mph at Guadalupe Pass TX. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Twenty cities in the central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Russell KS was the hot spot in the nation with a reading of 101 degrees. Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather from Colorado to Wisconsin. Hail four and a half inches in diameter was reported at Sargeant NE. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from the Southern High Plains to north central Kansas. Thunderstorms spawned ten tornadoes, including one which injured four persons and caused 1.5 million dollars damage at Shattuck OK. Thunderstorms also produced softball size hail at Wheeler TX, wind gusts to 85 mph southwest of Arnett OK, and 13.45 inches of rain near Caldwell TX, which resulted in the worst flooding in recent memory for that area. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 2003: The temperature soared to a maximum of 70 degrees in Juneau, Alaska. This is the earliest record of 70-degree reading to occur in Juneau. 2010 - An EF-4 tornado up to 1.75 miles wide travels 149.25 miles through Mississippi, the widest and fourth longest path in Mississippi history. It left behind major destruction to businesses, churches and homes, four fatalities in Yazoo City and ten fatalities across the state, 2010: April Tornado Outbreak- During a significant severe weather outbreak across the South on April 22-25, 142 tornadoes raked the region, including 77 on April 24 alone. Ten died from the long-track tornado that swept across Mississippi on April 24. A long-lived twister left a trail of destruction extending over 149 miles from Louisiana through Mississippi, resulting in 10 deaths and 75 injuries. This EF4 storm, which grew to a width of 1.75 miles, sported the fourth longest track in Mississippi history. This storm destroyed part of Yazoo City, Mississippi. The Swiss Reinsurance Company estimated insured damages with this outbreak at $1.58 billion. Click HERE for more information from the NWS Office in Jackson, Mississippi.

I know this wasn't directed at me, but, yes. Haven't had cable or any subscription TV service for over a decade. Don't listen to any radio stations either. Ad-free YouTube music, physical dvds/blu-rays for movies/shows. Cancelled amazon prime because they started showing ads. Fuck all that noise.

67 / 31 partly cloudy with isolated showers around in LI and EPA. After yesterdays mid - upper 70s, todays mid - upper 60s will be the warmest for the next week or so. Cool / raw / rain weekend Sat into sun - onshore flow. After a brief reprise on Monday, similar setup Tue - Wed into Thu onshore /raw cool and rain. Trough into the east through May 5. Beyond there moderation / warmer.

Hoping this is the last day I have to report my monthly total of 0.01”

All dry air . None of that reaches ground. NE extent always overdone .

Summer? Like 80s that is Summer. You conflate

2.29" of rain from shwrs/stms yesterday evening thru the night. Flood adv out for NE MN.

On the bright side...the grass seed I put down two weeks ago to fix parts of the lawn by the street that got really beaten up by the town mounding snow mixed with excess road salt has filled in great. I did have to keep it sprinkled daily but it was great weather for it to get a good start. Putting down some fertilizer later today to get soaked in by the rain. I would rather the rain and big chill didn't happen over the weekend but what can we do. A good weekend to all. Make the best of it.

Pattern is not anything close to summer. Looks like meh.