stemwinder

5 minutes ago, wdrag said:

ALL 12z/1 ensembles have about 2.5" of qpf here next 16 days.   We'll see if that is overdone but at least its qpf.

 

Whatever else happens, we can use the qpf.

Had some thunder up here just a few minutes ago. 

Was going to post the same.  Maybe we heard the same one.  Bring it on, Rain.

I'm on the edge of the NYC area, and got 3.35" in this afternoon, by my rain gauge on my deck.  Raining again now.  Gonna be a wet week for sure.

Got 3.35" on my little deck this afternoon.  So far, but it has stopped for now.  Juicy looking radar upstream, so we all get wet eventually, I think.

18 hours ago, The Iceman said:

Finally got hit flush for once, 1.5” of liquid gold. Best thunderstorm of the year by far. Nothing severe but great light show and a good soaking. 

Same here over by Princeton.  Line was robust enough to hold together, and well over an inch has fallen.  Still raining lightly.  Only a few claps of thunder.  The trees can drink again.

3 hours ago, stemwinder said:

Cicada bee I probably won't see, but I'm always happy to hear the first katydids, maybe 2-3 weeks from now.  When they start yakking, it will be music to my ears, telling me that this hot summer is at least at its midpoint.  Their raspy sound is actually soothing to me.  

Of all things, I definitely heard a ***katydid*** tonight, when I was walking outside.  To me, it's way ahead of schedule, but I may be misremembering things.  A sure sign of a warm summer.  Thing was yakking furiously, as it does on warm nights. 

10 minutes ago, JerseyWx said:

Yeah it's been mighty quiet in the cicada department.  Heard my first one last week.  Definitely  a solid reminder it's summer.

Of all things, I definitely heard a katydid tonight.  To me, it's way ahead of schedule, but I may be misremembering things.  A sure sign of a warm summer.  Thing was yakking furiously, as it does on warm nights.

7 hours ago, JTA66 said:

Still need to check off cicada bees and katydids.

86F/DP 78F

Cicada bee I probably won't see, but I'm always happy to hear the first katydids, maybe 2-3 weeks from now.  When they start yakking, it will be music to my ears, telling me that this hot summer is at least at its midpoint.  Their raspy sound is actually soothing to me.  

Heard a Summer Cicada buzzing today.  First time this year, as if we needed a reminder that it is high Summer.  

Overlooking the D&R Canal - Heard a Summer Cicada buzzing.  First time this year, as if we needed a reminder that it is high Summer.  

50 minutes ago, Rjay said:

0.02"

I know the feeling.  Nada here this afternoon, in the Princeton NJ area.  Just some thunder and wind.  Had 0.2" early this AM.  Late sun is out now.

2 minutes ago, winterwarlock said:

unbelievable not sure that big storm in northern somerset will get to me.....there is some crazy dry hole for the past month here that has shunted every big storm away

Looks as though Central NJ north of Trenton is getting shorted.  This happens frequently enough to be a fit subject for study.  

Here in the Princeton Junction area, picked up .49", and am happy with that, since we were shorted badly on previous occasions.  

Been thundering here too.  Not a good day for picnics, for sure.

Just now, stemwinder said:

Yep.  Been wondering why no thread.  But here it is.  Snow - all of 2.1"  of it.  

Thanks wdrag

1 hour ago, Nibor said:

This is the one. The one that ends the one inch drought. 

Yep.  Been wondering why no thread.  But here it is.  Snow - all of 2.1"  of it.  

Big flakes now.  The pancakes of doom. More snow than all of last winter, so I'm happy.

Big flakes now.  The pancakes of doom.

2.2" for the event so far.  Nearly continuous rain/drizzle - never heavy for long - haven't seen such a long duration event since I moved back East in 2003.  Was in Seattle in an El Nino year - 1998? it reminds me of that event.  

2.2" for the event so far.

Sorry to continue OT here, but this idea comes to mind:

https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/californias-salton-sea-may-be-staving-earthquakes-it-disappears

Flooding or refilling the Salton Sea may trigger a San Andreas Fault earthquake.  Not something to wish for.

PS:  I reposted this in the OT section.  Sorry I don't know how to move it with my old browser software.

About the same amount here, around 3 or 4 AM.  Just over an inch.

37 minutes ago, Allsnow said:

Yup. .95 overnight with some loud thunder. Grass is very green 

Got the same here.  Just over an inch, with an occasional loud clap of thunder.  

7 hours ago, Rtd208 said:

Pretty good storm overnight.

That storm grazed me, passing to the north.  Radar clearly showed it rotating counterclockwise. It was full of lightning, as noted by others.  Am not a big fan of 3AM storms with all of that CG lightning and thunder, but they have been rare of late, so enjoy them, if you are so inclined.