tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post7771845519381039292..comments2024-02-25T19:29:38.176-06:00Comments on Rob's Blog: Showers and thunderstorms possible tonight into FridayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-57542598263057986472008-06-30T22:36:00.000-05:002008-06-30T22:36:00.000-05:00My total for this system was 30 mm near the Kenast...My total for this system was 30 mm near the Kenaston/Grant interchange. It was a good one because it was mostly steady rain instead of a downpour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-69204882985171067562008-06-28T15:14:00.000-05:002008-06-28T15:14:00.000-05:00Chris in Westwood Wpg. I Got 18 mm in my rain gaug...Chris in Westwood Wpg. <BR/>I Got 18 mm in my rain gauge yesterday.<BR/>Don't understand why the city started spraying in my area last night given the wind & rain in the forecast. oh well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-70211442541439797172008-06-28T14:29:00.000-05:002008-06-28T14:29:00.000-05:00I don't want to know how much worse the mosquitoes...I don't want to know how much worse the mosquitoes will get after all this rain. I have standing water all over my lawn. Make sure you stock up on repellent if you plan on doing anything outdoors.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050793070697382867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-28860940539848068852008-06-28T13:56:00.000-05:002008-06-28T13:56:00.000-05:00We had a thunderstorm cell develop right over down...We had a thunderstorm cell develop right over downtown around 2 pm and it hardly moved over the next hour.. dumping heavy rain downtown. It slowly moved over northeastern suburbs giving more heavy rain there before a last squall around 5 pm moved through the whole city. A general rain fell overnight across all the city giving another 15-25 mm. Heaviest rain totals over the past 24 hours fell downtown and northeast Winnipeg where unofficial amounts of up to 77 mm were observed.robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01577519556216420480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-88426403896256287912008-06-28T12:13:00.000-05:002008-06-28T12:13:00.000-05:00What hit us yesterday???Was that a MICROBURST????T...What hit us yesterday???<BR/>Was that a MICROBURST????<BR/>The differences in rainfall amounts around the city really is amazing!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-72667514139689623552008-06-27T21:47:00.000-05:002008-06-27T21:47:00.000-05:00I collected 6 mm near the Kenaston/Grant intersect...I collected 6 mm near the Kenaston/Grant intersection. The variation in rainfall is very high it seems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-14168571795556450212008-06-27T15:03:00.000-05:002008-06-27T15:03:00.000-05:0030 mm of rain at the U of W weather station past h...30 mm of rain at the U of W weather station past hour.. not a drop in Charleswood.robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01577519556216420480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-65680083089809438912008-06-27T15:02:00.000-05:002008-06-27T15:02:00.000-05:00Yeah Scott...It is still pouring here... almost an...Yeah Scott...<BR/><BR/>It is still pouring here... almost an hour later! Wish I had a rain gauge.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00949425441824069047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-52842561914466193142008-06-27T14:58:00.000-05:002008-06-27T14:58:00.000-05:00You were right Daniel...severe thunderstorm warnin...You were right Daniel...severe thunderstorm warning for Winnipeg, that specifically mentions heavy rainfall.<BR/><BR/>CAPE of 1000 to 2000J/kg is making things very interesting...I would expect many thunderstorms to pop up as the afternoon goes on.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10378918135776009197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-63655357285613256472008-06-27T14:52:00.001-05:002008-06-27T14:52:00.001-05:00I have never seen so many tornado warnings issued ...I have never seen so many tornado warnings issued at the same time. I count 12 for southern Manitoba right now!<BR/><BR/>Some fairly intense storms have formed...watch out for large hail and tornadoes!Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10378918135776009197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-18657705406240028982008-06-27T14:52:00.000-05:002008-06-27T14:52:00.000-05:00One last note... I believe environment canada shou...One last note... I believe environment canada should issue a warning for that storm. The RADAR is underestimating rainfall rates in that cell.. perhaps because it is so small. I believe that cell has the potential to dump 50 mm in short period.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00949425441824069047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-68452989600106205882008-06-27T14:38:00.000-05:002008-06-27T14:38:00.000-05:00Sorry for double post... not sure how that happene...Sorry for double post... not sure how that happened... absolutely torrential downpours the last 30 minutes in central Winnipeg. Slow moving cell formed right over central Winnipeg and has dumped large amounts of rain. It sure looks like heating over the core of the city triggered this intense cell.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00949425441824069047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-86651696415968646982008-06-27T14:34:00.000-05:002008-06-27T14:34:00.000-05:00Fairly complex weather pattern over eastern prairi...Fairly complex weather pattern over eastern prairies/upper midwest. Surface low to our southeast associated with lead disturbance tapped into moist low level flow. Models mishandled northward extent of this moisture fetch. Impressive MCS passed south of the Manitoba border. <BR/><BR/>Trowal/cold front associated with main upper low off to out west. With plenty of surface moisture and cold air aloft moving in... should get convection filling in this afternoon.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00949425441824069047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-34813305514481099952008-06-27T13:29:00.000-05:002008-06-27T13:29:00.000-05:00Fairly complex weather pattern over eastern prairi...Fairly complex weather pattern over eastern prairies/upper midwest. Surface low to our southeast associated with lead disturbance tapped into moist low level flow. Models mishandled northward extent of this moisture fetch. Impressive MCS passed south of the Manitoba border. <BR/><BR/>Trowal/cold front associated with main upper low off to out west. With plenty of surface moisture and cold air aloft moving in... should get convection filling in this afternoon.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00949425441824069047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-51705984570540174522008-06-26T21:52:00.000-05:002008-06-26T21:52:00.000-05:00I also see that environment Canada has updated the...I also see that environment Canada has updated the forecast tonight for Winnipeg!! @ 9:09 pm.<BR/>Stating that there is a 30% chance of thunderstorms in Winnipeg.<BR/>What were they thinking????<BR/>There gonna have to change it again....<BR/>cause I see the thunderstorms are heading this way....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-52310096711762864472008-06-26T21:47:00.000-05:002008-06-26T21:47:00.000-05:00Well I believe we were just stuck in a "dip in the...Well I believe we were just stuck in a "dip in the jetstream"<BR/>Which would allow all the chilly air to drain into southern manitoba!<BR/>I would also assume that there was a blocking pattern of some sort so that the airmass that was over us could not exit the region!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-78948048510431206092008-06-26T21:23:00.000-05:002008-06-26T21:23:00.000-05:00Please excuse my lack of twchnical knowledge. I'm ...Please excuse my lack of twchnical knowledge. I'm a real weather watcher but lack familiarity with many of the technical terms used here.I have a simple question: until about 10 days ago we were enduring a miserable spring with cool temps. All of a sudden it changed. Why? Was it Las Nina fading? I can't seem to find an answer (but am happy warm weather finally arrivedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-90505503538477724612008-06-26T21:11:00.000-05:002008-06-26T21:11:00.000-05:00I saw the same thing tonight, I took it for an out...I saw the same thing tonight, I took it for an outflow boundary (I was hoping it would trigger some thunderstorms!).<BR/><BR/>Instability has built in over Southern Manitoba. LIs of -7 around Winnipeg, and CAPE of 1000 to 2000J/kg over most of Southern MB. Wind shear is lacking, but storms seem to be surviving just fine West of Winnipeg in a weakly sheared environment.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10378918135776009197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-30116207414851749972008-06-26T21:00:00.000-05:002008-06-26T21:00:00.000-05:00Rob!I have a question that I would like to ask and...Rob!<BR/>I have a question that I would like to ask and just maybe you might have an answer!!!<BR/>I was looking at the radar screen tonight and noticed something odd!<BR/>If you look carefully I noticed that there is a very THIN ribbon of radar returns that seems to be moving toward Winnipeg!<BR/>I know that it is NOT rain!!<BR/>Is it a outflow boundary????<BR/>It seems to move like a gust front...moving fast and then stalling out a certain location!!!<BR/>any ideas?????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-27243096933862195042008-06-26T16:42:00.000-05:002008-06-26T16:42:00.000-05:00Will be interesting to see what happens. Large sc...Will be interesting to see what happens. Large scale ascent associated with a lead disturbance over Montana has access to decent moisture and instability. Only problem is the lack of a clear focusing mechanism. With the loss of daytime heating and the resurgent low level jet focused way down in Iowa... storms may fizzle by the wee hours of the morning.<BR/><BR/>Its also not clear what will happen as the main upper low wobbles over us Fri nite/Sat. If moisture doesn't get cut off to the disturbance, then we might get stuck in deformation band precip (light steady rain) and miserable temps... hopefully not.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00949425441824069047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-76068531993137287332008-06-26T14:02:00.000-05:002008-06-26T14:02:00.000-05:00Looks like some clearing is taking place in southe...Looks like some clearing is taking place in southern Manitoba and that is allowing the temp and moisture to increase!<BR/>Looks like some thunderstorms will be firing off in the evening hours!<BR/>Environment Canada in their discussion even mentioning the potential for heavy rain tonight!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com