gravitylover

I was in Danbury and Brookfield as that cell slid by to the north. That was one of the more dramatic storms I've watched this year, it was black and the clouds were bubbling and rolling and the wall of rain falling out of it was impressive. Where I was barely even got wet until later so I could sit and watch the show.

Wow. I had almost no wind at all but there's quite a bit of reported wind damage right in my area. I forgot to report the small hail I got yesterday, it only went for about 5 minutes and the stones were not even dime sized but the put a hurt on some of the broad leaf plants in my garden.

I'm curious what the estimate was. The $3-4,000 it would cost me for just a plug is outrageous so I backfeed.

.84 total for the day including the morning line of rain, highest wind gust was under 20mph.

Up to .8, looks like another round incoming.

I'm at .52 after two rounds of heavy rain.

Had another 5 minute downpour that put down another tenth so I'm at .52 on the day (so far). No wind with the second round.

I got a very quick .4", very little wind a fair bit of thunder and a little bit of lightning. Sun is coming back out. Radar looks like I'll get another storm in a little while but it may slide just south of me as the line is sinking pretty fast.

I'm in Brookfield CT right now and that cell is sliding by to the north and east. It's ugly, roiling clouds, black as could be and with a kickass outflow boundary that's stirring things up pretty good here.

I'm in Danbury and the cell that's sliding by to the northeast is for real. It's black and roiling with a very refreshing outflow boundary.

Yeah I really have no need for severe weather but do need multiple days with significant rain. The pressure coming out of our well is pretty inconsistent, that's when pumps get damaged and to replace ours is well over $3k because of how deep it is

Well, lets see if the little bit of rain I got this morning opens the soil up so it accepts the rain later rather than rejecting it and causing it to run off (at least initially).

This morning has been wet and cool but only .05 (so far). Curious to see how things play out later today.

The fire danger is insane right now but it's spotty, disguising just how bad it is. There is a surprising amount of water in places that are usually dry when it gets like this, creeks are still flowing that typically go dry by this time of year but many small ponds and marshes have completely dried up.

It's so dry here now, that inch last week didn't do squat to alleviate the long term dryness. I poked a hole about 10" deep yesterday and it was sandy and dry all the way down. I guess my joking around about bring back the drought was taken a little too seriously My well isn't doing too well, the pressure is inconsistent now and we are really having to be conservative which is tough with 4 people always home. While I don't really want the huge rains that come with a tropical system I really need it, I just hope it doesn't all come at once causing it to run off rather than getting a chance to soak in and do some good. Damn, 60* and dry felt good this morning

First round slid by about a mile to my south. I could see the rain down the hill. The seco d round nailed me with .01 inches of dampness! Now it's kinda nice, temp is down and there's a nice breeze. Heckuva way to run a storm complex...

You should have told me you were going to be there. I live right down the street. I could have come and played with you and showed you how to really screw it up. That's what I'm the best at. Ooh, ooh, I got enough rain today to wet the ground! FKNA yeah

Yeah my wife would agree

I always wonder what the borders are when SE NY is mentioned in a forecast. Is it mostly LI and the city or does that reach into Westchester and Putnam counties?

If you put the ruler in upside down 4" will read as 8". That must be how they measure in Nyack to get the numbers they do...

Couldn't ask for a nicer day. Today was another top 10 for the year. I wish I could've gotten out and done something fun... Digital thermometers have taken all the fun out of it.

As more people are putting in weather stations and they're on WU I've gotten a chance to watch the differences and microclimates. I need to go find some of these and see how they're situated because the discrepancies are too wide sometimes and I don't like how they mesh with the local mesonet sites. Microclimates are cool...

Lets see what we can do to move that first frost out to early or even mid November. Thanx. Well, I did get wet but just barely. All of the local stations are down but I don't think it was any more than .1". I guess that keeping the soil in the garden beds moist for days is all I can ask for, the cool temps are a bonus.

Hang on down there. It has been an absolutely beautiful morning up here (so far) but I can see the storm just slightly to my SSW sliding by to the east. That's not going to help me ease the precip deficit I've got going but this has been the typical setup for the last 10 weeks or so, I'm pretty much used to it.

There won't be a Santa Claus visit this year, too many travel restrictions.