Hurricane Agnes

LOL I thought that was your snow pile under cover to hold it intact at least until May! There's a recently-planted (I think in 2017) star magnolia blooming near me at the moment (along with some cherry trees). It started blooming last week which was surprising. When my lilacs were younger, I used to put all manner of frost cloth and sheets over them because they would start swelling their buds so early and then bam! In comes a frost or freeze. For a couple seasons, the earliest flower buds were toasted if I didn't cover it. And several times I had to do it for cold nights that weren't even cold triggered by radiational cooling. It would be when the winds were also kicking up (probably CAA) and I had to somehow try to keep the sheets from blowing off. They are trying to leaf out right now but I have stopped worrying about them. It went down to 30 as a low the past couple early mornings and I think the real damage happens at the 28 and below hard freeze temp. Most of the flower buds are fortunately deeper inside the outer leaf sheafs and I think this morning's low may be the last of the below freezing temps now, at least for the next 10 days.

Hit a high of 75 here yesterday, which was the warmest since March 15th (where it was 74 IMBY) and warmest of the calendar year so far. Will be interesting to see where the temp ends up after the fronts come through. Currently 57 and mostly cloudy with some sun peaking through a broken deck of clouds.

Ended up with 0.15" of rain yesterday, which was a bit surprising given the forecast was for the precip to favor south of here. Had a low of 31 this morning and currently 42 with not a cloud in the sky!

Getting light rain here at the moment. Temp is 42. Have been watching the dark clouds moving in. Not sure if we are unstable enough here for any hail. I've noticed of late that cooler air tends to bleed in and stabilize stuff as these kinds of fronts approach.

This round is done. Sun popped out briefly although there are some thick clouds still advecting in but with some broken deck. Ended up with 0.44" so far (1.63" over the 2 days). Temp has been creeping back up and is now at 43. Winds are kicking big time though.

Seems the low is finally moving away and am starting to get some wrap-around colder air. Temp is down to 37. Currently at 0.43" at post time (1.62" for the 2-day event) with light rain.

Had 1.19" yesterday and currently at 0.32" this morning as of post time. Temp is 40 with light rain and pretty breezy too!

After a bit of a lull, looks like some heavier stuff may be coming this way from the SSE. Currently at 0.99" for the day with light rain and temp is 47.

That's the first thing I noticed too when I looked at a surface map. WAY inland from the progged "coastal hugger". Am up to 0.59" so far with light to moderate rain and temp at 47.

So far just light rain this morning with 0.02" registered. Temp is 42.

Just saw there was a mesonet report (Larchmont) in Penn Wynne, Delco of a 62 mph wind gust when the storm came through there almost an hour ago. ETA - bucket tipped over to give me 0.22". Temp is down to 58.

Looks like it's mostly done. Picked up 0.21" from that. Temp is down to 60 now and falling.

Have been getting >1"/hr rates. Up to 0.19" at post time. Not much lightning and little or no thunder as it is passing over. Temp down to 66.

Gust front coming through.

Starting to hear a little thunder from off in the distance now. Temp 68. ETA - starting to get a little rain now.

Mike just put up a SPS - Looks like a light show from here off to the west. Not hearing any thunder from it though.

Just peeped out the window and saw some cloud-to-cloud lightning off to the WSW. It's getting close. Temp is 68. Winds picking up some.

Looks like there is a spotter report of 3/4" diameter (quarter size) hail in the Pottstown, PA area.

Went up to 74 here and currently 71. Been watching that line of storms and it will be interesting to see if that holds together. Hearing an alert coming through now up north for Severe Thunderstorm Warning.

Up to 66 here now at post time. Lots of cirrus rolling in. My crocuses started blooming and I noticed this past weekend that some forsythia were blooming downtown by the Art Museum.

Currently 48 and overcast with the temp continuing to slowly rise. Ended up with 0.9" of rain today, with most of it done by ~10 am.

Went up to 48 here yesterday and so far have 0.77" of rain this morning. Temp has been slowly rising since ~2:30 am with a low of 36 and is currently 41 with moderate rain.

Huh... Just looked outside and yup. Getting a snow shower. Temp is just hitting 32. For some reason KDIX is not updating so last radar data from it was around 10:34 -

Think I bottomed out at 17 now this morning (3rd 17 low in a row). Noticed that there was a thick deck of clouds out there early this morning. Currently 19 now and partly cloudy.

Had a low of 17 this morning and currently getting a snow squall with temp at 24.