Wow…that was fun last night. Wasn’t it? Not really. My basement had a little leak again last night but overall I caught a break. Around 10pm last night Lansdowne Street East was literally a river as were a number of other streets including the stretch of Monaghan in front of our CHEX TV studios. I was almost knee deep in it literally last night. (I decided to kick my shoes off and venture into it the mess live on the 11pm news last night…why do weather guys do this kind of stuff. We’re weird).

Well, here are some rain totals for you:

· May 26th – 0.5mm
· May 27th - 40.5 mm
· May 28th – 34mm
· May 29th - ?? (A bit more to come).

We’ve seen a lot of rain over the last 72 hours and last night we had a bunch fall all at once. I spoke to city staff and they informed me that it was a volume issue last night in that the rain was falling faster than it could be drained away. After that downpour the flooding quickly subsided and within 30 minutes the streets were clear. Over all it wasn’t a huge amount of rain…but we got a lot of it all at once. The good news is that after some showers tonight we should see some clearing. A late day shower (or thunderstorm) is also possible tomorrow but otherwise expect a rather sunny and cool (well cold Sunday) weekend.

Our first named storm?

Well the start of the Atlantic hurricane season is upon us and if this is any indication of what’s to come...it could be a busy one. We already have out first Tropical Depression. The NOAA is tracking Tropical Depression One (TD1) which you can see in the pic I nabbed from their Hurricane Center website. Using MS Paint (Big Budget) I’ve illustrated the storms projected track to give you a rough idea of where this is heading. Currently TD1 is sitting a few hundred kilometers south of Rhode Island, but don’t expect landfall as neither the Eastern Seaboard or the Atlantic Coastline are in it’s track or even the margin of error. Good thing to because this depression is expected to develop into our first named storm.

As of 11am this morning TD1 had sustained winds of around 60 km/h and it’s gaining steam. If this develops into a full blown tropical storm her name will be Ana. Luckily this depression is tracking NE and will likely die harmlessly in the cold Atlantic. Oh...and did I mention that this storm is 4 days early from the start of the season? Not a great start.

Now to the local stuff. Thundershowers are possible tonight and expect more rain that continues into tomorrow. That flood advisory issued yesterday by Otonabee Conservation is still in effect and Ganaraska Conservation has upgraded their bulletin to an advisory as well. 40.5mm of rain fell in Peterborough yesterday and more showers are expected. I’m not ruling out the possibility of some clearing tomorrow afternoon but showers are still likely tomorrow. On a good note the weekend is looking good! Oh and keep me updated on any thunderstorm activity in the area by "Tweeting" me at www.twitter.com/JayScotland so we can keep everyone in the know. It's a big help and much appreciated.

Tomorrow? Are you sure you want the details? Absolutely sure? Well...for weather nerds like myself, tomorrow looks to be pretty exciting. For the rest of you that don't like rain (99.9% of the population) it's not so good. Showers. Oh (and here's the exciting part) there is also the potential for a thunderstorm or two. I love watching storms. That low is kicking in some warm, moist air from the south and is packing a lot of precipitation. We have heat, humidity, wind and atmospheric instability. All of the ingredients are there for a storm but it's not a sure fire bet we'll see one. Just a good chance for it. (As illustrated by my "MS Paint" depiction to the left...big budget here on the blog. We spare no expense).

Oh, and on a side note. I want to thank Michelle, Mellissa and the "5:30 Crew" for featuring my Twitter account on today's Newswatch @ 5:30. Be sure to catch it at 5:30 on CHEX TV and learn about Twitter's growing popularity. Thanks for interviewing me gals...oh and follow my weather updates on Twitter at www.twitter.com/JayScotland. You can also check out my video channel on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/TheWeatherNerd.