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  • Tuesday was, without a doubt, the best storm chasing day of our lives. Although we didn’t see a tornado, we saw multiple incredible mesocyclones, which are the rotating updrafts affiliated with all tornadic […]

    • I am bowled over by your photographs and stories! Nature’s power is both beautiful and humbling, and you’ve captured it magnificently! Keep having fun, stay safe, and keep posting!

  • Alberto wasn’t too impressive as he passed over my area.  A severe TS warning was issued for our county, but what we got was quite benign.  There were a few lightning flashes and thunder which didn’t seem t […]

  • Wednesday started out foggy in the early AM hours around sunrise once again, with temps holding in the low 70s. Fog lifted by mid-morning but the clouds remained all day, with temperatures only warming into the […]

  • This is an update to the original blog posted on 5/30/2018:
    With the NWS forecast not even mentioning rain for the 31st, numerous showers popped up through the Metro area in the afternoon and evening, providing […]

  • Here is Wednesday – May 30, 2018`s – Historical Climate Summary !

    Lowest Barometric Pressure : 29.67″ at 12 a.m.
    Highest Barometric Pressure : 29.84″ at 11:59 p.m.

    Lowest Relative Humidity : 52% at 6 p.m […]

  • Tuesday started out foggy in the early AM hours around sunrise, with temps in the upper 60s. Fog lifted by mid-morning but the clouds remained all day, though temperatures warmed into the low 80s by mid-afternoon. […]

  • This morning is tranquil  but that is expected to change as the day goes on.  The remnants of Tropical Storm Alberto will be moving in over us late today and early tomorrow.  We aren’t expecting anything se […]

  • We seem to be stuck in a relatively consistent pattern of clouds, sun, clouds, sun here in Western Washington. It’s been quite pleasant for the most part, unless you’re a fan of rain. For those of you rain fan […]

  • Here is Tuesday – May 29, 2018`s – Historical Climate Summary !

    Lowest Barometric Pressure : 29.64″ at 6 – 10 p.m.
    Highest Barometric Pressure : 29.80″ at 12, 6 a.m.

    Lowest Relative Humidity : 74% at 11 […]

  • Our first day of storm chasing was more of a travel day than anything else, so it was icing on the cake that we were treated to some strong storms and spectacular lightning at night. We all decided to meet in […]

    • Awesome write-up and photos!! Glad you got to experience some good weather the first day out. Looking forward to your experiences in the days ahead.

    • Thanks Jeff! Yeah we’ve had some amazing experiences thus far… our second day (I got the blog up last night) was out best with multiple giant mesocyclones, and our third day had plenty of gust fronts and was also pretty spectacular. Yesterday was just a day of driving but today should also feature some strong straight-line winds… perhaps a tornado if we are really lucky.

  • April 2018 featured a bit above normal rainfall and below normal temperatures at the three major airports in the DC area. There were generally cool temperatures all month except for a brief 2 day mini-heat wave on […]

  • Our weather has felt like mid July with highs in the the low 90s the past few days.  Today should be a little cooler but still 15-20 degrees above the average;  much cooler temps are expected by week’s e […]

  • Memorial Day Monday started out cloudy with a little light rain around 0700 (0.01″) then just cloudy and dry the rest of the day. No storms today, pretty calm day. Temperatures only warmed up into the low 70s with […]

  • Lowest Barometric Pressure : 29.80″ at 11:59 p.m.
    Highest Barometric Pressure : 29.92″ at 8 – 11 a.m.

    Lowest Relative Humidity : 65% at 2 p.m.
    Highest Relative Humidity : 100% at 4, 6 a.m.

    Lowest Dew Point […]

  • Most people run away from storms. But some people are crazy enough to run towards them. I am one of those people and from today through June 7, I’ll be joined by two others as we go tornado chasing over the Great […]

  • Yesterday was lovely but more severe storms developed in the late afternoon over the central areas of the state.  They moved to our northeast and we were not affected.  My kids are here for the weekend and w […]

  • Sunday started out partly cloudy, muggy and very warm through the mid-afternoon, then clouds took over as storms entered the area. The devastating flooding rains that hit Ellicott City were so bad because of […]

    • The rains this year have been ridiculous. The southern areas of Michigan were flooded a few weeks ago also. It seems that it never rains but it pours. We had some severe pop up storms again yesterday around Midland and Saginaw, just like the day before. They were very small cells but really packed a punch, but your area seems to have never ending storms this year. Prayers for all those affected.

      • Thanks Cathie. Though my area may be getting rocked often this year, my station has not. I almost totally missed the rains that dumped on Ellicott City on Sunday (I got 0.02″) and storms locally around my station seem to go elsewhere quite often, as I watch the local radar in amazement. Sure direct hits just seem to vanish into just a bit of light rain. I have had a lot of measurable rain days, particularly this month, but very few greater than 1 inch amounts all year (actually I have had a total of 5, 3 in May, 1 in both Feb and April). Greatest amount was 2.22″ in April. It almost always seems to be raining more elsewhere than my location. My annual total rainfall so far of 17.78″ is really just about normal for up to this point in the year. We tend to remember the most recent weather and forget about what happened in the early part of the year, like that really cold and dry weather of early January. Of course, the key thing to remember this week is our veterans, though I was not one. My Dad fought in WW2 over in England and have pictures of him in uniform during his active duty. Have a great day, and stay dry. I am sure we will have dry and hot days ahead, and we need to save any rain we get now and have gotten earlier this year for these dry, hot days ahead. Kevin

  • Lowest Barometric Pressure : 29.82″ at 5 p.m.
    Highest Barometric Pressure : 29.93″ at 8 – 11 a.m.

    Lowest Relative Humidity : 50% at 3, 4 p.m.
    Highest Relative Humidity : 100% at 1 – 4, 6 a.m.

    Lowest Dew […]

  • Yesterday was a beautiful day but  a rogue thunderstorm moved in shortly after 10 PM last night.  It was a small cell which came from the NNW dumping 1.19 inches on us  along with a lot of lightning.  We wer […]

  • Saturday started out partly cloudy, muggy and very warm through the mid-afternoon. Cumulus clouds were building fast and by mid-afternoon we had mostly cloudy conditions with storms/showers moving in. Thunder and […]

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