August 2019 Observations and Discussion

[Madtown]

looks like the t storms for today wont be happe ing here

[CentralNebWeather]

87 with a 74 dew and heat index of 95.  Yuck.  Going to be a very hot and sticky football practice.

[james1976]

Only 81 with 40% humidity. Not as bad as it was forecasted.

[Niko]

Some weather action possible tanite here IMBY....WoooHooooo

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeastMichigan..DAY ONE...This Afternoon and TonightScattered thunderstorms are possible this evening and early night asa cold front passes through the area. Some storms may become severewith damaging winds to 60 mph as a primary threat but large hail willalso be possible. Storm motion will be east around 45 mph.

[Niko]

As for Dorian, CAT4 possibly in the path for parts FL. Afterwards, who knows....

 

As for now, speed of the storm is key. The slower it is moving, the more northward it will go, due to the ridge overhead breaking down.

[westMJim]

There have been dark clouds just to my north for almost 3 hours now but so far every thing is still to my north. There is even some purple on the radar do not see that all that often.  At this time it is 79 here at my house with clouds and some peeks of the sun and very dark clouds to the north and northwest and at times it has been very windy.

[jaster220]

Would love it if that line north of me held together. Unfortunately, this summer's trend is NOT my friend. 

[jaster220]

 

Some weather action possible tanite here IMBY....WoooHooooo

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeastMichigan..DAY ONE...This Afternoon and TonightScattered thunderstorms are possible this evening and early night asa cold front passes through the area. Some storms may become severewith damaging winds to 60 mph as a primary threat but large hail willalso be possible. Storm motion will be east around 45 mph.

 

Still a county or 2 north..come on baby you can do this! 

 

 

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a

 

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...

Northern Barry County in southwestern Michigan...

 

* Until 1015 PM EDT.

 

* At 938 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line

extending from near Lake Odessa to near Middleville, moving

southeast at 25 mph.

 

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

 

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

 

* Locations impacted include...

Hastings... Middleville... Nashville...

Freeport... Irving... Woodland...

[jaster220]

OUCH! Don't need this tho..

 

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
715 PM EDT THU AUG 29 2019

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0615 PM HAIL 1 ENE REEMAN 43.45N 85.98W
08/29/2019 E2.50 INCH NEWAYGO MI PUBLIC

REPORT FROM PHOTO SENT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA VIA
WZZM TV.

[westMJim]

At this time there is a lot and I mean a lot of lightning to my south. The storm rolled thru there with some lightning but nowhere near what is to the south at this time. Had 0.45" of rain here at my house

[Stormy]

Here are some photos of mammatus clouds from storms passing to my southwest this forenoon. Had a brief fast shower of only 0.04" & some distant thunder. Notice my weather station in the first and third photos. Also my 4" diameter, plus 2 smaller precip. gauges in the two middle photos might be visible.

 

 

 

[jaster220]

At this time there is a lot and I mean a lot of lightning to my south. The storm rolled thru there with some lightning but nowhere near what is to the south at this time. Had 0.45" of rain here at my house

 

Yeah, that cell really blew up just SE of GR. Weakening now tho as it heads this way (ofc). 

[jaster220]

@ Sparky

 

Soooo green and lush there. Thought Iowa had some drought mentioned in here? I'm just tired of looking at so much brown here. Even noticed that any corn without irrigation is about half grown, brown and looks like it's dead. 

[Niko]

Still a county or 2 north..come on baby you can do this! 

 

 

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a

 

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...

Northern Barry County in southwestern Michigan...

 

* Until 1015 PM EDT.

 

* At 938 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line

extending from near Lake Odessa to near Middleville, moving

southeast at 25 mph.

 

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

 

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

 

* Locations impacted include...

Hastings... Middleville... Nashville...

Freeport... Irving... Woodland...

Hope it can make the trip down towards MBY bud. If it does, then, this will be a very good t'stm.

[Niko]

Here are some photos of mammatus clouds from storms passing to my southwest this forenoon. Had a brief fast shower of only 0.04" & some distant thunder. Notice my weather station in the first and third photos. Also my 4" diameter, plus 2 smaller precip. gauges in the two middle photos might be visible.

 

 

 

WOW.....impressive pics!!!

[Stormy]

@ Sparky

 

Soooo green and lush there. Thought Iowa had some drought mentioned in here? I'm just tired of looking at so much brown here. Even noticed that any corn without irrigation is about half grown, brown and looks like it's dead.

 

Yeah the lawns really greened up in the last few weeks. The crops were always green. I edited the pics and enhanced the color a bit, but things really are lush and green now.

[Stormy]

Thanks Niko!

[jaster220]

 

At least scored an SWS outta this line. Now to see if it actually holds up or not. Mention of "intensification possible" is a bit surprising considering the lateness of the passage and cooling off of the night time. 

 

 

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
1043 PM EDT Thu Aug 29 2019

MIZ064>067-071>074-300445-
Kalamazoo-Ingham-Calhoun-Eaton-Allegan-Barry-Van Buren-Jackson-
1043 PM EDT Thu Aug 29 2019

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CALHOUN...SOUTHEASTERN
ALLEGAN...VAN BUREN...JACKSON...SOUTHERN INGHAM...SOUTHERN BARRY...
KALAMAZOO AND SOUTHERN EATON COUNTIES...

At 1040 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Mason to Eaton Rapids to
Plainwell. Movement was south at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and small hail are possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Kalamazoo... Portage... Jackson...
Charlotte... Albion... Mason...
Marshall... Eaton Rapids... Allegan...
Plainwell... Paw Paw... Westwood...
Vandercook Lake... Battle Creek... Otsego...
Vicksburg... Galesburg... Mattawan...
Lawton... Leslie...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 4207 8614 4255 8605 4264 8415 4208 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 342DEG 16KT 4250 8419 4240 8594

[jaster220]

Hope it can make the trip down towards MBY bud. If it does, then, this will be a very good t'stm.

 

Good luck over there buddy! At least you scored with the last 2? rain events iirc

[jaster220]

Distant thunder rumble heard to my NW. Radar says it should be hitting any time. So far nada

[gabel23]

I can’t remember ever seeing one of these set ups before… Outflow boundary moving south west and then a cold front moving from the Northeast. KC looks like it’s in for a wet night.

[jaster220]

Some large drops pinging here now, along with occasional burst of chilly air prolly from some down drafts. Nice to hear the sound of raindrops nonetheless

[Stormhunter87]

The storms to the South finally popped the atmosphere. Got some storms rolling in. I will say the light show to the South is impressive.

[OKwx2k4]

As for Dorian, CAT4 possibly in the path for parts FL. Afterwards, who knows....

 

As for now, speed of the storm is key. The slower it is moving, the more northward it will go, due to the ridge overhead breaking down.

Yeah. I'd say I really misjudged that one. It was a nothingburger 2 days ago.

Hope they're prepared.

[OKwx2k4]

Gonna be a bumpy morning. That thing isn't severe, but its hauling it.

[Tom]

Here are some photos of mammatus clouds from storms passing to my southwest this forenoon. Had a brief fast shower of only 0.04" & some distant thunder. Notice my weather station in the first and third photos. Also my 4" diameter, plus 2 smaller precip. gauges in the two middle photos might be visible.

 

 

 

 

What a gorgeous landscape Sparky!  These pics capture the beauty of the rolling hills of IA and your garden looks beautiful.  Nice to see such a lush, green and healthy garden as well as the farmland.

[Niko]

Gorgeous morning outside w temps in the 60s.

[St Paul Storm]

Not a cloud in the sky and 56F. Heading up to 72. Tomorrow might not get out of the high 60s. Some leaves are definitely starting change color.

[james1976]

Not a cloud in the sky and 56F. Heading up to 72. Tomorrow might not get out of the high 60s. Some leaves are definitely starting change color.

Nice! Haven't noticed any color here but may not be long if we get some cool crisp mornings soon.

[OmahaSnowFan]

It was crazy to see ONCE AGAIN severe storms and a big MCS form and roll across southwest Nebraska and then Kansas last night. The initial storm that formed in southwest Nebraska was a BEAST. Had brief tornadoes, 80 mph winds and baseball sized hail. I'm pretty tempted to ask the WFO's out there how many watches they've had or warnings they've had to issue this summer. It seems like basically since the middle/end of June there's been at least 2-3 days of severe weather every week in that part of the country from eastern WY/western SoDak down through Nebraska and eastern Colorado and then into Kansas. I used to have my phone set up to receive notifications on Twitter from the weather offices in the region and I had to shut off the ones for those areas because my phone was blowing up every day!

Meanwhile here in Omaha, we've had 1 warning, no severe weather(large hail or strong winds) and only a couple of severe tstorm watches this entire year. 

[Stormy]

It was crazy to see ONCE AGAIN severe storms and a big MCS form and roll across southwest Nebraska and then Kansas last night. The initial storm that formed in southwest Nebraska was a BEAST. Had brief tornadoes, 80 mph winds and baseball sized hail. I'm pretty tempted to ask the WFO's out there how many watches they've had or warnings they've had to issue this summer. It seems like basically since the middle/end of June there's been at least 2-3 days of severe weather every week in that part of the country from eastern WY/western SoDak down through Nebraska and eastern Colorado and then into Kansas. I used to have my phone set up to receive notifications on Twitter from the weather offices in the region and I had to shut off the ones for those areas because my phone was blowing up every day!

Meanwhile here in Omaha, we've had 1 warning, no severe weather(large hail or strong winds) and only a couple of severe tstorm watches this entire year.

 

Here are some Nebraska and national maps to look at. They aren’t in the order I wanted them to be, but that’s the way it uploaded. Yesterday’s SPC storm report map still is preliminary.

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s a link to generate more maps for your and other states.

 

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/plotting/auto/?_wait=no&q=90&t=state&v=total&ilabel=yes&geo=polygon&drawc=yes&year=2019&year2=2019&sdate=2019%2F01%2F01+0000&edate=2019%2F08%2F30+0000&station=OAX&state=NE&phenomena=SV&significance=W&cmap=jet&dpi=100&_fmt=png

[jaster220]

Some large drops pinging here now, along with occasional burst of chilly air prolly from some down drafts. Nice to hear the sound of raindrops nonetheless

 

Sad that I'm ecstatic for 3/10" of rainfall at my place, but that's the biggest (and only decent) total in 8 full weeks here. Airport unit only reported 0.26" but they're south of my place about a mile and this was weakening as it moved thru from the NW.  

[Niko]

Currently 75F under partly cloudy skies. Beautiful weather. Some light showers possible later on Saturday.

[Niko]

Sad that I'm ecstatic for 3/10" of rainfall at my place, but that's the biggest (and only decent) total in 8 full weeks here. Airport unit only reported 0.26" but they're south of my place about a mile and this was weakening as it moved thru from the NW.  

I didn't get much either. It looked so ominous when I was looking at it from radar coming down from the north.

[Niko]

Yeah. I'd say I really misjudged that one. It was a nothingburger 2 days ago.

Hope they're prepared.

With these type of systems, they always tend to make sudden surprises. That is why people down there should always take precaution.

[OmahaSnowFan]

Thanks for the links and maps. I've seen those watches maps before but haven't seen the warnings map!

 

Here are some Nebraska and national maps to look at. They aren’t in the order I wanted them to be, but that’s the way it uploaded. Yesterday’s SPC storm report map still is preliminary.










Here’s a link to generate more maps for your and other states.

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/plotting/auto/?_wait=no&q=90&t=state&v=total&ilabel=yes&geo=polygon&drawc=yes&year=2019&year2=2019&sdate=2019%2F01%2F01+0000&edate=2019%2F08%2F30+0000&station=OAX&state=NE&phenomena=SV&significance=W&cmap=jet&dpi=100&_fmt=png

[OmahaSnowFan]

I ran maps for the Goodland WFO in northwest KS. It looks like the county Goodland is in has had 25-30 severe tstorm warnings this year.

 

Here are some Nebraska and national maps to look at. They aren’t in the order I wanted them to be, but that’s the way it uploaded. Yesterday’s SPC storm report map still is preliminary.










Here’s a link to generate more maps for your and other states.

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/plotting/auto/?_wait=no&q=90&t=state&v=total&ilabel=yes&geo=polygon&drawc=yes&year=2019&year2=2019&sdate=2019%2F01%2F01+0000&edate=2019%2F08%2F30+0000&station=OAX&state=NE&phenomena=SV&significance=W&cmap=jet&dpi=100&_fmt=png

[Stormy]

Sad that I'm ecstatic for 3/10" of rainfall at my place, but that's the biggest (and only decent) total in 8 full weeks here. Airport unit only reported 0.26" but they're south of my place about a mile and this was weakening as it moved thru from the NW.

 

Wow, you must be really dry! I'm hoping you can score something good before to long

 

Niko's area should be greening up since I recall him mentioning a 2"> rainfall.

[Stormhunter87]

Driving to Ft. Collins today and crazy how green everything is here in Western Nebraska. Alot of water still standing around Grand Island. Also interesting some of the corn fields are looking way behind.

[Niko]

Wow, you must be really dry! I'm hoping you can score something good before to long

 

Niko's area should be greening up since I recall him mentioning a 2"> rainfall.

You bet amigo. I got pretty lucky with the last few storms. The last one came outta nowhere and popped ova Macomb county last second that dumped torrential rains and vivid lightning, no wind for a good 20 minutes before it finally moved on east of me.

 

Btw: Wish I can pop a good t'stm on Jasters lawn and green it up a bit.