wxmeddler Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Peak wind gusts at CBIBS stations from Friday night’s event were (1 knot=roughly 1.15 miles/hour): (Reference Link) Susquehanna: 37 knots Patapsco: 44 knots Annapolis: 49 knots Upper Potomac: 46 knots Gooses Reef: 57 knots Potomac: 49 knots Stingray Point: 71 knots Jamestown: 45 knots Norfolk: 39 knots First Landing: 43 knots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacindc Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Biggest effect of the storm for me: finally hearing "derecho" pronounced for the first time. (had only ever seen it in print as you-know-who's user name for so many years!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Trix, I do know that Channel 9 in DC cut in during programming right around 9 or a bit after. My wife was upstairs putting the kids to bed, and called to me because Topper Shutt (I believe) was zooming in on the cells that had been tornado-warned crossing Mineral and Morgan Cos. He mentioned an expected path that would bring it to Hedgesville, which is just a short distance to my south. At that point we brought the kids back downstairs, but when I returned to the computer the internet connection was failing due to the storm. Don't know how long 9 stayed with coverage, because at that point I was positioning where I usually do during heavy weather- in the center of my yard. We just got home this evening to find the aftermath mess. We left for PA at 3PM Friday and missed the entire event. We heard from neighbors that the power didn't come until Sunday morning on our street...others unfortunately may have to wait until next weekend. We just cleaned out the refrigerators, but that is the worse of it. No house damage and our trees made it through okay. Tree damage was spotty. A few houses down had major tree damage...weird stuff. Of course my computer and web site shut down with the power and internet going out so I'm trying to download my data to see what the highest wind gust was on my station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Of course my computer and web site shut down with the power and internet going out so I'm trying to download my data to see what the highest wind gust was on my station. I'm worried about my data. The Davis console only holds so much, and I have it on the 5min refresh. If the storm data was overwritten I'm going to be sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 I'm worried about my data. The Davis console only holds so much, and I have it on the 5min refresh. If the storm data was overwritten I'm going to be sad. Send me a calendar of when you're out of town so I can forecast big events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Send me a calendar of when you're out of town so I can forecast big events. Seriously. Got the data downloaded, only gusted to 35 but I am shielded by trees. Plenty of small branches littering the yard, but the big dead tree segments stayed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I'm worried about my data. The Davis console only holds so much, and I have it on the 5min refresh. If the storm data was overwritten I'm going to be sad. I have my database setting for 15 minutes. My highest gust recorded was only 19 mph from what I can tell. Apparently when VWS isn't running, it won't record the highest gust that occurs between the 15 minute intervals, only what's going on at the 15 minute mark. All of my NOAA reports that the VWS software generates are messed up. It's going to take some time to sort through it and correct it. It's compounded because the power was out during the month to month changeover. It might be time to see what other kind of weather station software is out there and update my entire setup. It looks like my electric went out before the storm arrived and my UPS only has about 10 mimutes of backup battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Still no power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Still no power Wow. That sucks. I'm sorry to hear that. Ours came back on last night (and was only out for about 18 hours). Hope that you get it back soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 We need some more votes for "June 2012 Derecho" http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/vote-for-best-washington-dc-derecho-storm-name/2012/07/03/gJQAPqmiKW_blog.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 We need some more votes for "June 2012 Derecho" http://www.washingto...qmiKW_blog.html I hate people. When can we stop naming storms? DC Blizzard of Feb 5-6 2010 for example is far more descriptive than Snowmageddon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuddz Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 If "Derechosaurus Wrecks" wins, I'm quitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 If "Derechosaurus Wrecks" wins, I'm quitting. Well at least on the plus side, nobody else will name another derecho that (unique name). With Snowmageddon, people used it for other snowstorms in other parts of the country in the following years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 lol i was just about to comment that we're going to have to call this something ridiculous i voted for june 2012 derecho fwiw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 lol i was just about to comment that we're going to have to call this something ridiculous i voted for june 2012 derecho fwiw Same here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biodhokie Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Same here Ditto. Though I feel its going to be a losing battle with "Derechosaurus Wrecks" winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I'm so jelly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I vote the "People Don't Know About Weatherecho of 2012" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Dadgum Destructo Derecho (or triple D for short. Some folks prefer double d's but I've always found triple d's just a bit more interesting but that's just me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 What the hell... I had a well-written explanatory post in response to the "2012 DMV Derecho" comment that got deleted on the CWG voting page. No trolling, no snide or sarcasm... just honest truth behind why the DMV part wouldn't work and why June needed to be in the name. Some odd moderating over there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 here's my derecho fail piece http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/could-forecasters-have-done-better-with-the-june-29-derecho/2012/07/03/gJQAbgkwKW_blog.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 What the hell... I had a well-written explanatory post in response to the "2012 DMV Derecho" comment that got deleted on the CWG voting page. No trolling, no snide or sarcasm... just honest truth behind why the DMV part wouldn't work and why June needed to be in the name. Some odd moderating over there... The commenting sys is messed up. Did you see it post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 What the hell... I had a well-written explanatory post in response to the "2012 DMV Derecho" comment that got deleted on the CWG voting page. No trolling, no snide or sarcasm... just honest truth behind why the DMV part wouldn't work and why June needed to be in the name. Some odd moderating over there... People only care about what happens in their area. If it kills 50 people in one state but then makes them so much as lose power for a day or two - they were clearly the only ones that got hit The public is really stupid...actually - most people are pretty stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 We need some more votes for "June 2012 Derecho" http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/vote-for-best-washington-dc-derecho-storm-name/2012/07/03/gJQAPqmiKW_blog.html DerechOMG storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 The commenting sys is messed up. Did you see it post? Indeed. Even refreshed it once and it was still there. Went back some 1/2 hour later and it was gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 Indeed. Even refreshed it once and it was still there. Went back some 1/2 hour later and it was gone. Troublemaker Derechohnoes got to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Troublemaker Derechohnoes got to you I'll just have to spam CWG with ponies then... Oh well. Mistake, malfunction or intentional, I won't make any more of a fuss about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 I'll just have to spam CWG with ponies then... Oh well. Mistake, malfunction or intentional, I won't make any more of a fuss about it. i gotta wonder if we're really going to start calling it derechosaurus wrecks if it wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 If "Derechosaurus Wrecks" wins, I'm quitting. You might have to quit. The DC area idiots are out in full force. I don't understand the obsession with naming disasters. Would you name a terrorist attack a joke name? I mean people died...You wouldn't nickname a train bombing something like "Crazy Trainz Dayz" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 i gotta wonder if we're really going to start calling it derechosaurus wrecks if it wins. Trust me...the masses will. CWG is to blame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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