Day went pretty much as planned for us by the models, with Cumulonimbus (“Cbs”, in texting form) clouds arising early and often, moving in from the SW, more of a fall pattern (which is approaching too fast for this Cb-manic person). If anything, those clouds arose earlier than expected with dramatic morning results; But those… Continue reading Cbs off early and often yesterday
Category: Rain shafts
Good muddy morning, Mr. and Mrs. Catalina!
Well, it finally happened, we got shafted royally (as CM likes to say, referring to getting rain shafted) yesterday afternoon with a badly needed 1.09 inches here in Sutherland Heights. More than 2 inches fell nearby, too, such as near the intersection of Hwy 77 and 79! The highlight of the storm was, of course,… Continue reading Good muddy morning, Mr. and Mrs. Catalina!
Thundering herd roars down from the Catalinas; more thunder expected
A rare day for Catalinians: five thundering cells drifted off Ms. Mt. Lemmon and its environs and over Catalina and Oro Valley yesterday providing lots of local excitement. The Sutherland Heights district got 0.46 inches, and early on, was leading Mt. Lemmon and the Samaniego Peak gauges because the cells did not drop their loads… Continue reading Thundering herd roars down from the Catalinas; more thunder expected
Stormy weather; 0.42 inches so far
Three thunderstorms with rain here, one overnight, have dumped 0.42 inches here in SH (Sutherland Heights) More is virtually certain. 1.18 inches fell at Horseshoe Bend Road in Saddlebrooke. More reports here and here and here and here, to name a few. Can’t wait for daylight to see how the desert looks. What an interesting… Continue reading Stormy weather; 0.42 inches so far
Mediocre clouds followed by a brilliant sunset
In case you missed it, this eye-candy from last evening as a crepuscular ray highlight some lower Altocumulus below the main layer: Now, for the rest of the day. The Cumulus clouds with tops flattening into Stratocumulus were a bit disappointing, their tops, in a few places, did reach the level where ice would… Continue reading Mediocre clouds followed by a brilliant sunset
Green of the 2013 below normal rainfall summer in Catalina, plus the usual glut of interesting cloud photos
Trying to adjust “working” schedule to accomodate exede.com data choke hold after 5 AM… Here in the “The Heights” we’ve only had about 4 inches of rain so far in July and August, compared to a normal of about 7 inches. Still the recent five days in a row of measurable rain have brought life… Continue reading Green of the 2013 below normal rainfall summer in Catalina, plus the usual glut of interesting cloud photos
Big thunderblast down Oracle, Pusch Ridge way; a personal report
Couldn’t be on “the perch” for that rain here in SH-Catalina late yesterday afternoon (0.14 inches) due to a social engagement, but, serendipitously drove under the 1-2 inch blast of rain, lightning, and 60 mph winds that deluged Oracle Road at Magee and points south. 1.7 inches was measured in 37 minutes at the… Continue reading Big thunderblast down Oracle, Pusch Ridge way; a personal report
Bringing down the curtains, everywhere but not here
It was great to see a huge Cumulonimbus squatting on Ms. Mt. Lemmon yesterday just after noon, then hours of intermittent thunder as new clouds piled high into the troposphere around it. One site, White Tail by Catalina Highway up there, got almost two inches in just an hour! So, the atmosphere was quite juicy… Continue reading Bringing down the curtains, everywhere but not here
Drama queens
Quite happy early on yesterday with Cu sprouting upward rapidly in the mid-morning, then it ended up being a sad day for us yesterday with only a trace. It appeared, with the early generation of towering Cumulus over the Cat Mountains, then thunder just before noon, that we were going to have a good chance… Continue reading Drama queens
Early thunder on the Lemmon; later, but earlier, scattered big dumps and another light show
First about the rainfall around Arizona yesterday…. Jack is happy. Got 1.21 inches yesterday afternoon. Nice! No doubt some of our friends, fellow lowlanders, who can’t take Catalina-Sutherland Heights when the temperature rises above 82.5 F unlike you and me, experienced that cloud downspout that occurred at to Happy Jack Ranger Station in Pine, AZ,… Continue reading Early thunder on the Lemmon; later, but earlier, scattered big dumps and another light show