CoastalWx Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Just socked in with hvy fog here. I swear it's foggier here than any other place in the state. It's some kind of weird phenomenon. Nowhere else in town is it foggy tonight..as I was out and about earlie, but as soon as you see my hill it's shrouded in fog...Never quite understood why it happens here so often South winds do not downslope where you are. That moist wind comes off LI sound and does nothing but lift 980'. Sure there are hills where it may descend a bit, but that phenomenon makes sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 You taught a good lesson on that. Learned something new today. As the trough digs you get a response of the thermal gradient tightening on the east side. You'll also have moisture return trying to come in off the Atlantic. It may not be a due east wind to maximize the response, but a SSE wind is all you need. Loop the composite reflectivity for the NE at 20z. Look how the area blossoms and even pivots a bit. Maybe this model is aggressive, but it's likely correct on the idea of all this. http://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrrconus/jsloop.cgi?dsKeys=hrrr:&runTime=2012050920&plotName=cref_t3sfc&fcstInc=60&numFcsts=16&model=hrrr&ptitle=HRRR%20Model%20Fields%20-%20Experimental&maxFcstLen=15&fcstStrLen=-1&resizePlot=1&domain=t3&wjet=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 South winds do not downslope where you are. That moist wind comes off LI sound and does nothing but lift 980'. Sure there are hills where it may descend a bit, but that phenomenon makes sense to me. But here at 1,000 feet it gets foggy after a summer t-storm, before and after snowstorms...NE winds/back doors..it just is always foggy in allkinds of scenarios when other places aren't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 But here at 1,000 feet it gets foggy after a summer t-storm, before and after snowstorms...NE winds/back doors..it just is always foggy in allkinds of scenarios when other places aren't Well you are on a hill which will always get fog. Weird mesoscale things happen even with just a few hundred feet of elevation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Well you are on a hill which will always get fog. Weird mesoscale things happen even with just a few hundred feet of elevation. Yeah it's def a microclimate here..Chris in Litchfield at 1,000 feet has like 10 miles vis tonight though which was weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Yeah it's def a microclimate here..Chris in Litchfield at 1,000 feet has like 10 miles vis tonight though which was weird It's possible the marine layer is overhead because you are far enough east to grab it. That's likely it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 But here at 1,000 feet it gets foggy after a summer t-storm, before and after snowstorms...NE winds/back doors..it just is always foggy in allkinds of scenarios when other places aren't Golfed on the west side of the crest tonight and the sun broke out for a very pleasant round. As soon as I got to the east side of the crest we were still locked in fog and mist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsnowstorm628 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Typical may night tonight up here ( my last night here). Near 60 and muggy. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Tiny cells in NE NJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Tiny cells in NE NJ Totally cool but we're in New England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Totally cool but we're in New England. Some of that will probably develop here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Some of that will probably develop here. soupy airmass just waiting to explode.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice1972 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Totally cool but we're in New England. Any lightning of note in that stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Some of that will probably develop here. It's already happening here. I have light rain with distant thunder and flashes to my SW. Looks like some slow moving T-storms are going to set up over me soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Should die by the time it gets to the river... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmanmitch Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 A lot of lightning and thunder here in the past 10 minutes with torrential rains. A couple of loud crackles suggesting some close ones. Nice line of storms developing overhead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice1972 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Should die by the time it gets to the river... Shocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 The thunder or lightning and the radar isn't that impressive but holy downpours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New England Storm Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 The cells also are not moving very fast, I know ct had some ffw earlier this evening so I would keep an eye out in the western part of the state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 wow, look at that moisture pivot right up the coast and make a bee-line for MA...why couldn't we get this during the winter??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 euro ftw, ukie ftl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 thunder and lightning on the doorstep. rain. yawn. Only about 140 days until we can start looking for snow to fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Hmmm... Here come the synoptic rains. AWT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Those 3-5 inch totals looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsnowstorm628 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 1.94" in westbrook thus far. Some of those convective storms exploded up here. Torrential rain earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Drought cancel. What a rain event. Hoping for another 1-2". Wildly exceeding expectations here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerthyme Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 wooo baby, love falling asleep to the sound of that rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastBayWx Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Monsoon- like weather continues. 2.44" total so far w/ heavy rain continuing to fall. Awakened by the downpours. Unfortunately, fishing was lackluster on the Bay this evening. Hoping for a tautog or two.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Gfs ftw? Got drenched down here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Nice rain last night and more to come next week. Drought cancel for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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