CoastalWx Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Friends in Duxbury had their screen porch blown in and tree on their driveway. We Phil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 31 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: Been watching these pines from my cube a long time. Rarely see any topple Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk Power went out here down the road from you just a few minutes ago. I went out back and was watching those pines at our parking lot too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, Snowcrazed71 said: So as much as you are a crazy SOB for wanting all this, you're mostly right on this one. I think Connecticut got away with what could have been a lot worse as far as power outages, but just to our North in Massachusetts southeast Massachusetts and upward, they're dropping like flies. CT had 86k at peak and probably 100 if you count UI customers . Thats no joke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWolf Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 We’ll get another round of showers here as that blob south of LI lifts up this way. But as usual…we missed the real good stuff it sounds like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcrazed71 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Already looking for the next screamer next week At this point I don't care if it's a screamer, just let it be a screamer with snow or ice or something wintry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Power went out here down the road from you just a few minutes ago. I went out back and was watching those pines at our parking lot too Yep, no powahSent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWolf Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Good call Kev..tip if the cap to you pal. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 A little convection E CT / SW RI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 So many places around here have water like a foot from major roads. Just so much water. Small streams, drainages, big rivers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layman Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Neighbors just got gifted our kids trampoline. Merry Christmas! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 9 minutes ago, WinterWolf said: Good call Kev..tip if the cap to you pal. Just glad it worked out and everyone got what they wanted out of it .I think the Swiss model team should stick to hot chocolate and cheese and stay away from wind maps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Suns out cape cod . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sn0waddict Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, WinterWolf said: Good call Kev..tip if the cap to you pal. Wasn’t much here but ya it definitely verified out east. I was talking to someone yesterday and they were comparing it to last weeks storm which felt stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, powderfreak said: So many places around here have water like a foot from major roads. Just so much water. Small streams, drainages, big rivers. All that traffic flocking to the mountain for some turns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Just now, Damage In Tolland said: Just glad it worked out and everyone got what they wanted out of it .I think the Swiss model team should stick hot chocolate and cheese and stay away from wind maps I’ll add a hat tip too. I’m always going to lean against high-end events but think there’s a lot of value in admitting when my thoughts are wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 1 minute ago, powderfreak said: I’ll add a hat tip too. I’m always going to lean against high-end events but think there’s a lot of value in admitting when my thoughts are wrong. Top o the morning to ya sweetheart .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layman Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Rain really came down for a few minutes here. This was impressive: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggiebot Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Rainbow in Dennis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Blue Hill gusted to 90 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layman Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 20 minutes ago, Snowcrazed71 said: So as much as you are a crazy SOB for wanting all this, you're mostly right on this one. I think Connecticut got away with what could have been a lot worse as far as power outages, but just to our North in Massachusetts southeast Massachusetts and upward, they're dropping like flies. 14 minutes ago, WinterWolf said: Good call Kev..tip if the cap to you pal. 8 minutes ago, Sn0waddict said: Wasn’t much here but ya it definitely verified out east. I was talking to someone yesterday and they were comparing it to last weeks storm which felt stupid. 6 minutes ago, powderfreak said: I’ll add a hat tip too. I’m always going to lean against high-end events but think there’s a lot of value in admitting when my thoughts are wrong. 3 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Top o the morning to ya sweetheart .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoe456 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Radar looks a bit concerning - between that convection to the west of me; along with what's coming up from the south... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 14 minutes ago, powderfreak said: So many places around here have water like a foot from major roads. Just so much water. Small streams, drainages, big rivers. Oh wow that is ugly and definitely not what was needed for holiday time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Just glad it worked out and everyone got what they wanted out of it .I think the Swiss model team should stick to hot chocolate and cheese and stay away from wind maps It was probably somewhere in the middle of the two maps. I know most found it impressive, but no ASOS hit 70 and most obs down there were 50-60. Up here was mostly 40-50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 9 minutes ago, powderfreak said: I’ll add a hat tip too. I’m always going to lean against high-end events but think there’s a lot of value in admitting when my thoughts are wrong. The raw wind gust maps from the models are such a cancer. They're almost completely worthless. Looking at the soundings on BUFKIT you could see as early as Friday that this one had potential to be a big problem in spots in a way that the typical events don't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, Layman said: Updated image Too soon? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 1 minute ago, dendrite said: It was probably somewhere in the middle of the two maps. I know most found it impressive, but no ASOS hit 70 and most obs down there were 50-60. Up here was mostly 40-50. The sustained winds were more impressive than the gusts here.....we had some good gusts, but it was the constant 30-40mph sustained bursts that would last a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, Sn0waddict said: Wasn’t much here but ya it definitely verified out east. I was talking to someone yesterday and they were comparing it to last weeks storm which felt stupid. Two big differentiators between last week and this were 1) Track was a bit further west 2) We were already dealing with a pretty intense storm moving up the coast, unlike last week where I believe much of the deepening was occurring within our latitudes. Both these factors, especially a track more west helped to really pump in some higher theta-e air. Temperatures in the upper 50's to lower 60's with dews not far off helped substantially aid in the mixing of winds. There was also certainly some convective enhancement and on a more widespread basis. This was absolutely without a doubt a pretty high impact storm. This is exactly why events like last week can't be hyped up. People end up downplaying these setups often because they are way too overhyped and people don't prepare or plan as properly. This is why communication is such a huge factor in the field of forecasting. You want to save the strong language for when it is absolutely needed. Let's say this event did not pan out...if we went on the heels of back-to-back events where winds were hyped and it didn't pan out...people are going to continue to lose confidence and just brush off this potential in the future. Weather gets hyped so much that I think its actually starting to impact lives and lead to injuries and deaths...and it's because everything gets hyped up so much when something significant actually happens, you get people who just brush it off and end up putting themselves in harms way. Now you can place blame on people for not taking the warning, but when everything is hyped up and nothing happens...people are just going to stop taking these situations seriously. The hype for this event totally played out and it was needed...but what happened last week certainly probably lead people to downplay this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Sun is out. Escaped without much damage here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Big boy event https://x.com/poweroutage_us/status/1736790748459126986?s=46&t=dhcbvkjmRcyBVQtDxJ3lRg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 Good news is it looks like power outages are starting to drop in Connecticut. Maine looks like they may blow past 300,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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