32º

12 hours driving each way was worth the 4 minutes of totality. I took this picture using a Samsung S24 Ultra from Sweetwater lake, Indiana. The best description is that it looked freekey, like a hole in the sky.

Sunspot AR3590 is capable of sending us a large CME. https://spaceweather.com/

3 minutes ago, Paleocene said:

https://www.weather.gov/epz/research_papers_vptb_csi 

Thanks

Stratospheric warming may bring polar vortex. https://spaceweather.com/

2 minutes ago, Random Chaos said:

All aboard weenie wonder land! 
 

Why does the GFS keep teasing us with day 14+ snow? It’s been at this for weeks!

2 minutes ago, Random Chaos said:

All aboard weenie wonder land! 
 

Why does the GFS keep teasing us with day 14+ snow? It’s been at this for weeks!

The GFS has developed self-awareness and is messing with us. 

12 hours ago, midatlanticweather said:

That heavy rain came together on top of me. Still raining hard! 1.64 inches so far!! That line looks so intense! 

 

We lost power when that high intensity line passed overhead. That radar image is quite unusual.

16 hours ago, mappy said:

Rotation went just to my south when it was in Balt Co, was surprised it didn’t have a warning on it sooner to be honest 

46 minutes ago, mappy said:

Nada today. 

Radar shows something small and soon.

I am grateful that the rain held off enough for me to get 7 more rows of corn planted tonight. Hoping it is not too late. The 50 tomato plants are doing well.

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2087, after shoveling heavy snow, smelling the turkey roasting in the oven before I even reached the front door!!!!!

2 hours ago, mappy said:

Woo .37” today

I measured 0.27 so maybe I need to clean out the rain collector on the WX station.

14 minutes ago, frd said:

I plan to use one later if I have to water. 

It is amazing how much the N95 really helps. I just moved a pile of firewood and had no problems breathing with the smoke/odor except for the burning eyes.

5 hours ago, mappy said:

crispy out there. last measurable rainfall was 5/20 with .08, before that 5/13 with .28

My veg gardens are as loose and dry as the surface of a sand dune and they are too big to water using our well.

 Some of us may see smoke from a wildfire in NC Saturday morning.

I tilled my 100'x24' garden today. The soil was more dry than I ever remember for this time in the spring. At least the soil, now tilled can retain more rain as it occurs. With this prelude, I am wondering what is in store for us this summer.

17 hours ago, mappy said:

Mr Map took this shot of our giant weeping cherry tree after the storms. Our favorite tree, loving the contrast 

Beautiful picture!  Years ago I made crab mallets out of a cherry tree branch for family members which was great until the discovery that cherry bark contains arsenic. That was not my intended message.

On 1/20/2023 at 9:20 AM, mattie g said:

My seed order from Territorial Seed should be arriving in a couple days. Going to get my setup tidied up in preparation for getting seeds started at the beginning of next month!

I've never had a ton of success with spring vegetables, but I'm going to give it a shot this year. Lettuce, broccoli, spinach, and mache will go in for early season, followed by four different tomato varieties, jalapenos, and Athena melon (with some herbs sprinkled in).

Do you use a seed incubator? The tomato seeds and especially the pepper seeds need warm soil (75F) to germinate. I use a string of incandescent Christmas lights sandwiched between large, metal cooking trays, under an insulating hood with grow lights.

5 hours ago, anotherman said:

Winter: The Revenge....This Time It's Personal

2 minutes ago, MDphotog said:

Maybe this poor person up in PA is your kindred spirit.  

Never put your WX station above a heat vent or hot car engine.

Absolutely yes and thank you.

Not wishing for carnage but would enjoy some wx energy to replace this wx drama.

1 hour ago, North Balti Zen said:

That first pic...I am pretty much WSW from Bel Air.  That's what rolled over us. The punch when the wind hit was immediate. We went from no wind to had to be 60 mph+. The power was gone just a second or two after the wind hit. Sustained for the first bit. The tree damage and snapped lines in Monkton on Monkton Rd. near the NCR trail and also on Corbett Rd between NCR trail and middle school was jaw dropping.

 

I assume NWS found straightline wind damage in northern balt county as opposed to a quick spinny?  Cell service and data has been hard to come by so I didn't see any of the posts (if there were any) about what the NWS survey found...

I could not force open a door against that wind pressure on the upwind side of my building in Sparks during that surge. In hindsight that was probably a good thing.

1 hour ago, mappy said:

Home lost power briefly. Hearing lots of tree damage south of my house down 83 to Hunt Valley, seems the worst of it missed my house per Mr Map

Multiple trees down around Sparks Md. blocked all possible paths for a few hours today. Good to finally be home.

3 minutes ago, Kmlwx said:

Cappucci "it will weaken" - he's really on the weakening train. Like duh...it can't stay that strong for hundreds of miles - of course it will weaken. But he's hammering the "it will weaken" headline HARD. 

1 minute ago, 32º said: