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SnowenOutThere

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  1. Thanks guys! Makes sense why they issued a flood watch then. Though, I do wonder if there was merit for a flash flood watch as I still think its a distinct type of flooding.
  2. I hope they set the record on so called “climate change” straight at the Great American Fair with an exhibit on the REAL science of underwater volcanoes!
  3. I suppose I'm confused why it isn't a flash flood warning. A flood warning to me implies that the ground is saturated and a soaking rain/training storms will push already heighted rivers over the edge. Flash floods were more so thunderstorms overwhelming the ability of runoff to keep up. Even then, the CAMs seem somewhat unimpressive (or at least the NAM & HRRR)? I don't disagree that flooding could happen, I took a good look at the mesoscale analysis page and I understand we got the precipitable water content, good moisture transport, and a stalled boundary with pressure falling but a flood watch catches me off guard. I suppose we'll have to see if anything kicks off soon, though I'm not sure what would make something occur along the boundary in say an hour vs nothing happening all day.
  4. Genuinely questioned if the flood watch was a misinput. Can someone smarter explain why we have one till 10pm? @vortex95 @Eskimo Joe
  5. Went into DC on a rainy day adventure to see the tidal basin. DC really does the imperial city vibes well in the rain.
  6. I chose to take a rain swim, then head into DC for my activities. Got to see the reflection pool in person… lots of national guard people.
  7. No visible rotation from my vantage point. Massive downdraft/microburst visible though.
  8. Looks like the hooks reformed over GMU. Saw two bolts from the blue hit right over there
  9. It’s combined with the cell that popped up over 66 (I was driving west to get the culpeper cell) and it was nasty. Some of the heaviest rainfall you can get. The gust front is hitting me from the cell complex. I’m at the Herndon metro garage if anyone is interested in where my reports are from. They have a 6 story roof.
  10. Debating if I want to drive out on a local chase. Would set up east of Culpepper.
  11. I’m sorta feeling today. At the bare minimum we’re over 1000 SCAPE right now so I think we will at least get some storms this evening.
  12. Shear looks better than forecasted last night. Surface winds are nearly due south instead of the more westerly direction shown by the models.
  13. 3k NAM looked better too. Though severe wise the hodographs look less impressive than this morning. Generally the surface winds are more westerly instead of southern on the latest runs so you don’t get the same amount of directional shear
  14. It mixes tomorrow into the upper 50s for dewpoints, NAM stays in the mid to upper 60s.
  15. Its the RRFS but man those are some nasty updraft helicity tracks. Most I've seen for this area on any model.
  16. Beautiful sunset! NAM sounding expertly shows the distribution of the mid/high level clouds needed to make this sunset work
  17. Hyped to coach a rain practice today, I always loved them when I swam outside.
  18. Went on a morning hike of Harper’s Ferry MD side. Beautiful, got there at 6:30am and avoided the crowds.
  19. Hell of a Tornado outbreak looks to be occurring in PA. 7 active warnings right now
  20. Stormy, sometimes you really need to realize you’re not the expert in the room. The SPC/drought monitor people/WPC all are smarter than you in their subject matter. So much ignorance of people about how much skill it takes to be an expert in a field. It’s a plague onto our society. From vaccine “skeptics” who believe they know better, to election deniers “who know the truth, to you sitting here spouting the same rhetoric. Listen more, post less.
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