MANDA

Event total rainfall here was 2.93".  Another thorough soaking.  Not like we needed it.

Torrential rains at times yesterday with gusty winds.  Winds howled overnight once again.

18 minutes ago, Will - Rutgers said:

magnificent rainbow here

Amazing shot!    Beautiful. 

22 minutes ago, lee59 said:

Glad to here that. The diamond ring, when the sun just made its return appearance, was phenomenal.

For me that was the most impressive part, the way the light just burst forth.    Totality was right there with it though.

The entire event was a humbling experience.

8 minutes ago, lee59 said:

I was in downtown Newport area, near the high school. Nice park right on the lake. I was a little concerned about places like Walmart. I was concerned their lights would come on during totality. Hope that did not happen.

They did not and I was told by an employee who was standing nearby that the store had made arrangements so that they would not.  So glad they arranged for that.  Honestly had not thought about that until I heard others talking about it in the hours just before it all started.  Was glad when the word spread that they would not come on.

26 minutes ago, lee59 said:

Went to Albany Sunday and from there planned to go to Plattsburgh. Do to the cloud forecast ended up in Newport Vt. also. The trip from Plattsburgh to Newport was great, little traffic and lots of snow. The eclipse was great, my second total. So worth seeing at least once. The trip back home from Newport was possibly the worse I have ever seen. Vermont cannot handle that volume of traffic. Route 91 leaves few alternative routes and not to many exits. The first 45 miles took 31/2 hours. Got home 13 hours later, close to 5a.m.

Where where you in Newport?  I was in the Walmart parking lot.  Walmart was great to allow their parking lot to be turned into a festival atmosphere. 

Totally agree with your thoughts about return trip.  Vermont not able to handle that kind of mass movement of traffic.  Found 91 to be a horrible road with like you said few exits and minimal if any services along the interstate itself.    The few parking lots along the route turned into a large public toilets.....in the woods.  Ok for us guys but felt sorry for some of the ladies.

Agree, worst traffic I have ever seen or been in.  Same here just over 12 hours to get home, really closer to 14 if I account for some naps I had to take once into NY state.  Same experience the first 3-4 hours were horrendous.

5 hours ago, Cfa said:

I saw posts last night from people still stuck in traffic in Vermont, when I had already gotten back to Long Island hours before, taking the scenic route, stopping multiple places along the way. I encountered zero traffic heading back down. Southbound I-89 in NH was Covid lockdown empty, which when coupled with the growing dimness from the eclipse became kind of eerie.

Heading up I saw license plates from all over the east coast. None of them could’ve made it.

Left NJ about 12:30 a.m. Monday.  Hardly a car on the road the entire trip.  Made it up to Newport, VT near the Canadian border in NE Vermont in just over 6 hours.  Lots of time to kill prior to event but it was a party atmosphere, tailgating, campers. 

Trip home was a horror show.  Better than 12 hours in total and 91 south in Vermont was a near parking  Was like a badly executed hurricane evacuation.  Eventually cut over to I87 near Troy/Albany and continued south from there.

Well worth the trip. 

23 hours ago, forkyfork said:

Great shot!

On 4/8/2024 at 3:50 PM, BxEngine said:

Absolutely unreal. Amazing experience….now i get why they say 99% vs 100% is basically not seeing it vs seeing it. 

Agree!  Was in Newport, VT.  Absolutely a surreal experience.  100% vs. anything less no comparison.

On 4/8/2024 at 7:28 AM, Brian5671 said:

Sure it's once in a lifetime for many

Was well worth the trip I assure you!  Was spectacular!

Just now, MANDA said:

Newport, Vermont.  Stellar day.  Totally clear and deep blue skies.  Walmart parking lot.  Lots of spectators.  Campers.  

No traffic at all on way up in the middle of the night.

Newport, Vermont.  Stellar day.  Totally clear and deep blue skies.  Walmart parking lot.  Lots of spectators.  Campers.  

Leaving for Newport, VT shortly.  Up 91.  Will have time to sleep in the car in the morning.  Likely will get room MA or CT for return trip. Rooms at very reasonable rates available.

Hope my plan to leave at midnight was a wise move.

15 hours ago, bkviking said:

Heading up tomorrow to Clifton Park, then next morning to Plattsburgh for eclipse. Not sure exactly where yet but a Walmart Supercenter for initial stop off point. After the eclipse i will head down to Saratoga - i guess normal  two hour journey might be at least double or more. Whatever - Plattsburgh hotel rates were out of control. 

Pretty much the same plan here.  May wait to leave until Monday evening or Monday night.  Might get hotel MA or CT on way home depending on how things go.  No way was going to pay those hotel rates either.  Suspect will be taking a nap or two in the car before and after the eclipse.

7 minutes ago, snowman19 said:

There’s no high latitude blocking to slow it down. Hard sell on 3 days of rain

Agree on the hard sell of 3 days of rain but still looks like another widespread 1-2" rainfall event.  Perhaps 3" Lower Hudson Valley.

Lots of rainfall last few months.

12 hours ago, gravitylover said:

There aren't too many N/S roads in VT, if the traffic is bad you'll be choosing a spot somewhere without snowbanks (along with everyone else). 

As the forecast homes in on the low cloud zones it's getting real. My plan got blown when my dad died this morning but go straight north and do it overnight so you get to your chosen plowed area by sunrise. The recent and current storm really reduced where you're going to be able to stop your cars and that's going to become the primary limiting factor. 

So sorry for your loss.

Shooting for in or around BTV as of now.

4.0 is a legit quake in its own right around here.  Would be a news story even without the 4.8 this morning.

Another one now!

House shaking notably!

42 minutes ago, golfer07840 said:

i work in Long Valley, our building shook something fierce. 

Same here.  Pretty intense.  Light fixtures were swinging and dishes were rattling.  When it was over almost all the pictures in the house were noticeably crooked.  It all started with a loud sonic boom type of a sound.

Was legit scary as someone just posted.  Imagine if it happened in the middle of the night.

Never felt one like that before.  Pictures are crooked on the wall,  light fixtures were swaying and dishes in the display cabinet were jiggling. 

Loud boom proceeded the shaking.  I thought for a second it was Picatinny but quickly realized it was a quake.  Was quite long one as quakes go around here.

Over 3" rainfall from event.  Just waiting for the gauge to thaw to confirm total.  Measured .3" snow depth at 8am.  May have been more than that in the predawn hours but .3" is all I can confirm.  I suspect it may have been as much as .5 - .8" earlier in the morning.  Gradually melting now as temperature climbing to near 40 at this hour.  More measurable snow for me in April than March.  March only a Trace.

Updated: Event total melted precipitation = 3.28".

Never got out of the 30's here today.  Briefly hit 39 and has been hovering between 36 and 37 all afternoon.  Still periods of heavy rain at time and winds still ripping.

Still moderate rain here.  Temp is down from 39 earlier to 37.

Event total now up to 2.12".