Northwest NJ Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Incredible snow squall just blew through here. It would have been impressive in January but it is May! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Holy cow! Legitimate snowing right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Took a ride up 218 and surrounding areas, hit a ridiculous snow squallright past West Point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 1 hour ago, BxEngine said: Took a ride up 218 and surrounding areas, hit a ridiculous snow squallright past West Point. And to think that some LOL’ed at a thread being started for these historic couple of days...a pretty long thread now... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Nice snow squall to our northwest. Let’s see if it holds together. Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Binghamton NY 344 PM EDT Sat May 9 2020 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040- 100000- Northern Oneida-Yates-Seneca-Southern Cayuga-Onondaga-Steuben- Schuyler-Chemung-Tompkins-Madison-Southern Oneida-Cortland- Chenango-Otsego-Tioga-Broome-Delaware-Sullivan-Bradford- Susquehanna-Northern Wayne- 344 PM EDT Sat May 9 2020 ...HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING... Scattered heavy snow showers will continue through this evening. Localized accumulations of 1 to 3 inches will be possible across higher terrain, with a coating of snow possible at lower elevations. In addition, heavy snow squalls will cause rapidly changing travel conditions with visibility less than a quarter mile and slippery spots on roads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Special Weather Statement National Weather Service New York NY 645 PM EDT Sat May 9 2020 CTZ005>012-NYZ067-068-070-092345- Southern Middlesex-Northern Fairfield-Southern New London-Southern Fairfield-Northern New London-Northern New Haven-Northern Middlesex-Southern New Haven-Putnam-Northern Westchester-Orange- 645 PM EDT Sat May 9 2020 ...FAST MOVING BANDS OF SNOW SQUALLS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT... At 640 PM EDT, National Weather Service Doppler radar showed bands of snow squalls extending from Bristol to New Fairfield to near Kerhonkson to Maplewood to Gibson. Movement was southeast at 50 mph. Winds up to 45 mph and visibilities 1/4 to 1/2 mile are likely with the heavier squalls. These squalls will be near... Cheshire and Bethel around 645 PM EDT. Newtown around 650 PM EDT. Meriden and Middletown around 655 PM EDT. Bridgeport and Middletown around 705 PM EDT. Shelton and East Hampton around 710 PM EDT. New Haven and Milford around 715 PM EDT. Chester around 720 PM EDT. Brewster and Carmel around 730 PM EDT. Cold Spring and West Point around 735 PM EDT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 The bulk of it missed me but it was decent for a few minutes. I’ve lost count of the number of snow squalls/snow showers today, incredible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: The bulk of it missed me but it was decent for a few minutes. I’ve lost count of the number of snow squalls/snow showers today, incredible Missed here too. Fell apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, hudsonvalley21 said: Missed here too. Fell apart. Well it’s only late November, we have plenty of time this winter....wait, wut? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Well almost... The last of the snowshowers moved through around 8pm last night so no 5/10 snowfall record set Hopefully this morning was the last freeze, I really want to get the tomatoes outside, the cold hardy stuff that's out there seems to have come through just fine. My wife's new flowers not so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 10 hours ago, gravitylover said: Well almost... The last of the snowshowers moved through around 8pm last night so no 5/10 snowfall record set Hopefully this morning was the last freeze, I really want to get the tomatoes outside, the cold hardy stuff that's out there seems to have come through just fine. My wife's new flowers not so much We have one more reinforcing cold shot. Tuesday morning freezes for many, Wednesday morning for most, and then I'm declaring growing season officially open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 I spent the afternoon finally clearing the bramble and brush around the fabled dam. This structure has certainly seen better days. I would have no idea how to even start thinking about building this back up. Was the dam once as high as the concrete abutment on the right? Why did some chunks of masonry migrate back into the pond and others tumble down the spillway? What I wouldn't give to see a photo of this setup when it was still standing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 19 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: We have one more reinforcing cold shot. Tuesday morning freezes for many, Wednesday morning for most, and then I'm declaring growing season officially open. Violently agree, it’s coming. 11 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: I spent the afternoon finally clearing the bramble and brush around the fabled dam. This structure has certainly seen better days. I would have no idea how to even start thinking about building this back up. Was the dam once as high as the concrete abutment on the right? Why did some chunks of masonry migrate back into the pond and others tumble down the spillway? What I wouldn't give to see a photo of this setup when it was still standing... It may not have been as high as the abutment, maybe there was a lower spillway in the middle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Either way, rebuilding a dam, is no small project. We have an old dam, revolutionary war era, that’s breached on the property. It’s big, 20’ high, 6’ wide. It was the iron furnace that everything around here is named for, furnace brook, furnace brook lake, furnace dock rd, furnace woods rd... apparently it was a big in the 1750s. We had a tropical storm (blanking on the name) about 15 years ago that dropped like 9” rain and ripped a huge section off the dam. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hudsonvalley21 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 1 hour ago, BxEngine said: Classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 12 hours ago, Juliancolton said: We have one more reinforcing cold shot. Tuesday morning freezes for many, Wednesday morning for most, and then I'm declaring growing season officially open. Yup that's what I'm thinking too. I forgot to cover one bed the other day and lost my string beans and Hungarian wax hot peppers I'm excited about my potatoes, I built a potato box and all 3 that I planted in there are happening so I built 2 more and will be filling them with soil today. We should end up with more potatoes than we can eat if all goes right. 11 hours ago, Hitman said: Either way, rebuilding a dam, is no small project. We have an old dam, revolutionary war era, that’s breached on the property. It’s big, 20’ high, 6’ wide. It was the iron furnace that everything around here is named for, furnace brook, furnace brook lake, furnace dock rd, furnace woods rd... apparently it was a big in the 1750s. We had a tropical storm (blanking on the name) about 15 years ago that dropped like 9” rain and ripped a huge section off the dam. Heh, now I know right where you're at. Was that big storm Floyd in 1999? Most spots east of the river got over 10" and along the higher terrain was 13+. Fahnestock recorded 14.5 and a reliable station that used to be on Quaker Hill in Patterson/ Pawling showed just under 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 16 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: It may not have been as high as the abutment, maybe there was a lower spillway in the middle? Yeah, I think you're right. I wasn't really sure what these little farm pond dams were supposed to look like, but it was likely along these lines now that I do a little digging. 15 hours ago, Hitman said: Either way, rebuilding a dam, is no small project. We have an old dam, revolutionary war era, that’s breached on the property. It’s big, 20’ high, 6’ wide. It was the iron furnace that everything around here is named for, furnace brook, furnace brook lake, furnace dock rd, furnace woods rd... apparently it was a big in the 1750s. We had a tropical storm (blanking on the name) about 15 years ago that dropped like 9” rain and ripped a huge section off the dam. That's pretty neat! Lots of history in that area. Was that the October '05 flood courtesy of TS Tammy and an unnamed subtropical depression? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 4 hours ago, Juliancolton said: you're right. That's pretty neat! Lots of history in that area. Was that the October '05 flood courtesy of TS Tammy and an unnamed subtropical depression? It happens. October 2005 was pretty epic in rainfall, 17.06” here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 53 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: It happens. October 2005 was pretty epic in rainfall, 17.06” here. That's incredible. I "only" had a little over 13" here and things still flooded that I didn't think could flood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 Just saw video from a few miles away from here, serious pea sized hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 11 hours ago, gravitylover said: Yup that's what I'm thinking too. I forgot to cover one bed the other day and lost my string beans and Hungarian wax hot peppers I'm excited about my potatoes, I built a potato box and all 3 that I planted in there are happening so I built 2 more and will be filling them with soil today. We should end up with more potatoes than we can eat if all goes right. Heh, now I know right where you're at. Was that big storm Floyd in 1999? Most spots east of the river got over 10" and along the higher terrain was 13+. Fahnestock recorded 14.5 and a reliable station that used to be on Quaker Hill in Patterson/ Pawling showed just under 17. Yup, Floyd. got a nice hailstorm this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpalm5 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 36 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: Just saw video from a few miles away from here, serious pea sized hail. Who would have thought snow in May then a thunderstorm with hail two days later. Add it to the list of 2020 oddities... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Alright I'm calling it after tonight, no more frosts or freezes and the 70 or so seedlings and plants ready to go clogging up my sunroom are going out to the garden tomorrow. The last seed potatoes are going in today though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPcantmeasuresnow Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 8 minutes ago, gravitylover said: Alright I'm calling it after tonight, no more frosts or freezes and the 70 or so seedlings and plants ready to go clogging up my sunroom are going out to the garden tomorrow. The last seed potatoes are going in today though. I agree. I hit 31.8° this morning, we may challenge that again tonight, but I think the nights of freezing are done for this spring after that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Planting tomorrow. i realized the other day when I posted about the dam, that I didnt have any pictures, so I went out and took some. Tough to see with all the overgrowth though. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 From hard freeze to dew fest in 27 hours, gotta love it. I think I'm gonna hold off on planting until tomorrow, juuuust in case today follows in the footsteps of 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 3 hours ago, Juliancolton said: follows in the footsteps of 2018 Shut your mouth. Every time I write “shut” my phone autocorrects to “shit”... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 1 hour ago, IrishRob17 said: Shut your mouth. Every time I write “shut” my phone autocorrects to “shit”... This being 2020, can you really blame it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 4 hours ago, Juliancolton said: This being 2020, can you really blame it? I’ll be curious as to what you see from that storm heading in your general direction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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