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This was the first earthquake I've ever felt! 2011: Earthquake today at 1351 that lasted 30 seconds that was rated a 5.8 magnitude and the epicenter was near Mineral, Virginia. The quake was the biggest in Virginia in 114 years since May 5, 1897, when a 5.8 tremor began in Giles County and was felt in 12 states. The Charleston, SC earthquake of August 31, 1886 was a powerful intraplate earthquake the strongest earthquake recorded in South Carolina. The shaking occurred at 9:50 p.m. and lasted just under a minute and is estimated to have been between 6.6 and 7.3 on the Richter scale. The earthquake caused severe damage in Charleston, South Carolina, damaging 2,000 buildings and causing $6 million worth in damages (over $141 million in 2009 dollars), while in the whole city the buildings were only valued at approximately $24 million. Between 60 and 110 lives were lost. After the 1811 and 1812 quakes in New Madrid, Missouri, the Charleston SC earthquake is the most powerful and damaging quake to hit the southeastern United States. Three Main Shocks of the Missouri Earthquake, December 16, 1811 - Magnitude ~7.7, January 23, 1812 - Magnitude ~ 7.5, February 7, 1812 - Magnitude ~ 7.7. Also in 1755, a quake with around a 6.0 magnitude struck off the coast of Massachusetts. The one last year in April 2024 felt stronger here though and that was actually a double (I felt another earthquake later in the day.) Also in 1755, a quake with around a 6.0 magnitude struck off the coast of Massachusetts. Would this have caused a tsunami? I wonder if this was felt around here and how bad it was here? 1963: Project Stormfury was armed and ready as Hurricane Beulah moved across the Atlantic Ocean north of Puerto Rico. An armada of planes carried out the seeding and monitored the results of the experiment. On the 23rd, Beulah did not really meet the criteria for seeding. On the following day, the storm met the criteria of having a well-formed eyewall and the seeding appeared to be successful as the eyewall disintegrated. No other hurricanes would be seeded until 1969 because of a lack of good targets. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) Why haven't we seen more of this? Why wasn't Katrina seeded in 2005 for example? Everyone knew it was going to be an epic disaster. Might as well try to do something about it in advance.... 1806: A hurricane of great size and destructive power raged along the Atlantic coast from the 21st to the 24th. As the slow moving storm gained forward speed, shipping suffered severely. The coastal ship "Rose in Bloom" capsized during the morning off Barnegat Inlet, NJ, with the loss of 21 of the 49 persons on board. This disaster received wide national publicity. Further north, Cape Cod, MA received 18 inches of rain, which ruined crops. The storm also caused major shipping losses. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) I've not read about this anywhere, the 1821 hurricane is mentioned far more often. What was its strength and where did it make landfall, Tony? 1683: A hurricane which made landfall in Virginia and moved from Virginia to Massachusetts. Extensive damage was done in Rhode Island, and the torrential rains from the hurricane caused the Connecticut River to rise 26 feet above its usual level causing a tremendous flood in the Connecticut Valley.(Ref. Hurricane of 1683) Never heard of this one either, did it make a second landfall up here and what was its strength?

all that excess water vapor is nasty, we could really put it to use by converting it to drinking water, there are devices already available that can do this

1947-48 was our snowiest season on record for many decades.

Maybe he appreciates lower heating costs or it could also be that we're coming to the realization that we've already experienced the coldest and snowiest winters we are likely to ever experience in our entire lives and anything from this point on is gravy. For me it's both 1 and 2, but I will say I still get really upset when a big snowstorm busts, a la March 2001 or January 2008. It's much easier to handle a mild winter with no snowfall threats at all than a mediocre winter with predicted snowstorms that don't pan out.

what year was that one?

Today's the best weather we have had in a long time. No more of that smoke haze crap either. I hope September is like today was, with a rain event maybe once or twice a week at most.

I love that-- just in November lol.

it seems like it was even worse than that tropical system that also brought down a lot of trees that had winds of 80 mph in our area. That one was more widespread though

wow what happened? incidentally this is also the anniversary of Hurricane Andrew making landfall in south Florida

Have to get away from the light pollution for the Milky Way. Tonight will probably be the best night for stargazing of the entire month though.

cold falls suck, last year's fall was ideal.

But because of the omission of PD2, it doesn't work out to 5 years, especially with many of the other storms you listed being far inferior to PD2. In my own experience we get HECS once every 10 years. My definition of HECS: 20 inch snowstorm at either NYC or JFK.

it's possible, although the tendency seems to be for the heat to dump in the West. With our bad luck, this means we'll get a mild winter when the pattern reverses lol

Don I was thinking this is a lot like a summer leading into an el nino, recall 1994 when we had extreme heat in June too, July was also quite hot, and it got cooler by August. 2002, another el nino lead up, had quite a different summer.... Don, was 2013-14 also an el nino winter? That was the last time JFK had their final 90 degree day in July (ironic because that was such a hot summer up until then with a long heatwave and our last 100 degree high prior to this June.)

it's also close to a new moon which is adding to the high tides

you were so close to number 1 though your area really does not get many 90 degree days, I consider 15 to be about average for here.

as long as I don't have to turn on my heat, it's fine. If it's not cold enough to snow, cold falls are absolutely useless.

That was my favorite October-Mid November period of all time. Saved a ton on heating.

These are the bluest skies I have seen in a long time. I would love to see this kind of sky more often instead of the hazy crap we usually get.

How come the Pacific Northwest has been seeing most of the extreme heat the last few summers, Don? I feel like they are having what we had between 2010-2013?

wow from 2014 to 2019 every year had the last 90 degree day in September or even later (October in 2019). In 2013 we didn't have any after 7/20 which is interesting since that was such a hot summer with a long heatwave in July to boot! That was our last 100 degree day before this June. If JFK does not see any more 90 degree days would this be a match for 2013 since there have been no 90 degree days this year in August at the airport either? The last 90 degree day is going to be in July-- which has to be rare? When is the average last 90 degree day?

you can be a snow and cold enthusiast and also enjoy hot summers. I don't understand why ANYONE likes rain in the summer, even farmers I have talked to on Long Island prefer hot and dry summers.

Those areas are warming much faster than we are (in the summer anyway.) Is there a reason why summers are much hotter there than they are here, Don?

But heat increase is measured by rising temperatures, not dew points.

summer is over Don