A-L-E-X Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Same here in Astoria. Top 5 storm in my lifetime. It was? It's an ordinary thunderstorm with lightning lol. Last Sunday was truly historic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAT5ANDREW Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 not a huge storm but this just adds to the insane monthly rain total, .50 so far. Imagine if we get somekind of weakning TS end of the month... WHoever got blasted last night is getting the shaft tonight and vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 not a huge storm but this just adds to the insane monthly rain total, .50 so far. Imagine if we get somekind of weakning TS end of the month... All these people who go gaga over these small thunderstorms like we got tonight and last night-- they are nothing compared to what we got last Sunday and hopefully next Sunday also. 20-30 min and even one hour storms dont really impress me..... I need the long duration big rain and snow dumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 This was best storm of year for NYC, NW Queens and NE Brooklyn. Hands down. Looks like backedge of line in Jersey is starting to increase in intensity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEaster27 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 WHoever got blasted last night is getting the shaft tonight and vice versa. I missed last night here but it did looks pretty crazy on my webcam. Some trees down around the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 All these people who go gaga over these small thunderstorms like we got tonight and last night-- they are nothing compared to what we got last Sunday and hopefully next Sunday also. 20-30 min and even one hour storms dont really impress me..... I need the long duration big rain and snow dumps. Not everyone got hit last Sunday. Tonight was Manhattan and NW Queens turn. No storm has come close this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Maybe we'll have slightly better luck here with that backedge line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cfa Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 It's raining heavily here! Everything is happening at almost the same time as yesterday too haha. Lots of lightning! Did you see any hail yet? It's finally pouring now (nothing compared to yesterday though) but the lightning & thunder is extreme. No hail though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 It was? It's an ordinary thunderstorm with lightning lol. Last Sunday was truly historic These are tstorms. They don't affect everyone. Last September was the best storm ever for Queens and shaft for most other areas. Tonight the line rapidly weakened as it passed LGA. I got clobbered while Sundog, 6 miles to my east saw nothing special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Not everyone got hit last Sunday. Tonight was Manhattan and NW Queens turn. No storm has come close this year. You mean those insane rainfall rates? I thought everyone got them and no one had less than five inches lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Sky turned pink and thought we were going to get a nice sunset, but then the rain picked up again with an occasional flash or two This was best storm of year for NYC, NW Queens and NE Brooklyn. Hands down. Looks like backedge of line in Jersey is starting to increase in intensity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 These are tstorms. They don't affect everyone. Last September was the best storm ever for Queens and shaft for most other areas. Those hit Manhattan, Brooklyn and western LI too. I mean, you can have training thunderstorms like last Sunday that dump heavy rainfall over a wide area. That's what I like I can do without the lightning, I've lost thousands of dollars worth of equipment because of it on multiple occasions-- this area is prone to black outs and brown outs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 You mean those insane rainfall rates? I thought everyone got them and no one had less than five inches lol. The rainfall rates here during tonight's storm were the best this year. Plus the winds were easily past 50mph and incredible thunder and lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 It's finally pouring now (nothing compared to yesterday though) but the lightning & thunder is extreme. No hail though. Man, I wish you had a rain gage so we could compare. I had 0.43 last night, 0.11 so far tonight. My power hasn't gone out yet like it did last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cfa Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Outside feels like there's arctic breeze lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 The rainfall rates here during tonight's storm were the best this year. Plus the winds were easily past 50mph and incredible thunder and lightning. Seriously? Meh, they have to last a long while for me to consider them comparable to actually getting 3 inches of rain in an hour lol. I haven't seen high winds in any storm yet this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Central Park received 1.12" of rain in under an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ict1523 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 These are tstorms. They don't affect everyone. Last September was the best storm ever for Queens and shaft for most other areas. Tonight the line rapidly weakened as it passed LGA. I got clobbered while Sundog, 6 miles to my east saw nothing special. Last September was just in a league of its own for most of Queens.Last night, I got nothing but thunder, lightning, and a nice breeze. Today, an above average storm, probably just under half an inch of rain, and a nice light show. Gusts to around 45mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 THis is 4 inch per hour rates. It just doesn't seem impressive to me, Andrew, to get 4 inches of rain rates for 15 min (1 inch of rain total) vs actually getting 3 inches of rain in an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Last September was just in a league of its own for most of Queens. Last night, I got nothing but thunder, lightning, and a nice breeze. Today, an above average storm, probably just under half an inch of rain, and a nice light show. Gusts to around 45mph. Even if you weren't in the center of those storms, those were historic-- for all the news coverage of the damage caused by those storms, they were historic for everyone. Weather doesn't have to occur over one's head for it to be historic for that person. Just hearing about macrobursts and tornadoes in the area and seeing all the damage on TV made it historic. That coupled with the scorchingly hot summer and sandwiched between two great winters, made it the most exciting weather year of my life so far. Those far exceeded anything that's happened this year because of the sheer impact they had on the City and surrounding areas. It was like we were in the middle of a war zone-- remember all those awe-inspiring videos and how we were pretty much the center of attention for the whole country? Nothing could compare to that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 It just doesn't seem impressive to me, Andrew, to get 4 inches of rain rates for 15 min (1 inch of rain total) vs actually getting 3 inches of rain in an hour. It rapidly deteriorated right as it passed LGA. It was at it's peak over NYC and western Queens. Also for eastern NJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampson Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 I missed last night here but it did looks pretty crazy on my webcam. Some trees down around the area. I play volleyball in Long Beach on Thursday nights and everyone had to bail at around 8:00 when the lightening started moving in. The drive home through Island park and Oceanside was intense. It seemed like we were being followed by bolts of lightning and crashes of thunder the entire way back to Manhasset. The storm ended up being much more enjoyable than the few games we got in at the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 i got well over an inch... but i have seen far more impressive storms. no hail and maybe 50 mph gusts here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 The northern edge wasnt that great, but had a spectacular sunset as the first line cleared out, now getting decent lightning and moderate rain again, was a pretty cool 45 minutes even without the epic storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 You wanna know what was historic? That **** Mike got in the Poconos! Amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAT5ANDREW Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 I had over 8 inches of rainfall during last sundays storm including 1.6 inches in 1 hour.WHile I have not measured tonights rainfall I believe I will receive over 1.50.The lawns are as green as they ever get here.I dont ever remember them being this green this late in August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Estimated wind gusts around 30 mph with the gustfront followed by a heavy downpour. Much less lightning than with the storms that passed to my north and south last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 I know and if we get more on Sunday and possibly remants from a tropical disturbance before the month is through, we'll have incredible monthly totals. I had over 8 inches of rainfall during last sundays storm including 1.6 inches in 1 hour.WHile I have not measured tonights rainfall I believe I will receive over 1.50.The lawns are as green as they ever get here.I dont ever remember them being this green this late in August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 You wanna know what was historic? That **** Mike got in the Poconos! Amazing! Yeah that was incredible. Nothing compares to last September for me. That was once in a liftetime. 2 separate confirmed tornadoes within 5 miles of me plus a 125mph macroburst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cfa Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Man, I wish you had a rain gage so we could compare. I had 0.43 last night, 0.11 so far tonight. My power hasn't gone out yet like it did last night. I know, it'd be cool to compare and be able to actually keep records. The nearby weatherbug station says 0.27 inches so far in this storm. Dramatic temp drop too, they're at 64 but I'm at 70. This was a great storm as far as lightning goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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