Ginx snewx Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 minute ago, Chrisrotary12 said: Just watched loop of todays radar. The death of the line south of the pike as it approached the longitude of Rhode Island was impressive. Yep pretty typical, winds were due south all day. Hit me and died as it passed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: I cackled at “sports car”. More like a 1999 Lexus. The driver probably told them if they were going to put that stupidity on air, they had to say it was a sports car Lol. I thought the same thing about the “sports car”. Not only that but the brakes must have been awful, it was like he drove slowly into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, mreaves said: Lol. I thought the same thing about the “sports car”. Not only that but the brakes must have been awful, it was like he drove slowly into it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimetree Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Missed the action today but could get an early wake up tomorrow morning by the looks of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, rimetree said: Missed the action today but could get an early wake up tomorrow morning by the looks of things. Yeah the 3k nammy holds that together and brings it through NH around sunrise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice1972 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 I’ve still got flashes and rumbles here in west Hartford…..obviously elevated but radar looks good still out in NY…..if it holds….idk seems maybe the cell approaching Farmington is strengthening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 Elevated > Surface based 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice1972 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Just now, DotRat_Wx said: Elevated > Surface based There’s a calm to elevated that soothes the soul……surface based is so violent sometimes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry's Weather Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 dumb question: in elevated instability events, does the lightning also tend to stay more within the clouds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 6 minutes ago, ice1972 said: There’s a calm to elevated that soothes the soul……surface based is so violent sometimes I just like the lightning. But yes, that too. A good elevated event can last hours, not 20 min Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, Henry's Weather said: dumb question: in elevated instability events, does the lightning also tend to stay more within the clouds? I haven't heard of that being the case. I suspect it's the fact total lightning is visible at night. You see better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice1972 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 4 minutes ago, Henry's Weather said: dumb question: in elevated instability events, does the lightning also tend to stay more within the clouds? That’s what elevated means……I think…..it sounds different too….more calm but definitely still loud….more long drawn out rumbling and very deep….shakes the house deep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry's Weather Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Just now, ice1972 said: That’s what elevated means……I think…..it sounds different too….more calm but definitely still loud….more long drawn out rumbling and very deep….shakes the house deep thought it meant that the updrafts start above the surface, but idk really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice1972 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 minute ago, DotRat_Wx said: I haven't heard of that being the case. I suspect it's the fact total lightning is visible at night. You see better. Elevated seems to correspond with no lightning returns on lightning apps…..only ground strikes register in those…..I could be totally wrong here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice1972 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Just now, Henry's Weather said: thought it meant that the updrafts start above the surface, but idk really Idk…..I go by what the lightning is doing….maybe I’m totally off lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice1972 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Lol….we still got SVR Warnings up in NW CT…..let’s go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 22 minutes ago, Henry's Weather said: thought it meant that the updrafts start above the surface, but idk really No, it means the trigger (cold pool, elevated mixing layer, cooling heights) is from above the surface layer. The instability is high above you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice1972 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 minute ago, DotRat_Wx said: No, it means the trigger (cold pool, elevated mixing layer, cooling heights) is from above the surface layer. The instability is high above you. Ya….so the lightning stays elevated in the clouds and rumbles…..you lose the loud AF CG strikes in this case…..still love both the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 I suspect the reason why we see solid storms in the morning pre-dawn hours is often a strong indication things are unstable upstairs. Before big events there is almost always a flurries of posts about surprisingly loud boomers in their slumber. Add that inferred energy upstairs to what may form as surface based instability... And boom Think thundersnow... That's technically elevated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 minute ago, ice1972 said: Ya….so the lightning stays elevated in the clouds and rumbles…..you lose the loud AF CG strikes in this case…..still love both the same Just hasn't been the case in my experiences. And most of my experience is elevated because e MA sucks ass in surface based lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 Storms should weaken significantly berks to orh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice1972 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 That’s a lot of S marching across the NY/CT border…..geez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowdy2x Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 That cell near Barkhamsted looks interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ct_yankee Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Bring it. Haven't heard so much as a rumble of thunder these past 2 days here in New Haven, so yeah, I'll take a 2am thunderstorm, definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowdy2x Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Now North Granby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ct_yankee Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Lightning ramped way down... Crap, it's probably gonna die before it gets to me. So close, and yet so far away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Most impressive lightning this year yet here. Very consistent and loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowdy2x Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, Mason said: Most impressive lightning this year yet here. Very consistent and loud. Yeah man...I'm right across the river from you. Core just passed right over. Multiple close strikes. Not fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ct_yankee Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Well, those storms did die before they got to me, but then a small cell blew up right on top of the city, with plenty of very close lightning hits... I'll take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 Cells are still impressive enough for sub severe new England. Those look like they get to the coast. Thank you MLCAPE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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