According the Belinda it should clear up a bit this afternoon. Sunday will be the clearest. But it sounds like we'll be dealing with at least a bit for a while here. She said yesterday afternoon and this morning should be the worst though.
According the Belinda it should clear up a bit this afternoon. Sunday will be the clearest. But it sounds like we'll be dealing with at least a bit for a while here. She said yesterday afternoon and this morning should be the worst though.
I just poked my head outside and it seems to be clearing up a little. The wind seems to be from the south which should help.
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Yeah it's definitely not as bad today as it was yesterday. Hopefully it keeps moving in that direction.
Been wearing my Covid mask outdoors. Helps some but I can still feel it in my chest.
What amazes me is how large these fires must be for so much smoke to travel this far
According the Belinda it should clear up a bit this afternoon. Sunday will be the clearest. But it sounds like we'll be dealing with at least a bit for a while here. She said yesterday afternoon and this morning should be the worst though.
I just poked my head outside and it seems to be clearing up a little. The wind seems to be from the south which should help.
How would you know…aren’t you out on some yacht in the middle of the ocean right now? 
According the Belinda it should clear up a bit this afternoon. Sunday will be the clearest. But it sounds like we'll be dealing with at least a bit for a while here. She said yesterday afternoon and this morning should be the worst though.
I just poked my head outside and it seems to be clearing up a little. The wind seems to be from the south which should help.
How would you know…aren’t you out on some yacht in the middle of the ocean right now?
Good point. I just figured he's at his son's cabin.
This sucks. I have severe asthma and this air is just brutal. I have a daily control inhaler and an emergency inhaler and I’m still struggling.
Note: Due to inflation dirty deeds will no longer be done dirt cheap.
This sucks. I have severe asthma and this air is just brutal. I have a daily control inhaler and an emergency inhaler and I’m still struggling.
I can only imagine. I was coughing yesterday a little and I have none of those issues.
I hope it gets better really soon for you and sorry to hear it
According the Belinda it should clear up a bit this afternoon. Sunday will be the clearest. But it sounds like we'll be dealing with at least a bit for a while here. She said yesterday afternoon and this morning should be the worst though.
I just poked my head outside and it seems to be clearing up a little. The wind seems to be from the south which should help.
How would you know…aren’t you out on some yacht in the middle of the ocean right now?
Good point. I just figured he's at his son's cabin.
I swear I saw a pic of him on a boat in Missouri the other day. It’s like we should play “Where in the World is GreyEagle”
I swear I saw a pic of him on a boat in Missouri the other day. It’s like we should play “Where in the World is GreyEagle”
It was TN......try to keep up, Jr. 
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Finished July with .8" of rain. Fits right in with June's .7". My long term average for the two months is 8.3". People are 4 wheeling on the Minnesota River here. Never seen that before.
Finished July with .8" of rain. Fits right in with June's .7". My long term average for the two months is 8.3". People are 4 wheeling on the Minnesota River here. Never seen that before.
I drove thru your area last week on the way to the Cities. You can certainly see the pockets of places that received more rain while most are bone dry. I have never seen as many farmers hauling water out to their pastures in order to water their livestock that normally would get the water from the streams and ponds in the pasture. Also, everything in my garden ( that is still alive ) is ripening well ahead of the normal time. I have pumpkins that are all ready turning orange. 
I'm 50% factual and 50% sarcastic. When you get to know me, you will know which is which.
Finished July with .8" of rain. Fits right in with June's .7". My long term average for the two months is 8.3". People are 4 wheeling on the Minnesota River here. Never seen that before.
Also, everything in my garden ( that is still alive ) is ripening well ahead of the normal time. I have pumpkins that are all ready turning orange.
Not nearly on the same scale as you guys but we have a couple tomato plants that are going bonkers. I've never had bigger plants before. The two of us will be swimming in cherry tomatoes and grape tomatoes soon.
Loving the big thunderstorms here in SSP. 1.13 inches of rain so far
Loving the big thunderstorms here in SSP. 1.13 inches of rain so far
Saw some lightning and heard very faint thunder in the Hopkins/Tonka area....but nothing. Looked up on radar...nothing.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Loving the big thunderstorms here in SSP. 1.13 inches of rain so far
It’s been pouring in Woodbury for the better part of an hour. I was thinking it was about 2 inches, but I’m really bad at guessing rainfall amounts.
Loving the big thunderstorms here in SSP. 1.13 inches of rain so far
It’s been pouring in Woodbury for the better part of an hour. I was thinking it was about 2 inches, but I’m really bad at guessing rainfall amounts.
Up to 1.42 now
Loving the big thunderstorms here in SSP. 1.13 inches of rain so far
Saw some lightning and heard very faint thunder in the Hopkins/Tonka area....but nothing. Looked up on radar...nothing.
We had a very brief (15-20 minute) downpour here. It looked like on radar it basically popped up right over us.
Not a ton of rain since my irrigation system ran this morning
Nothing in the west metro
Aloha!
We hit the rain lottery last night. At my home place I had 1 1/2 inches and at the other farm about 10 miles away I got 2 1/2 inches. It won't reverse all the damage done so far, but it is nice to get some moisture in the soil again, as it soaked right in. I did have to sacrifice a concert we were at last night as it got cancelled about 30 minutes in because of the bad weather.
I'm 50% factual and 50% sarcastic. When you get to know me, you will know which is which.
Skunked again here. Haven't had a decent rain since May 27.
Now they're saying maybe Saturday.
Skunked again here. Haven't had a decent rain since May 27.
Now they're saying maybe Saturday.
Jebus. Watching the storms from in/around SW MN yesterday I figured you'd get something....
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Loving the big thunderstorms here in SSP. 1.13 inches of rain so far
It’s been pouring in Woodbury for the better part of an hour. I was thinking it was about 2 inches, but I’m really bad at guessing rainfall amounts.
Up to 1.42 now
According to this, I got 2.42 last night. That seems right.
https://twitter.com/nwstwincities/status/1423680075497570306?s=21
We've reached the stage of drought where the TV weather people are really pissing me off.
Ch 4 guy: Hopefully you can get outside today and enjoy the dry weather before the wet pattern returns tomorrow.
Ch 11 guy: Hopefully you were in a location yesterday that dodged the rain.
Me: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored:
It poured in Burnsville last night maybe around 8:30. By the time time I left work at 10:30 the roads were already completely dry.
Loving the big thunderstorms here in SSP. 1.13 inches of rain so far
It’s been pouring in Woodbury for the better part of an hour. I was thinking it was about 2 inches, but I’m really bad at guessing rainfall amounts.
Up to 1.42 now
According to this, I got 2.42 last night. That seems right.
https://twitter.com/nwstwincities/status/1423680075497570306?s=21br >
This may be the most accurate rainfall map I have seen this year. Most of the time the totals are not even close. I'm in the yellow-orangish part of sw Mn, and it looks pretty close to what I got.
I'm 50% factual and 50% sarcastic. When you get to know me, you will know which is which.
Loving the big thunderstorms here in SSP. 1.13 inches of rain so far
It’s been pouring in Woodbury for the better part of an hour. I was thinking it was about 2 inches, but I’m really bad at guessing rainfall amounts.
Up to 1.42 now
According to this, I got 2.42 last night. That seems right.
https://twitter.com/nwstwincities/status/1423680075497570306?s=21br >
Just amazing that airport is 7 miles (seems closer) from our house and they got 1” less than we did.
Loving the big thunderstorms here in SSP. 1.13 inches of rain so far
It’s been pouring in Woodbury for the better part of an hour. I was thinking it was about 2 inches, but I’m really bad at guessing rainfall amounts.
Up to 1.42 now
According to this, I got 2.42 last night. That seems right.
https://twitter.com/nwstwincities/status/1423680075497570306?s=21br >
This may be the most accurate rainfall map I have seen this year. Most of the time the totals are not even close. I'm in the yellow-orangish part of sw Mn, and it looks pretty close to what I got.
I'm in the white part between the two systems.
Loving the big thunderstorms here in SSP. 1.13 inches of rain so far
It’s been pouring in Woodbury for the better part of an hour. I was thinking it was about 2 inches, but I’m really bad at guessing rainfall amounts.
Up to 1.42 now
According to this, I got 2.42 last night. That seems right.
https://twitter.com/nwstwincities/status/1423680075497570306?s=21br >
Just amazing that airport is 7 miles (seems closer) from our house and they got 1” less than we did.
I was gonna say, in Eagan I saw lots of lightning flashing and I think my house saw about 10 raindrops.
Nothing where we live in Plymouth. And all of sudden our sprinkler system stopped working, and sections of our grass are turning brown. We have the sprinkler repair man coming over on Tuesday to hopefully take care of the problem.
My yard has been brown since the middle of June. 
My yard has been brown since the middle of June.
That’s not funny.
Excellent AM rain in Capital City, I hope our GPL farmers are having the same luck.
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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1.08” here in SSP so far this morning
I think I've had more rain at my house in the last 48 hours than May/June/July combined.
I think I've had more rain at my house in the last 48 hours than May/June/July combined.
Yep. We’re up to 2.64” over the last 48 hours or so.
My yard has been brown since the middle of June.
That’s not funny.
I think it is, it being my lawn and all. Am I laughing at farmer's misfortunes? No. Despite my best edits to water it (I don't have a sprinkler system) it remains dry and "dormant." I think it is because of the big maples I have sucking up any moisture that hits the ground. All I can do is laugh at this point.
1.75 glorious inches here. And you'd never know it rained as there are no puddles and the ground is still dry. That bone dry ground soaked it up immediately. It's too late for the crops but it's still great for the trees etc.
My yard has been brown since the middle of June.
That’s not funny.
I think it is, it being my lawn and all. Am I laughing at farmer's misfortunes? No. Despite my best edits to water it (I don't have a sprinkler system) it remains dry and "dormant." I think it is because of the big maples I have sucking up any moisture that hits the ground. All I can do is laugh at this point.
Brown lawns are nothing to joke about.
My yard has been brown since the middle of June.
That’s not funny.
I think it is, it being my lawn and all. Am I laughing at farmer's misfortunes? No. Despite my best edits to water it (I don't have a sprinkler system) it remains dry and "dormant." I think it is because of the big maples I have sucking up any moisture that hits the ground. All I can do is laugh at this point.
Brown lawns are nothing to joke about.
Fair. I'd definitely rather it be green. Never really had to water my North MPLS lawn, I think because of the high clay content of the soil. This one in Saint Louis Park definitely doesn't hold on to moisture as long. The aforementioned large maple don't help. Other people around me seem to have slightly greener yards and they haven't watered more than I have, and the grasses appear to be the same.
The rain from this morning (we finally got some) has definitely perked up the bushes that were starting to wilt a little.
My yard has been brown since the middle of June.
That’s not funny.
I think it is, it being my lawn and all. Am I laughing at farmer's misfortunes? No. Despite my best edits to water it (I don't have a sprinkler system) it remains dry and "dormant." I think it is because of the big maples I have sucking up any moisture that hits the ground. All I can do is laugh at this point.
Brown lawns are nothing to joke about.
Fair. I'd definitely rather it be green. Never really had to water my North MPLS lawn, I think because of the high clay content of the soil. This one in Saint Louis Park definitely doesn't hold on to moisture as long. The aforementioned large maple don't help. Other people around me seem to have slightly greener yards and they haven't watered more than I have, and the grasses appear to be the same.
The rain from this morning (we finally got some) has definitely perked up the bushes that were starting to wilt a little.
Red clay vs sand makes a HUGE difference. I’ve lived in the TC since 82, grew up in Duluth/Superior area (where it’s red clay) live in a NW suburb & it’s sand. And in the past 39 years…this summer is the least amount of rain we’ve received that I can recall…
I see everyone report how much rain they've received and decided I'll get a rain gauge. I've now decided against it again because there's no good place to put it. Too many large trees plus a pretty small lot. If it wouldn't be accurate I don't see a point.
I see everyone report how much rain they've received and decided I'll get a rain gauge. I've now decided against it again because there's no good place to put it. Too many large trees plus a pretty small lot. If it wouldn't be accurate I don't see a point.
Good choice. A rain gauge needs to be out in the open.
I went out to check mine earlier and IT IS MISSING! :censored: Neighbor kids or tree trimmer guys?
I see everyone report how much rain they've received and decided I'll get a rain gauge. I've now decided against it again because there's no good place to put it. Too many large trees plus a pretty small lot. If it wouldn't be accurate I don't see a point.
I’ve got a wireless home weather station. I mounted the outside monitor on the roof of our garage, it’s probably 15 feet off the ground and pretty wide open. I feel like most of the measurements are pretty accurate. I don’t think wind speed/direction is very accurate because of neighboring houses.
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My yard has been brown since the middle of June.
That’s not funny.
I think it is, it being my lawn and all. Am I laughing at farmer's misfortunes? No. Despite my best edits to water it (I don't have a sprinkler system) it remains dry and "dormant." I think it is because of the big maples I have sucking up any moisture that hits the ground. All I can do is laugh at this point.
Brown lawns are nothing to joke about.
I’m guessing you’re one of those with a perfectly manicured, lush, green lawn?
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:conf2:
My yard has been brown since the middle of June.
That’s not funny.
I think it is, it being my lawn and all. Am I laughing at farmer's misfortunes? No. Despite my best edits to water it (I don't have a sprinkler system) it remains dry and "dormant." I think it is because of the big maples I have sucking up any moisture that hits the ground. All I can do is laugh at this point.
Brown lawns are nothing to joke about.
I’m guessing you’re one of those with a perfectly manicured, lush, green lawn?
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Most of the time yes. I have an electric mower which c leaves too many random long grass blades and that tortures me.
4.21” of rain in SSP since Thursday. : 