incoming weather

[mike89]

 

[Dotch]

As posted in the Good Morning thread, .54" at the ranch & .60 in Bugtussle. I too am sleeping well knowing things are back to normal. roony is still getting more rain than we do.  The rain has definitely stopped the bleeding on the crops for the time being. It should actually help the soybeans put some bushels on if it continues to give us at or normal rainfall & temperatures for August. Soybeans have suddenly grown almost a foot this week and they're still flowering up top. Equally important, between the resulting higher humidity from rainfall & heavy dew under the soybean canopy and the large beneficial insect presence, it's keeping the soybean aphid population in check nicely. Other areas of MN have not been so lucky. Would not want to be an aphid in a corn or soybean field locally. Due to fungal disease or predatory insects, your days would be numbered.     

[glenn57]

not sure how much we got yet......looks like at least 1/2 maybe more. i'll look later!

good news fellers...............i wont be killing any garden stuff for a while!!!!!!! cept maybe some kalarabi and carrots........i'm out in the fridge for snackin!!!!!!

I can sleep at night again now!

Roony, iffin you have sleeping issues, play tickle me Elmo with the warden!! good chance she knocks you cold!!

[Dotch]

 

[roony]

Yeah, she'd probably think she could have her way with me.

[roony]

Some nasty stuff just stayed to the north of us. Some reports of some really bad hail out there.

[Dotch]

Kinda split in two, some went south along the border & the rest north of 14. Wind blew and that was about it. 

Update: Rained hard a few minutes around 8:30. Looked like another blob grazed Waseca.

[glenn57]

As I was driving to Blaine I kinda followed the storm that way. Got to Monticello and it friggin poured . I watched the radar and bided my time headed that way as that same system was headed right to the Blaine area

Guess st Paul and Minneapolis got smacked with some pretty good sized hail

[Gunner55]

Hail as big as 2.5" & 19,000 without power according to the Star/Trib.

[LPS]

Just texted my brother and sister that live in the cities to see if they got hammered.  No response yet.

[Gunner55]

Walked outside this AM & found a 40' tree across our driveway, right where we HAD the new trailer parked on Wednesday. Had it in the new shed instead, so I could mow today. The neighbor came over & we had 3 saws going but we still spent about 2 hours on it. Still a little clean up, for another day. The bottom 15' of the tree was dead & had ants just pouring out of it.

[Bobberineyes]

Sounds like us today gunner,  although this was from a storm 2 weeks ago. That system yesterday clipped me in Lake Lillian when I got off of 7 bout 4 pm. Wasn't pretty looking but I had just hard rain for a spell.  Looking in the rear view mirror she was ugly, the kid didn't want his shiny Ram scuffed so he waited til this morning to come out.

[mike89]

well that all day rain forecasted for today sure went away...   saying later this afternoon we should still get some...  nice day today for sure!!!   

[glenn57]

When I looked at the forecast this morning it said around 2 pm and a 50% chance and a 100% chance tonight

Pretty sure ole Roony will sweet talk them into it!!

[Dotch]

Just kind of a dribble this a.m. then a pause. A few minutes ago, was sprinkling when helping the neighbor move a water heater. Forecast for tonite in this area is 1" - 2". roony will get 2" and we'll be lucky to get a tenth...

[roony]

Like I said, "Once it starts it's hard to shut it off".

[glenn57]

Nice light rain here! judging by the radar could be a good soaker!!

[mike89]

seems to be about the same here now...  it took the first 15 minutes to just get the cement wet!!!!   

[roony]

We got .65" overnight.

[mike89]

2.5 inches here!!!  sure refilled the bird bath!!!   

[markn]

I had 1.8" here. Now I got to cut grass again.

[Dotch]

We got .65" overnight.

Just as I thought. .20" at the ranch & .29" overnite in Bugtussle. 

[KEN W]

1.4 inches here. Lawns are starting to green up again.

[roony]

Mike is the rain hog!

[mike89]

Mike is the rain hog!

it was my turn!!!   

[glenn57]

Wow man had 2" here!!

[mike89]

another rain hog!!!   

[glenn57]

best part of this last rain it wasnt a gully washer, but i nice slow rain that soaked in!!!!!!!!!!!

windows were closed most of the day here, not all the way.......by the weekend they'll be closed tight with the AC working OT!!!!! UGH!!!!!!

[deadeye]

We got 2.9" since yesterday afternoon. Nice all night rain. Really soaked in.

[KEN W]

Smoke is coming back.....unhealth for everyone outside in NW Minn and NE No. Dakota.