bristolri_wx

Looks like updated GFS did well this season. Euro only did better at 144 hrs and later on stronger storms...

I see CNN is as bad at reporting weather as they are at reporting other news... lol...

I'm in Providence. Heavy rain, lots of lightning and thunder, no hail or signs of a tornado. Strongest stuff has now moved east. Looks like Attelboro and Barrington are getting the worst of this at the moment.

Tornado Warning just buzzed on my phone for Providence!

No one does this any more because of debit cards. In the past when you balanced your checkbook people were paying for everything in cash, and then you kept track of the checks you sent out each month for bills, minus your cash withdrawals. People weren’t tracking every cup of coffee they paid cash for. I haven’t written a check in four months, all my debits and credits are electronic/ACH transactions. Plus there are temporary holds, reposts for restaurant transactions, etc. Just doesn’t make sense anymore to spend that amount of time on it, especially when I can view it all from my banks website.

Was surprised to see an 80 MPH gust in Bristol Harbor... https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=BOX&product=PNS&issuedby=BOX&fbclid=IwAR1xJ78AbmKII7FkGmM9fQ8GnowVipFCBFniU047-YyJzVLPTCfcjQi1zDE Power is out for 3/4 town here, and most of Warren as well. Weirdly, less outages on Aquidneck Island. Most of the outages started at around 5:30 or so, must have been some big gusts...

James would have been super excited about this storm out on the Cape. May he RIP...

Power is out here. Been getting 50+ gusts for several hours but nothing crazy like out in E MA…

Yeah, synoptic storms don't happen in the summer because the atmospheric patterns that would be required aren't there, and don't produce the conditions needed. When the seasonal conditions adjust, synoptic storms happen, and sometimes some patterns are better than others for producing storms. No atmospheric learning there, just physics based on our yearly seasonal cycles. A very John Madden like assessment of the weather lol.

25,000 - due to someone sneezing near a power line.

I've always enjoyed Africa...

Are we supposed to take something posted by someone named “Joestramus” seriously? I’m more inclined to believe a forecast from Joestrami… on rye… with mustard.

It’s one of the only things to dislike about autumn/winter in New England. Not a fan of leaving work at a normal time and it’s dark already, especially when things move to standard time in November.

If a Maine resident's direct lineage dates back to before 1820, then they are originally from Massachusetts anyway!

What I've been doing is spraying the insides with bleach spray and then using a hose to clean out the insides. I've seen some YouTube videos on how to do thorough cleanings of A/C units but a lot of the current units being sold do not open as easily as the older units that used to be on the market. It sucks...

Ha ha! His bed is up against the wall of the bathroom. So the answer is all of the above, and then some...

Newport getting slammed by a thunderstorm. Been a while since we've gotten one during the day here...

We are the opposite - 4 window units cool our 1 floor ranch. One of the larger units is insanely loud when the compressor turns on. We just deal with the noise. I’m fact it’s helps with my son as the a/c noise helps drown out noises from the bathroom and kitchen that’s right near him. IMO biggest issue now with Window units is mold buildup. The new high efficiency units intentionally keep water in the unit to use for evaporative cooling to help supplement the compressor. Every year it’s a battle in preventing mild buildup on these things. The two larger units I have that are not Energy Star rated drain from the bottom still and don’t nearly have as much of an issue.

There was a noticeable drop in QPF between 01z HRRR and 02z HRRR....

I'm figuring there will be more action overnight for RI as stuff moves east out of CT. Tornado watch for all of RI now as of 11:35 PM...

It is quite amazing how often the "exhaust" zone in these events ends up over RI, even if it's transient - while its total chaos to the east and the west of us...

Looks like RI may get a "lull" for an hour or two before radar fills back in with heavier stuff...

Holy moses... there's an 11" jackpot in RI on this...

This is cool...the storm total loop looks like it's going haywire, but what it's actually doing is dynamically updating the color scale because the precipitation keeps exceeding the top of the scale... https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/?parms=OKX-DSP-1-96-100-usa-rad