Voyager

5 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Go ahead and say it now...it's a dry heat, so it doesn't feel that bad

Well it was...lol

The monsoon is ramping back up, though. Had some rain last night and the DP is at 62 right now.

On 7/28/2019 at 4:50 PM, Anduril said:

You are a sick, sick man

A little warmer out here today than yesterday!

Sunny and 109 in my new (old) location. I'm loving it!

Must have been pretty bad in the Bethlehem area. I just a saw a pic posted on Facebook of a big tree down across all 4 lanes of US 22 between 512 and 191...

1 hour ago, Voyager said:

We had peeks of sun today, but it was mostly cloudy. As for the severe watch, I'm on the northern extent of it. That means maybe a "chance" of a thunderSHOWER.

Whatever we get will be JUST enough to screw up my grandson's little league game, but not enough to be interesting or noteworthy.

As expected...

Garden variety rain shower with distant thunder and dark clouds to me southeast, but the game's been postponed.

1 hour ago, canderson said:

Can’t make it up.

41 minutes ago, Anduril said:

It was almost magical watching that line approach Harrisburg disappear and then rebuild just after lol. Cannot make this stuff up

You guys are experiencing what I get every storm event. Today is no exception here as well. The storm is getting it's act together south/east of me, just like last night's (and many before) action did.

We had peeks of sun today, but it was mostly cloudy. As for the severe watch, I'm on the northern extent of it. That means maybe a "chance" of a thunderSHOWER.

Whatever we get will be JUST enough to screw up my grandson's little league game, but not enough to be interesting or noteworthy.

1 hour ago, sauss06 said:

as much as i'd like the rain they're calling for today, i really don't want a rain out tonight. can we compromise and have it rain after 10?

Me neither. I'd like to see one more of my grandson's ball games before I head west to take care of my mom....

1 hour ago, KamuSnow said:

Just did a little reading on dewpoints and found a couple of interesting stats. The highest recorded dp was in Saudi Arabia, at 95. Air temp was also 95, which equates to a heat index of 161. The lowest dp was in an Australian desert, at -21 degrees. The air temp. was 93. RH was 1%. That'll dry your skin out!

Currently 90 here, with a DP of 76.

When I lived in Phoenix, sometimes the humidity would be as low as 2%.

5 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said:

I was snooping around looking at some of the modeling this morning before I saw your post from last night...sure seems like someone MIGHT get a half foot of rain. 

As long as it's not the Pine Grove/Tremont area again. Those poor folks need a break from flood events, but it seems like they sit under a geographic "shower head" every time we have a big rain event.

1 hour ago, canderson said:

Taking a break from this heat, @Voyager we’ll miss you while you’re out in Arizona helping your mother. Don’t be a stranger. 

I won't be. I'll still read and post here. I consider you all friends, even if we do have different opinions on which is the best season of the year!

94 with a 80 degree dew point in Lancaster as of the last hourly roundup for a heat index of 113. Unbelievable!

45 minutes ago, daxx said:

Yea...I believe certain areas could double that if not more if everything lines up right.  The big question is where will the heaviest rain set up.  

That's what it looked like on the model guidance. 2-4 in most locations.

6 minutes ago, daxx said:

Between now and Tuesday someone is going to receive  a lot of rain.  With the front slowing down and several waves riding it, things should get interesting around here!  

I looked at my point/click forecast and is looks like at least 2 inches.

35 minutes ago, WesterlyWx said:

Anyone know why it’s only Lake Erie that kills convection? As you said it’s crossed over other Great Lakes since yesterday, of which are also colder than Lake Erie due to their depth. 

I have a similar phenomenon here where I live in Eastern PA (Tamaqua) to be specific. A solid line of storms can roll across the entire state, as well as all the Appalachian ridgetops, fully intact, until it hits I-81 just to my west. At that point the line will weaken and fall apart and then just to my east will reform and slam the Allentown/Bethlehem area and points beyond. It happens about 90% of the time.

Wow!!!

1 hour ago, daxx said:

Yea... This Voyager weather is pure Sh!t! Lol  He is probably sitting up there in coal country laughing at us snow hounds.

Actually I was at the Bronx Zoo with a company charter today. Believe it or not, it was hotter here than in the Big Apple.

91/76/103 in Tamaqua currently. Just checked Bethlehem (my hometown) and the heat index was 110.

1 hour ago, Itstrainingtime said:

I sure hope that's not a complaint...

Never... 

11 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

11:00am roundup:

• MDT: 88
• LNS: 87
• THV: 86

Even up my way in the normally cooler coal region it's 88 already.

17 hours ago, canderson said:

Bryant Park is the best. We always stay at the Bryant Park Hotel and chill in the park. 

Also it's pretty f'n miserable outside. 

Bryant Park looked nice, but we can only drop/pick and run there. We then have to head to the cruise ship area on the west side (between 11th and 12th Ave) to park.

As for the storms, per the USGS automated gauge, we got 0.70" yesterday.

2 hours ago, daxx said:

Yep... just hoisted flash flood watch for his area.

3 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said:

@Voyager QPF jackpot today?  

2 hours ago, daxx said:

Yep... just hoisted flash flood watch for his area.

Yup. And here I sit in Manhattan in a bus. Brought a group in for a Bryant Park drop off. Not leaving until 6:30pm.

4 hours ago, canderson said:

If you like soft pretzels, theirs is one of the better ones you’ll find outside Germany. 

I saw it. That thing was HUGE, but it did look really good!

6 hours ago, canderson said:

I can’t imagine taking a bus to Troegs on a Saturday in the summer. We avoid it like the plague from June through September...

I dropped the group off and then one of the Troegs folks had me back into their loading dock area since they weren't doing any shipping or receiving. Nice place. Had a "gourmet" grilled cheese sandwich that you dipped in tomato sauce. And some kind of organic sugar based cola from up in Maine that was pretty good actually.