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May 2026 Obs/Discussion

weatherwiz

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38 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Uconn grad is Sunday?

Both days but my oldest daughters is on Sunday . It’s inside at Gampel but you still want it nice . She’s off the books. My other one had two years left there . Moving her home Saturday for summer . Next year she’s in the new apartments where all the shops and restaurants are. 

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11 hours ago, dendrite said:

I’ve had 6 on me and 2 embedded. Batting .333

About 10 so far, including one I picked up this morning in the flower garden 2 feet from the porch.  3-4 got their mandibles into me but none have gotten a drink. 
I'm heading out in a bit to continue the re-inventory of the woodlot, so picking up a few more hitchhikers is inevitable.

0.62" from the latest event.  10 miles WNW in the NW corner of Farmington reported 1.47" - just missed the heavy bands here.

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1 hour ago, tamarack said:

About 10 so far, including one I picked up this morning in the flower garden 2 feet from the porch.  3-4 got their mandibles into me but none have gotten a drink. 
I'm heading out in a bit to continue the re-inventory of the woodlot, so picking up a few more hitchhikers is inevitable.

0.62" from the latest event.  10 miles WNW in the NW corner of Farmington reported 1.47" - just missed the heavy bands here.

I had 3 on my coveralls, 2 on my shirt, and one between my sock and work boot from 2 hrs of tree field work Tuesday.  Granted I'm sometimes laying on my side to base prune or saw stumps even with the ground, so I expect lots of hitchhikers when I'm out there.  I prep with tucked clothes and then change out in the garage when done where I can check clothes inside and out and do a quick body check so I don't bring any with me inside the house.  Permethrin sprayed on the outside of the workboots, socks, and field clothes then allowed to dry before using, has a dramatic effect.  I hadn't sprayed the work clothes yet this year after washing them and storing them at the start of last winter, hence all the ticks Tuesday.  Once I treat em I can usually crawl around the fields and woods and only see an occasional rider when I'm through for the day.  Caveat is to let the spray completely dry, and keep my field work clothes out of the house away from pets, re-spray after 3 or 4 washings.  PITA but better than plucking embedded vampires every day of the warmer months.

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I wonder if the below average precipitation departures (not just in our region but within the country), particularly the last several years are a product of what seems to be the peak of the +AMO regime. Or I shouldn't say directly related because there are always other factors but perhaps a large driver. 

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23 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

 

I made an APP for us

https://synoptic-weather-lens.base44.app

feel free to download

Awesome Steve!  Some quick testing, the search field for locations might need a little work. I was able to change it to New London, CT from New York, but subsequent searches seem to be stuck with the little search icon in the right of the field just bouncing up and down instead doing anything.

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11 minutes ago, metagraphica said:

Awesome Steve!  Some quick testing, the search field for locations might need a little work. I was able to change it to New London, CT from New York, but subsequent searches seem to be stuck with the little search icon in the right of the field just bouncing up and down instead doing anything.

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Fixed 

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So for the DEN snowstorm...

Max measured amount I could find was 33.9" 1.8 S Estes Park (about 8000 ft).  Max estimated from SNOTEL was 33.8" 4 NNW Long Peak (about 9100 ft).  HRRR fcst snow totals were over 40" and odds are that did indeed occur above 10,000 (hard to verify tho since no in situ obs).  Global models fcst max amounts just over 30" in the highest elevations w/ their lower resolution for terrain, so a great fcst overall for the absolute highest amounts.

Yes, not a drought buster, but quite significant snowfall event w/ high LEQs, so this can only help.  You can choose to look at things glass half empty or full. Emphasize the negative or positive. 

Just the MSM tends to focus on the negative, which is nothing new really, but social media and overall divide these days often amplifies it to the extreme w/ context and perspective lacking.

Denver officially had 5.8" but the climate location is 16 mi ENE of the downtown. SW suburbs had up to 9.5". Also, it seems that May snowstorms ranking for Denver is all over the place on social media.

The above link lists the biggest snowfalls for the city and it is inclusive for the 3 different locations where snow has been measured (earliest event listed is 1931).  It states this most recent snowstorm was the 5th biggest in the city's history, but that is incorrect.  It leaves out 12.4" on May 5-6, 1978 and May 13-14, 1912 and 15.5" May 1-5, 1898.  And when I have mentioned this on social media posts, ppl have said, "that's what the NWS provided to me."  Yet you go on the NWS BOU site, and the 3 May snowstorms I just mentioned are listed.

It just goes to show how easily bad or incorrect information can spread.  Too many media outlets and individuals just parrot what others say and do no fact-checking themselves!  This is important in the large pix when talking about wx and climate b/c the details count and can make a big difference in stories/statements.

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4 hours ago, wokeupthisam said:

I had 3 on my coveralls, 2 on my shirt, and one between my sock and work boot from 2 hrs of tree field work Tuesday.  Granted I'm sometimes laying on my side to base prune or saw stumps even with the ground, so I expect lots of hitchhikers when I'm out there.  I prep with tucked clothes and then change out in the garage when done where I can check clothes inside and out and do a quick body check so I don't bring any with me inside the house.  Permethrin sprayed on the outside of the workboots, socks, and field clothes then allowed to dry before using, has a dramatic effect.  I hadn't sprayed the work clothes yet this year after washing them and storing them at the start of last winter, hence all the ticks Tuesday.  Once I treat em I can usually crawl around the fields and woods and only see an occasional rider when I'm through for the day.  Caveat is to let the spray completely dry, and keep my field work clothes out of the house away from pets, re-spray after 3 or 4 washings.  PITA but better than plucking embedded vampires every day of the warmer months.

Haven't gotten into permethrin yet, just vigilance once I'm back inside.  Worked all but once; in November 2022 one found a hiding place in the short hairs and had a drink.  It was quickly dispatched but only after infecting me with anaplasmosis, which messed with my balance and eyesight along with making me feel awful. 
Doxy to the rescue.
10 AM thru 12:30 was spent on the woodlot, with its abundant horizontal fir (thanks to Dec 18, 2023), also wandered thru the cedar swamp, a cool area in both senses.  Only found one tick so far, likely a couple will turn up to be squashed.  Great day to be in the woods, except for the black flies.  They're still only checking the menu, but also checking out eyes and ear canals.

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23 hours ago, Masswx said:

IMG_1721.thumb.png.abefd82a0c37c1fd4e3b2dce0d464418.pngIMG_1719.thumb.png.fd774a7f5a4990172e7d422a13eccd8b.pngDont see this every day has a tornado emergency on it prob a ef4 + if it hits anything


Even though the overall large-scale pattern is not favorable for significant severe weather currently, that does not mean locally, there can't be nasty events, likeSW MS yesterday. A single supercell produced multiple or one long-tracked intense tornado. Damage surveys are ongoing, but it appears EF3 damage at least.
Look at the SPC storm reports for 5/6.
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/260506_rpts.html

Very limited in coverage overall, which makes sense given the larger-scale conditions not good.
 
The supercell latched onto and rode W-E along a low-level boundary, which is *everything* for "Scott spinners!"
 
A few days ago, this occurred in FL. You don't even need to look at the velocity loop on the right, the base reflectively loop on the left clearly shows little "eddies" along the boundary!
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9 hours ago, wokeupthisam said:

I had 3 on my coveralls, 2 on my shirt, and one between my sock and work boot from 2 hrs of tree field work Tuesday.  Granted I'm sometimes laying on my side to base prune or saw stumps even with the ground, so I expect lots of hitchhikers when I'm out there.  I prep with tucked clothes and then change out in the garage when done where I can check clothes inside and out and do a quick body check so I don't bring any with me inside the house.  Permethrin sprayed on the outside of the workboots, socks, and field clothes then allowed to dry before using, has a dramatic effect.  I hadn't sprayed the work clothes yet this year after washing them and storing them at the start of last winter, hence all the ticks Tuesday.  Once I treat em I can usually crawl around the fields and woods and only see an occasional rider when I'm through for the day.  Caveat is to let the spray completely dry, and keep my field work clothes out of the house away from pets, re-spray after 3 or 4 washings.  PITA but better than plucking embedded vampires every day of the warmer months.

Yes, this is exactly what I do. It's become part of the spring startup process - on a nice day like this, I lay out socks, boots, sneakers, etc. Spraying pants is somewhat harder though. I try not to get the spray on anything else but it's a challenge.

 

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6 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Something is wrong with rain working on it. Thank you feel free to use it. Will be free for AMWX users once published 

It doesn’t have a temp below 50° for me for the entire forecast period, yet we had frost this morning and another frost threat tomorrow.

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