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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

A ton of reports in the 40s this morning.

Thank God we don't live there.

I'll be at a wedding at Wychmere, sounds like dry undershirt and no swamp azz. Sign me up. I'll never forget almost croaking on the lawn outdoors in Cromwell at my wedding last July. Me, of all people, should have thought better of a wedding in mid-to-late July. I didn't really think of the pictures portion of things. In a full suit, during a heat wave, when we were already in a church for an hour. I don't know how anyone wears a suit to work every day for 30 years to work. There is nothing more uncomfortable. Maybe it's a big guy thing. I am thrilled Taylor Swift is almost over. We aren't even in the same geographic viewing area as Gillette Stadium, and we spent the last 7 days covering Taylor Swift. The Traffic, ticket prices, the transportation to the game. There is no denying how big of a superstar she is right now, all things considered. But I'm excited to have this weekend end.

1.70" final accumulation yesterday.

We might end up with 2"-3" of rain here if this continues.

0.92"

We like rain.

0.75" 61f Simsbury, CT.