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I am dreading the return of the heat for next week but enjoying the nice days while they last.

15 hours ago, GaWx said:

One year ago: do Atlanta area, other N GA, and W Carolina peeps remember what happened? It was quite an unusual event and a pretty big deal!

Edit: Answer: Earthquake on 5/10/25 that shook from ATL area to E TN/W Carolinas 

@suzook

On 5/10/24 this happened:

15 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said:

While it certainly won’t be the rain we were hoping for the cool steady rain is making for quite a pleasant morning here. It pushed just far enough west for Raleigh and the farm in Louisburg to get into the rain shield 

and it has actually pushed a little more west to keep us in it.

2 hours ago, NorthHillsWx said:

If today’s system was in winter the cliff diving would be epic like epic epic 

isn't that the truth. Of course nothing will ever come close to the pain of that dry slot. 

1 hour ago, NorthHillsWx said:

Solid lightning show here

It was for sure 

What i observed in Raleigh last night as we actually got a thunderstorm for once this spring:

1 hour ago, suzook said:

I mean eventually it will rain, but every time we get within a few days the rain disappears. So the drought and fires will continue to worse. This spring is a big pile of dogshit. Enough already.

Yeah usually I am posting several shelf cloud shots by now or even a few wall clouds but not this year. Maybe a I need to chase dust devils.

33 minutes ago, bckhd2 said:

Extreme Drought % (SE Region):

VA - 1.86%

NC - 38.11%

SC - 39.63%

AL - 46.29%

GA - 71.04%

FL - 76.65%

Wildfires growing in South Georgia; 30,000 acres burned in Clinch and Echols counties near the GA/FL state line, another one with 5,000 acres burned in Brantley County west of Brunswick. Smoke and haze being reported as far north as the Atlanta metro area. The governor's office has declared a state of emergency and issued a burn ban for counties in south and central GA.

Yep it is bad throughout the Southeast. 

 I would not be surprised to see some exceptional drought areas appear down by CLT soon and the extreme areas will likely grow this week.

A quick trace here lol

2 minutes ago, marsman said:

This is gonna just miss me. Dang 

It is moving so fast nobody is going to see more than a few hundredths out of it.

Just now, NorthHillsWx said:

Speaking of dust bowl did anyone see the video of the dust devil at the wake forest youth baseball game yesterday?

I did. Definitely a solid tube.

5 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said:

That band of showers hit the dust bowl of central NC and legit evaporated 

Ouch it sure did. 

It is way too early for this shit. 

A few showers skirted just north of Raleigh this morning. 

51 minutes ago, wncsnow said:

I'm still in believe it when I see it mode with regards to a pattern change. I'm still seeing signs of too much NW flow. 

I definitely worry about getting this pattern in July. We will be 110F LOL.

Sunset in Dix Park in Raleigh:

This week is going to be brutal for sure. It is painful to see so many 90's F in the forecast this early ugh.

3 hours ago, wncsnow said:

Super Nino is not ideal for snow lovers but if you can get just enough cold to go with the hyperactive STJ you can get massive snows like Jan 22, 2016. 

In Wake County you need a miracle no matter the setup.

15 hours ago, GaWx said:

Exciting day for space enthusiasts tomorrow!

Live updates: Will Artemis II launch tomorrow? Florida's weather outlook and mission status updates

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You may get a glimpse of it down there if you get a clear view to the S and SE. 

12 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said:

12z GFS is under 1” total rainfall for almost the entire state of NC and most of SC and almost all that comes from a FROPA in about a week. Not good. Mountain areas do look to have semi consistent afternoon storms though that could help but there just aren’t any large scale storms to help region wide 

This is giving me 2007 worries. 

I have a feeling we will start to see that extreme drought cover more real estate in the next few weeks and some exceptional areas pop up.

It isn't just us. Much of the West is in real trouble with all time record low snowpack.

My concern for you all is the snowpack being at all time record lows in many spots across the West and what that will mean for water supply and fires.