July 14-15 Storms
The Oshkosh area and most of our region experienced three rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms during the 24hr period ending 7am Jul 15, 2010. Many daily records were broken and Oshkosh was no stranger, crushing the old daily record of 1.55" by 2+ inches. Here at OSNW3 we recorded a total of 3.67". This daily value is unofficially ranked 10th all-time in Oshkosh's history for largest 24hr precipitation total. (click image for a larger view)
(Oshkosh 24hr precip greater than 3")
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Some Photos
With such heavy rain in short periods of time it is no wonder that the backyard flooded. The first round of rain came around 5pm dumping 1.02", the second round came around 8pm dumping 1.57", and finally the third round came around 12am dumping 1.08". Below are a few photos of the flooded yard and rain gauge.
(Second Round Measurement)
(Second Round Yard)
(7:30am Gauge)
(7:30am Yard)
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Video and Radar Loop
As the second round entered the area I was able to venture outdoors and capture a video of the clouds. The clouds were moving at a very fast pace. Click here for the video (.wmv 19MB.) Also, by navigating to the July Observation webpage, clicking on the daily description for Jul 15 will bring up the daily radar loop.
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More Info
For more information on the storms from the Green Bay NWS, please click here.
(Oshkosh 24hr precip greater than 3")
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Some Photos
With such heavy rain in short periods of time it is no wonder that the backyard flooded. The first round of rain came around 5pm dumping 1.02", the second round came around 8pm dumping 1.57", and finally the third round came around 12am dumping 1.08". Below are a few photos of the flooded yard and rain gauge.
(Second Round Measurement)
(Second Round Yard)
(7:30am Gauge)
(7:30am Yard)
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Video and Radar Loop
As the second round entered the area I was able to venture outdoors and capture a video of the clouds. The clouds were moving at a very fast pace. Click here for the video (.wmv 19MB.) Also, by navigating to the July Observation webpage, clicking on the daily description for Jul 15 will bring up the daily radar loop.
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More Info
For more information on the storms from the Green Bay NWS, please click here.
In addition to the flooding, there were downed power lines and major power outages throughout the city of Oshkosh, and probably throughout the entire Fox River Valley ... but that was nothing compared to the energy in the sky last night! I don't know which was more impressive: the thermal turbulence visible in the atmosphere between the first two waves of rain or the dangerously close proximity of the lightning show!
ReplyDeleteMarkMartin57, we fortunately did not lose power on our block of Congress. Did the power outages affect you? The energy in the sky was indeed impressive. We haven't had such waves of storm activity in quite some time. The third storm provided a very powerful light show. I recall laying in bed and thinking, "damn, there are lightning flashes every second". The Bird slept through it all.
ReplyDeleteGood video O, that is amazing! We had sigificant severe weather over this way yesterday evening, Widespread tree damage done through out all of Western Wisconsin. I'll have the post out in an hour or so, I have a lot to write.
ReplyDeleteThanks D, looking forward to your report!
ReplyDeleteWhat a night! My backyard flooded and the winds ripped down my hop trellis. I was still outside trying to salvage the hops when the third wave came through sometime after midnight. It was absolutely amazing the way those storms ripped through.
ReplyDeleteThat's what we call down here a 'toad strangler'. You all got soaked!! Isn't it strange how wildly excited we get when we see a huge rain inside the gauge?
ReplyDeleteI love the video of the clouds and lightning. Really captures the mood intensity of the storm. You got some great shots of the clouds generating at the base. Good stuff! keep it coming.
Lots of rain Josh, wow! Seems like most of the Upper Midwest had a rocky Wednesday...4.00" diameter hail storms hitting Southern North Dakota late Tuesday Night...Lines of fast moving thunderstorms and wind damage thru parts of MN/WI on Wednesday, even a few tornadoes along with some flooding! Kind of making up for the quiet Summer we had back in 2009.
ReplyDeleteLee, I see you posted a picture of your hops on the OB blog. I hope everything goes well with the new hanging. See you at BnB on Saturday!
ReplyDeleteWxWatcher, it was exciting. I'll admit I was bit nervous of the potentially dangerous situation that evening/night. Everything turned out OK though. The vid was a "right place, right time" thing. It turned out better than I thought.
Tim, Jun/Jul of 2008 were big months as well. I am pretty certain Jun/Jul of 2010 will not top that total of 16.79". However, we are only 3.63" back. Anything can happen. I've been keeping up on your chases, you've been a busy guy!
...forgot to ask. What time was the vid taken?
ReplyDelete7:05pm Jul 14, 2010
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