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Thunderstorms rolled in at 4 am like clockwork. Nice lightning and booming but I preferred the sleep. :lol:

 

The worst of the storm was North on Ft. Worth

 

We've received .60" so far today.

 

Edit: At 8:25 Round 2 is thundering it's way in from the west.

 

This is the beginning of the flooding on the course less than 5 minutes after it had begun.

We are saturated and these 2 lines of storms are dumping a lot of water in a short period of time.

That's seems to be the pattern this spring. Clouds so heavy with moisture that they simply open up and drop the water. Lots of thunder and. Heavy lightning as well.

 

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Okay, the rain is over and the system is moving out at a clip.  Wind has picked up with gusts to 20-25mph. The line intensified as it went east into deeper Gulf air.  Storms are  strongest east of Dallas.  I'm wondering how the farmers will ever get into the fields.

 

Total rainfall between 4 and noon - 2.64"   We've already had about  10" of rain this year.

 

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Before You Diagnose Yourself With Depression or Low Self-Esteem,...First Make Sure You Are Not In Fact, Just Surrounded By A$$holes.

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2018 Rainfall - 62.65" High Temp. - 110.03* Low Temp. - 8.4*

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Here's one of the more impressive looking shelf cloud shots....    

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Here are a couple of pictures of the storm before & during the time it was tornadic. Don't have time to edit them now and couldn't tell which are better when I uploaded them.          

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Tornado touchdown near Sandwich, IL...along with 1.5" hail        

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The heavy downpours continue to skip past Cedar Rapids today.

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"

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More thunderstorms in Texas, more cold rain in Iowa this morning.  It sure would be nice if we could shift everything north.

Would also be interesting to have what Ks had yesterday. Don't really want severe though, but I love strong storms.
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It might be hard to get that strong line of thunderstorms that the HRRR has been showing moving through here Mid-Afternoon. Temp is only at 53 in Cedar Rapids and completely cloudy.

 

Yeah I'm not to excited about it yet as it could develop just east of me.
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...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Freeze
Watch, which is in effect from late Thursday night through Friday
morning.

* TEMPERATURE...28 to 35 degrees.

* IMPACTS...Sensitive outdoor plants may be severely damaged or
killed if left unprotected.

* ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...Even areas that remain above freezing
will likely see widespread frost due to mostly clear skies and
light winds.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Watch means sub-freezing temperatures are possible.
These conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.

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40F and absolutely pouring. This is the rawest May day I can remember. Snow in the grids 3 counties to the north. Winter Storm Warning in Duluth. We just can’t break out of this pattern. Next week has promise though.

You're entrenched in the defo band
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I just received a heavy downpour, but it lasted about two minutes.  I finished with 0.40" of rain.  Models were all locked into 1-2+" for days.

 

The sun has come out and the temp has risen to 60º.

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"

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I just received a heavy downpour, but it lasted about two minutes.  I finished with 0.40" of rain.  Models were all locked into 1-2+" for days.

 

The sun has come out and the temp has risen to 60º.

 

Looks like I'll get at least a little additional rain from what's developing, and my storm total could approach an inch if I really get a good downpour.

 

But.... overall, a pretty lackluster system given the potential. Feel like I've said that a lot so far this year, which is weird to say considering the amount of rain we've had despite that. 

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DVN radar has been down for a while.

 

NOUS63 KDVN 082058

FTMDVN

 

MESSAGE DATE: MAY 08 2019 20:57:49

 

KDVN RADAR IS UNAVAILABLE BECAUSE OF AN AWIPS FAILURE. RESTORATION

TIME IS UNKNOWN.

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"

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This storm systems effects is covering a lot of real estate, so far stretched that I just had a line of storms roll in off the mountains and ushered some pretty solid winds out ahead of the main line.  I heard a few rumbles of thunder but nothing crazy.  It's awesome watching the dark skies come down the mountains into the valley.  The wind though, it gets wild here and swirls quite a bit.  Not like the straight line winds we get back home or in the Midwest.

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Picked up around 1.25 inches of rain this morning and today, which brings my three-day total from this storm system to right around 1.75 inches of rain. All of the measurable rain we received was from plain rain, no thunder or lightning to speak of. Except for the thunder and lightning that we saw from the Lincoln supercell on Sunday, there really hasn't been much thunderstorm activity to speak of this last week around Omaha - pretty unusual for this time of the year. 

 

This needed rainfall will go a long way to continuing the "green up" around here. 

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34F and heavy snow in Duluth. 6-10" in WI near Superior. What month is this again? There's been worse ofc, but we really need to break this pattern down. Did my 2nd mow of the week here - tis the season. At least everything here is VERY green right now and the 2nd half flowering trees are really starting to bloom. Should be a fantastic next 7-10 days in Marshall.  :)

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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

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Path, good thing it lifted before it got into that neighborhood

Lol. If that were Moore or OKC, that thing would have just kept on mowing it down.

That's gallows humor for folks who can't take a joke. ;)

 

Thank God it lifted. That would have been horrible.

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It got up to 67 here after starting out cold, rainy, and windy.  It's still 66 with light wind.

 

Tomorrow will be the lousiest of the next week.

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"

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Huge flakes falling now. Actually quite pretty with all of the green grass and budding trees.

I wouldn't know what to do if I were in your shoes bud.  Jump on a flight here to AZ and come join me at the pool!  In all seriousness though, this pattern is a bit ridiculous for you guys.  If you haven't heard already, Duluth just smashed a 117 year old daily May snowfall record: https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/05/09/duluth-breaks-100-year-record-with-may-8-snowfall/

 

Not only that, but there was thundersnow being seen on radar.

 

 

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