RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 What a shitty storm. Still no power. Sent the wife and kids to grandma’s in WeHa last night. Spent 4 hours cleaning yesterday. Several trees down on the property so I’ll have to spend money to get them removed. Tossing food into coolers but some will get thrown out. Have to find a public spot to work remotely today during covid. 2020 can’t get any worse. FTS. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC-CT Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: Several homes in my neighborhood alone have trees into house Mine too. I was wrong, you were right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC-CT Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, CT Rain said: Well that was wild. Bigger winds here than with Irene or Sandy. Tons of damage throughout town. Good job communicating the potential 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Heard this come down in my neighbors yard around 2 AM. Sounded like a shotgun went off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, JC-CT said: Good job communicating the potential There may not be anyone else on TV who does as excellent of a job as Ryan does. Not only does he communicate potential extremely well but he has the gift of being able to toss in science/meteorology and explain it so easily. Not too mention how he handles live events...especially severe weather...being able to show and explain dual-pol radar on air. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Still no power got wild after I posted meh. Not meh lol at dunkin line is huge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Still puzzled how anyone enjoys this but ok. Forecasts were spot on. With so many communities in the region placed into and surrounded by forrests, It doesn’t take much to cause damage though. If we ever have a slow moving cat1/2 cane, it would practically delete our livelyhoods. Have fun with that. More cleanup today. Riveting stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Was to far east here with just minimal conditions, 39 mph gust and 0.47" of rainfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC-CT Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Still puzzled how anyone enjoys this but ok. I can't help but marvel at the power of nature when it shows itself. It's not like we can do anything about it if we wanted to. I don't enjoy the aftermath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 14 minutes ago, CT Rain said: Well that was wild. Bigger winds here than with Irene or Sandy. Tons of damage throughout town. Peak gust yesterday was 43 kts. There was only about 60min of strongest winds and they were no where near that high. Virtually no rain, Irene peak gust for me was 50kts and the storm lasted far longer with higher sustained winds, which brought more damage. Sandy only had a peak of 41kts but lasted longer as well. I don't recall that much damage with this one Both brought far more rain here which would contribute to trees coming down easier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 11 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Still puzzled how anyone enjoys this but ok. Forecasts were spot on. With so many communities in the region placed into and surrounded by forrests, It doesn’t take much to cause damage though. If we ever have a slow moving cat1/2 cane, it would practically delete our livelyhoods. Have fun with that. More cleanup today. Riveting stuff. We knew west was best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Baroclinic Zone said: Peak gust yesterday was 43 kts. There was only about 60min of strongest winds and they were no where near that high. Virtually no rain, Irene peak gust for me was 50kts and the storm lasted far longer with higher sustained winds, which brought more damage. Sandy only had a peak of 41kts but lasted longer as well. I don't recall that much damage with this one Both brought far more rain here which would contribute to trees coming down easier. Was more convective in nature, I think. GHG was 55kts. Logan 46kts. But ironically I think weaker winds were near the Cape, opposite Irene. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 My neighbors are posting tree pics so some damage around. Luckily just some branches in my yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 22 minutes ago, ineedsnow said: Still no power got wild after I posted meh. Not meh lol at dunkin line is huge Camping stove and french press FTW. But freezer FTL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 11 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: Was more convective in nature, I think. GHG was 55kts. Logan 46kts. But ironically I think weaker winds were near the Cape, opposite Irene. Agreed. Yesterday was more like a severe outbreak on roids then a TS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: Several homes in my neighborhood alone have trees into house Pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 43 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: What a shitty storm. Still no power. Sent the wife and kids to grandma’s in WeHa last night. Spent 4 hours cleaning yesterday. Several trees down on the property so I’ll have to spend money to get them removed. Tossing food into coolers but some will get thrown out. Have to find a public spot to work remotely today during covid. 2020 can’t get any worse. FTS. sorry man. With the way the weather has been probably a good time to invest in a Genny, its worth its weight in gold for a homeowner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Think we had the stinger jet in the dry slot or a gravity wave. Nice pressure rise fall couplet here. Biggest winds and damage at this time. The scream of the wind and seeing 100 ft trees bent in half was crazy. I wish I had a tree top anemometer some times lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 We had several convective cells move overhead early on. Radar was showing very high velocities at range but as storms got closer and the sampling height dropped, the velocities were also dropping substantially. It seemed like it was going to be a bust until the sun came out and the rain mostly stopped. I don't know if it were coincidence or if that extra amount of mixing might have been the catalyst, because after that things got pretty heavy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Only ended up with .21" of rain. Definitely one of the windier events we've experienced here, but fortunately no downed trees and didn't loose power. Heavy debris was the extent of the damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 9 minutes ago, radarman said: We had several convective cells move overhead early on. Radar was showing very high velocities at range but as storms got closer and the sampling height dropped, the velocities were also dropping substantially. It seemed like it was going to be a bust until the sun came out and the rain mostly stopped. I don't know if it were coincidence or if that extra amount of mixing might have been the catalyst, because after that things got pretty heavy. When we were under the tornado warning our peak gusts came from that convection. 50-55 knots easy here. Reminded me a lot of the epic southeaster a few years back just before Halloween. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 6 minutes ago, CT Rain said: When we were under the tornado warning our peak gusts came from that convection. 50-55 knots easy here. Reminded me a lot of the epic southeaster a few years back just before Halloween. I wonder if anything touched down. Given how weak any tornado would have been though it would probably be impossible to differentiate between tornado damage and damage from convective winds...which can be a challenge during tropical systems. But we lucked out big time with the tornado potential yesterday. 200+ J of 3km CAPE with those shear values could have ended up pretty ugly. Just weren't able to generate a decent enough updraft to utilize it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 21 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: sorry man. With the way the weather has been probably a good time to invest in a Genny, its worth its weight in gold for a homeowner I had one, it crapped out on me. I’m actually in the process of investing in a Generac standby. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 28 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Think we had the stinger jet in the dry slot or a gravity wave. Nice pressure rise fall couplet here. Biggest winds and damage at this time. The scream of the wind and seeing 100 ft trees bent in half was crazy. I wish I had a tree top anemometer some times lol That is a very small pressure change though. You would see something more notable in a true G wave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 8 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: I had one, it crapped out on me. I’m actually in the process of investing in a Generac standby. Those are great. My folks have one. Hooked right into the nat gas. Goes on immediately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 52 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said: Peak gust yesterday was 43 kts. There was only about 60min of strongest winds and they were no where near that high. Virtually no rain, Irene peak gust for me was 50kts and the storm lasted far longer with higher sustained winds, which brought more damage. Sandy only had a peak of 41kts but lasted longer as well. I don't recall that much damage with this one Both brought far more rain here which would contribute to trees coming down easier. Irene was pretty strong in SE MA and the Cape. This one def focused the best wind further west. It seemed to be a lot spottier further east driven by convective pockets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Just N of my house. No power just 2 houses up from me but we good. I am sure they will shut us off when they go to fix the lines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 1 hour ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Still puzzled how anyone enjoys this but ok. Forecasts were spot on. With so many communities in the region placed into and surrounded by forrests, It doesn’t take much to cause damage though. If we ever have a slow moving cat1/2 cane, it would practically delete our livelyhoods. Have fun with that. More cleanup today. Riveting stuff. Yeah, when people say they want another 1938 they have no f’n clue what they are talking about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: Irene was pretty strong in SE MA and the Cape. This one def focused the best wind further west. It seemed to be a lot spottier further east driven by convective pockets. If this was a Gloria, we would have seen far worse damage over a larger area. The fact that this was hauling along and was so far west mitigated a lot of that potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Never lost power but for those with TMPL service... Quote As of 9:30 p.m., the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) reported no power outages in Taunton. However, in nearby Rehoboth, 70 percent of residents were without power, and in Norton, 24 percent of residents were without power. Both are powered primarily by National Grid. Municipal Lighting FTMFW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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