The radar estimated one-hour totals from it aren’t terribly impressive by tropical storm standards (a half an inch of rain an hour) but the base velocity tells a whole other story:
There are definitely stronger winds in these storms than any of the other bands we’ve seen previously. The lighter greens on the velocity map indicate winds upwards of 30-35 MPH in these, and as you can see it’s pretty widespread.
Storm Team 2 said just before they signed off after the EOC press conference that the worst of the weather is to be expected between about 2:30 to 5 PM today, a good timeframe to keep in mind. Now’s the time to finish putting stuff up, like I’m going to do right now.
See you guys at 11 or if conditions become exciting enough to write about. And that time may be soon — there’s a nice grey raincloud that looks like it just wants to open right up over the peninsula…
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