Damage In Tolland Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 The amount of acorns this year is unbelievable. A slight breeze blows and they just pelt down. I could hear them banging off houses and cars running this morning. These are the big uns. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 9 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: The amount of acorns this year is unbelievable. A slight breeze blows and they just pelt down. I could hear them banging off houses and cars running this morning. These are the big uns. Every year it’s bad. I thought it would vary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 12 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: Every year it’s bad. I thought it would vary. Last year there were none. Literally zero 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 4 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Last year there were none. Literally zero I had a decent amount. This year it’s bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Same with hickory nuts. Biggest bumper crop I've seen at this location since I arrived in 2013. Just filling 5 gallon buckets with em. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: The amount of acorns this year is unbelievable. A slight breeze blows and they just pelt down. I could hear them banging off houses and cars running this morning. These are the big uns. Careful out there: 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 26 minutes ago, klw said: Careful out there: Jesus. As usual, FL. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 2 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: The amount of acorns this year is unbelievable. A slight breeze blows and they just pelt down. I could hear them banging off houses and cars running this morning. These are the big uns. Had a flock of turkeys in the yard last evening. the adults flew up to roost in an oak tree out back. They shook the branches when they landed in the tree making it rain acorns like a mo fo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx2fish Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 1 hour ago, CoastalWx said: I had a decent amount. This year it’s bad. I've had a ton both this year and last year. Really annoying on the lawn. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 4 minutes ago, SJonesWX said: Had a flock of turkeys in the yard last evening. the adults flew up to roost in an oak tree out back. They shook the branches when they landed in the tree making it rain acorns like a mo fo 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Acorns hittin'...not much else 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 2 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Last year there were none. Literally zero Same here. Very few and small last year Tons of big uns this year. They come down in bunches too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 20 minutes ago, wx2fish said: I've had a ton both this year and last year. Really annoying on the lawn. At least it is not like years gone by when American Chestnut trees dropped their fruit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 10 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Same here. Very few and small last year Tons of big uns this year. They come down in bunches too. It’s extremely triggering 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 19 hours ago, kdxken said: Damage! In 1947, the State of Maine suffered its largest forest fire disaster in modern history. The state experienced over 90 consecutive days of record breaking high temperatures and drought. By mid-October, many small wildfires started and spread out of control. Statewide, these fires burned over 220,000 acres, burned 1000 homes, left 2,500 people homeless and 16 people dead I have a book "The Week Maine Burned", which details what happened that October. It describes everything about the fires, southern Maine and Bar Harbor, but unfortunately no maps. PWM had recorded no measurable rain since September, rural folks figured the fire season was over, and many were burning trash/brush. PWM temps: 10/23 83 35 PWM's warmest day so late in the season. The Kennebunkport fire burned to ocean's edge and its spot fires torched a small island 3/4 miles from the shore. 10/24 59 26 A dry CF with strong winds (G50+) arrived, switching wind from SW to NW such that the relatively cool flank of the East Brownfield fire became the roaring head and traveled 30+ miles, wiping out a couple of villages and burning over 100,000 acres. It came within a mile of connecting with the K'port fire footprint. 10/25 65 20 Record cold for the date Fires were finally under control on the 27th-28th. "found the deer - doe with little forked antlers still with velvet" t You sure about that? Yes. It was the 3rd velvet-antlered doe I've seen but the only one with forks. 1st one came in late November 1979 on T18R12, about 10 miles NW from Allagash village. It stood in nearly the same spot (lots of tracks in a very small area) as I took 30 minutes to still-hunt to within 40 yards of the critter. It had 7" spikes, definitely a doe and its vulva was quite moist - made me wonder if she thought I was a buck sneaking toward her. Gamiest tasting of any deer I've killed. 2nd came on opening day 1980, shot by a co-worker on T15R13, about 20 miles SW from #1. Its spikes were velvety and 12-14" long. 3rd was in 2014 in New Sharon, 6-7" with 1" forks. I've read that antlered does occur about 1 in 25,000 (odd that 2 such anomalies occurred so close to each other), and that the ones with velvet antlers are fertile. The much less common does with polished antlers are sterile. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 2 hours ago, CoastalWx said: Every year it’s bad. I thought it would vary. In the forest, Northern red oaks usually have big crops at intervals of 2-5 years. Open-grown oaks (like a yard tree) can have big crops year after year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 34 minutes ago, tamarack said: In the forest, Northern red oaks usually have big crops at intervals of 2-5 years. Open-grown oaks (like a yard tree) can have big crops year after year. For whatever reason, last few years have been bad in the acorn dept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sey-Mour Snow Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 This “torch” really got muted for the non torchy areas. Will only ended up being two days of low 80s here other than that just a long stretch of 75-8, with a few days the high never hit 70. Going back to mid August , only 8 days over 80 in the last 30 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Interesting the first 12 days of the month averaged -1.7 here. I can't remember the last time we got a stretch like that... maybe a year ago? Of course yesterday was +9 and that -1.7 went to -0.9 and give it another 2 days and we'll be at normal departures for the month... then go above as the warmth looks to stay. As soon as the air mass got dry and it stopped raining, we ripped off about two weeks of legit below normal temps because the overnight mins could do what climo thinks they should do. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 86/66. toasty in the sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 12 minutes ago, SJonesWX said: 86/66. toasty in the sun Inland MA into SNH will win the torch award. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 1 hour ago, Sey-Mour Snow said: This “torch” really got muted for the non torchy areas. Will only ended up being two days of low 80s here other than that just a long stretch of 75-8, with a few days the high never hit 70. Going back to mid August , only 8 days over 80 in the last 30 days. We had 82/84 on Aug 1,2. Those are the only 80+ maxima since July 17. Maybe add a couple next week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 25 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: Inland MA into SNH will win the torch award. Pretty warm in Falmouth. Outside thermometer says 82° a half mile from the water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanks45 Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Models looking a bit more rainy next week, at least down here.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 80.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 5 minutes ago, dendrite said: 80.2 With a 71 dew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 1 minute ago, Damage In Tolland said: With a 71 dew! Hate to see bad data online. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Dews are the least of my concern. I’ll put an old sensor in once we come down off the daily high. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Maybe we can get Scoot’s data online someday. I think even Kev got his online quicker. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 7 hours ago, radarman said: Same with hickory nuts. Biggest bumper crop I've seen at this location since I arrived in 2013. Just filling 5 gallon buckets with em. The golf course I played this morning was loaded with hickory nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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