Certainly a head scratcher to keep it at 4 but NHC is a lot smarter than me (and they aren’t drinking wine...at least hopefully they aren’t)
and LOL at those saying it’s politics why NHC isn’t upgrading. Advice...step away from the constant political news cycle.
Drove through the storm that hit the American Legion bridge/Beltway around 5p or so...lots of quarter sized hail. Had to pull over on the shoulder on the Beltway with my hazards on since it was nearly impossible to see at one point.
Really great job on this map...it's really fascinating to see the concentration in PA and OH. And I like the overlay of the watches too. Interesting that Anne Arundel/PG (ish) has been left off the watches this year.
Nothing severe here (in McHenry) but lots of downpours/T&L in pop up storms in/around here. It was neat sitting on the deck earlier under sunny skies while looking at the cumulus clouds just north of here and hearing lots of thunder.