OKwx2k4 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 While a significant tornado and very damaging, I'm of the understanding that the statements of "total destruction" are not true. Either way, a lot of very fortunate people in my area today. Spotting, chasing, and providing reliable storm reports out here at night is a bit of a pain but inaccuracies and exaggerated reports make things far worse on people. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaster220 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 While a significant tornado and very damaging, I'm of the understanding that the statements of "total destruction" are not true. Either way, a lot of very fortunate people in my area today. Spotting, chasing, and providing reliable storm reports out here at night is a bit of a pain but inaccuracies and exaggerated reports make things far worse on people. The one positive to those is that in the end, I'm glad it wasn't as bad as feared. 2 Quote Winter 2023-24 Snow Total = 53.1" (90% Normal Season) Largest Storm: 12" (1/12-13) Oct: 0.1 Nov: 2.9 Dec: 7.5 Jan: 31.7 Feb: 6.0 Mar: 4.3 Apr: 0.1 Avg = 59.2" (Harrison): 2023-24 = 53.1" Avg = 45.0" (KDTW): 2022-23 = 33.5" 2021-22 = 35.6" Avg = 49.7" (KRMY): 2020-21 = 36.2" 2019-20 = 48.0" 2018-19 = 56.1" 2017-18 = 68.3" 2016-17 = 52" 2015-16 = 57.4" 2014-15 = 55.3" 2013-14 = 100.6" (coldest & snowiest in the modern record!) 2012-13 = 47.2" 2011-12 = 43.7" Legit Blizzards (high winds and dbl digit snows): Feb 2011, Dec 2009, Jan 2005, Dec 2000, Jan 1999, Mar 1998, Nov 1989, Jan 1982, Jan 1978, Jan 1977, Apr 1975, Mar 1973, Jan 1967, Feb 1965, Jan 1918 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstorm83 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Not much in the way of rain today like expected, very scattered in nature. Not like we need it terribly anyway and there's more chances to come this week. Sure is chilly and windy though. My roommate's hometown is Gering, NE and he posted on his Snapchat story of snow in his yard this morning. Yikes. 3 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...
Minny_Weather Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 With a high of 51°F yesterday, we tied our daily record low high. 2 Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Very little rain got up here overnight. All the heavy storms kept everything south. We should get a half inch later today as the main band swings through. It sure is a rotten day.... 40s, damp, and windy. Pretty crazy when it's almost winter like in late May & we're wasting away my favorite month shivering through many hours of chilly rain! I'm looking forward to a few days of warmer weather starting tomorrow. That warmer air could provide the fuel for strong to severe storms, especially on Friday according to the SPC. A few days ago DMX was thinking Thursday could be a severe day, but not so much as of now. I'm not rooting for severe like I saw last week. Just warm weather and an occasional strong storm with more dry hours. Oh well, can't have everything how I would like it to be! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 With a high of 51°F yesterday, we tied our daily record high.I think you mean daily record low high, no?! 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 May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Cloudy day today w peeks of sunshine on and off. Temps are coolish (upper 50s). 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...
Minny_Weather Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 I think you mean daily record low high, no?!Fixed, thanks 1 Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowawx Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Latest HRRR drops widespread 0.5-2 inch amouts across Iowa later today. Heaviest band could be just west of Cedar Rapids, but small shift east would put us back in the heaviest band. HRRR has around 0.75" here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted May 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 U.S. Corn planting slowest on record thus far: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-20/usda-crop-progress-corn-crop-49-planted-lowest-on-record Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 48 and strong east wind with pouring rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 48 and strong east wind with pouring rain. Yes, it's a terrible day. The wind has gusted over 40 mph here. The rain recently moved in. It can't be much worse on May 21st. 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...
Stormhunter87 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Cold and nasty the last three days with limited rain. Might as well be snow. Very windy with the low close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted May 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 This is quite the expansive storm system traversing the middle of the nation. If there's any beauty that one can appreciate from this system, it's both the visible satellite imagery along with the massive comma shape on radar. You could have fooled me if you'd say this was a Winter Storm system in the dead of Winter. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Rain missed east of here barely. Yawn once again. Let's see what tonight has to bring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Rain missed east of here barely. Yawn once again. Let's see what tonight has to bring. People in Jo Daviess county (far nw corner of Illinois) are thinking, "What's this rain everyone keeps talking about?". They've been missed by everything, getting less than a half inch in recent days while it's piling up in other areas. 3 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...
Minny_Weather Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Hearing a report of blizzard conditions in Chadron. 2 Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 People in Jo Daviess county (far nw corner of Illinois) are thinking, "What's this rain everyone keeps talking about?". They've been missed by everything, getting less than a half inch in recent days while it's piling up in other areas.It’s been quite crazy. There’s even a noticeable difference between just my area and the western half of Dubuque county. I’m sure the farmers aren’t too upset about it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormhunter87 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Hearing a report of blizzard conditions in Chadron.Cheyenne looked like they were getting pounded earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Good Luck down there!We were lucky. We received an inch of rain which came down very fast. That means a lot is run off into that already near over flowing spillway. As we have a number of sunny days ahead, I'm sure they'll be emptying it as fast as they can, but a winter and spring of rain, won't drop quick. We have been lucky. No tornados to date. A few small twisters dropped, but nothing like many midwestern cities are dealing with. Quote Before You Diagnose Yourself With Depression or Low Self-Esteem,...First Make Sure You Are Not In Fact, Just Surrounded By A$$holes. “If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell.” Gen. Sheridan 1866 2018 Rainfall - 62.65" High Temp. - 110.03* Low Temp. - 8.4* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowawx Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Up to 0.64" so far. With a couple of moderate to heavy bands about to move into Cedar Rapids, we should be able to get to an inch for a total. My 7-day rainfall total so far is 3.14". GFS has another 7-9 inches falling in Iowa over the next two weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madtown Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 all nws radar is out!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowawx Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Finished with 0.84" of rain. Winds have really picked up after the rain has moved out. My total rainfall for the month of May so far is 4.37". If long term models are right, should be able to add on at least another 1-3 inches on to that before the end of month with this wet pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 This is quite the expansive storm system traversing the middle of the nation. If there's any beauty that one can appreciate from this system, it's both the visible satellite imagery along with the massive comma shape on radar. You could have fooled me if you'd say this was a Winter Storm system in the dead of Winter. Nice find. And look at that gulf feed. What a pattern. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 I finished the day with 0.73" of rain, pretty close to the model avg. 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 May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 I received a little rain Monday evening already, but only 0.12" by yesterday morning, then it poured in the evening bringing my storm total to 0.97". Actually, the storm total is over 4" as its been less than 24 hours between all these recent rains!! Parts of the yard are a soggy mess and I'm having a hard time getting the lawns mowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Rain gauge picked 0.35” of rain, so an underperformance once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 1.22" here plus 1.20" from sat nite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 I am not surprised that this storm system generated so many tornados after feeling the air. The heavy Gulf air has been suffocating. But once the system is past us the air will dry out and feel better. Yesterday and last night saw 30 tornados formed. I'm so glad none of our members have been affected to our knowledge. This was one nasty few days. Flooding still an issue. The Central Plains certainly got clobbered. Temperature 72* this morning. Our humidity is high this morning at 90%. Dewpoint 70*1" rain 1 Quote Before You Diagnose Yourself With Depression or Low Self-Esteem,...First Make Sure You Are Not In Fact, Just Surrounded By A$$holes. “If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell.” Gen. Sheridan 1866 2018 Rainfall - 62.65" High Temp. - 110.03* Low Temp. - 8.4* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Dubzz Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 We have had 1.20" of rain over the past week. That's certainly plenty of rain, but also much less than what could have happened. That's probably among the lowest reported over the area. Up to 2.45" of rain in the May. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 4.85 inches of rain for the week but I have avoided the severe weather so far. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted May 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Looking out into the longer range, I'm starting to think that the overall pattern gets suppressed a bit which will allow the MW/Upper MW/GL's to dry out Week 2-4. There are some longer range signals showing a ridge to fire up across western North America and with high lat blocking in place, I could see a persistent NW Flow pattern developing. We will be heading into this part of the LRC post Memorial Day weekend so I'm anticipating a very cool start to June...about the time when I'm thinking of coming back home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Yeah, that's what we need, more nw flow. 2 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...
Niko Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Fixed, thanks 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 May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Currently at 52 w cloudy skies and rain moving in shortly, but diminishing later this afternoon. Temp will bottom out today at 60F. Still running BN. Tomorrow should feel great as the thermometer reaches, potentially at that 80 Degree mark. Although, t'stms will be the forecast. Cools off by the weekend. Btw: My area is under a Flood Watch, due to an easterly wind flow, which will push water onshore for those residents that live by the water. Winds should eventually switch to more of a south wind later today and the "Watch" should expire. 1 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 May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 I am not surprised that this storm system generated so many tornados after feeling the air. The heavy Gulf air has been suffocating. But once the system is past us the air will dry out and feel better. Yesterday and last night saw 30 tornados formed. I'm so glad none of our members have been affected to our knowledge.This was one nasty few days. Flooding still an issue. The Central Plains certainly got clobbered. Temperature 72* this morning.Our humidity is high this morning at 90%. Dewpoint 70*1" rainThat is plain sultry! 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 May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 I received a little rain Monday evening already, but only 0.12" by yesterday morning, then it poured in the evening bringing my storm total to 0.97". Actually, the storm total is over 4" as its been less than 24 hours between all these recent rains!! Parts of the yard are a soggy mess and I'm having a hard time getting the lawns mowed.Yes, that can be annoying. I know exactly what ya mean. I suggest you wait till the grass dries up a bit. Neva cut the grass when its damp. A wet grass usually tends to cut less, resulting in larger clippings. 1 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...
Andie Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 That is plain sultry!Amen Brother! Quote Before You Diagnose Yourself With Depression or Low Self-Esteem,...First Make Sure You Are Not In Fact, Just Surrounded By A$$holes. “If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell.” Gen. Sheridan 1866 2018 Rainfall - 62.65" High Temp. - 110.03* Low Temp. - 8.4* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaster220 Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Pretty crazy when it's almost winter like in late May & we're wasting away my favorite month shivering through many hours of chilly rain! I'm looking forward to a few days of warmer weather starting tomorrow. That warmer air could provide the fuel for strong to severe storms, especially on Friday according to the SPC. A few days ago DMX was thinking Thursday could be a severe day, but not so much as of now. I'm not rooting for severe like I saw last week. Just warm weather and an occasional strong storm with more dry hours. Oh well, can't have everything how I would like it to be! Took the words right outta my mouth! Worst May of my (SMI) life most likely..furnace ran yesterday and thru the night! 1 Quote Winter 2023-24 Snow Total = 53.1" (90% Normal Season) Largest Storm: 12" (1/12-13) Oct: 0.1 Nov: 2.9 Dec: 7.5 Jan: 31.7 Feb: 6.0 Mar: 4.3 Apr: 0.1 Avg = 59.2" (Harrison): 2023-24 = 53.1" Avg = 45.0" (KDTW): 2022-23 = 33.5" 2021-22 = 35.6" Avg = 49.7" (KRMY): 2020-21 = 36.2" 2019-20 = 48.0" 2018-19 = 56.1" 2017-18 = 68.3" 2016-17 = 52" 2015-16 = 57.4" 2014-15 = 55.3" 2013-14 = 100.6" (coldest & snowiest in the modern record!) 2012-13 = 47.2" 2011-12 = 43.7" Legit Blizzards (high winds and dbl digit snows): Feb 2011, Dec 2009, Jan 2005, Dec 2000, Jan 1999, Mar 1998, Nov 1989, Jan 1982, Jan 1978, Jan 1977, Apr 1975, Mar 1973, Jan 1967, Feb 1965, Jan 1918 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormhunter87 Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Moderate risk now might be an interesting day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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