metagraphica Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Time sensitive: Hail in Essex right now? Or is OKX radar still running "hot" like yesterday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Pretty interesting meteorology going on right now... we've got the southerly flow aloft pumping moisture north, while below the inversion at 8-10,000ft the winds are due north drilling cold low level air southward under the warm/moist air. Temperatures have been falling all day, with 65F at midnight is now 56F at 1pm. Pretty rugged day with rain, low clouds, mist/drizzle, north wind and temps in the mid/upper 50s. The VAD shows this inversion pretty clearly... upper level winds are due south, lower winds are all NNW dropping temps across the area. Radar echos moving due north while all obs are showing NNW winds. Pretty neat to see. 63.6/60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Downpour at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Might be some small hail with the shower/storm in East Lyme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Pretty good burst of rainhere at the Pit, about .05" in 10 minutes. 62.9/59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Oh wow, shelf overhead as the team bus pulls out of campus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 A quick tenth of an inch, but the bulk of the rain is east of here. 61.8/59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Torrential rain Lawrence. Localized street flooding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Quite the "tale of two cities" in the temp department for SNE this afternoon. 60.9/59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonseminole Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 man what a downpour we just had.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina311 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 the stuff over woburn right now is better than anything I saw all week! I thought I was posting this in the severe thread. Oops. This doesn't work too well on my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina311 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I actually saw a little rotation a minute ago. no rain yet but wind is picking up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Nice looking waterspout in Peconic Bay just off of Mattituck earlier this afternoon. http://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2013/09/42083/photos-residents-spot-water-spot-over-peconic-bay-waters/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Quite the "tale of two cities" in the temp department for SNE this afternoon. 60.9/59 Been mid-50s all day up here...woodstoves going again while its 80F down SE. Currently 55/53 with mist/drizzle. A real fall day with north winds rustling the leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modfan Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Nice little cell near the Quabbin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Been mid-50s all day up here...woodstoves going again while its 80F down SE. Currently 55/53 with mist/drizzle. A real fall day with north winds rustling the leaves. Congrats on 6-12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Been mid-50s all day up here...woodstoves going again while its 80F down SE. Currently 55/53 with mist/drizzle. A real fall day with north winds rustling the leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Nice little cell near the QuabbinSlid too far south for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Temp continuing to drop from the 9:00a.m. high of 69.2. 64.3/60 Mike, the school districts were Amherst-Pelham and Mt GreylockNo school. High dews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Congrats on 6-12. Fun temp swings this week...from a couple nights in the 30s, to a one day heat burst with us hitting 90F, to a record high minimum temperature that night, and now falling temps all day from mid 60s at midnight to mid 50s all afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 The dp hasn't been dropping--I'm sure all the rain hasn't helped. But it's been pretty rock steady. 59.8/58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Upslope rains this afternoon and evening at the ski area while its starting to dry out in town as we lose upper level support. A photo of the upslope rain obscuring the Spine (this is looking west from the east side), while the mid-upper levels clear out. A sign of things to come...all we need is some low level moisture and something to push that moisture into the mountains. It really doesn't matter what happens above like 7000ft, as long as we have that moisture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Upslope rains this afternoon and evening at the ski area while its starting to dry out in town as we lose upper level support. A photo of the upslope rain obscuring the Spine (this is looking west from the east side), while the mid-upper levels clear out. A sign of things to come...all we need is some low level moisture and something to push that moisture into the mountains. It really doesn't matter what happens above like 7000ft, as long as we have that moisture. image.jpg I for one can't wait until upslope season starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I for one can't wait until upslope season starts.Its just so exciting its hard to control. Hopefully he posts about it a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I know that's 40/70's favorite topic too. Don't hate the weather, it's the only weather you've got. I'm just a meso-scale weenie...I also enjoy learning about coastal fronts and how they help eastern MA, and how NE flow in low levels will upslope seeder-feeder style in ORH hills at the expense of the Tolland hills downstream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Hopefully '94 visits and this area gets 20-30" of OES like it did back then..lol. I'll be all over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Hopefully '94 visits and this area gets 20-30" of OES like it did back then..lol. I'll be all over it. What's the largest single OES event or is that like a few different ones that totaled 20-30"? I wish more of you guys lived up here or upslope was more prevalent for a bigger population centers...with this group and the great meteorology knowledge I bet we'd have consistent awesome discussions on upslope. But I don't blame anyone for not giving two shats, lol. When I lived in Albany back on WWBB or Eastern, I was always in the upstate NY forum and couldn't have cared less when the lake effect guys got all excited, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 What's the largest single OES event or is that like a few different ones that totaled 20-30"? I wish more of you guys lived up here or upslope was more prevalent for a bigger population centers...with this group and the great meteorology knowledge I bet we'd have consistent awesome discussions on upslope. But I don't blame anyone for not giving two shats, lol. When I lived in Albany back on WWBB or Eastern, I was always in the upstate NY forum and couldn't have cared less when the lake effect guys got all excited, haha. I'm busting balls if you can't tell. I would weenie out right with you if I lived there. I respect the mesoscale stuff, but you have to understand a little busting is come your way when it's 38F and sunny on a January day and you are ripping dendrites while in the 20s. Pure prolific OES snow is hard to come by. Back in January '99, the town that I live in now had 16.5" From mostly OES but enhanced from Seeder feeder aloft. In very cold storms we get some ocean enhanced snow which in '94 amounted to quite a bit here. Spots near here and just south got 20-30" in Feb '94 with a great deal from OES. We definitely get some enhancement from moisture off the Atlantic, but it is more prevalent when temps aloft are cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted September 14, 2013 Author Share Posted September 14, 2013 What's the largest single OES event or is that like a few different ones that totaled 20-30"? I wish more of you guys lived up here or upslope was more prevalent for a bigger population centers...with this group and the great meteorology knowledge I bet we'd have consistent awesome discussions on upslope. But I don't blame anyone for not giving two shats, lol. When I lived in Albany back on WWBB or Eastern, I was always in the upstate NY forum and couldn't have cared less when the lake effect guys got all excited, haha. I am intrigued by it as much as these guys were posting every half hour about hodographs and EML for severe two hundred miles from them. Plus I do ski so I do reap the benefits. Upslope events being much more common than OES and longer lasting are probably why I never was enthralled by OES but OES is certainly a treat for EMA especially Phil and CWEAT. Looking forward to your top of Gondola pics. this weather change brings us that step closer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 I'm busting balls if you can't tell. I would weenie out right with you if I lived there. I respect the mesoscale stuff, but you have to understand a little busting is come your way when it's 38F and sunny on a January day and you are ripping dendrites while in the 20s. Pure prolific OES snow is hard to come by. Back in January '99, the town that I live in now had 18" From mostly OES but enhanced from Seeder feeder aloft. In very cold storms we get some ocean enhanced snow which in '94 amounted to quite a bit here. Spots near here and just south got 20-30" in Feb '94 with a great deal from OES. We definitely get some enhancement from moisture off the Atlantic, but it is more prevalent when temps aloft are cold. It's just hard to maintain conditions necessary for this, especially once you get west of the CC Canal. Cold 850s and northeasterly flow is hard to come by. It's a little easier to do NNW and clip the outer Cape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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