BlizzardNole

I hope areas that have missed out can cash in today then we sail into several days of luscious fall weather later this week

I am stunned -- 2 inches so far which is more than the whole month of August

Finally for the first time since the first week of August, it is POURING here!  And looks like more to the south moving in.  S to N is key for my area; W to E or NW to SE moving stuff almost always fails with the downsloping.  S to N has no obstacles and it is ripping

Edit:  OK Leesburg you're up!

1 minute ago, SnowenOutThere said:

Just had the most intense thunderstorm of the season come through, heavy rain/wind with a pretty good amount of hail.

 

Hey SNOWEN that pic turned out looking like when rain is changing to snow!

Our daughter in College Park said a lightning bolt out of nowhere hit real close to her apartment with sun shining.  I looked at Radarscope and the bolt was indicated right where she is with the thunderstorm 5-7 miles away.  That's what can make lightning dangerous!

Based on radar, looks like everything is east today so I'm glad I watered the gardens this morning.  Near shutout continues

Woke up to a loud thunderstorm just after 3 am and thought finally?!  Looked at radar and.....NOPE.  To the east this time around Laytonsville area.  I did get 0.2 from storms that mostly missed east earlier last evening.  The sprinklers are running this morning as that piddly 0.2 will be all we get here

Managed 0.2 which is actually a decent rain for this extreme desert microclimate.  It's the first measurable rain since August 7 and probably the last for a long time.

The sprinkler system will run tomorrow morning as scheduled.  I let the grass go and haven't mowed in weeks

Basically nothing as everything trained just to the west earlier.  Now it's happening again just to the east!  My gawd this place is sick.  I'm calling it now -- it will not rain at all in this godforsaken microdesert over the next several days.  NONE

Literally a WALL keeping everything training just west.  I bet my area gets a total shut out all the way through Monday

Elongated storm skirting by just to my west clinging to the high terrain with just sprinkles.  I think the whole thing is gonna miss.  Painful to watch

That cell heading into Washington County looks nasty on radar

Currently 87/71.  Definitely feels more humid

That GFS rainfall map looks good but I'll have to see rain before I believe we get any at all.  I haven't had more than a trace since August 7

22 minutes ago, EastCoast NPZ said:

Nice storm popped just to my SW.  Constant lightning.  Headed straight at me and made a 90 degree right turn to slide south of me.  The forcefield is impenetrable. 

At least someone in the area is getting rain.

ETA - I'm getting scraped at least.  Some rain is falling.

How about the one coming in behind it?  Winchester/Stephens City only show in town tonite.  Hope you get the goods

4 hours ago, midatlanticweather said:

Sheesh! What is wrong with Loudoun County?!

Drought begets drought.  And that 1.1 over my part of upper Mont Co is not happening, unless that's millimeters

7 hours ago, MN Transplant said:

March 1907 is amazing.  There are 4 record highs that still stand including the hottest March temp (93).

What the....low of 40 and a high of 90?!  And it snowed 5-plus inches on March 10

DCA only had three 95-degree days all summer and now Sept is about to put up five straight and maybe including a 100  

I'm looking forward to the next few days of very nice weather, but going into that dry heatwave next week after having no rain since August 7 is not good.  LWX making a mention of how bad things are getting:

Another point of concern is the ongoing drought from the Shenandoah
Valley up into central MD and eastern WV. With this prolonged period
of dry and hot conditions, this may only continue to get worse. In
addition, with the low RH values and hot temperatures, fires will be
quick to ignite, especially in the early to middle portions of
next week.

Flood watch for the northern Shenandoah Desert including Winchester area -- we'll see!

I've had no rain since August 8 and don't expect any this week or any time soon.  The 90s and dry next week will finish a lot of stuff off.

Jrlg, This is another snip from that 90-day rainfall departure map -- your area is so dry yet not too far to your south is way above normal.  Same here!  I do have 2.2 for August but nothing since August 8.

This snip from the 90-day departure from UMD's Rainfall Departure Map shows the stark disparity of rainfall within just Mont Co, from 3-4 inches above in the far south to -2 inches and worse in the north and west.  And I can say it's wayyy worse than -2 in my spot.  Crazy!

Got caught in that heavy shower earlier right near ICC / I-270.  It was heavy enough that everyone had the hazards on and were going 20 mph.  Family was saying "we're getting some good rain!" and I'm like uh wait 'til we get home.  Well Germandesert dodged it again with barely enough to wet the ground and not measureable in the gauge.  The Drought of 2023 lives on

Our neighbors gave us some tomatoes from their garden and they are about the best we've ever had!  We were wondering if it was the dry summer and now we know!

3 hours ago, 87storms said:

Looks like it’s gonna round the base of that building heat dome/Omega Block. Meanwhile, no substantial precip on the horizon here through early next week.

That's why I was so bummed to get zero rain from this past Sunday-Tuesday.  I have not received a trace of rain since August 7 and there's nothing in sight!

Very nice morning out with upper 60s and calm.

TC Hilary means business for the southern CA desert with widespread 5-7 inch amounts with lollies of 7-10

Now my zone has a FF watch and a severe TS watch in effect.  Hilarious  

Edit:  just walked around the yard a bit and it is hard as rock.  I need to give up some of the plants I like next year and go with more drought tolerant stuff. 

Blazing sun and 88