Mid Atlantic Weather 2011

[angelwing]

Live streaming from MA:

http://www.necn.com/pages/necn_streampage

[Stephanie]

That's a pretty damn big tornado for Springfield, MA!

[vbhoutex]

That's a pretty damn big tornado for Springfield, MA!

That was a pretty damn big tornado for anywhere, now that the reports are in.

[Stephanie]

BEAUTIFUL weather for the Philadelphia area for the past week. Low 80's, if that and low humidity. Great weather for sleeping with the windows open. I'd honestly take this year 'round, with the exception of the holidays.

Now if we'd only get some rain...

[angelwing]

And 2 weeks ago we were wondering when the sun will come out!!!

[angelwing]

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
315 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2011
NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
315 PM EDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM
EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY
TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN
DELAWARE AND WEST CENTRAL NEW JERSEY INCLUDING TRENTON...
PHILADELPHIA...CAMDEN AND WILMINGTON.

* HAZARDS...EARLY SEASON HEATWAVE...WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. A VERY HOT
AND HUMID AIR MASS WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO SWELL INTO THE MID
AND UPPER 90S AND CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN
HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100.

* IMPACTS...THE ELDERLY...THE INFIRM...CHILDREN AND PETS ARE AT
GREATEST RISK...ESPECIALLY WHERE THERE IS NO AIR CONDITIONING.
THIS AFFECTS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. SLEEPING CAN BE DISRUPTED WHERE AIR
CONDITIONING IS NOT AVAILABLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION
IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY
IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP
ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR
LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.

AT A MINIMUM...SEE TO IT THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO A SHADED AND
WELL-VENTILATED AREA AND PLENTY OF COOL WATER. THE MOST HUMANE
THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT.

PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE ANYONE UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH
OF TIME. IT COULD RESULT IN THEIR DEATH.

[angelwing]

Ok I just left this:

Wrightstown NJ
Temperature
102.0 °F
Feels Like 121 °F

and came to this in Philly:

Temperature
99.7 °F
Feels Like 105 °F

Didn't feel any different to me

[Stephanie]

My car thermometer said 99 degrees when I left work in Philly at 5:45. There's a HUGE 8 alarm fire across the river in NJ in Camden at an old abandoned tire factory. I could see it from the office. I can't imagine what the firefighters were feeling fighting that thing.

Storms are on their way. It looks like all of Long Island, NY was covered by a massive thunderstorm about an hour ago. C'mon rain!!!

[Stephanie]

I'm watching the Phillies game and right now left field's sky is pitch black...

[angelwing]

Starting to get dark here too in NE Philly, hubby told me its really thundering & lightening at home

[Stephanie]

Those same dark clouds appeared here about 15 minutes ago. The rain is coming down now. LOTS of lightning!

[Bizzles]

Only lasted about 30 min here in Mt. Holly, cool looking movement when it was rolling in. No torrential downpour but we did get a good amount of lightning around 840-45. Feels waaay better outside now lol.

[Stephanie]

Only lasted about 30 min here in Mt. Holly, cool looking movement when it was rolling in. No torrential downpour but we did get a good amount of lightning around 840-45. Feels waaay better outside now lol.

Welcome!

It's nice to have another Mid Atlantic/NJ person in the discussion.

[angelwing]

Only lasted about 30 min here in Mt. Holly, cool looking movement when it was rolling in. No torrential downpour but we did get a good amount of lightning around 840-45. Feels waaay better outside now lol.

Welcome!

It's nice to have another Mid Atlantic/NJ person in the discussion.

Same here!!! Welcome!

[Stephanie]

We had a thunderstorm develop over us at around 3:00 pm yesterday and it POURED. It finally moved away by about 5:30 or so. It varied back and forth between a light rain to downpours during those 2 1/2 hours. Cooled off eveything nicely last night. Right now it's cloudy and kind of humid.

[angelwing]

(good thing I left work already )

ULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
503 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 530 PM EDT

* AT 500 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
HAMMONTON...OR 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF VINELAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
15 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ATSION BY 525 PM EDT...
SHAMONG BY 530 PM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR DELAWARE AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND NEW JERSEY AND
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

[Stephanie]

OMG! I have a wonderful view of the Ben Franklin Bridge from my building and can see the shoreline of NJ across the Delaware River on any given day. I rained so hard I COULDN'T SEE THE BRIDGE for an hour!

Interstate 295 in NJ apparently had a mudslide that closed the interchange between Rt. 42 and I-295 going north bound. It looked worse than the southbound traffic to the shore during the summer on Rt. 42.

[Stephanie]

We received 4" of rain from those storms yesterday!!

Amazingly, the water is all gone. The heat dried out the lawn and gardens just enough prior to yesterday to suck it all up.

To those in the Deep South, I wish I could've shared 3.5" of the rain with you all.

[Shoshana]

^Thank you!

[Stephanie]

^Thank you!

You're welcome! Looks like Beaumont, TX got hit with some rain? I hope things are starting to turn around for all of you.