powderfreak Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 1 hour ago, sbos_wx said: Downplay downplay downplay... Historic event for a lot of the area. Some in deep interior without power for days. World Series game going on and insane at the same time. I really doubt people will be forgetting this one as much as you think What was "historic" for a lot of the area/forum? I get what Ray is saying. Power outages in the interior for days doesn't equal insane wind speeds. It was very damaging in areas but the actual speeds really weren't *that* high at least relative to the model gust maps. I may be without power for a couple days which makes it memorable but the real historic winds didn't seem to materialize as modeled. Just think if we actually got 70-80mph gusts. That's whole tracts of land flattened. It was a widespread 40-60mph gust event with some very localized higher amounts, a solid high wind warning but nothing like a Nov 1950. Fun event to track though for sure and watch unfold. Annoying aftermath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 47 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: The kid is just ridiculous Ray knows I love him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 34 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: The kid is just ridiculous I am known to be one of the least thrilled by windstorms, but this one was pretty impressive in my neck of the woods, not necessarily for the speed, but really for the sustained aspect. Pretty relentless for a while. Was a nice event. My girlfriend's driveway. Her car can be seen, and believe it or not was not damaged, but what you cannot see is her mother's car buried under limbs and trunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterfish55 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 $11,000+ for two walls??? I'd take a gennny over that with LP as fuel.I know...they're a fortune. Would be cool to have them and be completely off the electric grid. A couple years they'll be more reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 2 minutes ago, sbos_wx said: Ray knows I love him lol. I am not sure if Kevin was talking about Ray or the WinterWolf. Ray seemed to be partially impressed by some aspects of the storm and outcomes at some locales, but not impressed on a regional level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 11 minutes ago, powderfreak said: What was "historic" for a lot of the area/forum? I get what Ray is saying. Power outages in the interior for days doesn't equal insane wind speeds. It was very damaging in areas but the actual speeds really weren't *that* high at least relative to the model gust maps. I may be without power for a couple days which makes it memorable but the real historic winds didn't seem to materialize as modeled. Just think if we actually got 70-80mph gusts. That's whole tracts of land flattened. It was a widespread 40-60mph gust event, a solid high wind warning but nothing like a Nov 1950. I would def say it was only for a small slice of the forum...like that meso-stripe that affected Bob in KTAN and seemed to get some places up in E MA further north too, though not in totally consistent manner. It was pretty nasty in parts of S RI too...you could see the big velocities on radar down there and it seems the ground truth there matched with higher damage...adjacent SE CT as well in a few spots. I cannot speak for NNE since I haven't followed as closely there, but it sounds like some spots did pretty darn well...I know dendrite and eek had some good damage close by. Getting near 60mph there is not easy in CAD-land. But yeah, in a lot of areas, this was actually just high end advisory stuff. The wet ground and still a lot of foliage on the trees made the damage worse though than anything equivalent in the winter. We actually kind of hammered that aspect yesterday...that 45-50mph winds could do quite a bit of damage given the other variables in place. But I tend to agree with Ray that for a good chunk of the population, this will be forgotten fairly quickly. Obviously for the 50k or 100k (or whatever it ends up being) people without power for more than 24 hours, it will suck and be more memorable as well as those areas that actually did get into that nice stripe of higher winds caused by the mesoscale nuances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Yaaas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 1 minute ago, ORH_wxman said: I would def say it was only for a small slice of the forum...like that meso-stripe that affected Bob in KTAN and seemed to get some places up in E MA further north too, though not in totally consistent manner. It was pretty nasty in parts of S RI too...you could see the big velocities on radar down there and it seems the ground truth there matched with higher damage...adjacent SE CT as well in a few spots. I cannot speak for NNE since I haven't followed as closely there, but it sounds like some spots did pretty darn well...I know dendrite and eek had some good damage close by. Getting near 60mph there is not easy in CAD-land. But yeah, in a lot of areas, this was actually just high end advisory stuff. The wet ground and still a lot of foliage on the trees made the damage worse though than anything equivalent in the winter. We actually kind of hammered that aspect yesterday...that 45-50mph wins could do quite a bit of damage given the other variables in place. But I tend to agree with Ray that for a good chunk of the population, this will be forgotten fairly quickly. Obviously for the 50k or 100k (or whatever it ends up being) people without power for more than 24 hours, it will suck and be more memorable as well as those areas that actually did get into that nice stripe of higher winds caused by the mesoscale nuances. Good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Massive pines down all around the bend nearing governors island, but the bridge is passable. Broken poles and nobody working on them. I knew i should have gone there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 24 minutes ago, Cold Miser said: I am known to be one of the least thrilled by windstorms, but this one was pretty impressive in my neck of the woods, not necessarily for the speed, but really for the sustained aspect. Pretty relentless for a while. Was a nice event. My girlfriend's driveway. Her car can be seen, and believe it or not was not damaged, but what you cannot see is her mother's car buried under limbs and trunk. No excuse for not being at work today... ...seriously, I hope they are ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 24 minutes ago, butterfish55 said: 38 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: $11,000+ for two walls??? I'd take a gennny over that with LP as fuel. I know...they're a fortune. Would be cool to have them and be completely off the electric grid. A couple years they'll be more reasonable. Check with your local utility provider. Green Mountain power has a leasing program for $15/month. http://products.greenmountainpower.com/powerwall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 1 minute ago, klw said: Check with your local utility provider. Green Mountain power has a leasing program for $15/month. http://products.greenmountainpower.com/powerwall/ I would do that if offered in my area...sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 4 hours ago, MaineJayhawk said: Wow, feeling lucky in Portland. It went out briefly, saw about four transformers explode, power flickered some more but it remained on. Maybe living next to the fire dept has an advantage Living next to the little fire house on Ocean FTW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 3 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: Living next to the little fire house on Ocean FTW! ha, everything below that intersection on washington was without power this AM. Is that pic you posted Veranda Street? Explains why our campus over there is without power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 46 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: I would def say it was only for a small slice of the forum...like that meso-stripe that affected Bob in KTAN and seemed to get some places up in E MA further north too, though not in totally consistent manner. It was pretty nasty in parts of S RI too...you could see the big velocities on radar down there and it seems the ground truth there matched with higher damage...adjacent SE CT as well in a few spots. I cannot speak for NNE since I haven't followed as closely there, but it sounds like some spots did pretty darn well...I know dendrite and eek had some good damage close by. Getting near 60mph there is not easy in CAD-land. But yeah, in a lot of areas, this was actually just high end advisory stuff. The wet ground and still a lot of foliage on the trees made the damage worse though than anything equivalent in the winter. We actually kind of hammered that aspect yesterday...that 45-50mph winds could do quite a bit of damage given the other variables in place. But I tend to agree with Ray that for a good chunk of the population, this will be forgotten fairly quickly. Obviously for the 50k or 100k (or whatever it ends up being) people without power for more than 24 hours, it will suck and be more memorable as well as those areas that actually did get into that nice stripe of higher winds caused by the mesoscale nuances. The exact terminology used was, "memorable". It was my mistake for not repeating that. I meant to argue it's definitely memorable. Historic in locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 58 minutes ago, powderfreak said: What was "historic" for a lot of the area/forum? I get what Ray is saying. Power outages in the interior for days doesn't equal insane wind speeds. It was very damaging in areas but the actual speeds really weren't *that* high at least relative to the model gust maps. I may be without power for a couple days which makes it memorable but the real historic winds didn't seem to materialize as modeled. Just think if we actually got 70-80mph gusts. That's whole tracts of land flattened. It was a widespread 40-60mph gust event with some very localized higher amounts, a solid high wind warning but nothing like a Nov 1950. Fun event to track though for sure and watch unfold. Annoying aftermath. Though the sensible wx didn't overwhelm, the impact seems pretty historic for my general area - at least 20% more folks powerless than from the 1998 ice storm (though I'm certain that far fewer will stay dark for 2-3 weeks like '98) and the two major E-W roads in western Maine out of commission at least temporarily. I'd call that memorable, though I'm biased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 BDL didn't close last night, even at the height of the storm planes where still landing. I could barely hear them above the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 5 minutes ago, Sugarloaf1989 said: BDL didn't close last night, even at the height of the storm planes where still landing. I could barely hear them above the wind. F-that. I wouldn't get on a plane and land in that crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 40 minutes ago, tamarack said: Though the sensible wx didn't overwhelm, the impact seems pretty historic for my general area - at least 20% more folks powerless than from the 1998 ice storm (though I'm certain that far fewer will stay dark for 2-3 weeks like '98) and the two major E-W roads in western Maine out of commission at least temporarily. I'd call that memorable, though I'm biased. Impact yes. Was thinking more obs wise. But I just got home and we are f*cked. It'll be days here before we see power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkO Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 This tree blew over last night around 1:30. It was probably the loud pop I heard followed by transformer/fuse flash. It's STILL blocking Rt 133 and hasn't been touched. The N Grid lineman say it's going to be a while. Could be days before we get our power back. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 2 hours ago, CoastalWx said: I'm with Will. I have no idea how TAN beat MQE. That's unheard of. I think gravity waves were really doing some work last night. Could have explained TAN going wild while MQE was more run of the mill. 1 hour ago, tunafish said: ha, everything below that intersection on washington was without power this AM. Is that pic you posted Veranda Street? Explains why our campus over there is without power Still without power there too. It was on Veranda. There was a big tree blocking Route 1 that they detoured cars around through a neighborhood just before the bridge, then past Martin's Point those poles were toppled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OceanStWx Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 The flooding sounds like it got really bad in the mountains. Our own little Irene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 1 hour ago, HoarfrostHubb said: No excuse for not being at work today... ...seriously, I hope they are ok lol. Still no power. She said lines are down every where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 2 hours ago, sbos_wx said: Downplay downplay downplay... Historic event for a lot of the area. Some in deep interior without power for days. World Series game going on and insane at the same time. I really doubt people will be forgetting this one as much as you think Memorable is subjective. You have the right to your opinion. But the huge winds over a wide area that many were predicting did not materialize. The cape largely underperformed btw. You don't have the right to an opinion in that regard because its simply fact- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Memorable is subjective and depends on what one wants to remember. Will has alot of memorable events, a 1-3” clipper on Jan 1988. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 14 minutes ago, MarkO said: This tree blew over last night around 1:30. It was probably the loud pop I heard followed by transformer/fuse flash. It's STILL blocking Rt 133 and hasn't been touched. The N Grid lineman say it's going to be a while. Could be days before we get our power back. :/ Thankfully, your boy?, wore a helmet with trees falling all around him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Between the flooding, power outages, top 10 wind gusts at PWM, and widespread 50+ knot gusts at the ASOSs, I would say this is an historic event for the GYX CWA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 16 minutes ago, MarkO said: This tree blew over last night around 1:30. It was probably the loud pop I heard followed by transformer/fuse flash. It's STILL blocking Rt 133 and hasn't been touched. The N Grid lineman say it's going to be a while. Could be days before we get our power back. :/ Hopefully you stayed clear of the downed lines and surroundings: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 10 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: Partially swept lol 8 minutes ago, Cold Miser said: lol. Still no power. She said lines are down every where. No nookie for you, for many days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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