Baroclinic Zone Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 meh here. Short-lived steady rain. Couple flashes and some distant thunder. Maybe 0.1" rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherMA Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Heavy heavy bad luck with the storms today. So I had gone to 6 flags for the day today and I knew there was a good shot at some late pm storms, but nothing like what developed. So about 4:00 we started seeing the storms moving in and we checked my friends phone and there was a severe warning up for Springfield area. At six flags (agawam) we just got some heavy downpours, maybe some gusts into the 20s, and some lightning and thunder. A typical summer thunderstorm. Everyone was joking "tornado" at the park and they were obviously joking. Then we checked the phone again to see if the storm was about to move through and it would dry out, and then we saw there was a tornado warning up. Unfortunately, I had not driven out there, and was being picked up by my friends mom. If I was driving I would have left to storm chase haha. So we got a call from friends mom who was just east of Springfield where she supposedly heard unofficial reports of a touchdown. She said there was small hail where she was with some bigger: 1-1.25" and crazy loud thunder and frequent lightning. Most people were pulled over on the road. So eventually she got to pick us up and you could see some of the damage on the way home. On the way home -291 to mass pike east- you could see some uprooted trees and branches down, some moderate damage. Interestingly, you could also see the remnants of where the worst of the hail must have fallen, because there was one maybe half mile stretch where you could still see hail coating the grass and there was heavy fog. And this was maybe an hour to and hour and a half after the storm. So anyway, basically I missed 1.25" hail and intense winds, with where an unofficial funnel cloud report was by about 10 miles. It was pretty cool driving home to see some of the minor, some moderate damage. Also to still see the coating of hail about an hour and half later was pretty cool. We also heard that many towns in the area (esp. Wilbraham) were without power. That was where the worst of the tree damage was. Oh, and unfortunately I didn't get any pics because we were driving 70+ and it was impossible to get a good pic. Also, i am very jealous of his mom who got to drive through basically the worst part of the storm in ludlow/Wilbraham area right when the tornado was reported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 1.2'' in Stafford Springs? Yes...like I said, my wife said it only lasted about 10 minutes. I suspect that is what helped wash the road out. Good thing it was under construction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Yes...like I said, my wife said it only lasted about 10 minutes. I suspect that is what helped wash the road out. Good thing it was under construction! do you know what the name of the rd was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamrivers Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 this picture is from Windham near Windham Center, from a listener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 this picture is from Windham near Windham Center, from a listener. any idea of the street name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 rains have started once again, this is truly a blessing, looks like off and on for another couple hours as showers are moving almost due east from the LHV. Next two days look wonderful, nice break in the heat, weekend looks warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 any idea of the street name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 rains have started once again, this is truly a blessing, looks like off and on for another couple hours as showers are moving almost due east from the LHV. Next two days look wonderful, nice break in the heat, weekend looks warm. ASOUT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamrivers Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 any idea of the street name? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 No. Alright...well near Windham Center hopefully is good enough lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 My good friends house on Davis St , IJD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 pouring again, this is magical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 pouring again, this is magical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamrivers Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Alright...well near Windham Center hopefully is good enough lol. Came from a listener.....not just gonna ask em where they live lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Charles St IJD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 :weenie: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherMA Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Don't know if it has been posted, but 1 death in Hinsdale... tree fell on a car It was actually a motorcyclist killed by a falling utility pole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Cool shots from Yankee Stadium, CC perfect through 5 10 strikeouts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Ok this is scary from a another friend in IJD on Pleasant Street, she just came in the house as this hit her baby carriage and picnic table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Holy crap...there wasn't a child in it I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 It was actually a motorcyclist killed by a falling utility pole. Yeah, I saw that. Updated the story after I first read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Holy crap...there wasn't a child in it I hope. Before yes, lots of similar pics in IJD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Before yes, lots of similar pics in IJD Wow...don't even what to think about what could have happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Wow...don't even what to think about what could have happened. Thinking 70-80 IJD downtown, not the airport, which is a couple three miles north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIcoastalWX Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Very surprised that the storms held together as well as they did by the time they got down here to the beaches of S RI.... At 4pm - low clouds developed out of nowhere and by 4:15 it was overcast with good southerly breeze causing a mass exodus off the beach. Usually the perfect recipe to kill afternoon thunderstorms but they held together and actually seemed to rejuvenate overhead once they reached the shore around 6:15 or 6:30. Nothing compared to the pictures come out of IJD but a potent little line of storms nonetheless. Peak wind gust of 37 with a total of .77 rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Intense lightning About to get rocked here again, very impressive storm incoming, this is awesome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Intense lightning About to get rocked here again, very impressive storm incoming, this is awesome!! Holy crap...those look pretty decent actually...on base reflectivity at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 do you know what the name of the rd was? Sorry for the late reply....High St, between Furnace Ave and Edgewood St. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sn0waddict Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Intense lightning About to get rocked here again, very impressive storm incoming, this is awesome!! Yep, missed out on the last storm down here by the water, but this one coming looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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