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Looks like the STJ really becomes active as we head into May with the rapidly developing El Niño.

If you could somehow harness the energy spent by triggered folks responding to your posts about the AC and dews, you could power the whole Tolland massif (except for when lines are downed in storms).

I don’t think we are going to have to wait for the spring barrier to end with this one. It has already tipped its hand, just like 1982, 1997 and 2015 did by this time. The big ones all do. IMO this one is headed to super and very likely to be an east-based/EP event

No doubt. But it was a phenomenal week around here. Even today bright and sunny this morning and was able to run in shorts and short sleeves . Not looking forward to Monday run in winter gear

What were the highs the last few days down there? Whenever I look I see low 50s from BOS to GHG.

Recent rise in Nino 3.4 SST is similar in timing and magnitude to last 3 super ninos. Chart below shows 1982, 1997 and 2015 along with this year.

Will be weeks and weeks before you need it again

Sheet drizzle here. At least my grass seed is happy.

Jeremiah Jackson > Jackson Holliday

Nice to finally be able to turn off the AC after 4 straight days

Unless he turns into fungalstein again

Aside from a day here or there warmth is gone. At least it’s anti-stein so he’ll be happy.

45.2° FG It’s thicc out there

+ASS

46F/fog

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.