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  • May 6, 2015 at 6:54 pm #1029453
    Terpfan
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    So here we go again (forecasts for DC 20016 zip code):

    -Weather.com 5% chance at 5pm and 0% chance at 6pm. They indicate “Occasional rain likely to begin Wednesday at 7:15 pm.”
    -Weatherbug 70% chance at 5pm, 80% chance at 6pm, 80% chance at 7pm
    -Imapradar 30% chance all the way through midnight
    -Weatherunderground chance of rain 80% 6-9pm (not very helpful)

    So, back to the old method of looking to the sky and hoping.

    May 6, 2015 at 7:39 pm #1029460
    americancyclo
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    corrected for the current audience.

    • THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
    • * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… CENTRAL FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA… THE CITY OF FAIRFAX IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…
    • * UNTIL 400 PM EDT
    • * AT 318 PM EDT… DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER CHANTILLY. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
    • * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… FAIRFAX… VIENNA… RESTON… CENTREVILLE… MANTUA… I66 AND I495 INTERCHANGE… ANNANDALE… OAKTON… MERRIFIELD… CHANTILLY… WOLF TRAP… BURKE… TYSONS CORNER… RAVENSWORTH… DUNN LORING… FAIRFAX STATION… CLIFTON… NORTH SPRINGFIELD AND WEST SPRINGFIELD.
    • PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
    • SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS… DESTRUCTIVE HAIL… DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION… MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT BIKE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
    May 6, 2015 at 7:45 pm #1029461
    dplasters
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    Well… I’m not sure if I should try and get home before we all die or if I should wait it out at the office then venture into the humidity apocalypse.

    May 6, 2015 at 7:45 pm #1029462
    vern
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    @americancyclo 115193 wrote:

    corrected for the current audience.

    I was just looking at this on radar. It doesn’t appear to be moving much, just growing larger in size. It will make for an interesting commute home if it doesn’t change much in the next hour.

    May 6, 2015 at 7:49 pm #1029464
    hozn
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    Well it was just a holy apocalypse out here in Reston. Extreme rain and hail.

    Lasted 10 minutes or so.

    May 6, 2015 at 7:50 pm #1029465
    TwoWheelsDC
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    Lots of thunder in Westover now, but the clouds look to be clustered a bit to the south at the moment.

    May 6, 2015 at 8:13 pm #1029467
    Terpfan
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    @americancyclo 115193 wrote:

    corrected for the current audience.

    Hmm, long as it stays out with you all and avoids the MVT Roslyn-to-Alexandria stretch, I’ll be happy.

    Ha, I never noticed the do not bike into areas with water comment before. I’ve biked through parts of the Potomac when it’s flooded it’s edges before (granted the water was maybe 3-4″ deep). Probably not wise come to think of it.

    As soon as I posted this, I saw the alert for Alexandria, but only until 4:45pm, so thinking I’m good.

    May 6, 2015 at 8:32 pm #1029469
    mstone
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    I actually have drifts of hail in my yard

    May 6, 2015 at 10:31 pm #1029475
    rcannon100
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    Please fasten your seatbelt and return your tray table to the upright position. We may experience turbulence on the way home.

    May 7, 2015 at 12:46 am #1029478
    rcannon100
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    Keeping the rubber side down.

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    May 13, 2015 at 2:32 am #1029849
    KLizotte
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    To the guy wearing tan bike shorts with pictures of red crabs on them (no bad jokes please!) who was riding southbound on the MVT around 6:30 pm tonight: it is time to throw out the shorts ’cause they’re getting kind of thin in the back if you know what I mean. :D

    May 13, 2015 at 2:00 pm #1029859
    Powerful Pete
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    On a related note, why do so many commuters wear regular shorts and refuse to wear bib shorts? The number of butt cracks I see… 😮 I suppose it has all done wonders for my fitness, as I end up passing those folks and riding as hard as I can to avoid drafting from them…

    May 13, 2015 at 2:03 pm #1029860
    Tim Kelley
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    @Powerful Pete 115624 wrote:

    On a related note, why do so many commuters wear regular shorts and refuse to wear bib shorts? The number of butt cracks I see… 😮 I suppose it has all done wonders for my fitness, as I end up passing those folks and riding as hard as I can to avoid drafting from them…

    Cost?

    May 13, 2015 at 2:05 pm #1029861
    Powerful Pete
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    I suppose that is a possibility, but cheapish bib shorts are readily available – I suppose it might also have to do with the lycra look?

    May 13, 2015 at 2:08 pm #1029864
    mstone
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    @Powerful Pete 115624 wrote:

    On a related note, why do so many commuters wear regular shorts and refuse to wear bib shorts? The number of butt cracks I see… 😮 I suppose it has all done wonders for my fitness, as I end up passing those folks and riding as hard as I can to avoid drafting from them…

    Because they don’t want everyone in the office seeing them in full lycra? (Some things just can’t be unseen!) The solution here is simply to wear a longer shirt.

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