STORM2K

With a trough over the Appalachians, it is transporting muggy, tropical air up the East Coast...causing a daily episode of heavy showers and storms. The ground is obviously saturated, because after a 2 minute downpour, streets were covered with water...and there is no end in sight for the next 5-7 days, at least.

Sounds like a "Florida Forecast" in the summertime (rain chances for the forecast area even higher, although rain chances here have been over 30 to 40 percent the last several days).


Philadelphia/Mount Holly, Pennsylvania National Weather Service Forecast (for Lehigh County)
issued at 4:01 Eastern Daylight Time:

Tonight. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mainly this evening. Locally heavy downpours possible. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 mph becoming light. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Tuesday. Partly sunny with a chance of showers in the morning. Then showers and thunderstorms likely. Locally heavy downpours possible. Highs in the lower to mid 80s. Light south winds increasing to 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Tuesday night. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows near 70. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph becoming light. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Wednesday. Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower to mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Wednesday night. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows near 70. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Thursday. Partly sunny with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Thursday night. Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows near 70. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Friday through Monday. Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows near 70 and highs in the mid 80s.

This weather is ridiculous. Warm and humid with showers and thunderstorms every day. Hey, if I wanted this I would have moved to Florida!

I have to agree with you. Last month, I recorded over 7 inches of rain. This month so far, I have received over 2.5 inches. My garden is a total flop this year. I had to pulled out the cucumber plants because they had rotted in the ground. My squash plants arent any better. Thankfully, most of the shower activity has been to the east of my location the last couple of days, but with this pattern, anything can develop. How about a week of nice sunny weather and really low humidity for a change...I could take it and I bet many other people wouldn't mind a change in the weather either.

I like this type of pattern...makes summer weather much more interesting.

More heavy showers and storms have moved through my area this afternoon. They started a little before 1 PM EDT and have just about ended as of 4 PM. Although I don't own a rain gauge (plus I am at work), I would guess that we had to pick up well over an inch of rain this afternoon, possibly close to 2 inches. :o

Yes, looks like the East coast from Florida to New england is going to see some heavy rain somethime in the next several days.Then after that it will be interesting to see if moisture from a tropical system will get entrained into the scenario:):)

Hey, why don't ya send some of those storms here, the Dallas/Ft. Worth area is hurting for rain right now!

ameriwx2003 wrote:Yes, looks like the East coast from Florida to New england is going to see some heavy rain somethime in the next several days.Then after that it will be interesting to see if moisture from a tropical system will get entrained into the scenario:):)

My Goodness...
please don't say that...any more heavy downpours will aggravate
the flooding scenario so as it is!!!!! :o :o