jaster220

Where was this the last two winters??

Looking at radar last evening and had same thoughts - in winter this would be a good system for our region. Currently, woke up to first strataform rain since May?? Definitely has that early autumn vibe. Preview of things to come? Sooner than later?

Complete WHIFF for Harrison with latest rainstorms. P'sad tbh. Perhaps Fri/Sat can get us something.

Been o'cast all morning but yeah, so far a total flop against f'casts. We really could use another downpour in Harrison, but damaging winds - hard pass tbh. Let's see if we can split the uprights in a perfect balance.

Harrison had been missed N and S by any T-storm action for the past month or so during the heatwave(s). We finally scored "some" showers overnight. Everything had gone brown after such a lush spring and early summer. It won't be enough to turn things back to lush but better than nothing. I think it's actually the norm up here tbh. When it was completely forested, the ground didn't see relentless sun so there wasn't much grass to go brown. European settlers brought farming, grass lawns, and grazing pastures ofc. NW winds are blasting in this evening with temp of 61 and dropping. Has that September feel to it for sure.

We were down in Ann Arbor yesterday for the Art Fair and exhibition where the H.I. was 95 or 96 deg. Get back to Harrison around 9 pm and step out to 63 and a breeze! What an airmass swap! Literally was "chilled" lol. So, I know I am way outta season with this post but I just discovered that APX had issued their map back in June so I'm out of season and about a month tardy doing so Two items of interest for me. Grayling came in just 9" less than their 106" last season even though it seemed worse I think due to the lack of a major thaw. Both seasons featured a fast-n-furious start with major storms at Thanksgiving. The other item is the 50-75" band heading right towards mby here in N Clare county which correlates perfectly with my 68.1" total. Always a good feeling when that happens. For whatever reason, the APX map for last year they forgot to include the legend and prior years the legend varied all over the place (colors and range). I am hoping they have settled on this format as the permanent option since it covers the full wide range of traditional totals for their CWA. The ABOVE 275" stuff in the Lake Superior belts would be the next county west of where Whitefish Point is shown. Remember, its NMI so its not if it will snow as much as when and how much. Be nice if GRR would do these total maps (DTX did them for quite a while as well). I consider mid-July the halfway point in our summer and as of now its been a great boat-n-beach summer even tho I don't really need triple digits personally. The smokiness is also a memorable novelty that doesn't bother me in the least (thankfully). See if rising Nino brings the classic early plunge into autumn regime or not? Alright, back to your regularly scheduled summer rules banter.

A bit too early to call, but the news feed is saying this may be a recurring theme during the remainder of summer. Once is plenty for this guy.

First time for this in my life!

Yep - was thinking the same exact thing "when's the last time the Cansips led the way in seasonal outlooks??" Appreciate your "warm bias" posts - keep them coming. Just too bad that MAN departure regime last spring didn't include my region (sigh). I could've used it, lol.

09 was icebox stuff until Aug and Sept when summer finally showed-up. Remember it well.

My stay in Chicago this week was exceptionally "cold" by summertime standards. Normally one can count on sweltering during JJA

lt is certainly trying! So "chilly" here in Chi-town that it is hard to think of this as severe conducive regime.

I'm less into severe than winter wx ofc. But I do find extreme examples fascinating and rather mind-blowing at times. Before I was working in TX in May of 2010, I'd not heard of the Jarrell F5. All the top values here are wild but Jarrell is like just sick

72 is a LOT of TOR's! Has IN been "ground zero" wrt absolute number of twisters/state this year? Is sure seems like it took off early.

what is the record btw?