June 2023 Observations & Discussions

[Tom]

@gabel23, did you do alright in the rain dept?

[Tom]

0z Euro would be an ideal way to start the Big and Long 4th of July weekend....comfy DP's and temps in the 70's/80's for practically everyone on here!

[Hawkeye]

It's looking like a big ol' nothingburger for Lincoln and Omaha this morning.  

I actually hope the current storms fall apart well before reaching my area.  It would be better for redevelopment in my area this evening.

[Tom]

1 minute ago, Hawkeye said:

It's looking like a big ol' nothingburger for Lincoln and Omaha this morning.  

I actually hope the current storms fall apart well before reaching my area.  It would be better for redevelopment in my area this evening.

I was optimistic when looking at the radar a couple hours ago...sadly, the drought is just to D**n tough!  Maybe a brief shower to wet the pavement and lawns is about it.  

[Bryan1117]

33 minutes ago, Tom said:

I was optimistic when looking at the radar a couple hours ago...sadly, the drought is just to D**n tough!  Maybe a brief shower to wet the pavement and lawns is about it.  

Just a few sprinkles here, we can’t even buy a decent rain shower anymore. Amazing and laughable that we continue to keep missing out on decent moisture while those out west keep getting drenched, however I am not the least bit surprised we missed this one. The drought will always win, ugh.

[CentralNebWeather]

1 hour ago, Bryan1117 said:

Just a few sprinkles here, we can’t even buy a decent rain shower anymore. Amazing and laughable that we continue to keep missing out on decent moisture while those out west keep getting drenched, however I am not the least bit surprised we missed this one. The drought will always win, ugh.

My gosh, I can’t believe you didn’t get more. However, now that I think about it more, it is not that surprising. Trying to break a drought is just so difficult. Now the only hope for those in Eastern Nebraska and others is the ridge riding storms next week. This is just sad and maddening for you. I was put in a watch late last night, not sure why, and ended with 0.10”. 

[CentralNebWeather]

Went out to dinner last night with our relatives from Bloomington Illinois. They talked about their lack of rain and how most in their area are just letting their lawns turn brown. My cousin said he hasn’t mowed in over 2 weeks, and when he does it is just to keep the weeds down. Thursday night they said that they just stood outside their hotel in Kearney to watch and smell the rain. 

[CentralNebWeather]

NWS Hastings morning disco for next week, heat and storms is the general pattern  

 

[tStacsh]

Rain is almost a certainty tomorrow.  How much will depend on storms, but looks like a small dent will be put in our drought with several chances of rain next week as well.  It will be a very welcome pattern change after 6 weeks of hell.  

Difference between watering every day from the neighbor and not caring.

 

[chescowxman]

We have picked up 0.64" of rain since yesterday with 0.03" since midnight here in East Nantmeal. Humdity has really ramped up since yesterday - current dew point is 70 degrees which is uncomfortable. More rain is currently moving in from the west and we could see a couple more rounds of showers and t-storms during the rest of the day today. Our unsettled and rainy pattern continues for the upcoming week the least wet day looks like tomorrow. Tomorrow looks like the only chance of an above normal temp day before we head back to below normal temps for the rest of the week.

Records for today: High 96 (1894) / Low 41 (1992) / Rain 3.00" (1969)

[Hawkeye]

46 minutes ago, tStacsh said:

Difference between watering every day from the neighbor and not caring.

 

I have run the sprinkler a few times just to hit the old tree areas that are still sensitive to dryness.  It's a lot easier to keep those areas alive with occasional water than it is to let them die and then have to reseed or re-sod.

[May Grey]

 

[OttumwaSnomow]

Yet another se Iowa sucker punch.  Its impossible  to think but its possible  some spots near me dont get much over 1 inch  the entire spring and summer! I've  come  to realize that east moving fronts and lines of storms are  totally  useless  in my area.  We need some kind of miracle  sagging  east to west front near the mo/ia border just to get a decent  widespread  rain for years now.  My last 3 good summer rains over past 2  yrs were weird popups  moving west!  Freak stuff from the east. 

[CentralNebWeather]

Some Northern Nebraska rainfall from overnight. Goodness. 

[Hawkeye]

It appears our rain day is going to be ruined by lingering crapvection moving through the area.  We needed the morning storms to vanish, but, as often happens, they did not.

[Stormy]

55 minutes ago, Hawkeye said:

It appears our rain day is going to be ruined by lingering crapvection moving through the area.  We needed the morning storms to vanish, but, as often happens, they did not.

I'm not too worried as they kind of died out now and more are firing to the West. Now we have a tornado watch so I'm hopeful yet but sure sucks that this first bonus cell just scraped by to my North. 

[Stormy]

I'm liking what some of the recent cams runs are showing, especially WRF.  Maybe the current storms south of Des Moines will keep growing and pan out like those models are showing. 

DVN radar isn't working for me. Is it for you guys? Kind of a bummer if it doesn't work during storms

[james1976]

Im.down I'm Iowa for a few days. Currently in a Tornado Watch til 7pm. I'll be surprised if much happens though. Morning convection and lingering clouds and showers might ruin any good storm potential. 

[Stormy]

I'm usually pretty hopeful and right now we have a Southeast wind cranking pretty good which is a good sign and hasn't done that for a long time. 

[OttumwaSnomow]

30 minutes ago, Stormy said:

I'm usually pretty hopeful and right now we have a Southeast wind cranking pretty good which is a good sign and hasn't done that for a long time. 

I expect  next to nothing. Today  and probably  until at some point in September.  Maybe a freak popup on occasion  when we have a 10 to 30% chance. Simply  put thats the  Ottumwa  Bloomfield Fairfield  tendency. No offense  but  since 2012 the Ottumwa  Bloomfield  Kirksville  Fairfield  area is clearly  the "hell hole of the midwest"! By aug 2022 we had a 15 inch deficit for the year. Currently  for 2023 we are near 10 inch deficit! No doubt by aug 15 to sept we will be near a 17 or 18 inch deficit!

[gabel23]

8 hours ago, Tom said:

@gabel23, did you do alright in the rain dept?

Ended up with .30”. The lightning was intense, me and my family was staying in our camper at our families lake and a lightning bolt struck nearby. It was crazy. Surprisingly I’m doing much better than areas all around me for the month of June! Been crazy spotty, hoping we get into a ring of fire set up to help spread rain for all areas that need it. 

[gabel23]

My garden sure has been liking this month so far!

[Hawkeye]

It is not looking good for east-central Iowa.  At this point, it appears everything is going to split around my area.  I hope not, because this is it for the next week again.

[Stormy]

1 hour ago, OttumwaSnomow said:

I expect  next to nothing. Today  and probably  until at some point in September.  Maybe a freak popup on occasion  when we have a 10 to 30% chance. Simply  put thats the  Ottumwa  Bloomfield Fairfield  tendency. No offense  but  since 2012 the Ottumwa  Bloomfield  Kirksville  Fairfield  area is clearly  the "hell hole of the midwest"! By aug 2022 we had a 15 inch deficit for the year. Currently  for 2023 we are near 10 inch deficit! No doubt by aug 15 to sept we will be near a 17 or 18 inch deficit!

It's actually looking better for you than it is for me as it wants to go south this time and poop out on the North end.

[Stormy]

8 minutes ago, Hawkeye said:

It is not looking good for east-central Iowa.  At this point, it appears everything is going to split around my area.  I hope not, because this is it for the next week again.

We might get lucky with a few wrap around showers tomorrow and Monday, but that will be spotty and lighter. 

[Stormy]

27 minutes ago, Stormy said:

It's actually looking better for you than it is for me as it wants to go south this time and poop out on the North end.

Looks like a little hail core approaching area just west of@OttumwaSnomow 

[Hawkeye]

Ottumwa is about to get nailed.

[Hawkeye]

Tennis ball size hail was reported on the southeast edge of Ottumwa.  It does appear the south side got the worst of it.

[OttumwaSnomow]

Im not at home. But wow! Every  time i spew off about  my areas deficits (which still exist) we get hammered!  A friend northside says .38 and this pic is from southside.

[Bryan1117]

3 minutes ago, OttumwaSnomow said:

Im not at home. But wow! Every  time i spew off about  my areas deficits (which still exist) we get hammered!  A friend northside says .38 and this pic is from southside.

Well at least you are faring better than most of us in Eastern Nebraska now… some day we will get rain and a decent thunderstorm again.

[Hawkeye]

Models all had storms developing over central Iowa, which would move east and east-southeast.  They were right about the storms, but they've moved northeast/east-northeast instead.

[Tom]

4 hours ago, gabel23 said:

My garden sure has been liking this month so far!

Impressive!  You ain’t joking about your “Garden of Gabel”!

[Timmy Supercell]

Hope everyone is safe and enjoying storms this evening. Saw a couple nasty supercells in Iowa on radar.

This outlook got upgraded. I will try to get a few minutes of video if a decent storm comes through here late tomorrow night. Might not be any shelf clouds if it hits after dark.

[Timmy Supercell]

1 hour ago, Bryan1117 said:

Well at least you are faring better than most of us in Eastern Nebraska now… some day we will get rain and a decent thunderstorm again.

I run okay on thunder days, but I don't think Ashland has had a real severe t'storm since before I arrived in the area.

There's been some 50-58mph stuff and a few medium size trees down from the early Spring storms but that's it.

[Craig-OmahaWX]

How y'all been doing?

[Hawkeye]

Some cells popped and are moving over Cedar Rapids, but the rain is really underperforming compared to the radar presentation.

[Stormy]

Storms keep popping to the west and North, so hopefully we'll still end up with something. I still didn't have a tenth. 

[OttumwaSnomow]

.43 at my home and farm today. I had a friend check my cocarahs  gage.  I have been extremely  fortunate  to catch some on about every thunderstorm  anywhere  nearby during june.  I think im at 2.10 in June. But its the .89 in May that hurt.

[Andie]

Today was our first of 7 - 100* days. 
It will be a hot week with heat indexes at 105*+
Were adjusting to it. Actually doesn’t feel as hot as last week. 

I’m looking forward to a nice thunderstorm some night. Can’t lie.  

Its 92 at 9 pm. Humidity 47%
 

 

 

[Hawkeye]

At the last minute, the line filled in.  It looked like the new heavy rain would miss just a hair south, but it lifted northeast and soaked the entire Cedar Rapids metro area.  I finished with a beautiful 0.96", which is actually one of the lowest totals in CR.  That was exactly what we needed.