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E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
Ended up with .25" here for the day. Not nearly as wild as was forecasted (it's been windier in the past few hours than it was all day) but still a pretty decent and fun little late spring event to watch unfold. -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
Friend in Phoenixville reports some brief pea-sized hail. -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
What's that second image representing? -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
Hard to say. There's still stuff developing all around as well, generally heading ENE. -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
Lotta pink in those returns north of Lancaster: -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
I know, weird, right? Check out how non-windy it was during the rain @2:30pm: -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
Brief downpour gave us .18" of rain. Surprisingly little wind as well, given how much that aspect of todays storms had been hyped. -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
Was super bright out just a few minutes ago. Looked north and saw this: Might not be getting fringed on this one: -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
I'm juuuust inside of that severe warned zone but it looks like everything is going to fringe me to the north. I guess that's good, seeing some hail signatures popping up here and there. -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
First storm fizzled as it went over us, didn't even register in the rain gauge. Temp dropped from 80 to 73 in 30 minutes though, and humidity lowered by only a few percentage points from 69.8 to 67.8. Still soupy. -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
Ok, just saw a possible hail core pop up in the storm that just passed over Harrisburg. Not seeing anything concerning in relative velocity though. -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
Friend in Phoenixville says they are dismissing school early due to expected severe weather. I don't see much on the radar though. -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
Soupy... I'm drenched after shifting 10 wheelbarrow loads of dirt. Still have a few yards left to move though, so thank goodness it isn't blazing sunshine at least. -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
Eh, false alarm. I called ahead to see if they would let me drive it off the lot today, but since the bank won't release funding until business hours on Monday, they can't let it leave the lot. So we rescheduled for Monday. -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
Hooligans! Rapscallions! Ne'er-do-wells! Hoodlums! ...Youths! JK I'm totally that guy. Especially at my old place where I had to yell at my neighbor's kids (and subsequently, my neighbors) on multiple occasions to stop hitting my car with soccer balls. Had a brief window of sunshine and the temp shot up to 71. Clouds have since rolled back in, and I can see some showers starting to sweep through on the radar. I'm buying a new car today, this is not the weather that I'd hoped for, dangit. -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
Mmm, thundery. 74.8°F and dead calm out there. -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
Where are you seeing that? I didn't see anything anomalous on tropical tidbits: -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
May 10 has been my arbitrary benchmark for full leaf-out since forever. It seems we are at least 1-2 weeks behind this year as compared to my totally unscientific, non-peer-reviewed [lack of] research. Ice age coming? JK. And I've totally enjoyed this anomalously cool spring. -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
Don't forget the ongoing drought conditions -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
A nice 2.69" total (thus far, some rain still slowly rotating in at this hour) for Friday/Saturday here in Reading. I'm all for it being this cold (currently 43°F) this late in the year. I know it's going to switch to being uncomfortably hot and moist soon, so I'll enjoy being able to wear extra layers for as long a possible. As a personal observation, my benchmark for the full leaf-out, greening of SEPA is May 10. We seem to be a bit late this year, as most trees around me are still in the process of leafing out. I guess it's kind of relative as one could expect fluxuations year-to-year in our region. Doesn't seem too irregular given a long-term view, though some recent years have seen full leaf-out way earlier than my personal benchmark. This is one of the outliers I think. (Thinking of maybe 2012 as an analogue.) I'm not built for summer mid-Atlantic US heat/humidity. Maybe someday I'll be able to live in a much farther northern clime. Until then, this makes me happy. Cheers~ -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
Yep, all my neighbors in the cul-de-sac mowed theirs already today. I have to wait until after dinner, and then it's my turn. -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
Actually got down to 29.8°F. Didn't do anything to protect the stuff we've already planted last night (we bagged all the sensitive plants the night before but removed them, not expecting another frost), hope they make it. -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
No frost/freeze warning last night, eh? -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
My wind speed seems remarkably consistent today: I know we're geographically distant, but I'd be interested to see what you're recording, @Hurricane Agnes. -
E PA/NJ/DE Spring 2022 OBS Thread
CoolHandMike replied to Hurricane Agnes's topic in Philadelphia Region
Mine came on all of a sudden like an allergy attack Tuesday afternoon, but it's lingering like a cold this morning. Sudafed and Mucinex are the only things keeping me from feeling like absolute crap. Hope you get better soon. Looks like sustained 10-15mph with occasional gusts nearing 20 imby. Currently just under 50°F, bright and sunny, though this morning before the sun was up I was getting late fall vibes.