09-10 analogy

When I was up at Fort Reno, it was uncanny how ominous the sky to the NW was but then nothing as I glanced to the SW. Usually there's not such a dramatic cut off. At the south end of the cell, looking in the direction of Tysons, I saw a lowering and then an appendage coming out of it and I thought, oh, tail end Charlie, wall cloud and, yeah, that appendage is a FUNNEL CLOUD. Then I looked a little closer and realized the inner weenie had been given a bit too much leash.

Nothing going on here, I assure you. Our winds didn't gust much over 30.

Yeah I’m at ft Reno now and theres several CG to the nw

Poolesville looks like the place to be right now

SPC meso shows a supercell composite of 8 in Howard Co

Incoming. Don’t want any hail though

You'll have to ask someone else. I just Google-fu.

Audrey was 959 at Cameron, Rita was less than 950. https://www.weather.gov/lch/rita_audrey Laura at 947 according to NHC's intermediate 6PM Central update.

Maybe if they retire Laura they can replace it with "Lemay," and then when that storm goes through RI, we could say "Bombs away with Hurricane Lemay."

Audrey in 1957 does seem to be a pretty good match. Its landfall was right around where Laura's is forecast: Sabine River/Cameron LA area. According to Wiki, Audrey had a 12 foot storm surge that went 25 miles inland. Strong cat 3. (I think it was downgraded from a 4 during reanalysis years after it occurred.) Devastating loss of life with it. Cameron was destroyed by Audrey, and then by Rita and Ike in the 2000s. I don't think too many people live there anymore. As Moore OK is to tornadoes, Cameron seems to be to hurricanes.

Laura will save the day. Remnants will track along the Mason Dixon line and the DMV will get about 70 EFOs and EF1s out of it over the weekend.

Concur, I just thought it was a funny line.

“Bang on a trash can lid and (Houston) will get the message.” wish I could take credit for that but I saw it on Twitter

April 16, 2011?

Pretty active T&L show just off to the NW. Barrage is slowly creeping in. Bethesda/Potomac area must be getting pummeled.

This has brought the house down (figuratively) in a way that only happens a couple times a year usually.. Not only the close in strikes, which are always juiced by the transmission towers around here, but also the continual background roar of the thunder. I guess the big close in strikes are the melody and the continuous rumble in the distance is the harmony. But I’m not musical so that metaphor probably sucks. It’s a keeper regardless.

This might be as good a T&L show as I’ve had all summer and that includes the overnight cannonade from a couple weeks back. May not last as long but we’ll see.

Yep this could repeat all the rest of the summer and I’d be as happy as a dog who,d just dug up a bone he buried months before. Good way to forget about COVID.

Seems like one built right on top of me. Quite the T&L action in upper NW currently. Substantially better than yesterday but with less wind. Third day in a row with a good storm, each one with different strengths.

Decent wind in the 40-45 range, a real downpour but the T&L at least in upper NW was better last evening. At least so far; sometimes these storm are backloaded. Pretty ominous look to it as it was coming in. Sky had a slight green tint to it in places but fortunately no hail at least in MBY. Edit: well now we’re getting some closer-in strokes.

Just went for a walk; it’s like being in an amphitheater and all the spectators are thunderstorms. Lightning flashes all around and the thunder is a continuous growl with a few yelps.

HIs of 100 even 105 I’ve grown to be able to handle. Most summers we get a few of those. 110 is too much.

Some decent rain but last night was all about the T&L. Quite a show.

Got in on one for a change. Small hail, torrential if brief rain, outflow gusts probably over 50. Sky was semi bright the whole time. Probably a nice rainbow somewhere.

Real localized disappointment in upper NW. Rain, not much wind, thunder and lightning on the periphery. Last evening it looked like the N Bethesda storm could get us here as well but the core of it stayed NW. Then another cell shortly afterwards seemed to be riding the NW boundary between DC and MD on radar, aimed squarely at MBY, but it seemed as if it just pulsed out right overhead. These things are really hit and miss usually, but that's nothing new. Maybe better luck today.