RAIN?

[smoke_jumper]

http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/weather/2016/10/21/nj-declares-drought-warning/92523768/

 

[Boyd]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
629 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2016

KENT-NEW CASTLE-OCEAN-SALEM-CUMBERLAND-EASTERN MONMOUTH-COASTAL
OCEAN-WESTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL
ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-MIDDLESEX-NORTHWESTERN
BURLINGTON-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-LOWER BUCKS-
629 PM EDT SUN OCT 30 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL NEW
CASTLE...NORTH CENTRAL KENT...CAMDEN...SOUTHEASTERN GLOUCESTER...
SOUTHEASTERN MERCER...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC...MONMOUTH...SALEM...
OCEAN...SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX...BURLINGTON...CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN
BUCKS COUNTIES...

AT 627 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR EDINBURG TO LUMBERTON TO NEAR
MULLICA HILL TO NEAR HOPE CREEK. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 55 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MEDFORD...LUMBERTON...MOUNT HOLLY...ALLENTOWN...EDINBURG...WINDSOR...
LEISURETOWNE...MERCERVILLE-HAMILTON SQUARE...PLAINSBORO CENTER AND
PRINCETON MEADOWS AROUND 630 PM EDT.
LINDENWOLD...TABERNACLE...HIGHTSTOWN...CRANBURY...PEMBERTON...
ROOSEVELT...WRIGHTSTOWN...TWIN RIVERS...CLEARBROOK PARK AND JOBSTOWN
AROUND 635 PM EDT.
MANALAPAN...VOORHEES...BERLIN...JAMESBURG...PRESIDENTIAL LAKES
ESTATES...GREENWICH...SICKLERVILLE...PRESIDENTIAL
LAKES...WILLIAMSTOWN AND BROWNS MILLS AROUND 640 PM EDT.
CHESILHURST...SHILOH...WEST FREEHOLD...ATCO...YORKETOWN...MARLTON
LAKES...ROBERTSVILLE...MORGANVILLE AND JACKSONS MILLS AROUND 645 PM
EDT.
BRIDGETON...MARLBORO...FAIRTON...CEDAR GLEN LAKES...WHITING...EAST
FREEHOLD...ADELPHIA...CEDARVILLE...OLD HALFWAY AND FREEWOOD ACRES
AROUND 650 PM EDT.
MILLVILLE...HOWELL...HOLMDEL...HAMMONTON...SHAMONG...LAKEHURST...
FARMINGDALE...ATSION...BAMBER LAKE AND COLLINGWOOD PARK
AROUND 655 PM EDT.
TINTON FALLS...RED BANK...BEACHWOOD...LAUREL LAKE...WHARTON
STATE FOREST...SOUTH VINELAND...HOLIDAY CITY SOUTH...PLEASANT
PLAINS... BATSTO AND ALLENWOOD AROUND 700 PM EDT.
LONG BRANCH...ASBURY PARK...CUMBERLAND...PORT ELIZABETH...WADING
RIVER...CHATSWORTH AND BRICKSBORO AROUND 705 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE SPRING LAKE
HEIGHTS... TOWNSEND...EATONTOWN...BRIELLE...YARDVILLE-
GROVEVILLE...SOUTH TOMS RIVER... MANAHAWKIN...FORT DIX...SILVER
RIDGE AND NWS OFFICE.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

 

[Teegate]

They have started here. They should really be hitting me in about 10 minutes.

 

[smoke_jumper]

Gust front came through. Waiting for the rain.

 

[Teegate]

Well, that was a bust here.

 

[PineBarrens Advocate]

Torrential Rain and multiple lightning strikes near Princeton and south to Mount Laurel.....

 

[enormiss]

Yes, unfortunately I was following it down the turnpike. Which brings up the question, why do people put on their hazzard flashers in heavy rain?

 

[Boyd]

Which brings up the question, why do people put on their hazzard flashers in heavy rain?

The idea is that you may have to drive well below the speed limit in heavy rain, and there may be limited visibility. The flashers alert a car approaching from the rear that you're going slower than normal. At least, that's what they told me when I had driving lessons about a hundred years ago.

We are getting very little rain here tonight also.

 

[enormiss]

Seems its actually illegal in NJ to drive with your hazzards on. (EDIT- seen listed both ways so IDK)
I thought it made them harder to distinguish from the stopped cars on the sides of the road with flashers on.
Mostly found it irritating for the same reason as esurance

Most people expect to see hazards when there is a specific danger to look out for.

Everyone was already well aware it was raining...
Sorry, Rant off was a long drive!

 

[Boyd]

http://drivinglaws.aaa.com/category/us-motor-laws/new-jersey/

HAZARD LIGHT USE
The use of hazard lights is permitted while driving.

 

[Boyd]

Here we go again... and not a drop of rain in the forecast for next week.

 

[smoke_jumper]

Be careful out there

Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1030 AM EST SUN NOV 13 2016

NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-070-071-101>106-132100-
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-
WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...
TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...
MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...
KENNETT SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
1030 AM EST SUN NOV 13 2016

...ENHANCED RISK OF FIRE SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON...

WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOWERING TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT AND
WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING NEAR 20 MPH AT TIMES, ALONG WITH DRY
FINE FUEL CONDITIONS, THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR THE
SPREAD OF FIRES THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, AS
WELL AS MUCH OF NEW JERSEY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE, BURN RESTRICTIONS, AND
WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION, PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE
FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE.

$$

 

[Boyd]

This is looking very ugly. There's some rain in the forecast for the next few days, hope they are right….

 

[PineBarrens Advocate]

Yeah, hopefully a good soaking rain Tues/Wed. The Mullica river is near a 58 year low according to the USGS.

 

[tsqurd]

We are up to whopping 0.42" since yesterday morning - not exactly the soaking we needed. Forecast is calling for another 0.5-0.75 tonight, hopefully we get more.

 

[tsqurd]

only added 0.14 overnight, and it doesn't look like much in the forecast for the next week.

 

[PineBarrens Advocate]

only added 0.14 overnight, and it doesn't look like much in the forecast for the next week.

Yeah, looks like the majority of the precipitation was north and west of us...some isolated areas have reported up to 3 inches of rain over the 48 hour period.

 

[Boyd]

Looks like about an inch and half here… I'll take it! Didn't get much yesterday but some pounding rain woke me up around 2:30 AM, looked at the radar and it was the first of three narrow bands coming through here. So I suspect the majority of my rain came in the early morning hours today.

 

[ecampbell]

Bald Eagle Reservoir at Parker is really drying up. No water going in or out for quite awhile.

 

[NJChileHead]

Looks like another half to 3/4 inches expected Tuesday night into Wednesday, with some mixed precip expected early next week. I'll take anything that we can get.