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Overall WPC trends seem drier. Grass is crispy and ground is like a brick. Week ahead looks dry and hot. Entering driest part of summer so far.

Going on a walk soon. Simply awesome ! Garden doing well too. Many tomatoes are ripening on the vines. So far a nice mix of cold fronts since late May. Maybe Sunday night we score with more rain after the miss I had last week. Believe you got .25 inches , maybe more.

A July blessing.

70 % chance of storms here turned into the 5 th or 6 th bust of the summer and spring so far here. Not a trace of rain. Models were terrible outside of Southern NJ.

Another bust, whats new this year.

Surf temps have really gone up the past 7 days, many Jersey reporting stations are near 76 degrees F. Rehoboth near 78 degrees F

FYI PAZ057-059-063-065-066-210400- Dauphin-Lebanon-Cumberland-York-Lancaster- 330 PM EDT Mon Jul 19 2021 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY JULY 20... The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert on Tuesday for the Susquehanna Valley. A Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases, and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors.

Gardening at 9:00 AM here and thought my neighbors nearby were burning yard waste, but is was the smell of smoke. Funny thing I was not ready to accept it was from the forrest fires yet, I thought I would be able to smell the smoke, but not first thing this morning. Crazy times

Smoke very evident this morming , sky looks surreal.

Whew, just made the Southern most part of the line moving North of me, short duration heavy rain, winds to 30 mph and some intense bolts. Just glad to have gotten some rain for the flowers and grass crowns.

I will be happy with a quarter inch here. Pathetic event so far, considering the hype and the lack of rainfall.

Ridiculous verification so far here with zip. To my SW a storm has parked there for the last 3 hours. Flood watches this spring and summer so far have been a curse if you desire rain.

Brick wall over the Northern Tidewater. Strange storm evolutions.

Finally some action, and a near- by severe thunderstorm warning. C and D Canal area gettng very heavy rains in a interesting West to East elongated radar signature, as in training cells. Flood Advisory National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 650 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021 DEC003-NJC015-033-100200- /O.NEW.KPHI.FA.Y.0061.210709T2250Z-210710T0200Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ New Castle DE-Gloucester NJ-Salem NJ- 650 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021 The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a * Flood Advisory for... New Castle County in northern Delaware... West Central Gloucester County in southern New Jersey... Salem County in southern New Jersey... * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 650 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly across portions of the advised area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain can be expected. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Wilmington, Newark, Middletown, Pennsville, Carneys Point, Elsmere, New Castle, Penns Grove, Salem, Woodstown, Alloway, and Quinton.

Yes I am near the c&d canal I missed the majority of the action below Dover

It certainly has it's share of victories over other models.

Does rain make it back this way?

Yes, I can relate to that. Even with premier fescue its hard to battle against the long days and sun angle at this time of year. Another issue is the depth of my top soil and the front is sloped so it is harder to keep it green, however, my back looks decent still. But, in 8 weeks I will re-seed with the climo shift, the shorter days becomes a plus not a negative. I have discovered recently after 20 years of re-seeding that you can re-seed in Sept if you are able to water, versus October, with the new end of October cold spell becoming almost predictable.

That would be a bummer. After 95 plus heat will need rain by then.

Target zero today, currently the 4 th thunderstorm of the day is underway. This current storm is the strongest so far, with 30 mph wind gusts and very heavy rains.

Last night was celebrating the surprise thunderstorm forming just to my West. Guess what, same thing, turned more North and missed me. Can't win in the rain department , just like the snow department recently. not sure if the C and D Canal causes a micro climate variable but very, very frustrating.

Not bad, up to the letter D. Not too shabby

WPC still bullish , if anything the coverage looks even larger.