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Pattern August is the worst month of the year and it's not even close thread

Jimmy Hypocracy said:
I cut the grass at 3pm. Wouldn’t recommend it
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I finished cutting my yard and trimming some bushes around 2:00 PM. Your advice should be heeded unless someone wants to lose five pounds of water weight sweating.
 
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Great night at the Durham Bulls game!!


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weather bubba said:
I finished cutting my yard and trimming some bushes around 2:00 PM. Your advice should be heeded unless someone wants to lose five pounds of water weight sweating.
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I "had" to cut my grass yesterday due to it being wet Thurs/Fri due to combination of rainfall and very heavy dew. Shaded areas did not dry enough until sun "hit" those areas so had to wait til late PM (4pm) to start. Was the worse grass cutting experience I remember..
 
The sirens going off on the radio is taking a break for the move, but this one still wrote it in my log of SVRs
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Person County in central North Carolina...
Northeastern Orange County in central North Carolina...
Northern Granville County in central North Carolina...
Northwestern Durham County in central North Carolina...

* Until 200 PM EDT.

* At 119 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Roxboro,
moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Oxford, Roxboro, Butner, Rougemont, Stem, Lake Michie, Eno River
State Park, Mayo Reservoir, Bahama, and Bethel Hill.

This includes Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 192 and 206.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3628 7851 3625 7851 3604 7898 3630 7915
3643 7914 3654 7882
TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 328DEG 18KT 3639 7905

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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A SEVERE T-STORM WARNING has been issued for Person, western Granville, Northern Durham, and northeastern Orange counties until 2p Sunday. Wind gusts up to 60 mph, heavy rain, and lightning are all possible.
 
We're cooked. @ragtop50 HEADS UP!
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
152 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Moore County in central North Carolina...
Southwestern Harnett County in central North Carolina...
Northwestern Cumberland County in central North Carolina...
Southwestern Lee County in central North Carolina...
Hoke County in central North Carolina...

* Until 230 PM EDT.

* At 152 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
of Southern Pines, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Fayetteville, Southern Pines, Raeford, Carthage, Fort Bragg,
Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Antioch, Pope AAF, and Spring Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
200 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Granville County in central North Carolina...
Northern Durham County in central North Carolina...

* Until 245 PM EDT.

* At 200 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Butner, or 9 miles northwest of Creedmoor, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Creedmoor, Butner, Stem, Lake Michie, Lake Butner, Gorman, Bahama, Rollingview Marina, and Falls Lake.

This includes Interstate 85 between Mile Markers 181 and 196.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
 
I just started getting decent thunderstorm rains ~7PM. This month so far has been quite beneficial for the lawns and may allow me to keep the sprinklers off the rest of the month!
Edit: My total today was ~0.1”.
 
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Trying not to complain about 0.13" when places half an hour away have seen multiple 1-2" storms this month is tough. At least it's something and my PWS is reporting a hair over 2" so far this month.

Driving around yesterday there's a crazy amount of dieback in pecan trees and just about all the river birches are leafless.
 
Regarding yard work..

I worked a plan today.

Not gonna lie, it was HOT as &@8}!

1- weed whack the back yard around 10:10AM. Take thirty minute break. (Hydrated inside)

2- Weed whack the front. Then thirty minute break inside. (Hydration again)

Then use my Zero Turn for the back yard.
40 minutes. Went inside and drank a serious amount of water.

Finally,
Finished the front yard.

Miission completed.
Best shower in a while. 🙂
 
Summer is gonna fade away this year at a snails pace. CFS did show some lower heights east coast as we head in to late 1st week of September. Outside of that and day 10ish Crazy uncle model, its high temps in the 87-92 range across the south, depending where you live. Southern central plains still cooking as they typically due and are the last to start peeling off the extreme heat.
 
NCSNOW said:
Summer is gonna fade away this year at a snails pace. CFS did show some lower heights east coast as we head in to late 1st week of September. Outside of that and day 10ish Crazy uncle model, its high temps in the 87-92 range across the south, depending where you live. Southern central plains still cooking as they typically due and are the last to start peeling off the extreme heat.
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It does kind of have that feel to it. I start looking for a clearing front a week either side of Labor Day but nada on the models. I don't know how folks in the Deep South manage every year staying hot and humid into October.
 
2000 we were 108 over Labor Day weekend and that was a solid and quick flip to winter though

We can only hope I guess. I'm running out of straws haha
 
SnowNiner said:
Finally got the grass cut yesterday (Hot and Humid!!) but it took forever because it's been raining every afternoon and it got so tall. Had to pull out the rake to pick up the clumps (and the blower to disperse the smaller ones lol).

No mas por favor, send it up SD's way!!

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Bush hogged my field yesterday. It’s been growing out over the last 4-5 years so I made an effort to save some young trees embedded within. Lots of oak, sweetgum, black cherry, pine and sumac.IMG_1235.jpeg
 
Fifth straight ------- Weather Alert Day!
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
221 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 107.
For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 105 expected.

* WHERE...The Triangle, southern Piedmont, Sandhills, and Coastal
Plain of central North Carolina.

* WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM EDT this evening.
For the second Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in
shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat
should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an
emergency! Call 9 1 1.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #590 HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 10PM TONIGHT FOR GUILFORD AND FORSYTH COUNTIES
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