ct_yankee Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 7 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Ryan showed video of the time lapse at BDL. It clearly showed that funnel in the time lapse I definitely saw that feature, but from a great distance while driving in heavy traffic - couldn't get a clear photo of it. I did wonder briefly if it was a funnel, but it looked more like a wall-cloud type deal or even an outflow feature from where I was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Yeah at first I thought scud, but would have to interrogate it more. Need to see it in reference to the storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteLawns Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 13 hours ago, weatherwiz said: I was thinking that but is that area possible? I would have to get to New Milford and that area was hit really hard...might be traffic on route 7. i may be able to do back roads to Newtown and catch 84 there which is passed where the traffic Sorry never saw this, but yeah the roads from danbury to Brookfield was pretty bad I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteLawns Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 https://youtu.be/jLlCV69r6Ls 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypatia Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 This was on my facebook newsfeed and it made me laugh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Friend in North Haven just sent me these. This was at Wharton Brook State Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 5 hours ago, BrianW said: Just saw a live Facebook video from sleeping giant state park in Hamden. Massive tree damage there. Looks like near Winni in '95, eh @CoastalWx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 2 hours ago, codfishsnowman said: so that is a funnel and not scud? 2 hours ago, CoastalWx said: Yeah at first I thought scud, but would have to interrogate it more. Need to see it in reference to the storm. To my eye that looks like a wall cloud, with an inflow tail hanging down to the right. The inflow tail forms lower to the ground in response to the fact that the wall cloud/inflow to the storm is ingesting forward flank (cooler/moist) air on that side that has a lower LCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 8 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: Looks like near Winni in '95, eh @CoastalWx Whitman, MA '96 too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 5 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: To my eye that looks like a wall cloud, with an inflow tail hanging down to the right. The inflow tail forms lower to the ground in response to the fact that the wall cloud/inflow to the storm is ingesting forward flank (cooler/moist) air on that side that has a lower LCL. Cool, yeah makes sense there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 5 hours ago, BrianW said: Just saw a live Facebook video from sleeping giant state park in Hamden. Massive tree damage there. This picture was taken from the tower at the above park. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 17 hours ago, Hoth said: Fabulous job today, Ryan. Superb coverage. Thought I was watching KFOR Agreed. Ryan and the other guy did a great job with now-casting and analysis and communicating it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 21 minutes ago, bobbutts said: Agreed. Ryan and the other guy did a great job with now-casting and analysis and communicating it all. Josh Cignarelli a local kid who is on top of his game 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 3 hours ago, WhiteLawns said: Sorry never saw this, but yeah the roads from danbury to Brookfield was pretty bad I guess. yeah that whole area is a disaster. West Hartford is typically 50 minutes from Danbury for me and my friend lives like 15-20 minutes north of Danbury. We both made it home at the same time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 I'm sure this has already been discussed, but can't understate the relevance of EML plumes with respect to significant severe weather in the Northeast. Not only did the 18z ALB sounding sample 7.7 C/km mid-level lapse rates (high-end, historically), but the expansive nature of >7 C/km 700-500mb lapse rates ahead of the entire line of storms yesterday was certainly impressive. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Seems like the SPC wind probability was warranted in this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 34 minutes ago, Quincy said: I'm sure this has already been discussed, but can't understate the relevance of EML plumes with respect to significant severe weather in the Northeast. Not only did the 18z ALB sounding sample 7.7 C/km mid-level lapse rates (high-end, historically), but the expansive nature of >7 C/km 700-500mb lapse rates ahead of the entire line of storms yesterday was certainly impressive. yeah the extensive coverage of the EML plume was quite impressive and I think definitely underrated...not in terms of how the event produced but just b/c of the historical significance. Those observed lapse rates too on the 18z sounding are striking. That's pretty extreme stuff. Even 6/1/11 I think only had lapse rates around 7.5...don't think they were above that. I think the only time (could be wrong) that 700-500 lapse rates approached 8 C/KM during a convective event was 7/15/95 when I remember reading they were like 8-8.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Friends house in Newtown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 32 minutes ago, weatherwiz said: yeah the extensive coverage of the EML plume was quite impressive and I think definitely underrated...not in terms of how the event produced but just b/c of the historical significance. Those observed lapse rates too on the 18z sounding are striking. That's pretty extreme stuff. Even 6/1/11 I think only had lapse rates around 7.5...don't think they were above that. I think the only time (could be wrong) that 700-500 lapse rates approached 8 C/KM during a convective event was 7/15/95 when I remember reading they were like 8-8.5. And I know 700-500 mb is what we look at, but oftentimes it's just having some layer within the sounding of steep lapse rates. Because an EML plume begins as surface based out on the High Plains, and gradually becomes more elevated as it moves east, as elevation drops towards sea level. On 14.12z sounding out around IA, the base of that EML was more like 800 mb, or even 850 mb. So sometimes it doesn't quite line up with our conventions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 1 minute ago, OceanStWx said: And I know 700-500 mb is what we look at, but oftentimes it's just having some layer within the sounding of steep lapse rates. Because an EML plume begins as surface based out on the High Plains, and gradually becomes more elevated as it moves east, as elevation drops towards sea level. On 14.12z sounding out around IA, the base of that EML was more like 800 mb, or even 850 mb. So sometimes it doesn't quite line up with our conventions. It's funny you mention this because I've been thinking about this and I wonder if my thinking was incorrect. I thought that EML's did originate aloft like at the 10,000' to 18,000' level (but then again isn't that like the surface for the source regions of EML's?) Anyways...so we could see an EML plume that's like from 700-600mb but the 700-500mb lapse rate alone may not properly portray that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, weatherwiz said: It's funny you mention this because I've been thinking about this and I wonder if my thinking was incorrect. I thought that EML's did originate aloft like at the 10,000' to 18,000' level (but then again isn't that like the surface for the source regions of EML's?) Anyways...so we could see an EML plume that's like from 700-600mb but the 700-500mb lapse rate alone may not properly portray that? Like check the ABQ 12z sounding from today. What we would consider the EML is actually just their mixed layer from the day before. Gradually that moves east, and as elevation drops it gets higher in the atmosphere. And convective overturning dissipates the magnitude some as well. Obviously the deeper the EML the better for the Northeast, but yes, you could see a chunk only 100 mb deep leftover by the time it reaches here (which gets very hard to ID as remnant EML). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Just now, OceanStWx said: Like check the ABQ 12z sounding from today. What we would consider the EML is actually just their mixed layer from the day before. Gradually that moves east, and as elevation drops it gets higher in the atmosphere. And convective overturning dissipates the magnitude some as well. Obviously the deeper the EML the better for the Northeast, but yes, you could see a chunk only 100 mb deep leftover by the time it reaches here (which gets very hard to ID as remnant EML). This is so helpful! I've tried to search a bit more on EML's since I never truly understood how to explain the origin of them. I'm also going to do a presentation on this event at our Tristate weather conference in the fall and wanted to briefly explain EML origin and this totally helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 57 minutes ago, weatherwiz said: This is so helpful! I've tried to search a bit more on EML's since I never truly understood how to explain the origin of them. I'm also going to do a presentation on this event at our Tristate weather conference in the fall and wanted to briefly explain EML origin and this totally helps. This dude might be able to help https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/2010WAF2222363.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 31 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: This dude might be able to help https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/2010WAF2222363.1 That dude is a huge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanks45 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 My friend took this photo as the storm was hitting right up the road from me in Newtown. Hard to tell, but the image looks tornadoish.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 3 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said: This dude might be able to help https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/2010WAF2222363.1 i know. I’ve read all his stuff. There were just some things I was trying to explore that went behind the paper. I already have them Credited in my presentation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 7 hours ago, OceanStWx said: Looks like near Winni in '95, eh @CoastalWx Could be similar to Laconia in July '18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 5 hours ago, weatherwiz said: Friends house in Newtown It is definitely true and higher end when these storm events hit the more populated areas of New England. Sucks that your friend had that come through his roof. I look at that and think we've had some high end wind damage events that may look similar over the past year up north, but it's one thing to have so many people affected vs. up here they are still cleaning up the mountain bike trails. Woods vs. residential...the impact difference is staggering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 My cousin posted these on social media though I'm not entirely sure where in CT. I know it's SW of Hartford, but how far can't say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 57 minutes ago, eekuasepinniW said: Could be similar to Laconia in July '18. More likely to happen June 9-17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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