Well, the strong storms have made it into the northern suburbs. As I type this, we are under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning and it’s “raining cats and dogs.” In the past 15 minutes, we have received 2/3 of an inch of rain with rain rates in excess of 4″. The peak wind gust from my newly-raised anemometer (now at 16′ above ground level) was 30 knots out of the north at 10:55pm. This line should continue moving slowly south and affect the Memphis area for the next hour to hour and a half. A slow dissipation trend is still expected during this time frame. Copious lightning and accompanying thunder is also expected from these storms.
Another Arctic blast on the horizon
An intrusion of polar air is headed for the central and eastern United States. The Mid-South will bear the brunt…
Erik – good to see you back at the keyboard. Great blog!