Hurricane Agnes

Funny but the temp continues to go back up here. Now up to 55. I have lilacs with panicles expanded but closed buds. I am so over covering them (did that when they were baby plants). One of them tends to alternate-bloom and it is covered with panicles this year. I am hoping that whatever it goes down to as a low, it doesn't stay there for 4 or more hours. I know 28 and below is considered a "hard freeze" (which I think has its own NWS warning product), so hoping it doesn't eventually get progged for that, prompting a change to a hard freeze warning.

Sun has popped out and rainfall is up to 0.18". May be swiped by another couple little bands if they hold. Temp still holding at 48.

Temp down to 48 and getting some last of the lighter rain. Did have one additional thunder (total about 7 claps through the event , which was more than expected ) and have 0.15" of rain so far at post time.

My sis texted that she was getting hail in Wyndmoor (didn't see any here a few miles away). Had at least 5 instances of thunder and a lightning. Temp is down to 53.

Temp still dropping (down to 57). Getting some rain (up to 0.05" for the event so far) but a little heavier batch might swipe me...

Getting some wind and had a single weak thunder. Temp is slowly dropping. Down to 61.

Looks pretty dark to the west of here as the storm is moving in. The temp has "shot up" to 62.

Warning now moved to the east -

SPC just popped a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the area -

Sun popped out here and temp crept up to 59.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning lofted for N/W

Must be the warm Delaware Bay water influence or something.

That's why I said "often" but not "always". It seems the areas just across from Center City (Camden and Burlington Counties) seem to have storms "survive". I have even watched tornadic clouds from my office window, roll across downtown Philly, and head across the river to start funneling in Jersey. LOL

I have seen line after line after line literally break up before my eyes when they hit the hills here in NW Philly. It's usually only the real "thick" ones that might have something survive a shredding. Interestingly enough,, the lines will often come back together again once they cross the river into the flatter coastal plains of South Jersey.

Agree. Was surprised to see dew on the cars this morning (temps/dews in the mid-40s this morning) and I hit a high here of 60 just before 10 am, and then the overcast and light rain (not measurable yet) came in and the temp is down to 56.

Kite-flying weather!

Thanks for the heads-up! 2 weeks. Ugh. But that poor radar needs it badly. Hope KDOX holds up during that time!!!

Yesterday was a good oven day. My high was 48 after a low of 33. This morning I was right at the freezing mark at 32 for about 3 hours (flower buds look okay so far). High so far has been 62 and that is the current temp, and it is partly sunny, with some light SW breezes.

Had some good radiational cooling here early this morning and I dropped down to barely 30 (29.5) just after 6:30 am. Have 2 late-blooming lilacs with flower panicles expanding (but with closed buds) that are 2 - 3 weeks too early to be near blooming like this and they appear to be okay so far. I know a hard freeze (28 and below) would have killed those flower buds. The dews earlier this morning were way too low for frost formation (running around 18 - 19 at the temp low) so no frost here. The temp did rebound quickly and it's currently up to 47 now and mostly sunny.

When I saw that, you were the first person I thought about!

There was a mesonet down in Glen Burnie, MD that recorded a 72 mph gust and I heard on KYW that some place in Ocean County (ASOS) reported an 82 mph gust (didn't catch where).

Sun now popping in and out.

Sky slowly starting to brighten to the south and west, although still overcast here. I think the warm front finally popped up. Temp up to 65 here now. 1.83" of rain so far.

The warm front has been hung up much of the day but might be finally moving again and might be north of where you are now. The delay has kept it "cooler" and more stable ahead of the cold front.