Fall Banter, Observation and General Discussion 2018

[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

Looks like EF0 based on pics on the twitter. 

[Baroclinic Zone]

25 minutes ago, Cyclone-68 said:

Two to three miles away from me in Taunton so I finally have my very own tornado tale. Any guesses to the final EF rating?

You work there?  Live?  Just based on radar representation, the damage path is somewhere in this area.

[Cyclone-68]

17 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

You work there?  Live?  Just based on radar representation, the damage path is somewhere in this area.

I’m in the Verizon building next door to the old NWS?

[snowman21]

Not much info in that tornado statement. The ones from OKX give you the exact location often down to the street and time where the tornado began and ended, path length/width, and estimated intensity.

[Baroclinic Zone]

Just now, snowman21 said:

Not much info in that tornado statement. The ones from OKX give you the exact location often down to the street and time where the tornado began and ended, path length/width, and estimated intensity.

Updated

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PNSBOX
CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-252000-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
356 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2018

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 10/23/18 TORNADO EVENTS...

.NORTH PROVIDENCE AND LINCOLN, RI TORNADO...

START LOCATION...NORTH PROVIDENCE IN PROVIDENCE COUNTY, RI
END LOCATION...LINCOLN IN PROVIDENCE COUNTY, RI
DATE...OCTOBER 23 2018
ESTIMATED TIME...331-334 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90-100 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...250 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...1.5 MILES (DISCONTINUOUS)
BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.8659/-71.4677 
ENDING LAT/LON...41.8813/-71.4452
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

...SUMMARY...
THE TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN IN NORTH PROVIDENCE ON MEADOW
VIEW BOULEVARD AROUND 331 PM EDT, WHERE LARGE BRANCHES WERE
DOWNED, INCLUDING ONE ON A CAR AND FENCE. IN THIS AREA, WIND
SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 60-70 MPH, WHICH IS CLASSIFIED AS
EF-0 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE. FROM THERE, DAMAGE WAS
DISCONTINUOUS AS THE TORNADO HEADED TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST PART OF 
LINCOLN, WITH ONLY A FEW TREETOPS SNAPPED AND DOWNED BRANCHES. IN
LINCOLN, THE TORNADO CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ON ANGELL ROAD AND 
RIATA DRIVE AROUND 333 PM EDT. THERE WERE NUMEROUS UPROOTED OR 
SNAPPED TREES, SHINGLES BLOWN OFF SEVERAL HOUSES, AND LARGE 
BRANCHES DOWNED. WIND SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 90-100 MPH, 
WHICH IS CLASSIFIED AS EF-1. DAMAGE BECAME MORE SPORADIC FARTHER 
NORTH ON ELDEN COURT, DENNELL DRIVE, AND CHRISTOPHER DRIVE, WHERE 
A FEW LARGE TREES AND BRANCHES WERE DOWNED. WINDS IN THESE AREAS 
WERE ESTIMATED AT 60-80 MPH, WHICH IS CLASSIFIED AS EF-0. THE 
TORNADO LIFTED NEAR CHRISTOPHER DRIVE AROUND 334 PM EDT.

THE NWS SURVEY TEAM WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THEIR APPRECIATION TO THE
RHODE ISLAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, THE NORTH PROVIDENCE
FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS, THE LINCOLN FIRE AND POLICE
DEPARTMENTS, AND SKYWARN AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS FOR THEIR
ASSISTANCE IN HELPING US COMPLETE THE SURVEY.


.NORTON, MA TORNADO...

START LOCATION...NORTON IN BRISTOL COUNTY, MA
END LOCATION...NORTON IN BRISTOL COUNTY, MA
DATE...OCTOBER 23, 2018
ESTIMATED TIME...413-415 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90-95 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...170 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.8 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.9628/-71.1996
ENDING LAT/LON...41.9736/-71.1917
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

...SUMMARY...
THE SAME STORM CELL THAT PRODUCED THE NORTH PROVIDENCE AND LINCOLN
TORNADO SPAWNED ANOTHER TORNADO, WHICH TOUCHED DOWN IN NORTON, MA
AT APPROXIMATELY 413 PM. THE TORNADO BEGAN ON FREEMAN STREET, JUST
NORTH OF WEST MAIN STREET (ROUTE 123). IT TRAVELED TO THE
NORTHEAST, CUTTING ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
NORTON RESERVOIR AND MANSFIELD AVENUE (ROUTE 140), AND LIFTED AT
THE SOUTHERNMOST PORTION OF RESERVOIR STREET AROUND 415 PM EDT. 
ON FREEMAN STREET, AN OAK TREE WAS DOWNED WITH LARGE BRANCHES 
LEANING ON A HOUSE. BETWEEN THE RESERVOIR AND MANSFIELD AVENUE, 
NUMEROUS OAK AND PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED MID-WAY UP, BUT A FEW 
WERE SNAPPED NEAR THEIR BASES. A TREE FELL ONTO A GARAGE CAUSING 
SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO A HOME, 
BUT IT WAS SPARED ANY SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THERE WAS VERY 
PRONOUNCED CONVERGENCE IN THE DOWNED TREES WITH SOME DOWNED FROM 
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AND OTHERS FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST. 

THE NWS WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE NORTON FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE
MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, AND A RESIDENT FOR
THEIR HELP WITH THE CONDUCTING OF THE SURVEY. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE
TO THANK SKYWARN AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS FOR INITIALLY
PINPOINTING THE LOCATION OF THE DAMAGE.

EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

$$
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[tamarack]

2 hours ago, dryslot said:

Upta Upton.

Nice!  Was about to guess Rt 26 just north of the Grafton town line, but the one-lane plow path suggests a logging road.  Snow sticking to the road after the plow, in the middle of the day, would be more consistent with gravel than tar.  Of course, at 2"/hr it would stick just about anywhere.

[CT Valley Snowman]

1 minute ago, tamarack said:

Nice!  Was about to guess Rt 26 just north of the Grafton town line, but the one-lane plow path suggests a logging road.  Snow sticking to the road after the plow, in the middle of the day, would be more consistent with gravel than tar.  Of course, at 2"/hr it would stick just about anywhere.

Did you guys get any kind of a light accumulation in the New Sharon Vienna Mount Vernon area?

[tamarack]

Just now, CTValleySnowMan said:

Did you guys get any kind of a light accumulation in the New Sharon Vienna Mount Vernon area?

Nothing but shushies as of my morning commute, even going over Mile Hill, 400'+ higher than my place.  We had some all-snow (but light) spells outside the AUG office between 8 and 9 AM, so maybe the homefront got some lighter colored ground about that time - will find out in less than an hour (but won't be on the 'net until tomorrow.)

[CT Valley Snowman]

Just now, tamarack said:

Nothing but shushies as of my morning commute, even going over Mile Hill, 400'+ higher than my place.  We had some all-snow (but light) spells outside the AUG office between 8 and 9 AM, so maybe the homefront got some lighter colored ground about that time - will find out in less than an hour (but won't be on the 'net until tomorrow.)

Nice I was just up there over the weekend had some good grub at Tracy's Kountry Kitchen on my way to my last visit to the Gifford's in Farmington for the year.  We just closed up the cabin on flying Pond for the season. 

[tamarack]

2 minutes ago, CTValleySnowMan said:

Nice I was just up there over the weekend had some good grub at Tracy's Kountry Kitchen on my way to my last visit to the Gifford's in Farmington for the year.  We just closed up the cabin on flying Pond for the season. 

We're about one mile north of TKK (2+ by road) and we love the place.  It's been for sale, if you're interested in a career change.

[CoastalWx]

2 minutes ago, tamarack said:

We're about one mile north of TKK (2+ by road) and we love the place.  It's been for sale, if you're interested in a career change.

If we buy it, it’s weenies served in any way, shape, or form. 

[CT Valley Snowman]

1 minute ago, tamarack said:

We're about one mile north of TKK (2+ by road) and we love the place.  It's been for sale, if you're interested in a career change.

Lol.  I ponder sometimes what it would be like living up there, my wife does not want to move any further north and we enjoy the very convenient location we live in with access to pretty much any type of box department store or restaurant you could think of,  but man its  beautiful up there and I feel so relaxed.  The cabin gets passed on to me and my sister down the road when my parents passed so I plan on it always being a part of my life.  

[CT Valley Snowman]

4 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

If we buy it, it’s weenies served in any way, shape, or form. 

Yep.  Year round.  Triple bunners. 

[mreaves]

About 1/2” of slushy accumulation here. Starts around 1200’ elevation. 

[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

16 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

If we buy it, it’s weenies served in any way, shape, or form. 

You will never give up your coastal fetish.

[HoarfrostHubb]

Oct wx>>>>>>>Sept wx

[CoastalWx]

1 hour ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

You will never give up your coastal fetish.

I like storms, but love mtns too.

[dendrite]

1 hour ago, CoastalWx said:

I like storms, but love mtns too.

Do you love marriage?

[snowman21]

36 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Do you love marriage?

Dump the wife if it means more snow. Easy choice there.

[CoastalWx]

43 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Do you love marriage?

Depends if there’s a major snowstorm. 

[Hoth]

Go Sox. That is all.

[powderfreak]

Here are a couple photos leaving work this afternoon and looking up at the mountain.

Caked but in reality it's only 3-4" on the upper mountain.  Makes sense on the eastern gradient.

The Front Five.

Gondola view.

 

[#NoPoles]

26 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said:

My gf hates snow. She hates that she loses me to every major snowstorm more. 

Oh buddy, you arent gonna last. Might as well just call it quits and get it over with

[Cold Miser]

9 hours ago, mreaves said:

NH?  I'm going down there for the hockey game vs. Harvard that night.

Yes.  I meant NH.

[moneypitmike]

Doubt this happens, but it's nice to read it.  Step-by-step.

Friday Night

A chance of rain between midnight and 5am, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

[Lava Rock]

Pit 1 or 2?

Doubt this happens, but it's nice to read it.  Step-by-step.
Friday Night
A chance of rain between midnight and 5am, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

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[moneypitmike]

45 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

Pit 1 or 2?

 

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That's down at Pit1.  With the exception of coming down to be sure the house is still standing (or if the weather should dictate  ), I'll be bidding farewell to Pit 1 some time next week or certainly next weekend.

[weathafella]

So Mike-once pit1 is sold, does pit2 become pit1?  Inquiring mimes want to know.....

[moneypitmike]

6 minutes ago, weathafella said:

So Mike-once pit1 is sold, does pit2 become pit1?  Inquiring mimes want to know.....

It's tough for mimes to ask questions. 

That's unlikely.  We'll need to get something closer to ORH--perhaps in the city itself.  We really like the west side.  We wont be in a position to buy until Pit1 actually sells.  So, I think Pit1 will always be the primary residence.

[Baroclinic Zone]

We hard freeze again.  28F.