June 2018 Observations and Discussion

[Niko]

First major hurricane of the season is out there. Hurricane Aletta (CAT4) in the eastern Pacific.

[Jaycee]

Currently, sunny and simply gorgeous, although, a tad humid. Temps are in the 70s.

 

Is that your house in that picture? If so when can I move in?? Place is gorgeous.

[OKwx2k4]

Is that your house in that picture? If so when can I move in?? Place is gorgeous.

Geez, I second that. If it's his house, nice place. Timeshare?

[Tom]

Looks like my area got socked with heavy rains last night:

 

 

 

Palwaukee Executive Airport in Wheeling got 2.45" of rain between 3:59 AM and 4:55 AM!! This extremely heavy rainfall is likely to result in flash flooding! Use extreme caution driving in the near north suburbs this morning, do not drive through areas where water covers road!

 

 

 

4.41” Prospect Heights-Allison Woods
4.12” Mt. Prospect

[Money]

I believe that's the true definition of a troll. Something I'm sure he wears with pride and honor.

Global warming isn’t real

[St Paul Storm]

HRRR doing a terrible job this morning. Storms firing up all over the place already. The majority of the rain was supposed to hit later today. MPX mentions isolated tornadoes and possible 2-4” totals due to the slow moving nature of cells.

[Iowawx]

Just had a warned thunderstorm move through here. Only had pea size hail but easily got over an inch of rain, with a bit more still coming down.

 

Sun is out in western Iowa, if we get sunshine here today, then we could really get some strong storms going later today, depends on how much sun we get.

[Tom]

You guys near CR getting some good rains?  Radar looks decent to score a nice downpour.  Meanwhile, it's been toasty and steamy here in STL with temps in the low 90's and DP's in the mid 60's.  Hoping to see some storms later tonight into tomorrow.

 

The latest high rez guidance is suggesting a bow echo MCS hitting E IA tonight...

 

[Tom]

The Tropics decided to make another return into the N burbs of Chitown...even the meso scale features of this year's cycling pattern keep producing hits back home.

 

 

 

5.05” Mt. Prospect
4.71” Prospect Heights
4.60” Glenview (Glenbrook South HS)
3.64” Wheeling
3.05” Arlington Hts.
2.79” Northbrook
2.60” Woodstock
2.29” Glencoe
1.27” CHI-O’Hare

[Hawkeye]

I was screwed again this morning.  For the second time in the last month, a heavy rain event largely bypassed my part of the city.  I only picked up a quarter inch while north, south, and east there are stations with 1-1.6".

 

The big MCS being shown by the 3k nam and HRRR tonight had better pan out.

[Iowawx]

I was screwed again this morning. For the second time in the last month, a heavy rain event largely bypassed my part of the city. I only picked up a quarter inch while north, south, and east there are stations with 1-1.6".

 

The big MCS being shown by the 3k nam and HRRR tonight had better pan out.

I finished with 1.2 inches on NE side of CR. Did you even see any heavy rain at your place?

[St Paul Storm]

4” of rain being reported SW of the metro from a cell that’s been nearly stationary for over 2 hours.

[Hawkeye]

I finished with 1.2 inches on NE side of CR. Did you even see any heavy rain at your place?

 

We got a brief heavy downpour plus some more moderate rain.

 

My heaviest individual rain event this spring has been only 0.66".

[jcwxguy]

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[Iowawx]

SPC has increased severe potential here for later today. Sunshine will be out soon, morning storms moved out quick enough, and with sunshine, could really get strong storms around here later today.

[Hawkeye]

Strong wind should be the biggest threat as the line bows southeast across the area.

 

 

[james1976]

I have just been put in a Flash Flood Watch for late afternoon into tonight And I see im in an Enhanced risk for severe storms. This could get fun. DMX talking 1-3" per hour rates.

[CentralNebWeather]

Very disappointing severe weather season so far here. Northern Nebraska seems to be hit night after night. Luckily we have gotten some decent rains but the extended looks very hot and humid with very small storm chances. Hopefully that changes.

[jaster220]

@ Tom

 

Yowza at yby's totals overnight! I'm glad to be only at this (so far)

 

I see the KRMY asos has hit .81" total as of 1:55 pm  Had a burst when the sidewalk and street looked like streams

[Tom]

@ Tom

 

Yowza at yby's totals overnight! I'm glad to be only at this (so far)

 

I see the KRMY asos has hit .81" total as of 1:55 pm  Had a burst when the sidewalk and street looked like streams

Thank goodness models are backing off the rain for later tonight, spread the wealth downstate where they need it most!  If the RPM is right, some spots will get back near normal and mitigate the abnormally dry conditions, esp near IA.

 

[jaster220]

Global warming isn’t real

 

It's very real but the cause is not what Gore and Co. were selling to ignorant sheoples. We didn't cause it and we can't stop it by a reduction in our "foot print". I am however in agreement with wise usage of what resources we've got left on this globe. We've been the most wasteful of societies (Americans). We've made some strides in the right direction tho. Time will tell where it goes from here..

[Tom]

Training storms are firing up over here!  Took a napski and woke up to claps of thunder and rain.  I guess everyone in the MW is getting a taste of this almost Monsoonal/Summery pattern.

[Hawkeye]

Recent runs of the HRRR are now trying to keep everything northeast of Cedar Rapids tonight.  I'm going to flip out if that happens.

 

The Euro isn't a mesoscale CAM model, but its 12z run is tracking the heavy Minnesota storms east through Wisconsin, with very little down here in Iowa.

[Iowawx]

Flash flood watch issued here for tonight.

[james1976]

Tornado Watch and Flash Flood Watch for my area and surrounding areas. Lets go!

[St Paul Storm]

That cell in Nora Springs, IA looks nasty as heck.

[Niko]

Is that your house in that picture? If so when can I move in?? Place is gorgeous.

No..its not.

[Niko]

Cloudy, wet day today w on and off showers. Temps remained in the upper 60s to low 70s.

[james1976]

Are the storms gonna back build in IA or is it gonna stay north?

[Niko]

The extended for the month of June looks seasonable w no major heatwaves here in the Gl's region. Temps will reach as far high as 80s and that's all.

[james1976]

I looooove thunderstorms. Backbuilding has happened. About to get hit good. Out on the deck grilling a ribeye and watching it roll in. I love it.

[james1976]

Golf ball sized hail reported 20 miles to my NW.

[Hawkeye]

A cell has popped along hw30 west of Cedar Rapids.  The HRRR hasn't shown that.

[Iowawx]

A cell has popped along hw30 west of Cedar Rapids. The HRRR hasn't shown that.

It’s got a tornado warning on it.

[St Paul Storm]

Stay safe CR peeps. That cell to your west looking strong. Decent rotation at the moment. If it stays discrete and doesn’t get caught up in the stuff to the north it should keep its intensity.

[Iowawx]

Lots of lightning off to the west. Getting closer to CR, still no tornado warning for Linn county but I feel like one will be issued soon.

[Hawkeye]

Well, the first red cell just west of me, moving east, crapped out.  We'll see if the rest of the bubbly cell to the west can congeal and move in, or if the more widespread heavy stuff to the north can sag far enough south.

[james1976]

0.83" from this evening's round.

0.32" from this early morning.

0.50" from Thursday night as well.

[Hawkeye]

There's a nice light show here, and there has been a constant rumble for quite a while now, but so far it's all bark for CR.

 

We need the line along hw20, west of Waterloo, to sag south, but it's still heading nearly due east.

[Iowawx]

Not much severe weather here from first cell, mostly just lots of thunder and heavy rain. Lots of rain yet to move through here tonight, line along highway 20 is begging to move SE and cells are popping up all over Iowa. Defiantly in for a stormy night.

 

Rivers around here are really going to rise, northern Iowa has seen rainfall totals as high as 8 inches, and lots of rain tonight will cause rivers to rise. River flooding could be an issue here in the coming days.