TalcottWx

Such a rare event today to nerd out over. Look at this hourly chart at Bridgeport. Conditions were already super impressive and they continue to deteriorate. You have to wonder if tomorrow is worse than today, considering we were only forecast at 125~ AQI max today.

208 at Bridgeport, Stratford, and Westport. That's a new level of bad. Yes I enjoy talking to myself about air quality. 218 (!) in Queens.

198 at three sites: Stratford, Westport, Bridgeport. Pm10 has been rocketing since this afternoon, and continues to increase. PM2.5 seems to be plauteauing. Some information you might find educational, as I had no idea of any of this before today: "PM2.5 is more likely to travel into and deposit on the surface of the deeper parts of the lung, while PM10 is more likely to deposit on the surfaces of the larger airways of the upper region of the lung. Particles deposited on the lung surface can induce tissue damage, and lung inflammation." CA.gov goes on to detail," Emissions from combustion of gasoline, oil, diesel fuel or wood produce much of the PM2.5 pollution found in outdoor air, as well as a significant proportion of PM10. PM10 also includes dust from construction sites, landfills and agriculture, wildfires and brush/waste burning, industrial sources, wind-blown dust from open lands, pollen and fragments of bacteria." The EPA states," Of these, particles less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter, also known as fine particles or PM2.5, pose the greatest risk to health." According to one study, there's a link between PM2.5 from wildfires and increased risk of hospitalizations for cardiopulmonary diseases. There's a ton of different things to consider when it comes to this stuff, that's for sure. Interesting to read up on.

193 now in Torrington, making a run at 200.

Lightning just really increased. Mid-level magic.

Wind increasing and some new cells popping along the line as it enters nw CT.

AQI now 188 Torrington. At 200, air is considered 'very unhealthy' for entire population.

Line coming toward nw CT was just warned, and it's intensifying.

Winds kicked up and we're gusty for a few hours. Dead still now. Storms rolling around from the NW.

Waterbury AQI 182 PM2.5, and 133.6 µg/m3.

I miss the traffic and congestion oh so much. Naht

Storms just don't happen where I live, no matter where I live

Incredible. Hartford is up to 171 AQI.

Storms seem to be ramping back up after a period of reorganization.

This stuff has a good trajectory for my hood.

That's an impressive set of storms near Albany.

I've seen much more pathetic threats be severe watched.

Bridgeport, Stratford, Westport 161 AQI. Torrington 160 AQI.

..A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Tolland, southwestern Worcester, east central Hampshire and east central Hampden Counties through 315 PM EDT... At 226 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ware, or 15 miles east of Amherst, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Little to no impact from hail is expected. Locations impacted include... Southbridge, Auburn, Oxford, Charlton, Palmer, Spencer, Leicester, Ware, Sturbridge, Warren, North Brookfield, West Brookfield, Brimfield, Brookfield, Hardwick, Holland, East Brookfield, Wales, New Braintree and Union.

That storm near Saratoga Springs just intensified rapidly. Can see wind increasing on upper tilts. Looks healthy. Good sign for later.

Severe risk is definitely higher than I expected, but smoke hurting daytime heating is the type of thing that could completely negate the risk. 7.5 C/km ML Rates is quite high.

Now we've got storms firing down the valley north of us, I haven't looked at the severe parameters at all compared to here. They have geographic enhanced stuff to help it along up there, one is severe warned.

No thank you.

S/w might deliver far w but it looks like I'm driving home through a wildfire right now. I'm skeptical of svr. Marginal (a) limited in extent, significance, or stature close to the lower limit of qualification, acceptability, or function : barely exceeding the minimum requirements

I couldn't remember a day with AQI this high so I traveled to the CT.gov site, and looked up historical AQI data. I reviewed last 20 years, AQI above 100, using 8hr AQI highs. The data suggests an over performing, and highly anomalous event. Already nearing 160 AQI in Cornwall, where 112 AQI was predicted by DEEP. It has been very dry over past few weeks. The mix of that alongside dry conditions gives this day a post apocalyptic feel. don’t see a reading over 100 AQI at any site since 2016. According to the CT Gov site, the AQI max for today will vary between 126 AQI and 114 AQI. This would make it quite the day in terms of air pollution compared to historical data if this is accurate. 2003, JUNE 25TH, STRATFORD, 125 AQI 2003, JUNE 25TH, MADISON, 124 AQI 2003, JUNE 26TH, GREENWICH, 124 AQI 2006, JUNE 18TH, WESTPORT, 117 AQI 2003, JUNE 27TH, MADISON, 117 AQI 2003, JUNE 26TH, MADISON, 115 AQI 2003, JUNE 26TH, STRATFORD, 114 AQI 2003, JUNE 26TH, GROTON, 113 AQI 2003, JUNE 26TH, WESTPORT, 113 AQI 2003, JUNE 27TH, GROTON, 112 AQI 2003, JUNE 25TH, WESTPORT, 112 AQI 2006, JUNE 18TH, EAST HARTFORD, 111 AQI 2004, JUNE 9TH, MADISON, 111 AQI 2006, JUNE 18TH, MIDDLETOWN, 110 AQI 2005, JUNE 26TH, DANBURY, 110 AQI 2005, JUNE 26TH, MIDDLETOWN, 110 AQI 2003, JUNE 25TH, GREENWICH, 106 AQI 2005, JUNE 26TH, MIDDLETOWN, 106 AQI 2005, JUNE 26TH, STAFFORD, 106 AQI 2003, JUNE 25TH, DANBURY, 106 AQI 2008, JUNE 10TH, GREENWICH, 105 AQI 2005, MAY 25TH, MADISON, 105 AQI 2006, JUNE 18TH, STAFFORD, 105 AQI 2003, JUNE 24TH, GREENWICH, 105 AQI 2012, JUNE 29TH, GROTON, 104 AQI 2003, JUNE 25TH, GROTON, 104 AQI 2003, JUNE 25TH, DANBURY, 103 AQI 2007, JUNE 27TH, STRATFORD, 101 AQI 2010, SEPT 2ND, STRATFORD, 101 AQI 2011, JUNE 8TH, WESTPORT, 101 AQI 2018, JULY 22ND, MIDDLETOWN, 100 AQI