powderfreak Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Still a bad time to be hitting the local swimming holes in New England. Today in Stowe a girl was evacuated after a 60 foot fall from the top of the gorge... Stowe Mountain Rescue, swift water, technical rescue teams responded from around the area. Apparently she is still in the hospital but expected to survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Still a bad time to be hitting the local swimming holes in New England. Today in Stowe a girl was evacuated after a 60 foot fall from the top of the gorge... Stowe Mountain Rescue, swift water, technical rescue teams responded from around the area. Apparently she is still in the hospital but expected to survive. I just don't understand why people are even getting close to rivers. It's just foolish with the amount of water coming out of the mountains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hvysnow79 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Thanks! We're trying to calibrate the radar dual-pol estimates to ground truth since the radar has been pretty poor on storm total precip since this air mass moved in. Legacy precip estimation has been off by a factor of 2 in some cases. Dual-pol has at least approached reality with the KDP calculation for heavy rain. Seems to be doing a good job today for both you and dendrite. Received .78" in showers that came through this afternoon here in Orford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 I just don't understand why people are even getting close to rivers. It's just foolish with the amount of water coming out of the mountains. It's true. Harsh but true. The force of moving water is intense. You lose your footing and you are going for a scary ride. People don't realize that. I really think VT needs to invest in safter swimming options. I know swimming holes are part of the culture, but they are a lot more dangerous than community outdoor pools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 It's true. Harsh but true. The force of moving water is intense. You lose your footing and you are going for a scary ride. People don't realize that. I really think VT needs to invest in safter swimming options. I know swimming holes are part of the culture, but they are a lot more dangerous than community outdoor pools.Around Barre when I was growing up, we swam in abandoned granite quarries. We never thought about hidden rocks or pieces of equipment that might have been left and covered by the rising water. It seems like the danger is much more apparent with a rushing river.Edit: the person who drowned in Barre last week was less than a half mile from the city pool. I'm not sure safer options will make much of a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 This weather blows. Wasn't expecting fog and more rain this morning. 0.54" in the bucket so far. Looks like this week is a repeat of last. I didn't think this summer could be worse than 2009, but it's starting to take the lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 It's true. Harsh but true. The force of moving water is intense. You lose your footing and you are going for a scary ride. People don't realize that. I really think VT needs to invest in safter swimming options. I know swimming holes are part of the culture, but they are a lot more dangerous than community outdoor pools. I once read that water's erosive ability was a 5th-power function, meaning that a doubling of flow velocity increases water's ability to move objects (like rocks, or people) by a factor of 32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Another 0.70" this am as we had some slow moving showers overnight, Socked in with drz and fog this am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Another 0.70" this am as we had some slow moving showers overnight, Socked in with drz and fog this am Not a drop at my place, and only 0.03" since 7 AM yesterday - action stayed south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Not a drop at my place, and only 0.03" since 7 AM yesterday - action stayed south. Yup, Right over the top of me here, Could see it moving in here last night as the slow moving showers were moving almost due east Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Looks like 2-3" fell up near Meredith and Moultonboro areas yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 I once read that water's erosive ability was a 5th-power function, meaning that a doubling of flow velocity increases water's ability to move objects (like rocks, or people) by a factor of 32. Definitely sounds legit...in back of my house I often take the dog swimming and wading in the river which can sometimes almost be at what seems like a dead stop here when the level gets low (ankle to knee deep), but recently the water has been more like thigh deep or even over waist deep. If the water level comes up from knee to waist deep, the change in force is astonishing. I can barely stand against the current, much less walk around in it, whereas just like a foot lower in level it's very easy to move around in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 I just don't understand why people are even getting close to rivers. It's just foolish with the amount of water coming out of the mountains. Rescue at Bingham Falls Posted: Jul 08, 2013 11:34 PM EDT Updated: Jul 09, 2013 9:40 AM EDT By WCAX News - bio | email STOWE, Vt. - A swimmer had to be rescued Monday in Bingham Falls. Crews says a woman was considering jumping off the rocks at the Stowe summer hotspot. She changed her mind, but then slipped and fell 60 feet and struck the rocks below. No word on the extent of her injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 I posted this picture in the SNE thread but it will probably get quickly buried. Took this shot yesterday afternoon of a cell rapidly growing to my SSE and drifting SE to eventually give areas to my SE 2-3" of rain. It was producing heavy rain but no lightning at this point. The anvil was not visible in this picture but was in front of the storm. Looked quite a bit like a supercell but I could see no rotation even with binoc's so I guess it was just a great updraft although I am not sure what to think. Any comments as to whether anyone thinks this was a supercell? There were no other storms around at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Pouring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Picked up a real quick 0.3" or so with this shower that rolled off the mountain... Judging by the precip totals, you can easily see how most of the storms today were ignited by the peaks along the Spine and slowly drift east into the ski towns along RT 100 corridor while weakening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 The central greens down to the northern berks seem'd to take the brunt (along w dacks) but n greens finally got in act Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Just calculated the avg high here for over the last 14 days... 79.7F Not too bad considering the hype for one of the most brutal humid stretches of our lives. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 2013-07-09-223319.jpgHe had no issue being that close to the wide open window while that dude on Naked & Afraid pissed and moaned about his sunburn.Down to 65°F. It's time to flush out this airmass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Kind of a raw drizzle this AM. Temp is still stuck at 65°F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 He had no issue being that close to the wide open window while that dude on Naked & Afraid pissed and moaned about his sunburn. Down to 65°F. It's time to flush out this airmass. Ex military and he whined like a baby and made the chic do all the work early on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 He had no issue being that close to the wide open window while that dude on Naked & Afraid pissed and moaned about his sunburn. Down to 65°F. It's time to flush out this airmass. That was quite the hardcore sunburn. Was interesting to watch his skin progress from normal to purple over the course of day 1. And yeah, as much as I love the high dews keeping nights warm for the gardens, I am looking forward to a cold front sweeping in some dry air and mid 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 That one shower in NH goes directly over me and I pick up .15". 64F and thick fog right now. What's all the talk about sunburns? Is that Brian's cat on the cam?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 That one shower in NH goes directly over me and I pick up .15". 64F and thick fog right now. What's all the talk about sunburns? Is that Brian's cat on the cam?? Looks like rocky raccoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Another fine July summer day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Made it through yesterday rain-free. Definitely looking forward to a change of air mass. Time to dry out the swamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Only 0.01-0.02" so far with that line...sort of broke up around this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Looks like numerous +SHRA are moving in from the SW. The mosquitos can't get any bigger so bring it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Looks like numerous +SHRA are moving in from the SW. The mosquitos can't get any bigger so bring it on. I guess you're right about the mosquitos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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