RyanDe680 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Hoosier said: PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 945 AM CDT TUE AUG 21 2018 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0920 AM HEAVY RAIN CROSS PLAINS 43.11N 89.64W 08/21/2018 M15.33 INCH DANE WI PUBLIC 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL. Wow. Impressive. What we've lacked in severe weather has been made up with bullseye rain like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 5 hours ago, Hoosier said: PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 945 AM CDT TUE AUG 21 2018 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0920 AM HEAVY RAIN CROSS PLAINS 43.11N 89.64W 08/21/2018 M15.33 INCH DANE WI PUBLIC 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL. Holy **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchageddon Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 3 hours ago, Stebo said: Holy **** That was my reaction to finding raydar.ca still isn't working after 3 days. I need that thing . TWN once again pulled a bust out with their hyping of severe weather today and despite the morning showers kept the absurd idea alive that powerful storms with an isolated tornado was possible: Link: https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/southern-ontario-fall-like-soaking-rain-storm-ahead-late-august-look-ahead/109648/ This is getting ridiculous and users are getting fed up with TWN. Obviously I didn't think for a second that I would have a thunderstorm IMBY but the rains I "bought". Turns out I received far less than forecast. I'm still waiting for this big pattern change they kept yapping about endlessly last month and then again sometime early this month. Oops another heatwave instead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimChgo9 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Looks like above normal temps through out the latest GFS run. Looks pretty rainy as well. Wondering when the fall temps will start to kick in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 13 hours ago, SchaumburgStormer said: On the extreme northern edge of a somewhat larger (but still small) deficit area. Been a lot of bad luck with storms dying as they approach and splitting around mby. Just pulled the data, only .96” of rain in the last 30 days in my back yard. And at 10:1, that gives Madison what, 14 feet of snow?? Thats insane though. Luckily the heart of the metro got spared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Its 71F with no humidity or clouds. This isn't top shelf at all.... This is the secret stash in the back room kind of a day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 The SPC has a slight risk outlook for eastern Iowa tomorrow. The NAM and 3-km NAM show areas of 3000 J/kg of CAPE and 40-45 kt of shear in Missouri and Iowa. I'm kind of impressed by the shear tomorrow. Usually August has rare instances of 45 kt of shear, as the jet stream is generally weak. It may not be a huge thing, but maybe we'll get a couple of supercells worth talking about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Recorded 10.47" of rain on Monday at my location - just south of the unofficial bullseye. Obviously, never witnessed rain like that. I had to go out toward the end of it (still downpouring) and empty my CoCoRAHS gauge as I didn't think it would make through the night without completely overflowing. I feel bad for those that have to track down official measurements for the record - much like in a blizzard, it was difficult to get a normal accurate measurement in those conditions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 5 hours ago, Nelson said: Recorded 10.47" of rain on Monday at my location - just south of the unofficial bullseye. Obviously, never witnessed rain like that. I had to go out toward the end of it (still downpouring) and empty my CoCoRAHS gauge as I didn't think it would make through the night without completely overflowing. I feel bad for those that have to track down official measurements for the record - much like in a blizzard, it was difficult to get a normal accurate measurement in those conditions. Just how high do the graduations go before they either run out, or the gauge overflows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 7 hours ago, bowtie` said: Just how high do the graduations go before they either run out, or the gauge overflows? I have the standard national weather service rain gauge. I've never seen more than 5" of rain in one day however I think it goes up to like something crazy like 20". The actual tube with the funnel attached only goes up to just under 3", then everything else overflows into the metal can (which is the can used in the Winter to catch snow). So then you would just dump the excess from the can into the tube and add all the measurements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 10 hours ago, bowtie` said: Just how high do the graduations go before they either run out, or the gauge overflows? The CoCoRaHS gauge has an inner measuring tube which measures to one inch, then overflows into the outer tube which holds 10 more inches. So if more than an inch falls, you dump the first inch in the inner tube and use the funnel to refill the inner tube to get the outer tube measurement. So the short answer is 11". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 ^^^^This is the one I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 12 hours ago, IWXwx said: The CoCoRaHS gauge has an inner measuring tube which measures to one inch, then overflows into the outer tube which holds 10 more inches. So if more than an inch falls, you dump the first inch in the inner tube and use the funnel to refill the inner tube to get the outer tube measurement. So the short answer is 11". Thanks for the information IWXwx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 2.06" of rain this morning brings the monthly total to 9.59". Normal for August is ~3.6", so we're killin' it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Pretty muggy out there today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Heat advisory here for tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 95 at MDW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 93 ORD and 95 MDW today.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartman Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Topped out at 90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 What a stormy night it's been! Close to a half dozen separate lines/cells have moved through the area, especially the northern metro (this most recent one warned). Bowme has barely received any rain, but up here it's been an inch or two easily with more looking to be on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 ORD might put up a big low tonight. It's currently 84 with clouds and breezy conditions. Wild card is convection but assuming no funny business with that, I think 78 or 79 is quite possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 24 minutes ago, Hoosier said: ORD might put up a big low tonight. It's currently 84 with clouds and breezy conditions. Wild card is convection but assuming no funny business with that, I think 78 or 79 is quite possible. Some key numbers to watch 8/27 record high min: 77 Latest 79+ degree low: 82 on 8/21/1916 Latest 78+ degree low: 78 on 9/7/1922 No low temperatures warmer than 77 on record between 8/25 and 8/31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 14 hours ago, Hoosier said: Some key numbers to watch 8/27 record high min: 77 Latest 79+ degree low: 82 on 8/21/1916 Latest 78+ degree low: 78 on 9/7/1922 No low temperatures warmer than 77 on record between 8/25 and 8/31 Min temp at ORD this morning was 78...should be able to hold this through midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 93 ORD and 96 MDW today.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Chicago Storm said: 93 ORD and 96 MDW today. . #20 at ORD this year, which is the most in a calendar year since 2012 (that year had WAY more). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 It is so thick outside right now. 82/72 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Stebo said: It is so thick outside right now. 82/72 Just went for an evening walk around the neighborhood. Sticky as it’s been all summer. Feels great, tough sleeping weather though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 The line of storms that moved through here this evening was fairly tame. I picked up a half inch of rain, with very little wind, and some decent lightning on the back edge. All the real action was in the Iowa City area. I'm over 7 inches of rain for the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 91 ORD and 93 MDW yesterday (Tuesday). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 On 8/27/2018 at 2:34 PM, beavis1729 said: Min temp at ORD this morning was 78...should be able to hold this through midnight. On 8/27/2018 at 12:30 AM, Hoosier said: Some key numbers to watch 8/27 record high min: 77 Latest 79+ degree low: 82 on 8/21/1916 Latest 78+ degree low: 78 on 9/7/1922 No low temperatures warmer than 77 on record between 8/25 and 8/31 Record was indeed broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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