Iowawx Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 Storms are already forming along highway 20 in Iowa. With sunny skies and temps near 90, we have a lot of instablity for the storms to get stronger. SPC will likely issue a severe thunderstorm watch in Iowa. Edit: Severe thunderstorm watch just issued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 Line of storms forming just to my south. Looks like I won't receive anything again. Literally had ONE sprinkle hit my windshield on way home from work. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud2380 Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 Storms are splitting apart to the west. Looks like I’ll need a change in direction or I’ll be left high and dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 Yep, CR gets nothing this time. Quote season snowfall: 34.8" '22-23: 30.2" '21-22: 27.1" '20-21: 52.5" '19-20: 36.2" '18-19: 50.2" '17-18: 39.5" Average snowfall: ~30" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 To much anvil debris isn’t helping any in this situation. Only remaining scattered it appears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowawx Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 Unreal. Strong thunderstorm along highway 30 fell apart right as it reached Cedar Rapids. This was the only chance of rain we have for the next week. The drought is going to get so much worse here. Not sure why it's been so hard for Iowa to get rain this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan1117 Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 Unreal. Strong thunderstorm along highway 30 fell apart right as it reached Cedar Rapids. This was the only chance of rain we have for the next week. The drought is going to get so much worse here. Not sure why it's been so hard for Iowa to get rain this month.It’s not just an Iowa problem... as Omaha approaches an 11 inch precipitation deficit for the year so far. It is frustrating to see everything turning brown here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstorm83 Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 Yep, CR gets nothing this time. I guess the just dome briefly faltered a few weeks ago. A summer of a historical derecho surrounded by misses! 2 Quote Snowfall in Lincoln, NE: 2017-18: 21.4" 2018-19: 55.5" 2019-20: 17.6" 2020-21: 49.4" 2021-22: 5.1" Average: 26" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted August 29, 2020 Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 I’ve survived droughts and dry periods before. It’s just the pattern we are in with to much subsidence, or split flow, or I don’t know what. I know they say that drought builds on itself, but it really could rain a lot if some conditions weren’t present or would change because we often had and have plenty of at least low level moisture for systems even with dry soils. In 1992 we went from extremely dry to extremely wet in a short time. And wet to dry and vise versa occurred many times. Some large scale pattern needs to change or at least I’m trying to believe that’s how it is. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted August 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 PHX tied another record two days ago on the 27th hitting 113F and missed tying yesterday's record by 1 degree touching 112F. An unprecedented achievement was made yesterday, that being the PHX metro just had its 50th day of the Summer recording a 110F+ reading. The old record was 33 and nobody in their wildest dreams would ever had thought we would make it to 50 and counting....2020 has been one of those years we will remember for a while and for many reasons. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted August 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 The prayers for moisture may be answered here in the valley as the Heavens above shall provide much needed moisture out here in Arizona. The NWS has issued a Flash Flood watch yesterday for the next couple days. The most widespread Monsoon rain event of the season is poised to start later today and run through Mon. Flash Flood Watch Flood WatchNational Weather Service Phoenix AZ215 AM MST Sat Aug 29 2020.Abundant moisture will spread across much of the area today intoSunday. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this afternoon andevening are forecast to become more widespread late tonight intoSunday morning resulting in areas of heavy rainfall capable ofproducing flash flooding. Additional showers and thunderstorms willalso be possible Sunday afternoon and evening. . With the added moisture and cloud cover, a string of 90's are in the forecast as well! I've never seen Heavy Rain in my grid out here in a LONG time... Detailed ForecastTodaySunny, with a high near 100. South wind 5 to 10 mph.TonightA chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 81. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.SundayShowers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.Sunday NightA 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 79. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph after midnight.MondayA 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westMJim Posted August 29, 2020 Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 As can be seen by yesterdays rain fall totals in the summer time there can be a big difference in how much rain fall in a short distance. GRR yesterday reported 1.21″ while at Muskegon they only reported 0.13″ Holland 1.08″ Barry 0.31″ and here at my house 0.85″ While to the east at Lansing they topped out at 1.61″. At this time it is cloudy and 66 here at my house. Just to the north and northeast of me there looks to still be a lot of power outages. I only see one report of trees down in the Long Lake area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted August 29, 2020 Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 Looks like the wet weather is just about done within my vicinity. Total rainfall exceeded 2.00" and more to my south. Very pleased w that. Now comes, dry, cooler sunnier weather. 2 Quote Snowfall for Winter 2023 -24 for Metro Detroit Area Oct 2023: 0.2" AN Nov 2023: 2.2" AN Dec 2023: 0.5" BN Insane! Jan 2024: 17.0" AN Feb 2024: 1.9" BN Insane! Mar 2024: 4.9" BN April 2024: Trace Season So Far: 26.7" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted August 29, 2020 Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 Attm, its 68F under mostly cloudy skies and still humid. Dry air has not made it yet, but its coming! Lows tanite in near 50F or so and possibly 40s for tomorrow nite. Quote Snowfall for Winter 2023 -24 for Metro Detroit Area Oct 2023: 0.2" AN Nov 2023: 2.2" AN Dec 2023: 0.5" BN Insane! Jan 2024: 17.0" AN Feb 2024: 1.9" BN Insane! Mar 2024: 4.9" BN April 2024: Trace Season So Far: 26.7" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKwx2k4 Posted August 29, 2020 Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 PHX tied another record two days ago on the 27th hitting 113F and missed tying yesterday's record by 1 degree touching 112F. An unprecedented achievement was made yesterday, that being the PHX metro just had its 50th day of the Summer recording a 110F+ reading. The old record was 33 and nobody in their wildest dreams would ever had thought we would make it to 50 and counting....2020 has been one of those years we will remember for a while and for many reasons.I'd say a longer term pattern shift would cause this. Correct? Too many perfect events this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralNebWeather Posted August 29, 2020 Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 11:30 AM, 72 degrees with a 52 dew and north winds of 15 mph. Hello Autumn. We’ve waited months for this. Unfortunately, the drought conditions linger. Best chance for rain is Sunday night. We’ll see. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted August 29, 2020 Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 More trouble brewing out in the eastern Atlantic. Lets see what happens in the coming days. Quote Snowfall for Winter 2023 -24 for Metro Detroit Area Oct 2023: 0.2" AN Nov 2023: 2.2" AN Dec 2023: 0.5" BN Insane! Jan 2024: 17.0" AN Feb 2024: 1.9" BN Insane! Mar 2024: 4.9" BN April 2024: Trace Season So Far: 26.7" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted August 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 I'd say a longer term pattern shift would cause this. Correct? Too many perfect events this year.Hard to say at this early stage...would like to see in a few years if this pattern persists. It wasn't long ago we had a couple banner years in a row in terms of precip and filled up all the lakes and reservoirs in a blink of the eye. We'll have to see how it all plays out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralNebWeather Posted August 29, 2020 Report Share Posted August 29, 2020 Just saw the updated forecast for Sunday night and our likely storm chances have been downgraded to 20%. The theme of the summer continues as we get closer to an event, precipitation dries up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKwx2k4 Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 Hard to say at this early stage...would like to see in a few years if this pattern persists. It wasn't long ago we had a couple banner years in a row in terms of precip and filled up all the lakes and reservoirs in a blink of the eye. We'll have to see how it all plays out.Well, safe bet to say that pattern has shifted east with time. 4-5 years of high precip has been the rule here. It appears to the eye that the tropical domain has went through a type of realignment as well. It will be hard to say. We have an atmosphere laden with about 4 years of smoke and ash particles from wildfires and volcanoes as well so could be any number of things. Weird year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 Down to 57° already! Late night bonfire about to happen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westMJim Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 It got down to 54 here overnight. At this time it is sunny and 62 with a DP of 54. We are now heading into the "don't have to" season that is don't have to have the air on and don't have to have the heat on. Soon enough we will be having the heat on all day long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minny_Weather Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 Our first winter headline of the season in the CONUS has been hoisted! URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGENational Weather Service Cheyenne WY234 AM MDT Sun Aug 30 2020WYZ114-301645-/O.NEW.KCYS.HZ.A.0001.200831T0600Z-200831T1200Z/Snowy Range-Including the cities of Centennial and Albany234 AM MDT Sun Aug 30 2020...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT EARLY MONDAY MORNING...* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 possible.* WHERE...Snowy Range County.* WHEN...Early Monday Morning.* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, othersensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoorplumbing.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To preventfreezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they shouldbe wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that havein-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-ground pipes to protect them from freezing. 3 Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKwx2k4 Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 Our first winter headline of the season in the CONUS has been hoisted!Ghosts of the epic winters again. I guess we'll see if we record any crop failures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 Its gorgeous outside. Temp at 64F and dry conditions. Quote Snowfall for Winter 2023 -24 for Metro Detroit Area Oct 2023: 0.2" AN Nov 2023: 2.2" AN Dec 2023: 0.5" BN Insane! Jan 2024: 17.0" AN Feb 2024: 1.9" BN Insane! Mar 2024: 4.9" BN April 2024: Trace Season So Far: 26.7" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted August 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 I just came back from a long walk and enjoyed one of the coolest mornings here yet in many many weeks. It was 78F but a bit humid due to the monsoonal moisture that fell in neighboring cities. Hopefully some more storms fire back up today because my area needs the rain! We have missed out on any substantial rainfall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder98 Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 I check the weather station in Stevens Point, WI and it went down to 41F this morning there. Fall is starting arrive in the Midwest. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minny_Weather Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Getting a nice post-frontal soaker tonight. 63*F. Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Got a few sprinkles this morning but nothing measurable. Broken line heading in soon. Ain't looking like much though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralNebWeather Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Another Severe Thunderstorm Watch, another bust. NWS has had a rough year in this area forecasting severe storms. They posted a watch last evening and cancelled it a few hours later as the storms died off north of my area. Not a sprinkle. 56 degrees with a north breeze at 7 AM feels amazing, but the drought conditions continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 It's actually raining. Can't believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Day turned to night this morning. 2.5 inches of heavy rain. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan1117 Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Picked up 0.05” of rainfall last night in my backyard, basically just enough to wet the recently baked ground. It just seems so difficult to get any type of decent or appreciable rainfall around here. The next 10 days does not hold much hope to stopping the rainfall deficit around here from deepening further. Very thankful for the cooler temps though as the constant 90-100 degree heat was wearing on me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralNebWeather Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Picked up 0.05” of rainfall last night in my backyard, basically just enough to wet the recently baked ground. It just seems so difficult to get any type of decent or appreciable rainfall around here. The next 10 days does not hold much hope to stopping the rainfall deficit around here from deepening further. Very thankful for the cooler temps though as the constant 90-100 degree heat was wearing on me.0.0" here. Nothing in the extended. There are now cracks showing up in the yard where sprinklers don't reach. I would say corn harvest may be early this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minny_Weather Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Decent soaking overnight. I received around an inch. Definitely hasn't been a shortage of rain here over the Summer, which I know not everyone here can say the same. Currently 64*F and breezy under full sun. 5 Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Nice way to end met Summer. Low 70s with a north breeze and cumulus developing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralNebWeather Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 NWS Twitter stats. Ugly is a good word to use, but other bad words might come to mind seeing these awful dry numbers for Central Nebraska. https://twitter.com/NWSHastings/status/1300469042105384975?s=20 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minny_Weather Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 NWS Twitter stats. Ugly is a good word to use, but other bad words might come to mind seeing these awful dry numbers for Central Nebraska. https://twitter.com/NWSHastings/status/1300469042105384975?s=20The Sutton area looks to bask in rainy glory. Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Splendid outside! Temp is at 75F under mostly sunny skies. There is no dew to speak of, thankfully. Quote Snowfall for Winter 2023 -24 for Metro Detroit Area Oct 2023: 0.2" AN Nov 2023: 2.2" AN Dec 2023: 0.5" BN Insane! Jan 2024: 17.0" AN Feb 2024: 1.9" BN Insane! Mar 2024: 4.9" BN April 2024: Trace Season So Far: 26.7" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westMJim Posted September 1, 2020 Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 We took a road trip up to Ludington and had a lunch at the park at the beach. It was cloudy and a cool 72 there at the beach. But all in all a good road trip for the end of met summer. At this time it is partly cloudy and 73 here at my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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