Hawkeye Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Much of Iowa is socked in with clouds this morning. Cedar Rapids is in one of the slivers of sun. 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...
Tom Posted July 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 That storm yesterday was by far the best storm of the season. First time we’d been under a t-storm warning in St Paul too. Power was just restored here at my house. It was out for roughly 11 hours. Additional chances for severe storms overnight tonight and a better chance tomorrow. Nice active pattern, finally.Being without power sucks, but at least it wasn’t for a long period of time. No damage to house = Win Your area is sitting in a very good spot to get hit over and over on the periphery of the Heat Dome. The best severe wx threat of the year and probably one of the last events if things end up the way I think they will. Good luck up there and score a few more storms. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted July 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Some recent guidance is now suggesting the "heat wave" may be shortened by a day or two depending on your location. A bit more blocking up north has been showing up on the ensembles and today's 12z GFS is suggesting a front to sag south across the I-80 corridor igniting storms throughout the weekend. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Nice lil storm complex on the IA/MN border. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Some recent guidance is now suggesting the "heat wave" may be shortened by a day or two depending on your location. A bit more blocking up north has been showing up on the ensembles and today's 12z GFS is suggesting a front to sag south across the I-80 corridor igniting storms throughout the weekend. That would be awesome! Hopefully it verifies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted July 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 That would be awesome! Hopefully it verifies.Agree, I happened to notice the ground has some very large cracks showing up so we could use a healthy drink from nature. I'm looking forward to experiencing a bit of the Heat, followed by a long cooler spell to close out the month. Nature playing the balancing act. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Back to full sunshine now and feeling more humid than yesterday. Not much wind either. Should be more wind later this week during the hot spell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westMJim Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 We are now at the half way point of the meteorological summer of 2019 and here are some facts as to where Grand Rapids stands here at the half way point. For June the mean temperature was 66.8° and that was a departure of -1.6° there was 4.36” of rain fall in June there was just 1 day of reported thunder at GRR. Of the 30 days the mean temperature on 19 were below average and 11 were above average. In July the mean so far is at 75.8 ° and that is good for a departure of +3.3° This month so far there have been just 4 days of below average mean temperatures and one day of a average mean and 10 days of above average. There has been just 1.96” of rain fall so far. For the meteorological summer season so far there have been 26 days of 80° or better (today will be 27) and of those 26 days 5 have been 90 or better for the met season there have been 5 days in the 60’s and 6 more days where the high was under 75. The coldest low so far this summer is 40. There have been 5 nights were the low did not get below 70 so far with the warmest being 72. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 I like green grass, but I don't care if I don't need to mow it for a change & in fact, I'm enjoying the break. The caveat.....Now I need to water the garden, etc. Brown grass means it's going dormant for now, and not dying unless there's no rain for 6 or more weeks. There are some pros and cons of these low clouds and light fog (haven't seen this in awhile) that moved in this morning, associated with 'Barry'. The pro is, it's keeping it cooler. The con is when we finally have our best shot at storms this week is it may prevent instability for late day storms. I am very nip picky about my grass being green. If I don't see it in perfection, then, I do everything I can to make it green Barry paid a visit here in SEMI today as well w temps remaining in the 70s w on and off downpours. Feels very tropical though outside 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 July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Currently cloudy w a few showers, some locally very hvy n temp at 80F, 74D, RH is at 90% and HI is at 83F. UGH! Hello Barry. Welcome to SEMI today 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...
jcwxguy Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Storm that produced tornado in Iowa today (Taken by me using phone when at work) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 storm producing tornado in iowaimpressive 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...
james1976 Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Storm that produced tornado in Iowa today (Taken by me using phone when at work)Where was the tornado?! I didn't hear anything about it. PS: I'm getting a nice quick pop up shower moving through right now. Relieving! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwxguy Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Where was the tornado?! I didn't hear anything about it. PS: I'm getting a nice quick pop up shower moving through right now. Relieving! just south of Atlantic, ia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralNebWeather Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Welcome to the tropics, I mean Central Nebraska. Currently at 4 pm we have a temp of 92 with heat index of 103 and a 74 dew. I know some people like this weather, not me. Trying to think of cold fronts and winter storm watches. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabel23 Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 @ Gabel, how was your trip this past weekend in Chicago? Nice series sweep from the Cubbies. Did you make it to the beach on Friday?It was awesome tom!! Best trip yet for my wife and I. Due to a mistake or canceled flight of some sort, we actually arrived earlier than we were supposed to. I had this trip booked since April and southwest never informed me that my flight was changed to 6 am on Thursday. When we got checked into our hotel, we ended up taking the Chicago mob tour which was fantastic. We then took in a Cubs game on Friday and did the beach on Saturday. That water is so refreshing on a hot summer day!! I love the city of Chicago and can’t wait to make a return trip in the future! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Paul Storm Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Another incredibly heavy storm again this afternoon. Flash Flood Warnings just went out for the metro. What started as a very small cell has grown upscale into a good storm. The storm is not moving at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKwx2k4 Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 If this rain shower makes it here by tonight, will still be 100% on days with precip in July. It is insane to think of that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 There's a decent line of storms very slowly moving into my area from the wnw. A cell also just popped up over Cedar Rapids, but about a mile to my northeast. 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...
Iowawx Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 There's a decent line of storms very slowly moving into my area from the wnw. A cell also just popped up over Cedar Rapids, but about a mile to my northeast.Yes, it is pouring at my house on the NE side. Very happy to see this rain! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMT Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 So glad it’s raining! It’s a bonus that the storm is stationary right now. My yard was browning up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 The cell over ne CR continues to grow. Meanwhile, I haven't seen a drop on the west side. This line moving in had better not crap out. 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...
Iowawx Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Now up to 0.32" and it's still coming down. This is as good as it gets. Heavy rain just sitting over us after a really dry start to July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud2380 Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 I was wondering if you were getting anything Hawkeye. Pretty crazy cell that just popped up right over CR. I hope we get some down this way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 This is ridiculous. The line moving in from the nw is crapping out. The cells over ne CR and just nw of CR are not moving an inch. 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...
Iowawx Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Now up to half an inch and it continues to come down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowawx Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 This is ridiculous. The line moving in from the nw is crapping out. The cells over ne CR and just nw of CR are not moving an inch.The line of storms is intensifying just off to the west. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 Boy, it really doesn't want to rain here. Radar has the red right on my doorstep, but I've still only seen a few sprinkles. 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...
Iowawx Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 I am now up to 0.75". I think I have a very good chance of getting to an inch because more heavy rain is pushing into the Cedar Rapids area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 Woohoo!!! Bright red on radar right on top of me, now pouring rain. There's some wind, too. 4 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...
Hawkeye Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 0.55" already in 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...
Hawkeye Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 Now over 1" in 18 minutes. 5 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...
Iowawx Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 Now over 1" in 18 minutes. Wow. That's impressive. Seems like your area of CR got the better part of the storm. I got to an inch of rain at 7:35, about an hour and 10 minutes after the storm first developed over the NE side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowawx Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 How much rain did you finish with, Hawkeye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud2380 Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 Looks like the storms are going to complete go around north Liberty. We have had a few sprinkles. Would be very lucky to get even a tenth of an inch based on the radar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 1.53" of rain in my yard. I was not expecting anything today, so this is great. 4 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...
Iowawx Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 Finished with 1.07" of rain. I also was not really expecting anything, and this was perfect considering just how dry July has been so far. Looks like we have another chance of storms here tomorrow night. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaster220 Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 Have to eat crow. Barry remnants striking pretty hard here after all.. Flood AdvisoryNational Weather Service Grand Rapids MI751 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2019MIC025-075-170545-/O.NEW.KGRR.FA.Y.0013.190716T2351Z-190717T0545Z//00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/Calhoun MI-Jackson MI-751 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2019The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a* Flood Advisory for...Calhoun County in south central Michigan...Jackson County in south central Michigan...* Until 145 AM EDT.* At 746 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain showers movinginto the area. Over the next few hours, multiple rounds oftorrential rain will move through and will likely produce minorflooding of small streams, low-lying areas, and spots with poordrainage. In addition, very low visibilities will make drivingdifficult.* Some locations that will experience flooding include...Jackson, Albion, Marshall, Vandercook Lake, Battle Creek, Homer,Union City, Brooklyn, Grass Lake, Burlington, Brownlee Park, LevelPark-Oak Park, Leoni, Spring Arbor, Napoleon, Sandstone, Norvell,Marengo, Pulaski and Concord.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize thedangers of flooding.Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when youcan do so safely. 5 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...
CentralNebWeather Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 Our dew point just touched 75. Dew in Orlando is 72, Miami 74, Key West 76. Not wanting to be fighting Florida for their type of humidity. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 Our dew point just touched 75. Dew in Orlando is 72, Miami 74, Key West 76. Not wanting to be fighting Florida for their type of humidity.I have a cousin from Miami that was visiting here on the 4th of July when it was quite warm and sultry. I told her this is about like their weather, but she said this is nothing and it's worse there. I would say it's just as bad in Iowa at times though, in the summer! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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