vortex95 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Typical spin up little weaklies around here. A tornado is a tornado. Most tornadoes all over the world are brief spin ups. A case could be made that there are more non-mesocyclonic tornadoes than mesocyclonic when you add in all waterspouts. What about the dozens that occur when a hurricane makes landfall? -- most are tropical shallow mesos like what occurred in CT today. If this type of tornado hits your home or car, you wouldn't dismiss them so easily. Too often people are looking for the EF5 pavement pullers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Ive waited 40 yrs to see a TOR. Ill never see one again, . For me it's all about stuff like this. You guys know me. This is what I live for. Sure it was likely an Ef0 and not a huge deal But I will always remember this day. As sick as that sounds. To stand in my driveway and witness that today was unreal. Awesome day dude...that's a dream to see something like that from your own home. I'd definitely remember that day for a while too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free_man Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Kudos to Ryan. He mentioned a chance last night He mentioned the chance for the AM, iirc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 He mentioned the chance for the AM, iirc. Yeah I did. The setup evolved a bit different than I expected. Fwiw the RAP did a nice job showing potential through the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Yeah I did. The setup evolved a bit different than I expected. Fwiw the RAP did a nice job showing potential through the day. Yeah I did. The setup evolved a bit different than I expected. Fwiw the RAP did a nice job showing potential through the day.Awesome video of the bigger more damaging on in Storrs, Coventry RT 6 area on your TV site http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/weather/stories/Severe-Weather-Moving-Through-214940491.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice1972 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Here is the pic from Instagram -- This is right near Mansfield Drive In at intersection of 32 and 31 in Southern Mansfield... very close to an elementary school as well Just got an email from a guy at work that his wife's brother took this shot.....small world.....crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Always Sunny Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Congrats to Kev and company. After living up in that corner of the state for 19 years it's pretty wild that two tornadoes (albeit weak) touched down in the same afternoon. I was on a couplet in Watertown around 1:30 and thought I might see my first tornado. All I got was some scud and rotating low cloud bases. My initial instinct was that it was a funnel cloud, but I reviewed footage and since I can't confirm it, I'm not going to say I saw one for sure. Either way, it was a wild day. I'll upload a few lightning pics in a bit that I got when I reinterpreted the storm in Windsor. I would kill to even see what you saw today. Kingdom Tolland seems the place to be for all weather lovers. Monster blizzard, torches, thunderstorms, tornadoes... I've been in a sucker spot the whole summer. This is the summer of dew-m for me. I'll take this FL humidity but it'd be nice to get a few severe t-storms sweep through here. The day of that tornado warning in Essex county I thought was my dream come true only to spawn another disappointing event. We still have a good window for hurricanes though, so there is room for hope because I'm about to toss this summer in regards to severe t-storms, hell even t-storms for that matter. Congrats CT, you win again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 Weird day. Didn't really play out like I expected. Obviously there was some spinner potential with backed surface winds and a westerly/developing 925/850mb flow around the trough. I did look at the RAP bufkit sounding before leaving work at noon and was sort of intrigued by the setup for late afternoon as hodographs lengthened and LCLs fell. That produced it appears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Man, I'm just stunned at the depth of this ridge. It's been getting more amplified every run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey2002 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 This video of the tornado is the most impressive I've seen: http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video.html?freewheel=91085&sitesection=sehartfordcourant&VID=24940237 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey2002 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Of course I wasn't in Tolland when the tornado came through... go figure. I went back tonight and surveyed the damage, and it definitely looks like a EF0 path of damage from Loehr to Wonderview to Mountain Spring Road. It actually took a pretty straight line right over Kevin. Not as impressive as the Coventry/Mansfield tornado, but tree debris everywhere along that arrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 A tornado is a tornado. Most tornadoes all over the world are brief spin ups. A case could be made that there are more non-mesocyclonic tornadoes than mesocyclonic when you add in all waterspouts. What about the dozens that occur when a hurricane makes landfall? -- most are tropical shallow mesos like what occurred in CT today. If this type of tornado hits your home or car, you wouldn't dismiss them so easily. Too often people are looking for the EF5 pavement pullers. That's what it was, who's dismissing it? You should have strapped on your chase goggles and headed down I-84! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Could be an active day today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Of course I wasn't in Tolland when the tornado came through... go figure. I went back tonight and surveyed the damage, and it definitely looks like a EF0 path of damage from Loehr to Wonderview to Mountain Spring Road. It actually took a pretty straight line right over Kevin. tornado-path.png Not as impressive as the Coventry/Mansfield tornado, but tree debris everywhere along that arrow. Nice depiction there. Yeah that's the damage path i saw yesterday. Loehr had the worst damage..That's where I think it could have actually been OTG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Dr Dew is headed out for a run up thru that area. Sometimes you see more running than you do in the car. dews and dews..and more dews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Dr Dew is headed out for a run up thru that area. Sometimes you see more running than you do in the car. dews and dews..and more dews Just make it end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey2002 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Nice depiction there. Yeah that's the damage path i saw yesterday. Loehr had the worst damage..That's where I think it could have actually been OTG Yeah, Loehr was still closed, but I drove through anyways, lol. Trees and wires down everywhere where the tornado passed over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Yeah, Loehr was still closed, but I drove through anyways, lol. Trees and wires down everywhere where the tornado passed over. That's where it looked like there was an appendage on radar. Looked the most "interesting there." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey2002 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 That's what it was, who's dismissing it? You should have strapped on your chase goggles and headed down I-84! Did you see this incredible video from Storrs? Just 3 miles south of the UConn campus: http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video.html?freewheel=91085&sitesection=sehartfordcourant&VID=24940237 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Did you see this video from Storrs? 3 miles south of the UConn campus: http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video.html?freewheel=91085&sitesection=sehartfordcourant&VID=24940237 Did you see this video from Storrs? 3 miles south of the UConn campus: http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video.html?freewheel=91085&sitesection=sehartfordcourant&VID=24940237 There were two storms that had real legit mesos. The one near Union and down by that area near Storrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey2002 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 There were two storms that had real legit mesos. The one near Union and down by that area near Storrs. Yeah the tornado in Storrs looked really powerful... it passed over mostly rural areas thankfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey2002 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Think NWS will go with EF-0 for Tolland and EF-1 for the Coventry/Mansfield tornado? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Just make it end. LOL..now no break at all..even Friday. Unreal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Could be an active day today. What areas or for all of SNE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 LOL..now no break at all..even Friday. Unreal This is awful. I'm happy for you and your TOR...but I would love to be in San Diego right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Should be a ncie break into Saturday. Sunday we'll have SE winds so the coast will be cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 What areas or for all of SNE? I think most have the risk of shwrs/tstms although clouds and s/w timing aren't helping. Looks like training may be an issue should anything happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I think most have the risk of shwrs/tstms although clouds and s/w timing aren't helping. Looks like training may be an issue should anything happen. Already stuff popping in CT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Already stuff popping in CT That's s/w number 1. S/W number two may be from you and points east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Might be able to squeak out an ok Friday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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