Central PA Spring 2025

[mahantango#1]

1 hour ago, Voyager said:

Well, THIS caught me off guard this morning....

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 2am, then showers after 2am. Low around 53. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

That trophy just might be going to the right place afterall. 

[Blizzard of 93]

35 minutes ago, Superstorm said:

Flood Watches are up


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What time do you or anyone think the onset will be for the rain this evening?

My daughter has a softball game scheduled this evening at 6 pm, so I’m wondering if we will get the game played or not.

[mahantango#1]

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CANADIAN WILDFIRE SMOKE RETURNS

NW winds will bring smoke from Canadian wildfires into the US over the next few days

Sunrises & sunsets will look a little more red than normal with smoke overhead

Minimal impacts are expected in PA, but you may smell smoke Saturday AM

 

 

 

 

[Superstorm]

What time do you or anyone think the onset will be for the rain this evening?
My daughter has a softball game scheduled this evening at 6 pm, so I’m wondering if we will get the game played or not.

I’m thinking around 4:00 pm but it may just be scattered initially so you might be able to get the game in.


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[mahantango#1]

[Mount Joy Snowman]

Low of 62 and some unexpected overnight rainfall to the tune of .05".  Assuming I receive some measurable rainfall today and tomorrow, I'll tie my personal record for days in a month with 21.  Might try and sneak in a mow after work today before the steady stuff moves in later in the evening.

[ChescoWx]

Some sun today with temperatures finally near normal in the mid 70's for the end of May. Heavy Rain tonight into tomorrow with as much as 2 to 3 inches possible in some locations. The wet and chilly pattern looks to finally break starting Sunday and into next week with temperatures by Wednesday in the low 80's.

[canderson]

I knew it was going to rain but didn’t expect such big forecasts. 

[Itstrainingtime]

1 hour ago, Mount Joy Snowman said:

Low of 62 and some unexpected overnight rainfall to the tune of .05".  Assuming I receive some measurable rainfall today and tomorrow, I'll tie my personal record for days in a month with 21.  Might try and sneak in a mow after work today before the steady stuff moves in later in the evening.

Interesting - do you have any idea when it rained? Nothing measurable fell here.

I've often wondered this but never asked, is there a radar history that is available to review over the past 24 hours or so? I'd love to see what came through overnight...when, how large of a cell, etc. 

[Voyager]

21 minutes ago, canderson said:

I knew it was going to rain but didn’t expect such big forecasts. 

Me neither, hence my earlier post.

[Voyager]

14 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Interesting - do you have any idea when it rained? Nothing measurable fell here.

I've often wondered this but never asked, is there a radar history that is available to review over the past 24 hours or so? I'd love to see what came through overnight...when, how large of a cell, etc. 

I found one awhile back, but I forgot to bookmark it, so I don't remember what site it was from.

[canderson]

I got .08” rain overnight. Looks like MDT had .01” while CXY had .11” 

[canderson]

31 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Interesting - do you have any idea when it rained? Nothing measurable fell here.

I've often wondered this but never asked, is there a radar history that is available to review over the past 24 hours or so? I'd love to see what came through overnight...when, how large of a cell, etc. 

Beween 12:30 - 1:30 am it seems. I've never seen a "look back" radar but that'd be cool! 

[Superstorm]

Interesting - do you have any idea when it rained? Nothing measurable fell here.
I've often wondered this but never asked, is there a radar history that is available to review over the past 24 hours or so? I'd love to see what came through overnight...when, how large of a cell, etc. 

According to my weather station, I received about 0.02” of rain right around midnight.


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[Mount Joy Snowman]

1 hour ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Interesting - do you have any idea when it rained? Nothing measurable fell here.

I've often wondered this but never asked, is there a radar history that is available to review over the past 24 hours or so? I'd love to see what came through overnight...when, how large of a cell, etc. 

Over here it was from about 2:30-3am.  I usually check the E-Wall radar first thing in the morning and that goes back six hours, so it covers most of the night after I go to bed.  Also, this page from MARFC gives you the ability to check past one-hour (and other time frames) radar estimates. 

Multisensor Precipitation Estimates (MPE)

 

[WmsptWx]

The sun has made an appearance. I want it to swallow me whole.

[Itstrainingtime]

4 hours ago, Mount Joy Snowman said:

Low of 62 and some unexpected overnight rainfall to the tune of .05".  Assuming I receive some measurable rainfall today and tomorrow, I'll tie my personal record for days in a month with 21.  Might try and sneak in a mow after work today before the steady stuff moves in later in the evening.

 

2 hours ago, canderson said:

I got .08” rain overnight. Looks like MDT had .01” while CXY had .11” 

 

2 hours ago, canderson said:

Beween 12:30 - 1:30 am it seems. I've never seen a "look back" radar but that'd be cool! 

 

1 hour ago, Superstorm said:

According to my weather station, I received about 0.02” of rain right around midnight.


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So obviously it wasn't an isolated occurrence. I wonder what it was attributed to - was there a warm front that went through, a weak pulse of energy, etc.? 

Whatever it was it missed Maytown. I've been doing okay this month.  

[Itstrainingtime]

1 hour ago, Mount Joy Snowman said:

I usually check the E-Wall radar first thing in the morning and that goes back six hours, so it covers most of the night after I go to bed.

That's helpful, thank you!

[Itstrainingtime]

Elliott has been very active on X this morning with lots of updates on tonight's heavy rainfall and severe weather potential. Worth a look if interested. 

[WmsptWx]

Darkness has warshed over this dude. Darker'n a black steer's tuchus on a moonless prairie night. 

[Voyager]

2 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Elliott has been very active on X this morning with lots of updates on tonight's heavy rainfall and severe weather potential. Worth a look if interested. 

Working, so not much chance to hunt it down.

Cliff notes, or a link?

[Itstrainingtime]

41 minutes ago, Voyager said:

Working, so not much chance to hunt it down.

Cliff notes, or a link?

Severe threat until 1am, Tornado threat up to Rt. 30. Expecting everyone to get .5" - 1.5" of rainfall with some areas getting 3-4". More storms with hail tomorrow PM but more scattered and brief in nature. 

[AccuChris]

If Lebanon can pick up 2.80”+ before the end of the month we will hit 12” of rain on the month…amazing


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[Voyager]

20 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Severe threat until 1am, Tornado threat up to Rt. 30. Expecting everyone to get .5" - 1.5" of rainfall with some areas getting 3-4". More storms with hail tomorrow PM but more scattered and brief in nature. 

Yikes. 

Still, the weather geek in me wishes that threat was up to I-80 instead of US-30. I've got the video cameras out, so it would make an interesting finish to my work night and video 

[Itstrainingtime]

23 minutes ago, Voyager said:

Yikes. 

Still, the weather geek in me wishes that threat was up to I-80 instead of US-30. I've got the video cameras out, so it would make an interesting finish to my work night and video 

I'm just the opposite. I wish like heck that threat moved way south. Don't like severe weather. Ever. 

[Itstrainingtime]

36 minutes ago, AccuChris said:

If Lebanon can pick up 2.80”+ before the end of the month we will hit 12” of rain on the month…amazing


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I need 2.74" to reach that mark. 

[Superstorm]

I'm just the opposite. I wish like heck that threat moved way south. Don't like severe weather. Ever. 

Tornado watches out


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[Itstrainingtime]

2 hours ago, Superstorm said:

Tornado watches out


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Yep, southern tier counties. Some pretty nasty cells approaching from our southwest.

[Mount Joy Snowman]

43 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Yep, southern tier counties. Some pretty nasty cells approaching from our southwest.

All the action staying over towards York thus far. We’ll see what the overnight brings. 

[Itstrainingtime]

10 minutes ago, Mount Joy Snowman said:

All the action staying over towards York thus far. We’ll see what the overnight brings. 

Watching the cells in Baltimore currently.