CT Rain Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 1 hour ago, OceanStWx said: That's a key point. For the vast majority of CT, it was pretty meh. And for the next EML those towns may say mets always blow it out of proportion. In addition to the general knowledge of severe weather in the Plains, they also have the frequency. So while in any one event it's unlikely your backyard will be hit by a storm, over the course of a year there is a relatively high chance. People that experienced the severe weather Tuesday are unlikely to forget it, but it's still a tiny percentage of the state. And that's not even counting the parts of MA and RI that were also included in the watch. We were on the air pretty much from 2:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a break for NBC Nightly News. We didn't get one complaint about our coverage or the forecast. Since high end severe weather is rare around here when people see the pictures of the damage they're generally pretty forgiving if their neighborhood wasn't impacted. Same thing on 6/1/11 we had been talking about tornado potential for 3 days - but no one complained about the forecast even though CT didn't see one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 1 hour ago, CT Rain said: We were on the air pretty much from 2:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a break for NBC Nightly News. We didn't get one complaint about our coverage or the forecast. Since high end severe weather is rare around here when people see the pictures of the damage they're generally pretty forgiving if their neighborhood wasn't impacted. Same thing on 6/1/11 we had been talking about tornado potential for 3 days - but no one complained about the forecast even though CT didn't see one. Certainly true...also, if someone wasn't directly affected by any of the storms last week there is a pretty damn good chance they knew someone who was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 4 Seasons Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Here's some photos i took from the Hamden tornado on West Todd st, Todd st, Shepard Ave and Gaylord Mt. Rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 4 Seasons Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Some more photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 4 Seasons Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Beacon Falls -> Bethany -> Hamden EF1 Tornado Path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJBASHB Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Totally should have reverse image searched that picture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Lol. That’s from Oklahoma in 2014 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Lol. That’s from Oklahoma in 2014 Is that the Katie-Wynnewood tornado? That thing was insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 yeah that thing looks like it would be a heck of alot stronger than an EF1 or EF2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJBASHB Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 It's absolutely the Katie-Wynnewood tor from 2016. It looked too good to be true, reverse image search is your friend. Lesson learned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Found this footage of somebody driving in the storm in Southbury. Gets pretty hairy about 45 seconds in. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 Just re-read this thread. Spring is here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 1 hour ago, CT Rain said: Just re-read this thread. Spring is here. Rewatched the WVIT coverage recently. That was quite a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Hoth said: Rewatched the WVIT coverage recently. That was quite a day. Lots of chucking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 13 hours ago, CT Rain said: Lots of chucking Let's do it again this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 14 hours ago, CT Rain said: Just re-read this thread. Spring is here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 8 hours ago, CoastalWx said: Lights down low, glass of wine, soft music playing in the background, and Ryan re-reading severe threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 1 hour ago, OceanStWx said: Lights down low, glass of wine, soft music playing in the background, and Ryan re-reading severe threads. The wonder of nature, baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Never again, thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 My neighbor was home with his 6 month old and when the first tree fell in the front barely missing the house, he put the baby in the bathtub and went for a mattress to place over them. As the second tree fell....this time on the backside of his house crushing his roof and destroying his deck, he called his wife to start praying together. Good news is, he has a brand new deck now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 Definitely a tornado threat for E PA and NJ tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 49 minutes ago, CT Rain said: Definitely a tornado threat for E PA and NJ tomorrow. Plenty of 0-3km CAPE and shear. Even some hints at a few discrete cells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 4 hours ago, CT Rain said: Definitely a tornado threat for E PA and NJ tomorrow. Let's bring it up here. I need an impetus to start an addition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Good pattern well SW of here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 We built out a whole section on our website for the 5/15 event. Check it out. https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/HAR-Tornado-Parallax-509596791.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Awesome job there CT rainer. Just an awful event, worst I have witnessed. It will certainly go down as the most damaging severe outbreak in wct history. I will never see anything like it here again, thankfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 2 hours ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Awesome job there CT rainer. Just an awful event, worst I have witnessed. It will certainly go down as the most damaging severe outbreak in wct history. I will never see anything like it here again, thankfully. I believe there were more telephone poles and miles of electrical cable downed in your area than the entire state suffered from Sandy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Hoth said: I believe there were more telephone poles and miles of electrical cable downed in your area than the entire state suffered from Sandy. It was bad. If I wasn’t flying to Poland the next day and in a rush I would have drove around to take more pics. My front yard: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Suffice to say, the tree in the back, second on the pic (up top), hasnt been touched and still lays there. The big first tree was cut up in August with extensive cleanup. I still find myself ripping out twigs jammed into the ground when I clean and mow the yard. I still need to get someone to remove the trunk and fill in the hole. Anyone know someone reliable and cheap in the area, please PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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