OKpowdah Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Nice downpour, but no thunder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 you have done fine in this one... maybe u put a bit too much of your time into it but you have still done fine I can never put too much time into it. I think I've slept like 5-6 hours the past 2-3 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 At least half of that death toll was a result of the associated severe weather over the southeast No it wasn't...that killed like 50 people out of the 300....most of the deaths in winter storms are auto related though in that storm there were quite a number of deaths at sea. "Most of these northern cities were prepared for snow but most deaths occurred due to traffic accidents or heart attacks from shoveling snow. In New York State alone, there were 23 deaths." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 What happened to the OKX radar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 What happened to the OKX radar? Someone jammed a weenie into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 Someone jammed a weenie into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 Per Jim Cantore this is the third deadliest tornado outbreak in the last 50 years only behind '74 and Palm Sunday '65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 It is what it is...I spoke of death tolls, nothing else....fact not opinion. Maybe I'm alone, but I'd rather a 2X4 through the head, than slowly and methodically freezing to death in my vehicle, on rt 128. A lot of the '78 deaths on 128 were CO poisoning. Tailpipe stuff, no Sarah McLaughlin at the time though. Insane event in the south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 At least we could see a good deal of lightning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 250 k/j of cape in some parts of NNE.... lol.... it really is a shame there is no instability it would be a great day for sne levels of svr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 250 k/j of cape in some parts of NNE.... lol.... it really is a shame there is no instability it would be a great day for sne levels of svr Too early in the season for us. We almost never have good April severe wx. The few good outbreaks we get are usually late May through July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 It is what it is...I spoke of death tolls, nothing else....fact not opinion. Maybe I'm alone, but I'd rather a 2X4 through the dead, than slowly and methodically freezing to death in my vehicle, on rt 128. Well that probably won't happen again..lol. But, I'm just stating why media tends to be fascinated with severe like this. The damage they cause and the life threatening situations that arise are a different beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 Virtually no reports on the SPC page from NJ up through SE NY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Well that probably won't happen again..lol. But, I'm just stating why media tends to be fascinated with severe like this. The damage they cause and the life threatening situations that arise are a different beast. I agree....I will grant you that deaths attributable to winter storms are more preventative and as our forecasts grow more accurate with an increasingly long lead time, they should grow more sparse......bit lower of a correlation I would wager between forecast veracity\lead time and death tolls with respect to severe wx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 This humidity needs to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 This humidity needs to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 Man, people are complaining about the humidity now...what are you going to do come summer...this is nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Man, people are complaining about the humidity now...what are you going to do come summer...this is nothing. I'll complain with increasing frequency and fervor. The next week should be gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I agree....I will grant you that deaths attributable to winter storms are more preventative and as our forecasts grow more accurate with an increasingly lead time, they should grow more sparse......bit lower of a correlation I would wager between forecast veracity\lead time and death tolls. Unfortunately in winter...as I always say, you're only as good as the other idots on the road. It's the terd who is driving down 93 in his F350 doing 65mph over a snow covered interstate that causes a 20 car pile-up and subsequent deaths. I can have a heavy foot on normal sunny days, but I'm pretty cautious in driving in the snow. I love it, but I'm smart about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Unfortunately in winter...as I always say, you're only as good as the other idots on the road. It's the terd who is driving down 93 in his F350 doing 65mph over a snow covered interstate that causes a 20 car pile-up and subsequent deaths. I can have a heavy foot on normal sunny days, but I'm pretty cautious in driving in the snow. I love it, but I'm smart about it. Same. Heavy, heavy feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Very good storms down by NYC nearing sct coast... this day may be somewhat eventful in the end for some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 G32 so far at LGA and that was a half hour ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 My concern that the grass seed I put down last night would wash away is being replaced by being psyched I got it down in time for a little light rain. Not too much coming here from what I can see with .11 in the bucket. 62.0/62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 G32 so far at LGA and that was a half hour ago... Storms are weak as they approach LGA and NYC. The wind gusts are pre-storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan11 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I still don't understand why people in these parts of the country build wood frame homes.... In the UK (for instance) where they get very severe straight line winds every year - almost every thing is concrete block.... Nobody wants to rebuild after every strorm out break. Grant it...a strong F4 is even going to damage even that, but pope might have survived at least. And good construction should whether all the F1/F2 and F3 tornadoes..... Also you could have a steel frame and concrete.... Per Jim Cantore this is the third deadliest tornado outbreak in the last 50 years only behind '74 and Palm Sunday '65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I still don't understand why people in these parts of the country build wood frame homes.... In the UK (for instance) where they get very severe straight line winds every year - almost every thing is concrete block.... Nobody wants to rebuild after every strorm out break. Grant it...a strong F4 is even going to damage even that, but pope might have survived at least. And good construction should whether all the F1/F2 and F3 tornadoes..... Also you could have a steel frame and concrete.... I believe much of that has to do with the availability (lack) and cost of wood in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Storms are firing up right over the temp boundary I was talking about earlier.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan11 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 That may be true, but it's illogical to continue to build here to code that cannot begin to withstand these storms...at l least to a F3 level. I feel sorry for thse people, but they choose to live life on the edge ..gambling that that it won't hit their town. Then when it does strike FEMA money (our tax dollars) pours in and there will be a construction boom ...of the same kind of throw away structures..... until next time. Maybe the individuals didn't choose it, but their state government could have long since passed building codes to deal with their reality like CA does with earthquakes. I believe much of that has to do with the availability (lack) and cost of wood in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 G32 so far at LGA and that was a half hour ago... Sounds like monster gusts coming in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Sounds like monster gusts coming in. It's very windy here in BOS... 40mph estimated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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