westMJim Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 I just received this Emal I was surprised that I have had so many reports. 750 Reports!Thank You!According to our database, you have surpassed 750 reports.Spectacular!Thank you for being such a great volunteer.The CoCoRaHS TeamappreciatesJamesMI-KN-33943 ObservationsWe really appreciate all that you do for us. Please let us know if we can do anything to make your CoCoRaHS experience any better. Thanks again! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralNebWeather Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 6 pm and I’m at 91 degrees with heat index of 97 and a dew of 70. This is actually cool compared to Eastern Nebraska. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 Grilling some chicken, along w Greek salad on the side and some sweet red wine. Its gonna be terrrrrrrrific!!!!!!! Desert will be "Strawberry shortcake." Then, I will have to go to my gym area and sweat it all off later tanite Oh, its beautiful outside as I am on my patio. Temp in the 80s w low humidity. Gotta luv this type of weather in the heart of Summa!!!!! 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...
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CentralNebWeather Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 My dew just jumped to 77. It feels like you’ve entered a sauna when you step outside. Very few people outside. Kind of a strange Friday night. A/C bill won’t be pretty. It was already bad last cycle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 The MCS just reached Fargo. The sagging line should drop some good rain on Fargo. 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 July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 What is this low humidity you speak of?Dew being in the upper 50s to near 60F is considered comfortably low even low 60s, considering the time of the year. 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 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Currently at a very pleasant 79F, dew 62F under crystal clear skies. Its phenomenal outside and very comfortable!!!! 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...
St Paul Storm Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Moderate risk now knocking on the doorstep. The MCS is looking like it’s going to bomb dive south soon. Or at least more S than E. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 I just received this Emal I was surprised that I have had so many reports. 750 Reports!Thank You!According to our database, you have surpassed 750 reports.Spectacular!Thank you for being such a great volunteer.The CoCoRaHS TeamappreciatesJamesMI-KN-33943 ObservationsWe really appreciate all that you do for us. Please let us know if we can do anything to make your CoCoRaHS experience any better. Thanks again!Great work there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 NWS point forecast has again upped my chances for storms early Sunday. Some of the CAMs do show storms diving se. through eastern Iowa. The 3 KM NAM is the best of what I saw, and sadly, the only real good one attm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 The Omaha metro is now officially in the D1 Moderate Drought category as well as several areas to our north and east in Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa.Crazy to think last year at this time we were still dealing with lots of flooding around here... my how things change in one year.One year ago I was in the same boat as I am this July: Dry with good rains just missing all the time. That’s getting old. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Moderate risk now knocking on the doorstep. The MCS is looking like it’s going to bomb dive south soon. Or at least more S than E.I wonder if there’s any chance those storms will make into Iowa by morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Paul Storm Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 I wonder if there’s any chance those storms will make into Iowa by morning. Not sure if it would make it that far. But I’ve never seen a PDS watch for overnight storms. This MCS means business. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted July 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 I just received this Emal I was surprised that I have had so many reports. 750 Reports!Thank You!According to our database, you have surpassed 750 reports.Spectacular!Thank you for being such a great volunteer.The CoCoRaHS TeamappreciatesJamesMI-KN-33943 ObservationsWe really appreciate all that you do for us. Please let us know if we can do anything to make your CoCoRaHS experience any better. Thanks again!Keep up the good work! I enjoy reading your input on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted July 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 "The Dog Days of Summer" are upon us folks! Yup, it's one of those mornings where you wake up again and you feel sticky. ORD only made it down to a balmy 78F with a dew of 72F. I was thinking of heading to the beach but instead, I'd rather go to a pool instead. Not going to even think about sitting on the beach and bake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Paul Storm Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 "The Dog Days of Summer" are upon us folks! Yup, it's one of those mornings where you wake up again and you feel sticky. ORD only made it down to a balmy 78F with a dew of 72F. I was thinking of heading to the beach but instead, I'd rather go to a pool instead. Not going to even think about sitting on the beach and bake.I hear ya! Even with the A/C on full blast it still feels a bit sticky. Before the storms rolled through MSP at 2am had a heat index of 90F. That’s disgusting. What is this...Houston? No thanks. Forecast calls for 95F today with an index of up to 109F. All -time high dew point is 82F. I don’t think we’ll get there but it could be close. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 I'm not sure why the NWS has 80% chance of pops tonight as most of the models don't look impressive at all. And now the front looks to stall south of Iowa along with the storms the next few days. The WPC cut QPF to around half of what it showed for days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westMJim Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 The over night low here at my house was 64. Officially at GRR the low was 65. Currently the last reading at GRR was 76 with a DP of 69. Here at my house it it is cloudy and 78 with a DP of 70. At this time there is a area of thunderstorms over northern Lake Michigan and another area in NE Iowa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 The heat and humidity have arrived and marks the beginnings of this 3 day heatwave. Its muggy outside now w dew at 73F and a temp of 83F. Tomorrow is the hottest, when heat indices could be >100F. CF arrives tomorrow w the potential for some nice storms in my area. Cooler, drier air follows afterwards (relatively speaking )w temps remaining in the 80s for highs and lows in the 50s in some of the outlying areas and 60s closer to Detroit. 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 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Hazardous Weather Outlook Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 410 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2020 MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-190815- Midland-Bay-Huron-Saginaw-Tuscola-Sanilac-Shiawassee-Genesee-Lapeer- St. Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-Lenawee-Monroe- 410 AM EDT Sat Jul 18 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight There is a chance of thunderstorms late tonight, mainly north of I-69. Storms will be capable of producing wind gusts up to 50 mph. Storm motion is west to east at 30 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday There is a chance of thunderstorms Sunday. The potential does exist for storms to become severe, capable of damaging wind gusts. Additionally, heat indices may approach or exceed 100F Sunday afternoon increasing the risk for heat related illnesses. There is another chance of thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday as the next storm system moves across the Great Lakes region. 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 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Maybe the GFS was right when it was showing those low 80s dews 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Attm, its 83F w a dew of 73F. Its muggy! UGH! 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 July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 A little astronomy to go w this heat; Saturn will reach opposition Monday, July 20th. and this is how it will look on Sunday, July 19th (45min b4 sunrise). Back in my college years, Astronomy, Physics, and Mathematics were my favorite subjects. 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...
St Paul Storm Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Another day, another Enhanced Risk of severe weather. Haven’t looked much at the models, but I assume anything that busts through the cap is going to go big quickly tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan1117 Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Already up to 93 degrees at noon in Omaha, however the dewpoint is currently at 71 which is a little bit better than yesterday. I can handle the higher air temperatures if the dewpoints are lower... definitely doesn't look and feel as muggy as it did this time yesterday. Still looking to make a run at 100 today, which I think we will fall short of by a few degrees. As for the drought update, as of this morning - Omaha Eppley is now officially more than 7 inches below normal for precipitation for the year (normal value for year to date on July 18 is 17.57, and we are at 10.47 currently). I am having a hard time remembering a January through mid-July period that was this dry around here in my lifetime. We did have a few isolated thunderstorms roll through the metro early this morning, however the most I saw was some sprinkles as moisture was very limited. Can't wait to see this pattern change and get some better chances of storms here in the next few days! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westMJim Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 The current temperature/DP here at my house is 91/72. The last reading at GRR was 89/72. I did some work in the back yard and while it is not too bad in the shade it sure is hot in the sun. Now I am indoors where it is nice and cool. There is a area of rain with a thunderstorm about mid lake at this time. If this holds together there could be some rain in the GR area later today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Paul Storm Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 90F temp with a dew point of 80, heat index of 107F. I had to come inside after working on the deck for a bit. I got a little woozy. This is legit stuff. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Maybe the GFS was right when it was showing those low 80s dewsI checked a little bit ago and noticed the dew is 81° & temp is 92°. I was outside working and felt it's getting more humid and hotter, but didn't think it would be that high. The brisk wind helps a lot. Tomorrow will be cooler so this heat wave really isn't that long at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 90F temp with a dew point of 80, heat index of 107F. I had to come inside after working on the deck for a bit. I got a little woozy. This is legit stuff.Heat strokes are dangerous. Better take it easy! You probably don't have much wind there if there are trees around? But shade would help too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 We are in the upper 80s with a 78 dew. Yeah, it's hot, but it feels good to go outside and walk around for 5-10 minutes, once in a while. It helps that we have a good breeze for the first time in quite a while. This morning's Euro has a strong line of storms diving south through eastern Iowa late tonight. I hope so. We can use the rain again. 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...
snowstorm83 Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 The morning low at KLNK was a crisp 81 It'll probably drop below that before midnight though, especially if it rains. 1 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...
Tom Posted July 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Well, this wasn’t in the forecast but I’ll take it. ORD I think topped out at 91F before the debris clouds rolled in from a weak line of storms that tracked into N IL. Some minor outflow cam off of the dying line and the temp dropped to 88F! Yahoo! We were supposed to have sunny skies and a high of 95F. The DP is at a sultry 75F, but the lower temps, clouds and wind help a lot. I’m actually enjoying grilling some chicken thighs on my deck right now. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james1976 Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 90F temp with a dew point of 80, heat index of 107F. I had to come inside after working on the deck for a bit. I got a little woozy. This is legit stuff.Funny you mention that. I'm currently putting down a fresh coat of stain. Gonna have to wait on the flooring though due to the heat. Got the railing done though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralNebWeather Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 91 feels like 103 with a 74 dew. Cloudy and no wind and it’s oppressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Paul Storm Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Funny you mention that. I'm currently putting down a fresh coat of stain. Gonna have to wait on the flooring though due to the heat. Got the railing done though.I didn’t even get the railing done. I worked for 90 minutes and suddenly started seeing stars. Meanwhile, tornado warning just north of St Paul at the moment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 I didn’t even get the railing done. I worked for 90 minutes and suddenly started seeing stars. Meanwhile, tornado warning just north of St Paul at the moment. Classic-looking supercell with a hook feature. 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 July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Attm, its 89F w a dew of 69F and RF of 94F. 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...
snowstorm83 Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 It "only" hit 96 today. Forecasts called for 99-100, so it could've been worse. The high humidity probably moderated temps a bit. 2 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...
St Paul Storm Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Classic-looking supercell with a hook feature.I heard the sirens. Apparently there was a rotating wall cloud. No touchdown though that I know of. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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