Bubbler86

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".

We are very close to 17" so not too far off. Prior to last night a spotter in Blue Ridge was near 15" but he tacked on with a cell last night so closer to 16" now.

I believe there are some 60-70" totals in PA as well. But that was hearsay. Pretty sure there are some 50" totals though. And that 15-17" across the southern tier is for the year not since June 1. Many here are well under 10" since June 1.

I hear they are going to start lowering our water pressure to try and save our water supply. It is getting ugly.

T'ed up

HRRR gives the Western LSV a good rain from that cell just south of Adams county.

Quite the storm complex in the Balto/DC area.

I had mentioned there were several fires started just south of the M/D line last week when lightning came through. This is starting to get close to being as bad as the Great Drought of 2020. We went 3-4 months with less than 1" in 2020 so not there yet.

For posterity sakes, FV3 shows that though too far East for most here. I have my alarm set to go out and water tomorrow.

I would not be counting on one drop of rain even if the flood watch area. The line out west is less than "fat". But I think many people get some rain.

They are actually lowering the water pressure here to try and limit water use. It is very noticeable.

Any area can flood , even a desert, but for our creeks to flood in my locale we would need 4-6" in a few hours.

At least one team from NY showed up the first week of the season. Rodger, over and out.

Probably someone else's turn re: not me.

I do not know how his stomach handles it all. Maybe he is saving some for later. Those meals are Texas sized.

I think Ben Franklin says this in Poor Richard's Almanack

Comments on this reddit suggest they have their own $20 parking.

Have a downstairs at your Orlando condo too?