Mount Joy Snowman

I actually have read a study on that (can't recall by whom or when) and indeed there is evidence that cities receive more prcip from convective elements than their surrounding locations, for precisely the reason you stated. The difference was not huge, perhaps something on the order of 5-10% more, but it was statistically significant. So your instincts were correct! This does not include yesterday but seems they are doing well....

Man was that lightning something, just nonstop and we had one strike right overhead that shook the house. The baby and the dog didn't care for that one haha. Well you doubled me up yet again, and by the way, for that same period since last Thursday and living just six miles to your east, I've received a grand total of 1.67", wow. #SummertimeConvection

Aaaahhhh okay now that I view it on google's street view I do recall that place. Where we turn off for my buddy's cabin is a couple miles past there in Watrous, head down Elk Run Road through the Marshlands and deep into the hinterlands from there.

Thank you Blizz haha. Sleep was decent but rain was only meh. I only caught the edge of that MCS and added around another quarter inch to my total from yesterday, bringing me to .55" for the day. I bet The Maytown Man did much better, as the heart of the complex seemed to pass more over him, and well, he just always does better than me ha. What did you end up with up there?

Yeah if I didn’t know any better I’d say that’s an MCS rolling through the area. Non stop lightning making it hard to sleep here during the witching hour. Should have some nice totals in the gauge come morning.

Yeah they definitely did better up there and towards Manheim. Of course the real show was down by Quarryville.

Not me, I’m right there with ya at around a quarter inch.

Yes very small, population of 298 at the 2010 census.

What a crazy day August 31, 2018 was, with many in the Mount Joy area seeing 8-10" in just a couple hours. I was in Mount Joy shopping and had gotten out of town just in time before the flooding got bad, lots of car rescues that day. My total from that day was only 4.45" ha. Man those cells in Solanco area are just dumping while barely moving, always a scary situation. Meanwhile, it's uncanny over here how closely I'm being missed again on all sides, sun back out.

Yeah was discussing August of 2018 with someone last week, how it's my rainiest month of all time with 17.79". I have missed out on absolutely everything so far today, swear some it may have just been the next farm field over. So close yet so far. Things are plenty windy and dark though.

It's 92 here with a dew of 77 and the sun's out, sooooo that's fun......don't see anyway we don't squeeze out some heavy rains from this atmosphere.....

It's also been consistent in keeping the bulk of the activity to later in the evening.

It speaks to the evolution of American basketball over the last decade plus, where there is more isolation ball and reliance on the three point shot. A team of connected players playing as a cohesive unit with sound fundamental team principles can pull off the occasional upset over the team of far superior athletes playing as individuals. We have seen this in college from time to time where a smaller mid major team has a group of senior starters that have been playing together for years and can outplay a more athletic group of one-and-dones from the power schools. NBA basketball in the 80s and 90s was wildly more entertaining that today's version, in my humble opinion.

Damn, to your point, I had no idea the US team lost to Nigeria until you mentioned it ha. I mean, it's just an exhibition but still, yikes.....

Never forget that here in Lancaster County we have Bird in Hand, Paradise, Intercourse, and Blue Ball all in a similar corridor in the heart of Amish country haha.

Stop talking dirty to me....

Pleasantly surprised to see .59" in the gauge this morning from some overnight action, nothing like what the Harrisburg area saw but I'll take it. After only getting ~1" for the prior month I matched that in the last three days; again, nothing like what some other areas saw but much needed nonetheless. Looks like a great chance later today for some people to cash in again. Summer rolls on.....

Only .06” over here. Familiar story haha.

Carlisle you’re a beast haha. Love it!

Well said. I would add that I much prefer a good old fashioned hand gauge to any type of automated measuring system. To me there is nothing better than a properly sited official cylinder gauge, checked every morning, for accurately measuring precipitation. But maybe that’s just me. By the way, .46” for my official tally yesterday.

Dont need a full station my friend, at least not to start. Just grab a cheap gauge to plop in the ground, better than nothing!

Just under 1/2", much needed. Looks like you got me again but hey I'll take it. I thought we were gonna be in for some severe wind potential with the way that line started taking a bow-shaped look upon approach but that never really materialized, at least not here. Thanks for checking on my well being haha.

Ah good 'ol Jim Thorpe, Little Switzerland, if you will. My wife and I have done a weekend trip there before, a great little getaway for sure. Hopefully you can find another time.

Basically all of the meso models show storms rolling through the LSV later this afternoon, at varying degrees of coverage, but quite a few should get hit with something.

Oh yes I know it all evens out over time, particularly the ups and downs of summer convection, but thanks for the pat on the back ha. I'm at 17.58" for the year, but only a little over an inch for the last month.