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Just like with winter storms, 10-12 days never seems to get here

Holy crap...storms in southern IN have tops past 60,000 feet

I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF SEEING CLOSED OFF, CUT-OFF, WHATEVER THE HELL OFF LOWS. That's all the extended shows. Deflects the high heat and storm chances southwest. Sick and tired of this atmospheric garbage crap

Yeah it was wild. I saw the bright and before I could think the crash happened. I ran right inside I was under the overhang which connects to garage so I think I was fine haha.

I feel like 99% of the region could be well above-average for precipitation and one tiny 2 sq ft mile could be below-average and he would be harping on that.

That’s what it literally felt like. But per RadarScope it was about 1/2 mile. It was the only strike that showed up in close proximity. My ears still hurt

Loud crash is just after 2m40s

Exactly what that was like here. I went back to my video and it’s funny the camera didn’t pick up the flash. But the camera was not really facing where the flash was. But I saw the flash and heard the crash right away. It was piercing. That’s why I thought closer than 1/2 mile. I’m guessing a tree had to get hit by lightning. I’m uploading the video to YouTube right now and can post

Wow that strike was about 1/2 mile away but seemed even closer. Something definitely got hit…maybe a tree.

My ears are ringing

Holy shit something got hit close by omg

Just had a close flash and a nice rumble!!

Shear was solid the other day and first half of yesterday but the main trough has been moving off the coast and the best dynamics with it. Trailing cold front slowly moving through so we have the humidity/warmth at the sfc to help fuel things but lacking shear to help with organization and sustain updrafts.

Quite a bit of lightning with that stuff. Guessing I'm hearing the thunder from that. And the thunder is definitely from that general direction.

Instability is there, shear is pretty bad to help sustain updrafts.

Thunder...either from the cell to the northeast near Belchertown or to my southeast or Hampden or even to my west...I'm a cell sandwich AGAIN FOOK THIS.

It's kind of funny (though not really) checking MOS out West...GFS is crazy high, NAM is crazy low, and then NBM just gives you somewhere in between

Do you have a YouTube?

I would love to experience a northern Plains blizzard. Or a historic LES. I was reading a few months back that back in 2020 I think it was, the Wyoming DOT had proposed to completely shift I-80 north between Cheyenne and Rawlins (I think it was). That stretch is considered one of the most dangerous in terms of weather impact. it will routinely get closed during winter storms because there is hardly any population between the two and the risk of becoming stranded is very high. So to save lives and not have to risk sending rescue crews, they’ll just close the highway. This can even happen during sunny weather when they get super strong winds.

I’m looking beyond just totals and even beyond the high elevations within the West. Blizzards that’s impact the north-central Plains and upper-Midwest can be nearly paralyzing. They routinely get storms with 50-70 mph wind gusts and true blizzard conditions. Major stretches of interstate will be closed b/c conditions aerial too dangerous for plow operators. They’ll have stretches of highways closed for multiple days.

Our weather events overall are pretty “tame” overall compared to most of the country. This includes our winter storms too.

May catch fire tonight with lightning strikes

must be...not working for me either

Looks like K-Index is well into the 30's.

Thunder!!! I'm a cell sandwich right now. Cell to my west and cell to my southeast. Anyone want to throw some ketchup on me