CentralNebWeather Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 36 minutes ago, Sparky said: I noticed that soupy air and a warm front near your area. I wish it was “chilly” soup. Thanks, I’m done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 We've been cloudy and in the low 70s all afternoon. It's great. It just began to sprinkle, too, the first drops of rain in over two weeks. Unfortunately, we likely won't get much more than sprinkles out of this. Models continue to show very little, if any, rain over the next 7-10 days. 1 1 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 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 The IBM GRAF model rocks OMA to Se IA late tonight. This model nailed the last storm event while others did not. Tornado Watch near…@CentralNebWeather 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwxguy Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, Tom said: The IBM GRAF model rocks OMA to Se IA late tonight. This model nailed the last storm event while others did not. Tornado Watch near…@CentralNebWeather how about Fremont? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzcoat Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 DMX really talking this event up- after all the dryness now one county away from a Flash Flood Watch. I'll take every drop-- 2 1 Quote The two loudest sounds known to man: a gun that goes bang when it is supposed to go click and a gun that goes click when it is supposed to go bang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted July 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 14 minutes ago, jcwxguy said: Yes, about 1:00am local time… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralNebWeather Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 My brother in Shawnee KS just texted me that at 5 pm the heat index was 121. Yikes. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralNebWeather Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 36 minutes ago, Tom said: The IBM GRAF model rocks OMA to Se IA late tonight. This model nailed the last storm event while others did not. Tornado Watch near…@CentralNebWeather If anything would develop I think it’d be very isolated. Very little on the radar. Has a huge bust potential imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 24 minutes ago, CentralNebWeather said: My brother in Shawnee KS just texted me that at 5 pm the heat index was 121. Yikes. Getting a torrential downpour right now and its still 92 with a heat index of 107. I may receive an inch before it ends. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralNebWeather Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 7 pm and really not much improvement. In town dew has surged to 78 and in the field north of town it is still 80. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 3 hours ago, CentralNebWeather said: I wish it was “chilly” soup. Thanks, I’m done. It only hit 77° for a high today. Yesterday was 91° with up to 84° dew point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Clinton said: Getting a torrential downpour right now and its still 92 with a heat index of 107. I may receive an inch before it ends. Was it forecast? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 minute ago, Sparky said: Was it forecast? Only a slight chance. I picked up 1.7in and now it's absolutely beautiful outside with a temp of 79. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzcoat Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Always love a good satellite pic of CB's blocking out the sunlight on the east side. 6 Quote The two loudest sounds known to man: a gun that goes bang when it is supposed to go click and a gun that goes click when it is supposed to go bang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Grizzcoat said: Always love a good satellite pic of CB's blocking out the sunlight on the east side. That’s amazing. I was just going to post a similar visible satellite image. Yeah it’s nice when the sun is lower and that’s when I like checking it. BTW, here’s the one I was looking at. Can see the cell that was over Clinton. Edited July 31, 2021 by Sparky 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowawx Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Unreal, getting missed again in Cedar Rapids. It just seems like we can't even get a thunderstorm or let alone, heavy rain! It also seems like we can't go one summer without having a drought here, the last time we weren't in a drought I believe was way back in the summer of 2014. I am not sure why it can't just rain here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Severe thunderstorm watch until 2am. Big storms in SE Iowa moving my way if they can hold together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzcoat Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 4 hours ago, CentralNebWeather said: If anything would develop I think it’d be very isolated. Very little on the radar. Has a huge bust potential imo. I'd call it a bust. Good call. Quote The two loudest sounds known to man: a gun that goes bang when it is supposed to go click and a gun that goes click when it is supposed to go bang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madtown Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 looks like summer is on the wane up here. 68 Sunday a s low 80's after that. Couple small maples already turning red. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttumwaSnomow Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Iowawx said: Unreal, getting missed again in Cedar Rapids. It just seems like we can't even get a thunderstorm or let alone, heavy rain! It also seems like we can't go one summer without having a drought here, the last time we weren't in a drought I believe was way back in the summer of 2014. I am not sure why it can't just rain here. That was Ottumwa 2012 to 2017.. repeatedly dry. Severe 3 summers. 2014 and 2016 not too dry. But since Aug 2018 we now have been on a good roll here! Of past 36 months only 4 were below avg precip! Thats at my home, but based on Ottumwa monthly averages. Dry summers will return! They always do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmahaSnowFan Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Super heavy tstorm right now. My rain gauge had nearly 3”/hr rates and I already have .6” of rain in 15 minutes so far 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted July 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 6 hours ago, OttumwaSnomow said: That was Ottumwa 2012 to 2017.. repeatedly dry. Severe 3 summers. 2014 and 2016 not too dry. But since Aug 2018 we now have been on a good roll here! Of past 36 months only 4 were below avg precip! Thats at my home, but based on Ottumwa monthly averages. Dry summers will return! They always do. Looks like your getting some rather heavy downpours at the moment! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minny_Weather Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Here was my sunrise Thursday morning. It's only gotten worse, couldn't even see the sunrise with all the smoke yesterday. 2 3 1 1 Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 I got a few sprinkles last evening. 0.58" will be my final July total. It's easily my driest July since I began to keep records fifteen years ago. Edit: I forgot there is a slight chance of a shower later this evening, so the 0.58" is not final for sure. 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...
westMJim Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 The overnight low both here and at the airport was a cool 54. At this time it is clear and 55 here. July 2021 will end up just a tad below the new 30 year average 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Cloudy muggy morning. Yesterday' rainfall has greened everything back up, I had a few brown patches in the yard. Today's rainfall is modeled to split around me but we shall see. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) Rained only 0.25” here. Not as much as I hoped for, but freshened things up a bit. (3.02” for the month) Edited July 31, 2021 by Sparky 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttumwaSnomow Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 1.43 here. And I'm the lowest of all my friends east and west of me. 4.74 for July. 32 of last 36 months have been at or above avg precip based on Ottumwa averages. It been quite a ride. Very thankful, since our business thrives on this! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralNebWeather Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 12 hours ago, Grizzcoat said: I'd call it a bust. Good call. I’m no meteorologist, but I was just shocked when the Tornado Watch was issued. Besides a few isolated storms, nothing else materialized that I have read this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralNebWeather Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Good news this morning is the front has come through. 67 degrees with a dew of 65. Fog and smoke with a northwest wind gusting over 20 mph. My son said it felt cold. I won’t go that far, but it’s an improvement. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted July 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 In other news, this is pretty interesting to see the military use our highway system to land aircraft. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/military-to-land-aircraft-on-michigan-highway/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 58 minutes ago, Tom said: In other news, this is pretty interesting to see the military use our highway system to land aircraft. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/military-to-land-aircraft-on-michigan-highway/ That should have been done regularly in the past. Locating stretches of highway without overpasses and preparing for emergencies at home. awesome. 1 Quote Before You Diagnose Yourself With Depression or Low Self-Esteem,...First Make Sure You Are Not In Fact, Just Surrounded By A$$holes. “If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell.” Gen. Sheridan 1866 2018 Rainfall - 62.65" High Temp. - 110.03* Low Temp. - 8.4* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 This weekend says adios too 100’s for awhile as a front moves through. Mon-Th we’ll see a 40-50% chance of rain and temps between 92-94. We’re so ready. 1 Quote Before You Diagnose Yourself With Depression or Low Self-Esteem,...First Make Sure You Are Not In Fact, Just Surrounded By A$$holes. “If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell.” Gen. Sheridan 1866 2018 Rainfall - 62.65" High Temp. - 110.03* Low Temp. - 8.4* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstorm83 Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 It was storming hard enough around 6:30 this morning that it woke me up and I sleep like a rock. Only 0.71" at the airport, not sure how much in SE Lincoln. 6 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...
OmahaSnowFan Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Ended up at 1.48” last night so 2.85” total the last 48 hours. Had a couple lightning strikes that made the power flash too. Somehow ended up with 6.2” of rain this month and the grass was still turning brown before this last event. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzcoat Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 3 hours ago, Tom said: In other news, this is pretty interesting to see the military use our highway system to land aircraft. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/military-to-land-aircraft-on-michigan-highway/ from the comments ( I knew this but someone writes better than I can)- about landing on freeways--- interstate system was designed for that purpose- has to be long enough section every so far distance to land military planes (at the time) -- This is still standard procedure in Sweden. And for those who actually remembered their US history, these types of operations were used by the Germans in 1944-45. When General Eisenhower saw how the road system the Germans had built, he decided to do the same for the US when he was President, the interstate freeways. They were originally built to be able to rapidly move military items including operating airplanes on some of the long straight stretches in case of invasion. The U.S. Federal Interstate system was specifically DESIGNED to use as runways in the event of war or other major disaster. The requirement was that ONE mile of every 5 was supposed to be straight enough to use as a runway, without overpasses or power lines. Over the years there may have been some compromises made, but then the system was proposed and laid out, those were the original requirements. 5 Quote The two loudest sounds known to man: a gun that goes bang when it is supposed to go click and a gun that goes click when it is supposed to go bang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzcoat Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 ended up with 1.75". 2.91 at the DSM. Suddenly July at DSM saw 5.86". Normal is 3.82" so 150% above normal. 6 Quote The two loudest sounds known to man: a gun that goes bang when it is supposed to go click and a gun that goes click when it is supposed to go bang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minny_Weather Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Gonna finish July at about 60% of normal precip. My year to date precip is about 50% of normal. Meanwhile, the same areas south of me that aren't even in a drought got multiple rounds of thunderstorms over the past week. Yay for them I guess. 1 3 Quote Formerly *ahem*: LNK_Weather, TOL_Weather, FAR_Weather, MSP_Weather, IMoveALot_Weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 A couple of thunderstorms rolling through right now and cooler air pushing in. I will likely finish below normal on precip for the month but it's gonna be close 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzcoat Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Real cool GIF of the smoke/fires in Canada! 3 Quote The two loudest sounds known to man: a gun that goes bang when it is supposed to go click and a gun that goes click when it is supposed to go bang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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