The Weather - 2021

[Natsinpwc]

It was an interesting 7+ hour drive back from DuBois, PA to the Fashionable West End of Henrico County, VA today. 

We saw at least 7 accidents...2 pretty major multi-vehicle get togethers, and another with a single car that somehow landed on it's roof in the middle of a 2 lane portion of I-80.

JCA said a prayer for us last night, so I knew we'd make it home OK... 

Sounds terrible. Glad you made it safe.

[varoadking]

Sounds terrible. Glad you made it safe.

Thanks...it was, as the Navy might say...An Adventure... 

[Natsinpwc]

Thanks...it was, as the Navy might say...An Adventure... 

FP would say it got interesting.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

FP would say it got interesting.

fp would say everything is fine

[Natsinpwc]

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32135919/new-york-yankees-john-sterling-pulled-flooding-car-fellow-broadcaster

[imref]

up to 20" of rain coming to the western gulf coast:

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/13/1036568586/tropical-storm-nicholas-updates-texas-louisiana

[imref]

well done NHC:

There are a lot of thorns in the way of Rose blossoming into a
stronger storm.  Increasing shear and drier mid-level air are on
the way for tonight, competing against the somewhat warm SSTs. 
Thus Rose has about a day to flower into a moderate tropical storm,
and no significant change was made to the short term forecast.  At
longer range, stronger shear and dry air should pull the petals off
Rose one-by-one, causing the cyclone to slowly weaken.  The new
forecast is similar to the previous one, with some small 5-kt
downward adjustments.  Rose could even shrivel up into a remnant
low by day 5, but that's not shown yet in the forecast.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCDAT2+shtml/201447.shtml

[imref]

Heard this while getting ready to taxi at Dulles

https://patch.com/virginia/fallschurch/thunderous-boom-rattles-homes-ashburn-alexandria

[imref]

this is a lot of rain

[Five Banners]

this is a lot of rain

https://patch.com/virginia/oldtownalexandria/s/hwbr2/when-expect-heaviest-rain-coastal-flooding-dc-nova-areas

[JCA-CrystalCity]

https://patch.com/virginia/oldtownalexandria/s/hwbr2/when-expect-heaviest-rain-coastal-flooding-dc-nova-areas

you wonder about the outdoor restaurant area of king street.  this will  knock out the whole weekend

[imref]

tons of flooding in Maryland and parts of DC. Forecast says worst coastal flooding since Isabel in 2014.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/10/28/dc-storm-wind-coastal-flooding/

[imref]

incredible destruction in Mayfield Kentucky last night - https://twitter.com/bclemms/status/1469662822795816968?s=20