Big Heat (and storms?) Week into July 4th Weekend

[ThePhotoGuy]

Intense storm yesterday for northern Anne Arundel. Rain total 1.25.

Power surged twice and somehow made the air conditioner stop turning on. Great! 

[AnEndlessMaze]

4 hours ago, BlizzardNole said:

0.89 from last night is the total so far and is probably similar for PF.  Based on radar, I think they got a lot more down in the southern part of the county.  Forecast has us dry here through tonight and more showers tomorrow.  Other than last night, it has been extremely dry here.

Looks like our house down there dodged a bullet (this time, at least!)

For some reason none of the Cocorahs stations in PF reported today. I usually watch those to keep track, but central Calvert is a data void today. Maybe none of them have power to post- our realtor is in PF and she said she’s been without power since yesterday.

The D3 drought over PF probably saved us too, ironically…

[Roger Ramjet]

22 minutes ago, ThePhotoGuy said:

Intense storm yesterday for northern Anne Arundel. Rain total 1.25.

Power surged twice and somehow made the air conditioner stop turning on. Great! 

Cycle the circuit breaker.

[ThePhotoGuy]

2 minutes ago, Roger Ramjet said:

Cycle the circuit breaker.

Thanks, I tried that and the power disconnect button too near the unit. 

[kgottwald]

Feels downright pleasant right now compared to yesterday. Turned the AC off at 9 p.m. and the residual cool air means it's still just 80 in the hallway.

[Roger Ramjet]

5 minutes ago, ThePhotoGuy said:

Thanks, I tried that and the power disconnect button too near the unit. 

Should be an outside breaker/fuse box near the unit too you can try. 

[Roger Ramjet]

Just now, Roger Ramjet said:

Should be an outside breaker/fuse box near the unit too you can try. 

Sorry, sounds like you tried that too.

[Stradivarious]

last night in Salisbury around 10 pm my house was struck by lightning. i cant find any damage, but it blew a picture off the wall, and there was a very bright flash along the wall about 10 feet where i was sitting. i saw particles burning in the air… true at home fireworks!

The thought that immediately spun in my head was a vehicle hit the house, or bomb had exploded. I started to go outside but huge thick bolts were firing down from the sky to the ground around me… felt very dangerous.

All seems to be well, the big screen tv i was watching is just fine, i see no damage. This was my first time experience, i am 74, but…i heard my Mother and Grandmother tell such stories. 

[Eskimo Joe]

Storms firing up in Garrett County.

[snowfan]

Noticeably more comfortable for this morning's bike ride but still pushing 90 at noon..

[Interstate]

I was out near Hancock yesterday. We had a good one there. Winds had to easily gusted 60+. Tons of cloud to ground lightning too. It is wild to see storms in the mountains when you can see miles away. 

[mappy]

20 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Storms firing up in Garrett County.

Would be nice to get some storms IMBY today. Everything went around the house last night 

[GATECH]

2 hours ago, H2O said:

I keep thinking my PWS runs warm with temps. But you hitting 106 makes my 106 seem legit. It’s 3 days in a row where I’ve topped 104. That’s just nuts 

 

I thought the same thing about my pws,but the similar obs in there area definitely lend credence to it being legit. What I don’t understand is I am close to the river (less than 300 yards) not exactly an urban area, lots of big mature trees, and yet still hit 106!  Here is my run over the last 4 days.

July 1-103

July 2- 105 Max HI of 125!!!

July 3-104

July 4-106

with all that said, my PWS definitely runs warm in the winter!

 

 

 

 

[IronTy]

Went hiking this morning and came across this guy on one of our trails.  Luckily we left the dog home!  He was very aggressive and rattling nonstop.  

[WxUSAF]

12z guidance suggests today we’re too far south and tomorrow too far north. 

[snowfan]

33 minutes ago, IronTy said:

Went hiking this morning and came across this guy on one of our trails.  Luckily we left the dog home!  He was very aggressive and rattling nonstop.  

Harmless if you dont bother it. Really cool to see though.

[frd]

2 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

12z guidance suggests today we’re too far south and tomorrow too far north. 

Of course, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Flood watch ? 

[frd]

 

WPC  Days 1 to 3.    I would rejoice for this. 

 

 

 

 

 

[WxUSAF]

I’ve seen lots of pinks and purples on QPF maps for awhile and the ground truth has been lacking 

[high risk]

If today happens, it's going to be a late show.

[frd]

42 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

I’ve seen lots of pinks and purples on QPF maps for awhile and the ground truth has been lacking 

I am sure @CAPE will agree with you.  WPC and Mount Holly both too bullish on rainfall. 

[JenkinsJinkies]

5 minutes ago, high risk said:

If today happens, it's going to be a late show.

Google’s forecast last night showed a window around 7pm.

[aldie 22]

1 hour ago, WxUSAF said:

12z guidance suggests today we’re too far south and tomorrow too far north. 

Seriously??? Yeesh that stinks

[IronTy]

1 hour ago, snowfan said:

Harmless if you dont bother it. Really cool to see though.

One of the things I was not prepared for when we moved from Michigan to "the south" was how paranoid people are of snakes down here.  I don't know if it's religious or what the deal is, people are so weird about them down here.  

[Eskimo Joe]

Flood Watch for Baltimore / Annapolis and points north and east from 5 pm this evening to 1am tomorrow. Looks like a couple of remnant boundaries floating around.

Quote

Northern Baltimore-Cecil-Southern Baltimore-Anne Arundel-
Northwest Harford-Southeast Harford-
208 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central to northeast Maryland, including the 
  following areas, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Cecil, and Harford 
  Counties including the City of Baltimore.

* WHEN...Until 1 AM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - A developing area of showers and thunderstorms will move into
    an increasingly humid airmass this evening. This, combined
    with recent rainfall, may result in flooding particularly in
    urban areas.
  - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
    and preparedness information.

 

[Eskimo Joe]

12z HREF has a 10% chance of 8"+ rainfall just to our north in PA. Yikes. That's how you flood out a mountain town.  

[coolio]

Observation about this area is that there’s always some critter that dies in the backyard whenever we hit 100° or more for an extended period. Two days ago it was a chipmunk, but in the past had squirrels, rats. Maybe the old critters can’t handle the heat when it first hits. I can always smell a dead carcass when I go in my back yard. 

[southmdwatcher]

Storms breaking out in east central and central VA moving northward again....hmmmmm

[WxUSAF]

18z hrrr most encouraging run of the day for metro area rainfall 

[dailylurker]

Just now, WxUSAF said:

18z hrrr most encouraging run of the day for metro area rainfall 

I was kinda shocked to see a flood watch pop up for the lowerlands (AA County). Hopefully there's a flash flood later lol