Baroclinic Zone Posted August 19, 2012 Author Share Posted August 19, 2012 Stuck in the ovc today. Not bad otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 What happened to LL? Did I miss something on here... haven't seen him post in days. Days like today really are the best days ever... no humidity and low 70s with a breeze under full sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 What happened to LL? Did I miss something on here... haven't seen him post in days. Days like today really are the best days ever... no humidity and low 70s with a breeze under full sun. He;s enjoying SC jugs & mugs. Heavy, heavy libations 70.1F/56 attm Finished the mowing. Much easier on a day like today. A few red maple leaves were sucked up and shredded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Noticing a lot of "stressed" trees changing leaf colors now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Noticing a lot of "stressed" trees changing leaf colors now. Not a big percentage here, but a noticible amount of leaf litter went into the bagger today. Much more than last time. Everlasting summer and you can see it fading fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 19, 2012 Author Share Posted August 19, 2012 What happened to LL? Did I miss something on here... haven't seen him post in days. Days like today really are the best days ever... no humidity and low 70s with a breeze under full sun. Enjoying some much needed fun in the sun. Vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Not a big percentage here, but a noticible amount of leaf litter went into the bagger today. Much more than last time. Everlasting summer and you can see it fading fast. Fading as fast as Kevin's cane hopes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 70 beautiful degrees out. I hope everyone is having the best day they can have!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan11 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I'll be hiking to 3700' in the Catskills tomorrow. I'll see how the trees look. It looks great on top...probably low 60's. Not a big percentage here, but a noticible amount of leaf litter went into the bagger today. Much more than last time. Everlasting summer and you can see it fading fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Nice. Love this stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 70 beautiful degrees out. I hope everyone is having the best day they can have!!!! Get out there and enjoy it...departures from normal going to be impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larvay Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Enjoying some much needed fun in the sun. Vacation. For the rest of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 High of 69.5F here today with a solid overcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I'll be hiking to 3700' in the Catskills tomorrow. I'll see how the trees look. It looks great on top...probably low 60's. Today was the first day I noticed some color driving north from CT. There's a cold pocket on I89 just south of Montpelier where the road is up over 1500ft, and a bunch of trees around the swamps bordering the interstate were showing signs of yellow/orange color. Otherwise aside from swamps at 1500ft, the only noticeable change is that the forest isn't a uniform deep green...there's some subtle hue but it could also be dryness. The most shocking thing was the tree damage along the Mass Pike from Sturbridge to Springfield/I91, from what I assume is due to the October storm. When I drove south through there it was dark and I didn't notice it as much around Woodstock, but wow was there a lot of crap down in spots like Palmer, Ware, Wilbraham (?), Ludlow, etc. At first I thought the DOT was trimming along the highway but then I realized it was all branches and debris from October. Crowns of trees completely snapped off and stuff...impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Today was the first day I noticed some color driving north from CT. There's a cold pocket on I89 just south of Montpelier where the road is up over 1500ft, and a bunch of trees around the swamps bordering the interstate were showing signs of yellow/orange color. Otherwise aside from swamps at 1500ft, the only noticeable change is that the forest isn't a uniform deep green...there's some subtle hue but it could also be dryness. The most shocking thing was the tree damage along the Mass Pike from Sturbridge to Springfield/I91, from what I assume is due to the October storm. When I drove south through there it was dark and I didn't notice it as much around Woodstock, but wow was there a lot of crap down in spots like Palmer, Ware, Wilbraham (?), Ludlow, etc. At first I thought the DOT was trimming along the highway but then I realized it was all branches and debris from October. Crowns of trees completely snapped off and stuff...impressive. That's where the tornado crossed. That and Oct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 That's where the tornado crossed. That and Oct. Not on the Pike though. That was 84. Although maybe he saw the part in Springfield where it crossed on 91. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 That's where the tornado crossed. That and Oct. Tornado damage is only visible on 84. The Mass Pike is probably all October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 19, 2012 Author Share Posted August 19, 2012 Today was the first day I noticed some color driving north from CT. There's a cold pocket on I89 just south of Montpelier where the road is up over 1500ft, and a bunch of trees around the swamps bordering the interstate were showing signs of yellow/orange color. Otherwise aside from swamps at 1500ft, the only noticeable change is that the forest isn't a uniform deep green...there's some subtle hue but it could also be dryness. The most shocking thing was the tree damage along the Mass Pike from Sturbridge to Springfield/I91, from what I assume is due to the October storm. When I drove south through there it was dark and I didn't notice it as much around Woodstock, but wow was there a lot of crap down in spots like Palmer, Ware, Wilbraham (?), Ludlow, etc. At first I thought the DOT was trimming along the highway but then I realized it was all branches and debris from October. Crowns of trees completely snapped off and stuff...impressive. Yes, clearly notable. The DOT has been working to clean up as well. You can also, if you pay attention, see some of the damage caused by one of the other tornadoes from Jun 1 last year. http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/sigevents/jun01_2011_tracks.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Tornado damage is only visible on 84. The Mass Pike is probably all October. Yeah...my dad drove RT 20 from Palmer/Brimfield area to Sturbridge cause of stopped traffic on the pike and he saw the tornado damage there. Said that was impressive, especially Brimfield. I saw tornado damage in Sturbridge in two areas and it's easy to tell the difference between that and October. One is all trees cut off half way up, the other is just a ton of down branches and dead limbs, broken but still attached to the tree...sort of hanging there. Also saw a lot of birches that were bent over touching the ground, but still growing haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Tornado damage is only visible on 84. The Mass Pike is probably all October. Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Yeah...my dad drove RT 20 from Palmer/Brimfield area to Sturbridge cause of stopped traffic on the pike and he saw the tornado damage there. Said that was impressive, especially Brimfield. I saw tornado damage in Sturbridge in two areas and it's easy to tell the difference between that and October. One is all trees cut off half way up, the other is just a ton of down branches and dead limbs, broken but still attached to the tree...sort of hanging there. Also saw a lot of birches that were bent over touching the ground, but still growing haha. Yeah there's one spot in Brimfield (near one of the camp grounds) where the tornado crossed 20. The damage just south of 20 in Brimfield is unfathomable. Same story in parts of Monson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Yeah there's one spot in Brimfield (near one of the camp grounds) where the tornado crossed 20. The damage just south of 20 in Brimfield is unfathomable. Same story in parts of Monson. I couldn't believe how quickly you came up to it on Rt 20. Just immediately you drive right into the damage path. The damage even as of May was incredible to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I couldn't believe how quickly you came up to it on Rt 20. Just immediately you drive right into the damage path. The damage even as of May was incredible to see. Imagine being there 45 minutes after it went through. Still one of the most traumatic experiences I've had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Imagine being there 45 minutes after it went through. Still one of the most traumatic experiences I've had. I believe it. That's a very picturesque town and a good chunk of it looks like a waste land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I believe it. That's a very picturesque town and a good chunk of it looks like a waste land. Yep, you could see the rip path through the woods down a hill toward town. I cant imagine watching that thing come up over that hill. The smell was the thing that will stay with me most. Such a sweet, fresh smell of sap and timber while all around there were fires, snapping power lines, literally molten pavement making the nastiest smell. Such sensory overload. Some lady lost it on my shoulder and i was at a loss for what to say. Craziest thing is my brother and I were going to take that exit off 90 and we probably would have intercepted it in or around monson since we found that town by accident anyway. Later that night I went to a gas station east of there because another storm looked like it'd be warned, and i told a lady of what I saw. She basically "oh'ed" it like it was nothing and said she had friends there. Little did she know how serious I was. I should do a full writeup of everything that happened that day from about 9 am til I got home. My fingers are sore for now, typed all that on mobile lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Noticing a lot of "stressed" trees changing leaf colors now. True that. Yep, you could see the rip path through the woods down a hill toward town. I cant imagine watching that thing come up over that hill. The smell was the thing that will stay with me most. Such a sweet, fresh smell of sap and timber while all around there were fires, snapping power lines, literally molten pavement making the nastiest smell. Such sensory overload. Some lady lost it on my shoulder and i was at a loss for what to say. Craziest thing is my brother and I were going to take that exit off 90 and we probably would have intercepted it in or around monson since we found that town by accident anyway. Later that night I went to a gas station east of there because another storm looked like it'd be warned, and i told a lady of what I saw. She basically "oh'ed" it like it was nothing and said she had friends there. Little did she know how serious I was. I should do a full writeup of everything that happened that day from about 9 am til I got home. My fingers are sore for now, typed all that on mobile lol Great description--you should document it further. To your other point--typing on any mobile devices sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 The last couple nights have that fall smell and feel to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 The last couple nights have that fall smell and feel to them We went to Kimballs in Rindge and noticed a lot of people in jackets and shawls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 We went to Kimballs in Rindge and noticed a lot of people in jackets and shawls It is coming sooner then most want to admit it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 It is coming sooner then most want to admit it is I can always tell summer is coming to a close due to the volume of the crickets Can't believe I was still whacking deer flies today. They are usually done at the end of July Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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