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Kevin Shaw commented on the post, Tornado, Straight Line Wind Damage Assessed In Northern Michigan, on the site 6 years, 6 months ago

Hi again Cathie. I double checked the location of Lapeer and found it considerably south of the Gaylord MI forecast office area of responsibility (AOR). It showed up in Google Maps east of Flint and within the Detroit/Pontiac NWS forecast office AOR. So I went to their page and unfortunately they apparently did not go out to Lapeer that I could…[Read more]

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Kevin Shaw commented on the post, Tornado, Straight Line Wind Damage Assessed In Northern Michigan, on the site 6 years, 6 months ago

Thanks for the great report Cathie. I dug up some more information on the 4 confirmed tornadoes from the Gaylord MI NWS website. I didn’t see an F2 tornado in this report – 2 F0 and 2 F1 tornadoes and they didn’t use Lapeer that I could see. But they mentioned the same counties you did. Perhaps the F2 tornado you reported from Lapeer was evaluated…[Read more]

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Kevin Shaw wrote a new post on the site West Rockville MD Weather 6 years, 6 months ago

A partly cloudy Thursday was not as hot, failing to hit the 90° high temp mark for the first time since Monday, and was a bit less humid, with actual clear, blue skies in the morning and a dew point drop of about […]
Kevin Shaw wrote a new post on the site West Rockville MD Weather 6 years, 6 months ago

A partly cloudy Wednesday was once again downright hot and humid, our third one of several this week this last week of August, with high temps reaching the lower 90s and dew points once again climbing through the […]
Kevin Shaw wrote a new post on the site West Rockville MD Weather 6 years, 6 months ago

Tuesday was downright hot and humid, our second one of several this week during this last week of August, with high temps reaching the lower 90s and dew points once again climbing through the 70s under muggy […]
Kevin Shaw wrote a new post on the site West Rockville MD Weather 6 years, 6 months ago

Monday was very warm and humid, our first one of several this week this last week of August, with high temps in the upper 80s and dew points climbing through the 70s under muggy southerly breezes. The Monday […]
Kevin Shaw wrote a new post on the site West Rockville MD Weather 6 years, 6 months ago

Sunday was still relatively nice but warmer and more humid, with high temps around 85°, but with dew points climbing through the 60s into the low 70s, and more southerly breezes bringing these conditions into the […]
Kevin Shaw wrote a new post on the site West Rockville MD Weather 6 years, 6 months ago

Saturday was another nice day featuring sunny skies, high temps only around 80°, but with dew points starting to climb into the mid 60s, and pleasant breezes that were starting to turn over to a more southerly […]
Kevin Shaw wrote a new post on the site West Rockville MD Weather 6 years, 6 months ago

Well Friday was another nice day featuring sunny skies, high temps only around 80°, dew points mostly in the 50s, and pleasant breezes. The Friday maximum temperature was 80.7° @ 1415, while the Thursday minimum t […]
Kevin Shaw commented on the post, Weekly Wrap Up: June 30, 2018 #ARWX, on the site 6 years, 6 months ago

One more thing -my name on “We Love Weather” site is walrus. You might be able to find something on me using my username. Thanks! Kevin

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Kevin Shaw commented on the post, Weekly Wrap Up: June 30, 2018 #ARWX, on the site 6 years, 6 months ago

Thanks Cathie about the update on the Durand Train Station. I have weather friends who are also train enthusiasts and they would find this of interest also. I am already a member of the “We love weather” group on the Weather Channel. I just sent them the following URL, but don’t see anything posted on it yet. Very interesting site from the top of…[Read more]

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Kevin Shaw wrote a new post on the site West Rockville MD Weather 6 years, 6 months ago

JULY 2018 MONTHLY SUMMARY ROCKVILLE 2.8 WNW MARYLAND
By Kevin Shaw, Observer in Charge

July 2018 was a tale of two distinct, different patterns. The first 16 days of the

month was hot and dry (all 8 days […]
Kevin Shaw wrote a new post on the site West Rockville MD Weather 6 years, 6 months ago

The cooler, drier air finally moved in totally on Thursday, with clear, blue skies and dew points mostly in the 50s all day giving our region a chance to continue the drying out process and a chance to cool off. […]
Kevin Shaw wrote a new post on the site West Rockville MD Weather 6 years, 6 months ago

After Tuesday’s day of heavy rains that dragged into the first few minutes of very early Wednesday (0.14″) , we started to dry out though clouds hung around for a good part of the day at times with even some […]
Kevin Shaw commented on the post, Weekly Wrap Up: June 30, 2018 #ARWX, on the site 6 years, 6 months ago

Hi Cathie! Where is this house in your featured image? It almost looks like big lighthouse home. Really nice! I usually assume that the image posted is from the observer’s home or immediate surroundings and when it is not, I like to explain where the image is from. I have asked others on the blog this question and they usually respond with…[Read more]

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Kevin Shaw commented on the post, Cloudy, cool, very wet update for West Rockville Maryland for Tuesday, August 21, 2018, on the site 6 years, 6 months ago

Notice on the VP2 display featured image that at 11:24 PM I had 2.24″ of rain so far – with only 36 minutes left in the day – and I wound up with 4.34″ in my VP2 tipping bucket. It was really coming down the hardest of the day right at the end of the day! I have a slight data problem as I could not go out right at midnight due to the thunderstorm…[Read more]

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Kevin Shaw wrote a new post on the site West Rockville MD Weather 6 years, 6 months ago

On Tuesday we were relatively cool and cloudy, but also very wet. Rain started about 1030 and continued off and on the rest of the day, particularly in the late evening. My grand total for the day of 3.92″ is the […]
- Kevin Shaw replied 6 years, 6 months ago
  
  Notice on the VP2 display featured image that at 11:24 PM I had 2.24″ of rain so far – with only 36 minutes left in the day – and I wound up with 4.34″ in my VP2 tipping bucket. It was really coming down the hardest of the day right at the end of the day! I have a slight data problem as I could not go out right at midnight due to the thunderstorm still in the area, so I went after the all clear (which fortunately was only 15 or so minutes after midnight) and measured, and used my tipping bucket as a partial guide as to my “precipitation split” for the 2 days. Kevin
- Nathan Parker replied 6 years, 6 months ago
  
  Neat to see your weather station display! I’ve been missing my weather station with it being offline. Hoping my replacement is installed soon!
Kevin Shaw wrote a new post on the site West Rockville MD Weather 6 years, 6 months ago

Once again on Monday we were cool and cloudy, a dense overcast most of the day brought on by a continued moist NE flow off coming down from New England and maritime Canada. Temps held in the 70s all day once again […]
Kevin Shaw wrote a new post on the site West Rockville MD Weather 6 years, 6 months ago

A back door cold front slipped through overnight and kept us cooler and cloudy on Sunday, a rather dense cover of clouds brought on with a moist NE flow off the Atlantic. Temps held in the 70s all day after upper […]
Kevin Shaw wrote a new post on the site West Rockville MD Weather 6 years, 6 months ago

A brief, heavy thunderstorm hit in the very early morning hours of Saturday (about 0230-0300, max rain rate 4.72″ @ 0235) but the rest of the day was partly cloudy, dry and moderately warm/quite humid at times. […]
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