wxdude64

Just had about 2-3 minutes of hail here, small, mostly 1/2" with a couple 3/4" pieces about 10 minutes ago. 

4 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Wind gust to 102 mph reported at the Boyd, KY Emergency Operations Center (EOC) weather station earlier today. The reading was recorded on a Davis VP2 station that appears to be mounted properly

WOW

1 minute ago, wxdude64 said:

Confirmed tornado just north of Beckley WV about 20 minutes ago. 

AND NOW a new tornado warning for Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties...

Confirmed tornado just north of Beckley WV about 20 minutes ago. 

My numbers for March 2024

Averaged high was 59.2 degrees vs a normal of 54.4 degrees, a +4.8 degrees above average. The highest temp recorded was 76.5 degrees on the 15th. Averaged low was 34.6 degrees vs a normal of 30.0 degrees, a + 4.6 degrees above average. The coldest temp recorded was 21.5 degrees on the 1st. Averaged temp from the month was 46.9 degrees vs a normal of 42.2 degrees, 4.7 degrees above normal. The total precip for the month was 2.62 inches vs a normal of 3.52 inches, a -0.90 inches below average. The wettest day was the 23rd with 0.84 inches falling. There were 11 days with measurable, 5 days with a 'T' and 15 dry days. Total snowfall for the month was a 'T' vs a normal of 4.5 inches, a -4.5 inches below average, and goes into 2nd place behind the 0.0's for 1982/83/89/97 and 2000. Highest wind for the month was 51 mph on the 30th. There were 15 days with winds recorded above 25 mph. No new records for the month. Overall a warm, windy, semi-dry and snowless month. Records go back to October 1979. 

Under a STW until 1:15 pm here for up to 70 mph winds, but so far nothing close to that. Picked up .25 in about 9 minutes though. Still raining lightly. 

DCA:  +1.1

NYC:  +1.0

BOS:  +1.0

ORD:  +1.0

ATL:  +0.1

IAH:  +0.1

DEN:  +0.6

PHX:  +0.2

SEA:  +0.9

Oh, and awesome lightning show off to my NW last night from 10-11 pm. All I got was a brief gusty shower around midnight though. 

22 hours ago, yoda said:

Who wants some more snow?  From this mornings AFD 

Mountain Snow (Thursday/Friday): The first in a series of cold
fronts crosses the area early Wednesday morning, as the base of the
cutoff mid-level low moves across PA/NY. Colder temperatures surge
into the Alleghenies by Wednesday afternoon, causing precip to
transition from rain to snow by Wednesday night. Favorable dynamics
and ample moisture could result in a prolonged period of upslope
mountain snow. Marginal temperatures likely limit accumulations
through Wednesday evening, then better chance for snow to stick
Thursday into Friday. The GFS in particular is much higher than the
other guidance, showing significant snow accumulations late in the
week. At the very least 1-3", possibly up to 4-5", of accumulating
snow is possible at the higher elevations. Light snow could fall as
east as the Blue Ridge/Catoctins

Was just coming to post that 20 years ago on this day I picked up 1.7 inches. So, not much of a surprise. I've had measurable all the way out to 4/19 or so here. 

22 hours ago, WxUSAF said:

We are doing more than just the eclipse but it would be a bummer 

Ditto. We will be there rain or shine (well minus about 4 minutes). 

Sure hope the wind blows at some point today...sheesh. Easily to almost 50 mph for the last hour in gusts with a STEADY 25-30.

Cool and dreary day here today. A bit of sun early let us hit a 46.8 high before noon, then rain pushed in and dropped us back into low 40's. Rain just ended about 15 minutes ago, looks like 0.25 or so in gauge. Currently 41.9/38.8 with a ENE wind at 4 mph at 7:20 pm.  

In upper 30's this morning under cloudy skies, 10-12 degrees warmer than last few mornings. 

Wow. Thing just crumpled apart. Hoping and praying for all those on the bridge. Traffic (both boat and car/truck) will be heavily affected for quite some time. 

1 hour ago, EastCoast NPZ said:

Aurora visible to anyone?

Wife and I went up to KHSP airport, just got back. We saw nothing as far as northern lights. The moon is EXTRA EXTRA bright tonight! We did find the comet and saw the ISS pass over. And watched the wind turbines off to the west come into vision (well, at least the lights of) from 40+ miles away over near Duo WV. 

5 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Garrett County got into the teens this morning. Impressive.

Chilly, but not quite impressive (well, maybe if you only consider last 3-5 years lol). My average for today is 58.5/30.1 with a record low of 16.8 from 2004. Three times I've been in teens on this date, with records only back to 1979. 

Was 25.2 at 7 am CoCoRaHS reading, now down to 24.6/19.7 under mostly clear skies. Amazing how well we do wind, gusty from N to NW most of day yesterday until around midnight. 

0.84" here at 7 am CoCoRaHS reading. Currently in mid 40's with a light NNE breeze. Man about 12-15 degrees cooler would have been nice.... Hopefully all this went straight up into the valley to help with the fires. 

Light rain falling here and 47.5/43.9 currently. Wetness from the sky started shortly before dark. 

10 hours ago, 87storms said:

You mean you don’t miss overpriced resorts, schlepping skis all over the place, and having to wear 25 lbs of gear?

I’m exaggerating, but there are definitely reasons why I haven’t skied in a while. Long story short…it’s kind of a drag lol.

I’m due for a trip, though…maybe next winter I’ll shake the rust off.

That said, I do enjoy hiking in the snow…was hoping for more of those opps this past winter.

THIS ^^ this or snowshoeing thru deep stuff is what I like to do nowadays. 

On 3/20/2024 at 12:42 PM, WinterWxLuvr said:

I hate soft and mushy more than ice

On 3/20/2024 at 12:53 PM, psuhoffman said:

If you know how to ski I can see this... but I was talking specifically for learning.  I've taught about 25 people and it's much harder for them to get comfortable and establish the basic balance needed when they are sliding all over on ice.  Your first day on skis is not really the right time to learn how to ride your edges lol.  

As someone that HASN'T been on skis for 20 years I agree with you both. HATED the 'mushy' of late spring (or a rapid warm up in winter to cause those conditions) but also never liked ice. Therefore, I no long ski lol. Just too few 'good/great' days around here even back then. Likely my WORST day ever was at the Homestead in mid Jan with 31/32 and light freezing rain. Think everyone on the slopes would have been better off with a pair of ice skates on. 

8 hours ago, yoda said:

I'm tired of the wind 

7 hours ago, dailylurker said:

Hands down the worst weather month of the year. 

7 hours ago, nw baltimore wx said:

 

March blows.

It is called kite season for a reason...

On a side note, least I saw flurries last night and this morning. lol

23 hours ago, snownut said:

Snowshoeing, dog sledding and snowmobiling are options here through mid-April or longer. Lower cost and Zero experience is needed.  

US Olympic Cross Country team trains here in the late spring because it's nearly 100% there will be snowpack and trails.  

Had some pretty amazing winters during my 47 years living in the mid-Atlantic.

 However.. My  10th winter here in the Oregon high country has been a great choice with amazing winters. Not looking forward to being mostly in VA during retired years but end of the day family is most important… nice snowpack is a close second.;)

 

 

Yep. I've given up skiing years ago. However, I still LOVE cold and snow. Snowshoeing, snowmobiling and just general outside hiking are things I like to do now. I managed to get my deeper snow 'fix' being in Park City couple weeks ago. 

Currently 36/32.2 out there. Hit 70 degrees on the money yesterday. I seem to remember a slightly different outcome from 31 years ago.... 

6 hours ago, Roger Smith said:

Based on experience with Aug 2017 (seen at Baker City, OR), plan for massive traffic congestion in immediate aftermath of eclipse to about 6-9 hrs past then, millions of people are likely to stream into viewing zone and as they can go to best viewing spots, the better your view, the worse the traffic will be. It took us all day to get from Baker City to Pendleton on I-84, and traffic was still heavy at midnight in Seattle ... we drove all the way home to BC after making the eclipse a last day of a ten-day road trip. I wasn't totally surprised by volume of traffic but it was probably even worse than I had expected. Gas up before the eclipse because every gas station you can see on return trip will be swarmed, not to mention disrupting your slow progress to get off route into gas station. 

If you have any flexibility in view location at last minute, take it, nothing worse than being under overcast sky, when 100 miles away it's clear. (that wasn't a problem in 2017, the entire western third of the country was cloud-free and we were looking at good forecasts a week in advance). 

Prepare to be surprised by how quickly it gets dark at the final stage, it goes from twilight to near darkness in about ten seconds. It's safe to look directly at the final stage (I would say within 1 or 2 minutes of full contact) as 99% of sunlight is then blocked out. You'll probably see "Bailey's beads" and diamond ring effect. As sun is near peak activity, you'll see a larger and more varied corona than we saw in 2017 near solar min. 

As a participant in eastern TN for the 2017 event, this!