metagraphica Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 13 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said: 8 days without power? Wtf, you live in Afghanistan? I think I’ve lost power here a total of 2 days in 17 years. 11 minutes ago, Modfan2 said: Must be nice to live in the city, I lost power for 5 days for Irene and 5 for the October Snow storm, and I wasn’t necessarily in the sticks of NE CT 11 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Off the top of my head for me: 10 days Oct 11 snow, 9 days May 18 Tornado, and 7 days Aug 20 Isiass. 9 days for Irene, 3 for Octobomb, 8 for IsiASS. Sucks being at the end of the lines on a rural road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: You have been down here this year. Might as well be a tropical rainforest with all the growth. Of course Eversource Ct sucks I’m down here right now, they are all complaining about the power outages they’ve already had this summer, ha. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Satellite imagery depicts what you’d expect to see from a marginal cat 1 that’s more or less remaining steady state. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonseminole Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 1 minute ago, DotRat_Wx said: I can't remember the last time my power went out yeah, I lost it for 30 minutes during Sandy, in 10 years that is about it.. glad I don't have to worry about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said: I do live in a city of 60+k with a municipal power company, but I live in a rural part of it away from downtown. I’m surrounded by the airport, cranberry bogs and farmland. I've lived in Boston or it's suburbs my entire life. Can't remember the power ever being off more than half a day. Excluding the Blizzard of 78 which was about a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 1 minute ago, powderfreak said: I’m down here right now, they are all complaining about the power outages they’ve already had this summer, ha. A bear fart in CT can shut the grid down for a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBOMB Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, DotRat_Wx said: I can't remember the last time my power went out Must be nice we lost power for a week, for the october snow storm. CT is a shitshow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Just now, Bostonseminole said: yeah, I lost it for 30 minutes during Sandy, in 10 years that is about it.. glad I don't have to worry about that. You privledged ahole…. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Man.. glad we aren’t city folks and don’t live there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowGoose69 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 12 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: It can deepen but that doesn’t always equate to winds. Probably will help augment and expand winds. Yeah usually a lag and in this case that won’t ever translate. This probably (unless you believe the Euro) comes in as a true tropical too and not an ETer which means those winds don’t mix down as well as a land falling strengthening storm. I’m not sure what to expect even for far eastern LI and RI as far as winds 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonseminole Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 would be funny if after all this discussion, I lose power for 3 days.. luckily flying out Monday AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 I feel CT would be sent back to the dark ages if a real hurricane hit. It’s bad enough when you’re getting a minor storm and it’s gonna knock a million people out for a week plus 4 1 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 I lost power 8 days Oct 11 snower 3 days Irene 2 days Sandy 5.5 days Isaias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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USCG RS Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Baroclinic Zone said: I feel CT would be sent back to the dark ages if a real hurricane hit. It’s bad enough when you’re getting a minor storm and it’s gonna knock a million people out for a week plus A Cat 3 hurricane barreling into CT would be catastrophic for your power grid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Baroclinic Zone said: I feel CT would be sent back to the dark ages if a real hurricane hit. It’s bad enough when you’re getting a minor storm and it’s gonna knock a million people out for a week plus 19 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Irene , shit many in October snow bomb lost it for two weeks. Glad you are privileged though. Of course interior Emass doesn't get crazy storms I’m with TMLP like Bob…. I’ve had TMLP my whole life… I went years as a kid without ever losing power. Rates are low, and if we do lose it, it’s never for long. It’s a good gig. CT power infrastructure is apparently a house of cards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said: I feel CT would be sent back to the dark ages if a real hurricane hit. It’s bad enough when you’re getting a minor storm and it’s gonna knock a million people out for a week plus 1938 would knock us out of commission for several months. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 If we're competing for longest outage I'll put in my entry. Was out over a month in FL for Charlie. It absolutely sucked for the couple days we stayed there, so hot and humid and still and ultra buggy and fire ants outside. We didn't stick around for it though. Luckily was able to borrow a snowbird's condo on the other side of the state. Of course loss of life and injury is the worst and destruction of property comes after that but extended outages are definitely not fun. Also note that it's a freaking mess on the roads when there are no traffic lights. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: I’m with TMLP like Bob…. I’ve had TMLP my whole life… I went years as a kid without ever losing power. Rates are low, and if we do lose it, it’s never for long. It’s a good gig. CT power infrastructure is apparently a house of cards? They can get away with it. Try telling a customer in Newton that their power may be back on in 8 to 21 days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Officially 988 mb, per dropsonde. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBOMB Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 6 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Man.. glad we aren’t city folks and don’t live there First post. I absolutely love this forum I've been a consistent reader since college. Tolland Kev is a legend in these parts. 3 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 You know the storm is going to be weaksauce when the majority of the talk is about many people are going to lose power. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Just now, CTBOMB said: First post. I absolutely love this forum I've been a consistent reader since college. Tolland Kev is a legend in these parts. Welcome and thank you friend! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospero Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 1 minute ago, bobbutts said: If we're competing for longest outage I'll put in my entry. Was out over a month in FL for Charlie. It absolutely sucked for the couple days we stayed there, so hot and humid and still and ultra buggy and fire ants outside. We didn't stick around for it though. Luckily was able to borrow a snowbird's condo on the other side of the state. Of course loss of life and injury is the worst and destruction of property comes after that but extended outages are definitely not fun. Also note that it's a freaking mess on the roads when there are no traffic lights. We were out almost 3 weeks after Irma. Funny, for us down here in Florida it was the not having A/C that was killing us. Our food in the fridge was gone in 2 or 3 days, we had battery fans and lights, and ate canned food or out anywhere that was open (A/C too). I wonder up north what is the worst issue of no power. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossbowftw3 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Prospero said: We were out almost 3 weeks after Irma. Funny, for us down here in Florida it was the not having A/C that was killing us. Our food in the fridge was gone in 2 or 3 days, we had battery fans and lights, and ate canned food or out anywhere that was open (A/C too). I wonder up north what is the worst issue of no power. If it happens during winter, the cold. Houses will quickly get cold without heat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Weather Monger Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 All this power outage talk makes me think I'm in my SE forum with .10 of ice accretion in the forecast. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 So I guess this is what we talk about in between model runs during the summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCG RS Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Just now, Prospero said: We were out almost 3 weeks after Irma. Funny, for us down here in Florida it was the not having A/C that was killing us. Our food in the fridge was gone in 2 or 3 days, we had battery fans and lights, and ate canned food or out anywhere that was open (A/C too). I wonder up north what is the worst issue of no power. One of the major issues is cellular towers that crash, and along with it emergency communications (run off the same towers). Then we have issues with pumping gas as most do not have generators. Many times, you have wires down for days. Then you have traffic light issues and crashes due to this. Mass transit (trains) stop. Food in grocery stores spoil. Ports stop functioning properly. Water becomes contaminated. Hospitals have no power after a certain time frame as well. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedizel Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Wild Weather Monger said: All this power outage talk makes me think I'm in my SE forum with .10 of ice accretion in the forecast. Lol its similar. Trees still have leaves so 40-50 mph with wet soil does it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 1 minute ago, WxWatcher007 said: So I guess this is what we talk about in between model runs during the summer You should post your writeup I saw on SWCT wx or whatever you call it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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