All of a sudden it is raining relentlessly in Central Maryland. Two inches in the last 24 hrs and

[yellowcanine]

more on the way. What is going on? Hot and dry all week and now - splash!

[mnhtnbb]

1. We had almost two inches in less than an hour the other night after a week of hot and dry.

Chapel Hill, NC. Severe thunderstorm came up out of nowhere (I watch the radar all day long)
when nothing had been predicted for hours. Lots of times we'll see thunderstorms develop, heading our way,
and they "fall apart" breaking away from the small elevation that is the 'hill' in Chapel Hill. It's weird.

[Chan790]

2. It's the drought breaking.

I for one am loving it, I've never loved DC summers and this one has been more brutal than the last.

Just no more direchos please? Wheaton still looks like it was shelled with mortars. Trees and limbs down everywhere still from 2 weeks ago.

[HopeHoops]

3. Where in central MD?

[yellowcanine]

6. Prince George's County

[HopeHoops]

9. I think we've gone down this path before. I lived in Riverdale in the early 80's.

[yellowcanine]

10. They have gone all hoity toity and are now "Riverdale Park"

But the locals still call it Riverdale. And as far as I can tell, the place is no more of a park than it was before.

[HopeHoops]

11. The park was rather nice. I biked through there a lot. I lived next to the tracks under EW highway

[Patiod]

4. Our lawn is green again!

My flowers and vegetables have been fine b/c I hand-water them, but it's sweet to have rain again! Nice and cool this morning, too.

[elleng]

5. Hope the flowers appreciate this!

Neighbors' rose bushes need some help, may not ONLY be water (insects doing a job on them, too,) but rain should help improve things.


Here's the Jet Stream:

http://www.weatherimages.org/data/imag192.html

Less hot yesterday, today and tomorrow, w rain through Tuesday. Heating up Monday, and 97 expected in Hagerstown Tuesday.

[yellowcanine]

7. Spider mites get real bad when it is hot and dry.

[elleng]

12. Yes, they do; I've sprayed soapy mixture for them,

but we've also noticed some wormy-type things, and leaves with holes, and leaves with only veins remaining!

[madinmaryland]

8. Nice steady rain since 6 this morning here in Howard County. Think it is finally letting up.

[OmahaBlueDog]

13. Send some to us

I saw some really sorry looking corn fields yesterday