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1825 - A hurricane struck Long Island NY leveling trees and causing damage to ships. The early season hurricane, which originated around Cuba, caused major damage along the Atlantic coast from Charleston SC to New York City. Many were lost at sea. (David Ludlum) 1825: A severe storm of tropical origin swept up the Atlantic Coast during the first week of June 1825 with reports of significant damage from Florida to New York City. Shipping logs told of a disturbance at Santo Domingo on May 28th and Cuba on June 1st. Gales were reported at St. Augustine, Florida on the 2nd. The Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald reported "undiminished violence" from the gale force winds for 27 hours, ending on June 4th. The effect of the storm reached well inland. Washington had cold, heavy rain all day on the 4th with high winds laying the crops in the vicinity. The wind also tore up trees by the roots in front of the State House in Philadelphia. This storm impacted the New Jersey Coast and the Long Island area as well with high winds and a two-foot storm surge. A Columbian frigate was driven ashore as were many smaller boats. The largest loss of life occurred along the Long Island shore when a schooner capsized. The entire crew of seven was lost. wow, this was a hurricane that hit up here in the first week of June? what were the SSTs? a 2 foot storm surge sounds just below hurricane intensity though? Maybe a Cat 1-- any re-analysis done on this storm's track, point of landfall and intensity, Tony?

it can't be 100x optical because that would necessitate a large heavy lens. I have a few digital cameras with 50X optical zoom and they all weigh over a pound lol. It's likely 10x optical and 10x digital zoom (combo is 100x). My cameras with 50X optical zoom also have 2x digital zoom (total of 100X like yours but heavier because 50x optical zoom weighs a lot and requires the lens to extend outwards about 6 inches from the body of the camera.)

let that trend continue

That was the scariest moment of my chasing trip. Standing in a field in Oklahoma when a bolt from the anvil was so close it sizzled before the strike.

Man, weekend really not looking ideal

Many years ago (early 1950s?) Isaac Asimov wrote a SF short story about a future time when everyone had powerful pocket calculators, and no one knew how to do basic arithmetic. Then this mousy little man came to the "genius" leaders to show how to multiply and divide. The leaders were flabbergasted by this wonderful "invention" but soon worked to find ways to use it to enhance weaponry. The "inventor", totally disheartened, then committed suicide. Approaching 80 here under hazy sun, still reasonable dews. Probably will want to use the AC setting on the heat pump tomorrow. (That's the only reason we bought the thing.)

Don’t you run 10 miles every morning even in Persian Gulf dews? Why so much fear installing?

Our ancestors put in so much time evolving, just so we could live in hermetically sealed dwellings of comfort .

I think there is enough evidence that BWI’s temps have been off since the tarmac was expanded a few years ago not note that it’s more of a problem now than DCA

UGH. 81.4/60.4 here at 1:40 pm. AC is on.

Keep the phone at bedside to call 911 when can’t get sheets unstuck from skin and the pollen has jammed the door handles

Changed the filters then slid the button from heat to cool back in April and haven’t looked back since. Though the 12z GFS says I might need the heat on for Fathers Day lol

Version 1 or version 2 though?

warm/wet, then warm/dry?

I'm in Marco Island, FL -- this heavy stuff is aimed to train right over us for the next several hours. It already looks like a tropical storm out there. Precip discussion mentions 3 inch per hour rates with some spots of 5 inches possible

I'm one-- happily and comfortably so. If Ms. Mother N. hadn't wanted us to breathe in pine pollen and all the other detritus of the season floating around out there, she'd have fitted us with filtering gills or some such thing. I'm sitting in the living room, no fans, just a nice soft breeze stirring through, breathing in whatever she sends this way. (Oh, strange coincidence-- no one I know who's regularly out there "earthing" runs away shrieking at the sight of a random peanut or two...)

Gently place the AC in the window and Hummmmmmmmmmmmm He installed it….put this in for Daddy He installed it….. What do you want me to do with it? Don’t matter just install it…

What fun would that be?

Good catch, the biggest April to May QBO drop on record! Based on the past, the odds are increased that it will dip to sub -20 by winter and possibly even by autumn. But not for certain, of course.

82/53 socked in with with smoke. Doesn't feel much like summer.

Push of a button installs are my favorite.

Up and in gets em up and in before S Wey . Hard to believe

Imagine not installing. Smh

It takes a little adjustment, but this weather is so much more versatile.

I installed on Monday and Tuesday. Will probably crank em this evening