Starting around 14:00 hours the thunderstorms began to roll through the area. Since then we have had almost 0.6 inches of rain, some of it falling at over 0.4 inches per hour. That is significant. Bart came unglued when the thunder started, and was looking for a place to hide. He got over it though, and is currently curled up at my feet. I looked at both the current composite radar and the national weather model, and we are not out of the woods yet. It appears that we have some more thunder and lightning to live through tonight, and some rain tomorrow morning, if the model is correct. It may dry out a bit tomorrow afternoon, and possibly on Sunday. We shall see, and I will believe it when I see it.
All the weather instrumentation is finally in agreement. The weather stick is pointed down. All three of the electronic instruments are indicating deteriorating conditions with rain for the next twelve hours or so. From the cumulonimbus clouds that are outside to the showers, I can see in the distance, I must agree with that assessment.
High Temperature: 55.0°F
Barometric Pressure (in.Hg): 29.38
Relative Humidity: 92%
Dew Point: 52.5°F
Heat Index: N/A
Wind Direction: East
Wind Speed (mph): 7.3
Wind Chill: N/A
Precipitation: Rain
Amount (inches): 0.59
Current Temperature: 54.8°F

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