marsman

Whopping 0.01" of rain today. 1.2" for the month, most of which came down on the 3rd. Hopefully we'll get something on Sunday to get the garden going and wash away the pollen. Meanwhile, in Dubai.....

88.8 at 3:47pm. Hit the same on Apr 2.

First 90+ of the year - 91.2 at 4:44pm.

Rain total from yesterday's storm stayed at .01"

Fantastic morning to have the windows open if you can handle a little dust and pollen, low of 58 at 7:30am. Might see the first 90+ of the season next week.

0.01" so far, some branches down in the yard from the wind earlier. Could use a good downpour to clean up the pollen, not seeing any precip in the forecast for some time.

As for the eclipse, went from 77 to 72 and breezy. Very noticeable!

88.8 at 3:59pm. 65 at 5:40am. 

85.5 at 4:20pm.

.64" in the bucket from this event. Good wash down of the pollen. Driving around yesterday morning the pollen created a greenish fog in some areas east of Raleigh.

15 hours ago, NorthHillsWx said:

I lived in DC 2004-2008 and can tell you no matter what they say, they did not have Raleigh’s climo. We had multiple snows every year, clipper snows, two really big snows and the most sleet I’ve ever seen from a storm. 

Too bad you missed Feb 2003 in DC. Was some severe Milk, Bread, and TP going on. I remember having to shovel out my clothes dryer exhaust from a 4' drift next to the house. It was the first time I teleworked. Also remember a sleet storm in either 06 or 07. It was like walking through beach sand.

High of 74.2 at 2:25pm. Definitely airing out the house!

16 hours ago, Ernest T Bass said:

The 7 Day Business Planner on TWC was the longest range you could see back in the 80's.  Catching that after school each day was a priority.  I remember watching the trends from rain/snow to mix to snow.  You knew it was on then.  Of course, sometimes even then, it went the other way too.

Here's one from 1991. I remember the screen before this, where it was a blue screen with white text, I think that's what you're talking about. When they updated to this style, with the animations of rain and all, I was blown away, and it's the style I remember the most:

1 hour ago, NorthHillsWx said:

I have full faith march will save this winter 

"Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." -Red, from The Shawshank Redemption

Lows of 15.9 yesterday, Jan 21st, 18.1 this morning. High of 50 this afternoon today! I took a jacket off!

Prelim: 2x tornadoes on Harkers Island, NC:

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NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193>196-198-199-203>205-110930-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
428 PM EST Wed Jan 10 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 1/9/24 Tornado Event...

.Harkers Island Tornado #1...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.25 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             01/09/2024
Start Time:             9:05 PM EDT
Start Location:         Harkers Island / Carteret County / NC
Start Lat/Lon:          34.6933 / -76.5592

End Date:               01/09/2024
End Time:               9:10 PM EDT
End Location:           Harkers Island / Carteret County / NC
End Lat/Lon:            34.6954 / -76.556

Survey Summary:
The tornado started near South Ferry Dock Road and likely came onshore
as a waterspout off Back Sound. The path continued northeast
to near and just east of Sam East Lane, where a house had major 
damage to the roof, with substantial loss of shingles. In addition
two windows were blown out, and a wall was blown out on the north side
of the home. While the damage path was to the northeast, flashing and
insulation could be found on the north side of the home, blown back
toward the south, the first indication of rotation along the path.

The damage path continued across Island Road where a carport
and other roof structure was found, having been blown across the road.
A power pole was snapped, with a transmission line down. Damage at this
house consisted of a large 2 x 4 being blown through an exterior wall
and window damage. Again the damage path was to the north, but pieces
of plywood were found on the north side of the home, blown toward the 
south, confirming continued rotation. 

The damage path continued toward Nelson Street before ending.
The tornado likely begin to weaken or lift up at this point with 
damage becoming more sporadic and less, and consisted of a large metal
outdoor storage shed being lofted across the block. Debris was found
on the back porch of a second floor house, on the north side of the home,
which confirmed rotation. 

The strongest winds were estimated to be around 100 MPH, where a major
part of the roof was lost, to just across Island Road where the carport
and roof structure was blown to. This is consistent with low end EF1 damage.

.Harkers Island Tornado #2...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.14 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   60 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             01/09/2024
Start Time:             9:05 PM EDT
Start Location:         Harkers Island / Carteret County / NC
Start Lat/Lon:          34.6982 / -76.579

End Date:               01/09/2024
End Time:               9:10 PM EDT
End Location:           Harkers Island / Carteret County / NC
End Lat/Lon:            34.6993 / -76.5769

Survey Summary:
An EF0 tornado touched down near Soundview Lane, and likely came onshore
as a waterspout off Back Sound. The tornado traveled quickly northeast,
and lifted some shingles off multiple houses, and a storage shed. Part of 
a roof of a shed was blown about 50 feet away. 

A large live oak tree, estimated by witnesses to be around 100 years old,
was uprooted just before the path crossed Island Road. Near the location of the
tree, the skirting of a mobile home was blown back toward the south,
an indication of rotation given this was opposite of the storm motion and
damage path. 

The path continued across Island Road and produced extensive tree damage. In
addition, a house lost a major section of roofing. The tornado lifted quickly
with no more damage found farther beyond the houses right along Island Road.
From the location of the uprooted tree, to just across Island Road, winds were
estimated to be around 85 MPH or a high end EF0 tornado.  


&&

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.



$$

Martin/Heden/Fucheck

1.89" of rain from yesterday. Max wind of 27mph, which is very high for here, as my station is well below the treeline. High of 65 at 6pm. Only a flicker of the lights, power stayed on.

Seeing a lot of damage pictures, especially along the coast.

36.7 this morning. Laser thermometer shows the deck temp at 32.6. No icing to be found. .06" in the bucket so far.

2.72" from yesterday. Sunny and 58F outside. One of those days in the car where the window can go down just a bit, and you don't need A/C or heat.

2.92" IMBY.

Prelim path of tornado from NWS Raleigh:

Finally getting some good precip in Cary. .12" and climbing. Enjoyed yesterday, high of 72.1 at 3pm, got a lot of yardwork done knowing today was gonna be a wash.

74.5 yesterday for a high, ran the A/C in the afternoon, too much dust from all the leaf blowing to keep the windows open.

Also only have .02" for the month. Hope that changes this week.

On the OBX this weekend and watching an interesting spot of convection just off the coast bringing in some clouds. Don’t recall seeing it on any forecasts. 

3 hours ago, NorthHillsWx said:

Had a very suspicious reading of 0.18” of rain yesterday. I do not think we broke 1/10” of an inch. Never had a problem with my rain gauge but I’m wondering if the constant wind blown drizzle possibly affected it. 

Had what I would call a "heavy mist" occasionally coming down. I recorded 0.12" yesterday. Only 1.42" for the month.

38.5 for a low this morning.

High of 83.7 at 3:20pm, morning low was 57.7 at 7:30am.

NHC will initiate advisories on Tropical Depression Twenty-One, located near the southern coast of Nicaragua, at 500 PM AST (2100 UTC).

6 minutes ago, buckeyefan1 said:

Pea sized hail here  

Lots of mPING reports of hail on RadarScope.