Damage In Tolland Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Ginx snewx said: Very distinct possibility I end up with less than an inch of rain for September For the water year I am 24 inches below 18/19 Oct to Oct All of us end up under .70. Insane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 78 here today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 4 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: All of us end up under .70. Insane I will say our river out back is at its lowest possible flow and about as low as I’ve ever seen it. There’s enough spring fed on Mansfield to keep it moving slowly and if it never rained again it would stay like this... but it’s at the minimum. You can see the sticks stuck in that downed tree that’s about 4 feet higher than current level as an example for what the “rainy period” flow is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Man.. huge story on news tonight. 70+ acre fire burning in Natchaug state forest in Windham . They say won’t be contained for months . We feared this 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 18 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Man.. huge story on news tonight. 70+ acre fire burning in Natchaug state forest in Windham . They say won’t be contained for months . We feared this That’ll really hamper the ability to build snowpack if the ground is burning in a few months still. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, powderfreak said: That’ll really hamper the ability to build snowpack if the ground is burning in a few months still. Super rural area. All joking aside, we’ll start seeing that happen more this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Super rural area. All joking aside, we’ll start seeing that happen more this weekend Yeah it is probably as ripe as it gets for brush fires. Despite the summer rain, we are at like 1/3rd of an inch in past 3 weeks up here and ground cover/leaf litter is very dry...I can’t imagine what it’s like from you to Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 12 minutes ago, powderfreak said: That’ll really hamper the ability to build snowpack if the ground is burning in a few months still. Nah...if it comes down hard enough, it’ll stick. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonseminole Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: All of us end up under .70. Insane 1.38 here, still dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 11 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Yeah it is probably as ripe as it gets for brush fires. Despite the summer rain, we are at like 1/3rd of an inch in past 3 weeks up here and ground cover/leaf litter is very dry...I can’t imagine what it’s like from you to Bob. Start throwing in dry leaves coming down , low dews , wind and people camping and campfires etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: Man.. huge story on news tonight. 70+ acre fire burning in Natchaug state forest in Windham . They say won’t be contained for months . We feared this Lol... won’t be contained for months? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 1 minute ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Lol... won’t be contained for months? They said until sig rain or snows . Neither are anywhere near 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Definite hint of smoke in the air tonight here. Not sure if someone in the neighborhood is burning, but it’s been consistent for the hour I’ve been outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, dendrite said: Definite hint of smoke in the air tonight here. Not sure if someone in the neighborhood is burning, but it’s been consistent for the hour I’ve been outside. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj254-CqfHrAhVCpFkKHe-KCcAQFjAIegQIBBAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wnpr.org%2Fpost%2Ffirefighters-work-contain-very-smoky-wildfire-windham&usg=AOvVaw0-lKTxHibiGunAEr0h4Znk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 1 hour ago, powderfreak said: I will say our river out back is at its lowest possible flow and about as love as I’ve ever seen it. There’s enough spring fed on Mansfield to keep it moving slowly and if it never rained again it would stay like this... but it’s at the minimum. You can see the sticks stuck in that downed tree that’s about 4 feet higher than current level for what the “rainy period” flow is. Very similar to my river here. Funny thing is my well pressure overflow still spews water like always. I wonder what it would take to change the water supply at 750 ft deep. But I really don't want to find out. Let's plan on making up the qpf in the winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 14 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj254-CqfHrAhVCpFkKHe-KCcAQFjAIegQIBBAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wnpr.org%2Fpost%2Ffirefighters-work-contain-very-smoky-wildfire-windham&usg=AOvVaw0-lKTxHibiGunAEr0h4Znk Pretty impressive I can smell the CT smoke with NW winds. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 I have a shallow dug well and it is holding up, but I worry about it. We have a lot of ground water here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Man.. huge story on news tonight. 70+ acre fire burning in Natchaug state forest in Windham . They say won’t be contained for months . We feared this Maybe when the California fires are contained they can bring the troops to Wyndham. Hopefully they'll knock it down by Thanksgiving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Wells will be running dry in Tolland soon. Tolland County ground water sensor. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ct/nwis/current/?type=gw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 22 minutes ago, PhineasC said: I have a shallow dug well and it is holding up, but I worry about it. We have a lot of ground water here. A dry start to autumn will get you edgy about water. Definitely a uniquely dry intro to NNE for you. Late October and November topography enhanced synoptic rains will get your water well topped off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said: A dry start to autumn will get you edgy about water. Definitely a uniquely dry intro to NNE for you. Late October and November topography enhanced synoptic rains will get your water well topped off. Yeah, it's concerning. We talked to a well guy and he said most of the dug wells in NH have been replaced at this point after serious droughts over the years. He said if our dug well is still going at this point it must be pretty strong. But we are prepared to have a drilled well put in if needed. There are areas on my property that are still mushy even in this drought so there must be springs nearby. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, PhineasC said: Yeah, it's concerning. We talked to a well guy and he said most of the dug wells in NH have been replaced at this point after serious droughts over the years. He said if our dug well is still going at this point it must be pretty strong. But we are prepared to have a drilled well put in if needed. There are areas on my property that are still mushy even in this drought so there must be springs nearby. I'm surprised that someone built a house like that and then only had a dug well. We had one when I was growing up. It went dry one summer, 84 or 85. That truly sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, mreaves said: I'm surprised that someone built a house like that and then only had a dug well. We had one when I was growing up. It went dry one summer, 84 or 85. That truly sucked. The guy that built this house made some weird choices, and he was a bit of a local muckety-muck so he hired some of his buddies to handle certain things. The septic was never done correctly, for example. It was all done under the table and palms were greased for permits. But the dug well lasted this long so I guess it works OK. I was told there was a huge drought a few years back that wiped out most of the dug wells in NH, but ours survived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 26 minutes ago, kdxken said: Maybe when the California fires are contained they can bring the troops to Wyndham. Hopefully they'll knock it down by Thanksgiving. Better learn what spell check is ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 27 minutes ago, BrianW said: Wells will be running dry in Tolland soon. Tolland County ground water sensor. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ct/nwis/current/?type=gw Most of we don’t use or understand charts. What is this showing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 10 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Most of we don’t use or understand charts. What is this showing? You serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 13 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Better learn what spell check is ? Or maybe that's the hotel he thinks they should stay in while they're in CT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 14 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Most of we don’t use or understand charts. What is this showing? It's showing you are low on water. Hopefully it's contained to toland and doesn't affect the rest of we. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Stein finds Everything. You can’t get anything drought related past the Stein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 21 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Most of we don’t use or understand charts. What is this showing? Pretend Epstein posted it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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