Trent Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I don't think I've ever experienced nonstop rain for this long of a duration. How many consecutive hours will we make it? 60? About 2" from Sandy thus far here and 3 day totals over 3" with the main slug of precipitation yet to arrive. http://w1.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KCLE.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Buckeye- In winter, every night around 11pm my house makes a big cracking noise...something to do with the rafters/joists moving/contracting..who knows...the whole place will probably collapse Have fun guys...i'll be watching from the sidelines...i see a few leaves on the tree moving outside I know that noise well. Ours does that too, usually in the pre-dawn. It's kind of like a popping-cracking noise like an old man getting out of bed on a cold morning. As regular as it is, it never stops my wife from asking' wth was that?'. I look at it this way, the old house has survived 110 yrs of countless storms and is still standing strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pondo1000 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I know that noise well. Ours does that too, usually in the pre-dawn. It's kind of like a popping-cracking noise like an old man getting out of bed on a cold morning. As regular as it is, it never stops my wife from asking' wth was that?'. I look at it this way, the old house has survived 110 yrs of countless storms and is still standing strong. Wow! That is amazing! Looking forward to talking with you this winter hopefully (UNLIKE LAST WINTER'S DISASTER!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Looks like the faster trends are bearing out...could mean winds ramp up a tad quicker than expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vespasian70 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 starting to get some decent gusts....the kind that make the old house creek and crack (for those who live in a 100 yr+ house you know what I mean). Local news was interviewing a NWS guy who said he didn't expect outtages to be as widespread as the derecho. This makes me wonder. Which is potentially more damaging? 15 mins of 50-70mph winds OR 18 hours of 30-55mph winds? Perhaps the leaves being mostly gone off the trees is factored in. I read online AEP was also not expecting a large outage in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Under a wind advisory now. CNN saying power outages might extend as far west and eastern WI! This will be an interesting camera to watch. One of the few operating cameras at sea level on LI. Lake Erie web cam at Eastlake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 NW at 28 mph on the new advisory. Looks like landfall will be 3-4 hours ahead of what the 12z runs showed. If the underestimation of forward speed continues farther inland then it could make things a little more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 LOT upgrades Lake and Porter counties to a HWW. LAKE IN-PORTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO 1213 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASING INTO TUESDAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS REACHING 50 TO 60 MPH BY DAYBREAK AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE ABATING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE SHORES OF LAKE MICHIGAN. * IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN MINOR WIND DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. BE CERTAIN THAT ANY LOOSE ITEMS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS ARE SECURED. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropy Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 NW at 28 mph on the new advisory. Looks like landfall will be 3-4 hours ahead of what the 12z runs showed. If the underestimation of forward speed continues farther inland then it could make things a little more interesting. Agreed. The faster this thing moves inland, the better our prospects of damaging wind gusts will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Another fun little weather anomaly from Sandy here: it looks like the high will be 42 and the low 41. The last time there was a one degree spread from high to low was November 28, 1981 when it was 37/36. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 LOT upgrades Lake and Porter counties to a HWW. AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 1236 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 DISCUSSION 1235 PM CDT FORECAST CHANGES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS HAVE BEEN VERY SLIGHT THUS FAR. HAVE OPTED TO UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A WARNING FOR LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES IN INDIANA...WHERE THE STRONGEST ONSHORE WIND IS FOCUSED. THE 12Z GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO BE CONSISTENT IN THE WIND FIELD AND DEPTH OF MIXING OVER THE LAKE AND ONTO THE SHORES. LOOKING BACK AT THE TWO STORM WARNING EVENTS OF LAST AUTUMN /SEPT-30TH AND OCT 1ST AND OCT 19TH-20TH/ AS ROUGH ANALOGS...BELIEVE EVEN FURTHER THAT SUSTAINED SPEEDS NEAR 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL OCCUR WITHIN SEVERAL MILES OF THE LAKE SHORE IN LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES. THE LATTER OF THE TWO AUTUMN 2011 EVENTS ACTUALLY MATCHES THIS SCENARIO A LITTLE BETTER THAN THE COLD AIR ADVECTION RECORD WAVE ONE OF SEPT 30 2011 /AT LEAST AS WELL AS THE CURRENT 938 MB LOW CAN BE MATCHED/. THAT OCT 19TH- 20TH 2011 EVENT HAD GUSTS OF 60 MPH AND SUSTAINED OVER 40 MPH ALONG THE LAKE AND PORTER SHORES. AT THIS TIME...NO SIGNIFICANT MAGNITUDE CHANGES PLANNED TO GOING WIND AND WAVE FORECASTS. WILL BE FURTHER REFINING START...PEAK...AND END TIMES OF THESE WINDS AND WAVES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropy Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Another fun little weather anomaly from Sandy here: it looks like the high will be 42 and the low 41. The last time there was a one degree spread from high to low was November 28, 1981 when it was 37/36. Sandy is going to be drawing in a lot of warm, moist air from the tropics, as it approaches. I would expect temperatures to rise well above the current high of 42 at some point, even if not until late this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 What the heck is that? You can see it on Environment Canada radar, too. http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=buf&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Unless there's a significant change between now and then, i'll probaby head over to the Indiana Dunes tomorrow morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropy Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 What the heck is that? You can see it on Environment Canada radar, too. http://radar.weather...1101111&loop=no Wow, very impressive outer band. What kind of conditions are you observing with that feature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Wow, very impressive outer band. What kind of conditions are you observing with that feature? I'm 40 miles west of it right now, but according to Twitter and CP24 News it's pouring rain in Toronto. Edit, Tweets appearing now reporting very strong wind in Downtown Toronto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Wow, look at the wintry side of things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Winds bumped up a notch here, starting to make creepy howly noise on the windows of this lecture hall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 GYY has already gusted to 40mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The radar looking ****ing epic. Wow @ the outer bands. Winds have picked up here and the light rain is steady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 METAR's from Toronto Island Airport are reportings gusts to 40mph/64kmh right now with that band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 METAR's from Toronto Island Airport are reportings gusts to 40mph/64kmh right now with that band. I was inside the World's Biggest Bookstore when that band went through. Looked epic on the radar! Hopefully we get a few more bands like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 RAP has been consistently showing an area of 40-55kt gusts associated with a band of precip moving West across MI starting around 6z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Sandy has really taken a hard left...impressive stuff to see for a storm at this latitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Winds up another notch, gusting to 35mph now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 18z NAM has the low on or just west of the OH/PA border at 00z tomorrow and it looks like it initialized too far east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 GYY gusting to 46mph now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajdos Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Gusting to 43mph atm in Sterling Heights, Mi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Sandy's cloud canopy has encompassed LAF...but I can see the clear demarcation to the west/southwest (blue skies). Just barely. 18z NAM brings some rain in here tomorrow night, like 0.02" worth. Will be interesting to see how far west the storm center gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I could see my first flakes of the year out of the deal, if I get up early enough and look hard enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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