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Latest guidance suggests we may get a break from the workweek heat by the weekend via a back door front sinking south from NE. It looks like the front will stall somewhere over the region so it will probably be on the cloudy/wet side and still humid, at least for Saturday. GFS suggesting Sunday might be a decent day with the High over the Northeast pressing southward. Has temps in the low 80s and dews in the low 60s, and pretty much precip free.

Been using this ever since the NWS decided to make theirs shiit.

Maryland is extremely diverse in its beauty. Where were you exactly?

0.80" in the bucket today so far. Over 8" for the month.

Quick downpour- picked up 0.24". More behind it though. I can hear the thunder. I was really enjoying the light to moderate rain every few days and nothing excessive over the last month. That ended Friday with 4". Tropical jungle now with skeeters and no air movement. Disgusting.

Radar looks "interesting" for here. Please miss.

GFS looks putrid through the end of the month.

2016-17 and 2017-18 were pretty good for eastern areas. Median to average snowfall, and above avg snowfall both years I believe for the immediate MA coast. One was a weak Nina I think.

I know you have been paying close attention the last several winters. We manage to suck at snow regardless of ENSO state or strength. But historically, above all, root for a -AO. That gives the best chance for colder/snowier for DC area. Didn't quite work out last winter- other stuff can overwhelm, and it may not be the indicator it once was going forward. But we just cant know yet.

3.9" here today. Hopefully I can get back to missing/catching the edge of storms over the next few days.

Way too much, too fast. 3.9" The new parking pad needs a little work lol. This is why you don't try and do it all in one day. The 'sinkholes' are where the biggest trees were, and the stumps were more substantial. Enough of a void there with the dry soil and those areas got saturated and settled. At least this exposed the weak areas in one fell swoop rather than it taking until November.

I am happy with it. Just a few spots will need to be fixed up. The contractor will take care of it in the next few days.

Some spots in the new parking area have settled where tree stumps were removed, and will need some repair. Not surprising given how powdery dry the soil was. Probably would have been better to compact the crushed concrete and let things settle a a week or so before putting the stone down. Getting a tropical deluge the day after was probably a worse case scenario lol.

Right at 2" when I left the house. Hopefully not much more falls.

Man I hope that second area slides to my NW. Looks like some training setting up. Don't need 4" of rain. Up to 1.2" now. Booming thunder.

Haven't seen this kind of rain here in a while. Tropical deluge. 0.75" in 10 mins.

Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 609 AM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021 DEZ002-MDZ015-019-020-201045- Kent DE-Queen Anne`s MD-Talbot MD-Caroline MD- 609 AM EDT Fri Aug 20 2021 ...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Kent, northeastern Talbot, eastern Queen Anne`s and central Caroline Counties through 645 AM EDT... At 609 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Queen Anne, or 9 miles southeast of Centerville, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Easton, Denton, Greensboro, Oakland, Ridgely, Goldsboro, Queen Anne, Starr, Skipton, Jumptown, Matthews, Wye Mills, Griffin, Cordova, Carville, Hope, Hillsboro and Barclay.

Absolutely pouring here now. Got some thunder too. Guess I will wait to leave for work.

It is going to be pretty gross for awhile longer.

Now I need to make a walkway up to the front steps. The other side of the house with the stone walkway(to the old parking area) will get a patio and some nice trees/landscaping off the deck.

WPC looks kinda meh. Maybe an inch. Heavier stuff south of here.

Other than the area I have been watering where I have new grass coming up, soil is very dry here. Nothing significant since last weekend. Could use a good soaking, but not a tropical deluge where much of it runs off.

Flood Watch National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 322 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021 DEZ002-003-MDZ012-015-019-020-200730- /O.NEW.KPHI.FF.A.0007.210820T0600Z-210820T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Kent-Inland Sussex-Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline- Including the cities of Georgetown, Denton, Chestertown, Centreville, Easton, and Dover 322 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for portions of Delaware...and northeast Maryland...including the following areas...in Delaware...Inland Sussex and Kent. In northeast Maryland...Caroline, Kent MD, Queen Annes, and Talbot. * From 2 AM EDT Friday through Friday afternoon. * An approaching upper level disturbace will cause multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms to develop tonight into Friday morning. Widespread 1 to 3 inches of rainfall will be possible with localized higher totals. This could result in flash flooding.