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  1. vastateofmind
    As @mdhokie said...it wasn't always this bad. My family and I used to be able to make it to OBX in just over four hours 15-20 years ago...that's completely out of the question now. My wife and I love some of the restaurants in the Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center complex next to I-95 (a mere 12 or so miles south of us) across from Potomac Mills...but given that we typically only have time to do that on a weekend, we're no longer willing to put up with a 45-60 minute trip to travel just 12 or so miles south. It's gotten so bad, that I hate to plan any travel SOUTH to our favorite beach locations in NC/SC...and when we do attempt to do so, we leave NoVA before daybreak, and try to time our arrival back in this hellhole for late in the evening. Driving pretty much anywhere in NoVA anymore is an exercise in self-flagellation. I avoid it at all costs. And it's hi-test motivation to my soul and spirit to GTHO of this area within the next 1-2 years. I loved the DMV when I moved here just over 30 years ago. Hell, my profile name here and on numerous internet sites conveys my love for the Old Dominion...one of the few states where, from most places in the state, you are only 3-5 hours drive away from mountains, beaches and everything in between. But I/we can't wait to get out...at least FAR west or south, of Arlington/Fairfax/Prince William/Stafford Counties.
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    We had about 10 minutes of moderate rain about an hour ago...and it DEFINITELY feels more tropical after it's passed through. Whew.
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    TY...you are way too kind. If I have had that luck...it's because my trusty Pixel 8 Pro has been within arm's length.
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    Breeze was awesome all yesterday...picked up even more when a small line of showers marched through mid-afternoon, but then it mostly cleared off after dinner last evening, when (like most of you), we went back out to enjoy those breezes again!
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    I love everything you share here, @KAOS. Seriously. You speak to the wx geek part of me, which, I don't know....is like more than HALF of me at this age.
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    Please send some pics from that beautiful part of the world.
  7. vastateofmind
    Holy CRAP!!! Some great tornadic vids from the last day or so...
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    Couldn't have said it ANY better. We were ready to head out for our afternoon walk and suddenly...darkening skies and HEAVY RAIN. Seriously?? No mention of this in the forecast, though the 30% chance suddenly appeared in LWX's forecast within the past half hour...when (apparently) showers were suddenly radar indicated. UGGHHH.
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    Indeed. Nearly grabbed my light jacket on the way out the door, as it was 52 IMBY...now up to 59 at Ft. Belvoir.
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    I can't even believe it...storms have popped within the past hour around Manassas, due west of us, taking a direct bead on us AGAIN. Feels like it could happen, too...already 83 IMBY and I think we were forecasted to go no higher than 76 today. I'm telling ya...we score this many direct hits in a week, instead settling for the storm splits.
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    We got hit with all three "waves" of precip moving through last night...whereas we usually whiff on one or all opportunities in setups similar to that. Currently 60, crystal clear, no clouds. Wish we could hold onto that today.
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    Sneaky, indeed...my wife and yellow Lab left just after 4 p.m. for our usual four-mile walk and I didn't even pay attention to radar...except the skies once again got that bruised look again about halfway through the walk. We bolted back home and made it just as the downpour arrived...and I was able to snap another pic similar to last evening's, though not quite as dramatic as that one.
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    Again, I appreciate the "wow" -- I'm not nearly as talented as most other photographers sharing their work here. And you're spot-on, I was shooting in the direction of SSW when I took that...
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    Ughhh, the scream of the female fox letting potential mates that she's on the market. And agreed, it is a bloodcurdling, otherworldly sound like no other, especially if you're not anticipating it. Our property backs to the Coast Guard's deeply-wooded Alexandria compound, and there's a handful of female foxes roaming their property at any given time. Some nights it sounds like we live next to a haunted graveyard.
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    I'm definitely enjoying all of this and TY again. I used to watch Wx on the 8's from start to finish, every time...I'm a weirdo.
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    I believe so, and thank you!
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    This is what it looked like about 5 minutes after the latest STW was issued, and about 2 minutes before the "really good" rain hit...
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    Excellent choices throughout the weekend, @CAPE. After a bit of work over the past hour or two, I'm grabbing my Kindle and an IPA and heading out to the back patio for an hour or two before dinner...
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    It surely does. And I'll never stop being astounded at the randomness of tornado damage...with one property (to the left) having little to no damage, while the property to the right looks like it had a mini A-bomb dropped on it premises. Yep, same here...sun working hard to break through, and it looks on the GOES satellite feed like there may be more substantial breaks heading this way from the valley.
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    I don't know...just looking/watching/observing here in my little corner of the world and I'm not feeling it. I could totally be wrong...like on Friday night, when we got the best lightning show of the past five years.
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    And TY for helping the other dev. Again...I love your work, and your willingness to help others! Absolutely LOVE what you've created here!
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    This is an EXCELLENT emulator, @KAOS, TY for sharing! I'm sharing another here from real "old school" TWC, that someone else here on the sub turned me onto a month or two ago. I sometimes just let it cycle in the background on my laptop while working through the day...but will swap it out with this excellent Intellistar emulator now.... WeatherStar 4000+ (battaglia.ddns.net)
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    Good man. I'll be tacking a "drier" tack this week, too...in advance of my undergrad college Greek reunion in southcentral PA this coming weekend.
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    I am not always a sour fan....but MAN, that sounds like a tasty combo!! I am staying fairly "pedestrian" this afternoon...sticking with a couple Port City (Alexandria) beers...since we moved our grilling day up one afternoon, given tomorrow afternoon's potentially more sucky/more severe forecast.
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    Yes, but arguably as important -- what hi-test IPAs (or other liquid treats) are you enjoying this afternoon??
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