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Oh my Blizz, that flooding looks pretty bad. And you just planted. Let us know how you made out.

We were thankfully spared major flooding though we did get steady rain in the afternoon. The clouds are moving very quickly overhead this morning with lots of fingers coming down (for lack of a more scientific word). There's no rotation. The sun pops ut every now and then for a minute or two, then the dark clouds take over. I do hope we don't get anything severe here. Fast moving low dark clouds make me nervous. Those poor souls that got hammered with the tornadoes, such a widespread tragedy.

Shopping for Easter dinner. I would like to plan on grilling but quite honestly don't know what to plan for. It's not like Memorial Day when you know it will be warm enough though it may be wet.

patch,

the lebanon county report from the latest pns looks to be yours. congrats!!


...LEBANON COUNTY...
3 SSE PALMYRA 2.08 700 AM 4/17 COCORAHS

2 of those tornadoes passed near my grandparents house in Lillington/Mamers NC. One of them 11 miles northwest near Sanford and one of them 19 miles southeast near Dunn.

My rain total was 2.00" exactly! LT Stamford CT.-- Partly cloudy now , Baro. 29.62 rising, WNW wind 10-15mph. Temp. 58F

The 3rd highest crest of all-time has been recorded at the Yellow Breeches Creek near Camp Hill and it's still rising.

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Quoting Mason803:
patch,

the lebanon county report from the latest pns looks to be yours. congrats!!


...LEBANON COUNTY...
3 SSE PALMYRA 2.08 700 AM 4/17 COCORAHS

thanks they have been posting my observations since I became a cocorahs member

the Cocorahs rain gauge just seems like the funnel might not be able to handle downpours that are more in the 5 plus of rain. It wasn't that far off of the Davis rain gauge.

Quoting wunderstorm87:
The 3rd highest crest of all-time has been recorded at the Yellow Breeches Creek near Camp Hill and it's still rising.

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Hmm, that spot has reached major stage only twice, 1972 & 1975.

59F, bright sunshine, birdsong quite loud. My neighbors and I all have bird feeders, and they are really working!

Beautiful day today, right under 60F

Can we send some of the rain towards Texas? I think they need it much more than we do...

Quoting TheF1Man:
Beautiful day today, right under 60F

Can we send some of the rain towards Texas? I think they need it much more than we do...

Isn't that the way the weather works for the United States....some areas get too much rain and others can't get a drop of rain.

Streams are still full and flowing fast for the area. I am still waiting for my gardens to dry enough to till.

Some low 30's for highs and snow showers today just off the coastal plain of Lake Erie in northwest PA and western NY. Yikes! Low to mid 60's at the opposite corner of PA.

Could nip at 80F up to the PA TPK Wednesday. Mid-80's up to Maryland.

EF-0 Tornado confirmed in York county.

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Quoting P451:
Officially had 4-4.5" from the last system. From northern NJ into the Hudson Valley really got it good. Was down in northern NJ yesterday and all the creeks are at maximum clipping the undersides of all the bridges.

Flooding still persists along the Passaic river and in Wayne NJ - where well it's always flooded during large events.

So much urbanization around the Passaic, rain just runs right into it.

it looks like the front is setup along I81. The rain is training up 81....nice....ugh
already 0.20" of rain so far
Campbelltown, PA

Quoting P451:
More rain just what we don't really need. Of more concern is that the end of the week warmup looks to be a lot less now since this stationary front set up a little further south than first anticipated. We'll still be on the cold side when the system departs now instead of the warm side.

Instead of 70s I will be getting 50s Thurs/Fri. 60s Sat-Mon. Rain again Fri Night/Sat.

Say it ain't so! I'm getting seriously tired of chilly weather. A boring warm and dry spell would be welcome about now.

Quoting Blizzard92:
0.34in of rain so far today.

0.42" of rain so far today

0.66" here so far

one mini mcs rolling through later this evening

Here in SW CT. only 0.03" of rain so far today.

Have been watching TWC tonight, Have to admit they've been doing a good job this evening, tracking the tornadic weather in the Mid-West. St. Louis was just under the gun, now severe storms heading towards Indianappolis. They are not showing those silly pre-canned shows, and other boring features they now usually have on. Instead they have on Jim Cantore and Dr. Greg Forbes tracking the storms almost continually. Good job tonight.

An unexpectedly intense thunderstorm with a strong hail core (71dbz reflectivity & 50 kg/m^2 VIL) is heading through Blair county right now. Severe thunderstorm warning until 9:45.

LT- I've also noticed that TWC's coverage has improved dramatically this year. They've had several people placed in the field during these outbreaks which they didn't do in past years.

Quoting wunderstorm87:


LT- I've also noticed that TWC's coverage has improved dramatically this year. They've had several people placed in the field during these outbreaks which they didn't do in past years.

You guys mean it's actually becoming a WEATHER channel again? I can't believe it.

Good news. I'll check it out next time I'm in a hotel.

Looks like Wed. could be another very active severe weather day, even in PA too.

T-storms or not, I'm just glad we're going to have a warm day. They're few and far between, but hopefully that changes soon.

Yeah P451 its chilly right now, not even 50F

Is it really going to rain this weekend all through next week? no forecasts look bright, although show warm temps

85 here in So MD about an hour ago. wind was pretty good this mornng, now just breezy. Waiting to see if storms are coming.
glad to hear that TWC is getting back to weather, quit it after wake up with al, terrible show.
Ready to plant garden, Monday I am going to put in cukes, herbs are in now.
Have to wait a few days as I had Lasik surgery yesterday and cannot chance getting any dirt in eyes. Have 20/20 vision! It is grand!

I hit 80.5F today

Severe Thunderstorm Watch from south central to northeast PA.

The warmth broke through around 1230 PM and it warmed up nicely with plenty of sun once the fog lifted. I'd call it a lovely day, especially compared to the next few days.

I don't think a single sprinkle fell in that watch box. I'm still at 78.7F at 7:37pm. Shorts, T-shirt and bare feet on the back porch. Feels nice...

Temperatures range from upper 30's to low 80's in Pennsylvania at 6pm. That's like the difference between January and June.

We'll see if these temperatures hold for Philadelphia...

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Is anyone willing to venture a guess a to when this wet pattern is going to change or should I be investing in a pontoon boat? Are we still in La Nina?

The 12z GFS is plotting an almost unbelievable 5.09" 16-day QPF for KPIT. Given what seems to be a weakening La Nina we should start to get drier in June if not the later half of May.

Jan. 1 SST Anomalies (~-2.0C)


Current SST Anomalies (~-0.5C)

Warning: Frost/Freeze tonight for most of us

On and off snow showers in northern VT. Neighbor is still sugaring. April doesn't resemble spring at all.

...and I thought over 5 inches in 16 days was a lot. What about over 9" in 5 days?

Monday ghd Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy,
ghd classic style with a low
ghd sverige around 55.
billiga ghd Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday:
ghd max style A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

I got down to 35.3F this morning.

It seems to be snowing in north central PA, pretty heavily.

Wink 104 is reporting sleet on Peters Mountain. That seems possible given that the freezing level is only about 3000ft right now.

Just 41F and rain here in the valleys. The temperature has been dropping slowly all day.