Thursday, August 8 2024
Morning Report
Tropical Storm Debby made landfall in South Carolina with 50 mph winds near Charleston. It will now begin to weaken as it moves away from the water, its source of energy. A large amount of tropical moisture will dump out in the form of heavy rain, and the wind flow may slosh flooding onto the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Flooding has already occurred in Annapolis at the City Docks and will continue through high tide Friday night.
For the Mid-Atlantic region, this will bring heavier rain to the mountains and less by the coast. This is often the case with tracks like this and may benefit our Maryland Trek Team as we travel through the Eastern Shore to the Ocean City beach on Friday and Saturday.
This week is also my annual 11th annual Maryland Trek fundraiser. Our team continues to cross the state hiking and biking to honor kids in their cancer journey. We will get rain in Anne Arundel County today! While we must stay on our mission to reach Ocean City on Saturday, safety for everyone on our team and crew is a priority! So we are watching the weather and will take any precautions needed.
Debby is moving inland near Charleston, SC, at a rate of 5 mph to the Northwest. Maximum sustained winds were 50 mph at landfall.
This storm will eventually increase in forward speed and decrease in circulation. For now, this slow crawl is why the movement of rain bands today may persist and lead to flooding.
Here in the Mid-Atlantic, our hot days will be replaced by more clouds and storms over the next few days. The impact of rain will be spread over a few days, and it may replace the drought with potential flooding. At best, we will split the weekend and get dry weather late Saturday into Sunday.
This is a 3-day Outlook. However, most of this impact in the Mid-Atlantic will last through Friday, and it will improve over the weekend.
This product is NOT PERFECT. This is a suggestion of showers with steadier rain farther inland. However, we may see pockets of heavier showers and thunderstorms not shown here. So, watching the live radar is going to be vital for your plans and our Maryland Trek Team.
This will be a steady EAST Wind of 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 35… especially on the Chesapeake Bay. This is why high water is expected in Anne Arundel County and flooding at the Annapolis Docks.
It will be cooler with clouds and the expected rainfall. Most areas will be in the 70s, with some spots near 80ºF.
Heavier rain is expected after dark.
We begin this day with a grand total of OVER $81,000 for Just In Power Kids.
The annual event: Hiking and biking 329 miles in 7 days between The Summit of Wisp to Ocean City.
Today, we honor Walker from Elkridge to Annapolis, about 40 miles.
Each day, we honor a kid and their family’s cancer journey.
Fundraising is for Just In Power Kids: Funding Free Holistic Programs. I never have and never will take a penny. It is all for our nonprofit to operate.
Click here or the image to donate
Sunrise at 6:14 AM
Sunset at 8:10 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 67ºF
Record 53ºF in 1997
Normal High in Baltimore: 87ºF
Record 102ºF 2007
Summer Hot Day Totals At BWI
8 Days at or above 100ºF
38 Days total at or above 90ºF
The heaviest rain is expected along Debby’s path through Western Maryland. This timing will be later in the day or at night, and the bulk of the rain will fall west of the Chesapeake Bay into the mountains.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for…
* North of South Santee River, South Carolina to Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina
Debby is expected to cross Western Maryland.
It will be cooler with expected rainfall, but if the Eastern Shore gets the dry slot I have been suggesting, then temps may soar with sunshine. Tropical humidity will be very oppressive and feed into storms there at night as the storm finally swings through with the cold front to the coast.
The heaviest rain will fall closer to the path of the remnant Low of Debby over the mountains. Lighter amounts of rain will fall on Delmarva (east of the Chesapeake Bay).
With the speed of rain increasing, the rain from Debby should peak Friday and be gone by the weekend. This will allow for nicer weather to return on Saturday and into next week.
I am aware there are some spelling and grammar typos and occasional other glitches. I take responsibility for my mistakes and even the computer glitches I may miss. I have made a few public statements over the years, but if you are new here, you may have missed it: I have dyslexia and found out during my second year at Cornell University. It didn’t stop me from getting my meteorology degree and being the first to get the AMS CBM in the Baltimore/Washington region.
One of my professors told me that I had made it that far without knowing and to not let it be a crutch going forward. That was Mark Wysocki, and he was absolutely correct! I do miss my mistakes in my own proofreading. The autocorrect spell check on my computer sometimes does an injustice to make it worse. I also can make mistakes in forecasting. No one is perfect at predicting the future. All of the maps and information are accurate. The ‘wordy’ stuff can get sticky.
There has been no editor who can check my work while writing and to have it ready to send out in a newsworthy timeline. Barbara Werner is a member of the web team that helps me maintain this site. She has taken it upon herself to edit typos when she is available. That could be AFTER you read this. I accept this and perhaps proves what you read is really from me… It’s part of my charm. #FITF
