August 2018 Observations and Discussion

[St Paul Storm]

Nice D0 drought buster rains last night and this morning. Still steady rain falling now. Looks like it might last for a a while too. Grass is back to lush green. Didn’t take long at all.

 

Still only 63F

[Tom]

Nice D0 drought buster rains last night and this morning. Still steady rain falling now. Looks like it might last for a a while too. Grass is back to lush green. Didn’t take long at all.

 

Still only 63F

Great sleeping wx for you tonight buddy. Might even need a heavier blanket with temps dropping into upper 40’s?

[Hawkeye]

It was looking very good for heavy rain around here, today, but a boundary has slipped into southern Iowa and it appears that's where the heavy stuff may set up.

[jaster220]

Yikes - under a Flood Watch

[St Paul Storm]

La Crosse area getting hammered again. Parts of that area are going to exceed 10” in the last 24 hours.

[St Paul Storm]

Great sleeping wx for you tonight buddy. Might even need a heavier blanket with temps dropping into upper 40’s?

Will probably only make it down into the low 50s at my place. I’m way too close to the UHI of the core metro. But it will definitely feel amazing tonight.

[St Paul Storm]

Confirmed tornado heading right towards Money’s place in Fondy.

[Minny_Weather]

Hope the WI posters are doing alright. Monster severe wx and flooding happening up there.

[St Paul Storm]

My aunt says sirens are blaring in Sheboygan. Good luck to those WI peeps. Nasty stuff happening right now.

[Iowawx]

Storms have developed across central Iowa. Looks like heavy rain is very likely here. Should be maybe an hour or so before it gets to my area.

[Hawkeye]

Storms have developed across central Iowa. Looks like heavy rain is very likely here. Should be maybe an hour or so before it gets to my area.

 

It's trying to fill in, but it's not quite there, yet.

[Iowawx]

It's trying to fill in, but it's not quite there, yet.

Are you suggesting CR is not going to see the heaviest of the storms?

[Hawkeye]

Are you suggesting CR is not going to see the heaviest of the storms?

 

I would think the heaviest should be south of I-80 where it's 85-90 degrees.  We've been stuck in the 70s all day.

[jaster220]

MKE with 14 headlines attm! That's like during an autumn GL's cyclone or winter bliz. #wild

[jaster220]

With the latest SPC update, I see now why GRR went F-watch all the way to Jackson. Me and the "F-word" don't get along as y'all know by now. I'll have my basement pump on standby no doubt. Sure miss my NOAA Wx radio for nights like this.

[St Paul Storm]

MKE with 14 headlines attm! That's like during an autumn GL's cyclone or winter bliz. #wild

Wowzers! Not sure I’ve seen that many. Nice catch.

[jaster220]

Wowzers! Not sure I’ve seen that many. Nice catch.

Surprised Chicago has no Severe Tstorm Watch??

[Niko]

It has been a gorgeous sunny day here today, but sultry. Hopefully, I can get some drenching storms tomorrow.

[Niko]

As long as it's snailing, it being downgraded doesn't matter. Harvey last year made landfall as a Cat 4 yet the worst of its damage came when it was a tropical storm.

Harvey was a beast!

[Hawkeye]

Well, the line certainly filled in as it approached CR.  However, this part of the line is just heavy rain, with no wind at all and modest lightning/thunder.

 

The line appears to be re-energizing east of CR, so the stuff back here is fading.

[Hawkeye]

It was a fairly tame storm, here.  I only picked up a half inch from it.  The best lightning has been on the back edge.  I'm satisfied, though.  We got something decent out of it, and it's not like we needed the rain.  There should be plenty more chances coming up.

[Iowawx]

It was a fairly tame storm, here.  I only picked up a half inch from it.  The best lightning has been on the back edge.  I'm satisfied, though.  We got something decent out of it, and it's not like we needed the rain.  There should be plenty more chances coming up.

I got 0.63 inches of rain from this storm. Winds were not very strong here, maybe a brief gust of 25mph. The lighting on the backside of storm has been really intense. My total so far for today is 0.71 inches. Now it looks like there are more storms forming off to the west and will bring more rain here later. 

 

@Hawkeye, is this the wettest August that you have seen on record? I've only kept records for a few years.  My total so far for this month is now above 8 inches, and more rain is likely again tonight and later this week. 

[Hawkeye]

@Hawkeye, is this the wettest August that you have seen on record? I've only kept records for a few years.  My total so far for this month is now above 8 inches, and more rain is likely again tonight and later this week. 

 

I'm up to about 7.35" this August.  Two years ago it was 7.16".  In 2010 it was 7.24".  In 2009 it was 12.69"!!!  That August I received 7.85" from one rain event near the end of the month.

[james1976]

Storming here again! Man, this has sure been a stormy period over the last few days. Bring this pattern on in a few months from now!

[CentralNebWeather]

Today at our football practice, cloudy, high of 65 and we had a north wind of 25 mph. I wore a jacket, felt amazing

[Minny_Weather]

Tonight is so awesome it's too bad it's a tease and we're bringing back warm-hot weather in 3 days. Major North breeze has prompted me to open my North-facing windows. I'm sleeping in a comforter tonight. 62.4*F.

[Tom]

Nasty looking, tornado warned, bow echo heading due east...this should be interesting...

 

 

http://climate.cod.edu/data/nexrad/LOT/N0Q/LOT.N0Q.20180829.0112.gif

[jaster220]

KLOT with a mauve Watch box now. Down to 81/87 now. I doubt the line holds to severe levels by the time it finally arrives overnight. (as per usual for last 5 yrs).

[Iowawx]

A small, but very intense cell just moved over my area. I got 0.14 inches of rain in just 5 minutes. Total for today so far is 0.85 inches.  Still may add a bit more to that with some rain still off to the west.

[Tom]

KLOT with a mauve Watch box now. Down to 81/87 now. I doubt the line holds to severe levels by the time it finally arrives overnight. (as per usual for last 5 yrs).

I dunno, this line looks pretty healthy to me...might not be as strong as it is now, but I think it should deliver quite the lightning/wind storm.

[Iowawx]

I dunno, this line looks pretty healthy to me...might not be as strong as it is now, but I think it should deliver quite the lightning/wind storm.

The Iowa City airport reported a wind gust of 83mph when that line was moving through. 

[jaster220]

I dunno, this line looks pretty healthy to me...might not be as strong as it is now, but I think it should deliver quite the lightning/wind storm.

Winds to 80 your way!! Futurecast shows it weakening considerably via Lake Michigan and ofc timing in the wee hours. I'm sure we'll get lightning and maybe brief hvy rain, anything beyond that will be over-achieving imho. But what do I know? Lol

[Tom]

Winds to 80 your way!! Futurecast shows it weakening considerably via Lake Michigan and ofc timing in the wee hours. I'm sure we'll get lightning and maybe brief hvy rain, anything beyond that will be over-achieving imho. But what do I know? Lol

Oh ya, I'm not expecting you to see anything significant out of this.  I'm more enthusiastic to hear some loud claps of thunder and lightning from this line.

[jaster220]

Oh ya, I'm not expecting you to see anything significant out of this. I'm more enthusiastic to hear some loud boomers and lightning from this line.

I'd be excited for boomers now (10 pm) too, but for years now they've been hitting during my down hrs of 12 to 5 am when I need my beauty rest more than wx to watch, lol

[Tom]

I'd be excited for boomers now (10 pm) too, but for years now they've been hitting during my down hrs of 12 to 5 am when I need my beauty rest more than wx to watch, lol

I'm fighting to stay awake!  Been up since 5:00am, hit the gym hard in the morning and worked all day long.  Just got back home an hour ago.

[jaster220]

@ WMjim

 

Lol at GR under a Flood Warning. You know the old saying about how a drought ends..enjoy my friend

[jaster220]

I'm fighting to stay awake!  Been up since 5:00am, hit the gym hard in the morning and worked all day long.  Just got back home an hour ago.

I hear ya, my alarm went off at 4:45 lol

 

Wow! At The headlines across The Mitt this evening! Where has this been??

[Tom]

I hear ya, my alarm went off at 4:45 lol

 

Wow! At The headlines across The Mitt this evening! Where has this been??

I'm so used to waking up at the crack of dawn that it doesn't bother me.  Anyway, this cell ain't loosing its punch...under a severe storm warning....

 

Come to papa...

 

http://climate.cod.edu/data/nexrad/LOT/N0Q/LOT.N0Q.20180829.0234.gif

[Iowawx]

That line of storms has been moving at almost the same rate of car ride from Cedar Rapids to Chicago. It usually takes about 3.5 hours when I drive there. 3.5 hours ago, it was right over Cedar Rapids, now its already in the Chicago area.

 

Chicago posters: Are you guys seeing any strong winds yet?

[Tom]

That line of storms has been moving at almost the same rate of car ride from Cedar Rapids to Chicago. It usually takes about 3.5 hours when I drive there. 3.5 hours ago, it was right over Cedar Rapids, now its already in the Chicago area.

 

Chicago posters: Are you guys seeing any strong winds yet?

Just some gusty winds, nothing severe, but torrential rains and lots of lightning/thunder...velocity on radar only picking up max 57mph winds.

 

Edit:  

 

9:48PM Update:

59mph gust clocked in West Chicago at 9:38PM

Torrential downpours for all

Cubs: Hurry up...