Bubbler86

How many sq feet of roof do you have? 2400 sq feet is a lot. Our house is very long and is a Hip roof. It is often not related to your house size (at least not directly). But shingle prices are up. I have not asked them for a weather forecast yet.

It really is all about the underlayment. The shingles are nothing for then cover the underlayment and for aesthetic value.

Yea, it is beyond ridiculous. 15K for 2400 SQ feet of shingles/roof. The kicker is that it does nothing for the value of your house. It is 15K that is gone basically. I would never get a metal roof because it also does little to nothing for the value of your house so IMO its only real value is longevity so instead of 25 years you get 50 years. But it costs more than twice as much. Would have been 60K instead of 15K.

I am getting a new roof today so the weather turned out perfect. Meso's still giving us a soaking on Sun.

46 this AM.

Let's break the string right here for those of us that need liquid refreshment. Maybe some will have to move their Sunday plans indoors.

Frost Advisory URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 105 PM EDT Thu Sep 14 2023 PAZ004>006-010-011-151200- /O.NEW.KCTP.FR.Y.0011.230915T0600Z-230915T1200Z/ Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron- Including the cities of Warren, Bradford, Coudersport, St. Marys, Ridgway, and Emporium 105 PM EDT Thu Sep 14 2023 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Areas of frost with temperatures as low as 35 degrees. * WHERE...Warren, McKean, Potter, Elk and Cameron Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Near-ground freezing temperatures could kill uncovered sensitive outdoor vegetation. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants and vegetation from the cold. Potted plants should be brought inside. && $$ MS/JB3/BG/CE For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/ctp

GFS and Icon are rainers as well though not the flood watch variety. The LSV dodging drips leaving the Cracker Barrel after Sunday lunch.

For a moment I thought you were busting the EtaX back out.

Maybe the flood watch should have been saved for Sunday.

I get that way too but would probably not for this series....playoffs definitely. There were times I had to isolate myself because I narrated the whole thing.

Holy RGEM's Batman....from a dry period to a soaker in 6 hours of runs. This is just 3 days out.

I saw one MA poster suggest they would have breathing issues watching the games. But I agree you are playing with house money right now.

It is really sunny out today! Hopefully the Ray's stop shining after sundown tonight.

Early 12z's bringing scattered rain chances back to PA on Sunday as the drying (negative in my book) influence from Lee lets up. EB Nooners...68 and mostly sunny.

The dryness becomes less severe each day just due to less sun and heat evap. With that said, man do we need a lot of rain down here. Latest drought map shows D2 creeping back up toward PA (in WV and VA) with small pockets of D2 in Adams and Franklin that are too small to map per my contact at USGS. Some level of drought designation in parts of 7 LSV counties. Northeast Drought Summary A slow-moving low pressure system resulted in rounds of showers and thunderstorms across the Central Appalachians and Northern Mid-Atlantic. A 1-category improvement was made to areas that received the heaviest precipitation (more than 1.5 to 2 inches) and there was a positive response among the indicators. Northern West Virginia missed out on this past week's precipitation and there was a small increase in moderate drought (D1) for that area. Based on NDMC’s drought blends, the drought impact for the Central Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic was changed from “S” (short-term) to “SL” (short and long-term).

51 this AM. Lots of 40's to the north in Franklin and Cumberland.

Eagles fan of the week.

Not sure if you noticed but as posted earlier, Hagerstown airport is currently on track for their second driest year since 1899. Converted your photo

I almost posted this about Lanco....I figured you might notice. LOL

I think sometimes it is a case of people looking mostly in their back yards. In my case, the map is flawed to the tune of about 15-30% in southern Franklin and Northern Washington County, MD. Maybe a case of lessening accuracy in the drier areas. The NWS supported Chambersburg station is at 17.38" for the year while that map puts them in or close to 25-30". Hard to ascertain if it is suggesting 20-25 or 25-30.

When you are down to certain levels, I agree...extension is just not enough. 1" is certainly nowhere near enough to plow.

Looking further at HGR as to anomalous totals here are the 10 driest years in recorded history for HGR or the HGR area. If you take the current total of 16.6 and divide it by 254 (number of days already passed) you get an average of .065" per day over the year so far. Taking the .065 x 111 days left and add that total to the current total, you would end up 23.82" for the year or the second driest year since 1899. Only one year of the top 10 years, 2001, is anywhere near these records in recent times. The next most recent year in the top 10 is 1965. It is not as simple as this, but the rest of this year features normally drier months, so it is a legit discussion point. Using HGR because MDT totals do not reflect the greater level of drought along the southern tier. Current Hagerstown totals sorted by lowest to highest (Top 10)

PS, I would have taken you for a Mac user.

Thanks, I thought the 60-70 was too high. The 50" I mentioned are not Cocorahs stations but seeing other people between 45-50" makes me think some do probably have 50+. Those estimated maps drive me nuts sometimes though. HGR has to be considered a fairly reliable station since it is NWS supported and they are at 16.6" for the year so far yet if I am seeing that map right it is suggestive that no one in the area would be below 20".