gravitylover

It was this close

Looks like we wrap up the first 24 hours of this period with ~1.3" here.

Just short of 1.2" now with the heaviest rain and strongest winds of the day so far.

I think 57 was my high (so far) for today. It's just raw and nasty out there, we've had over 1" since last night.

I know all about being frugal As of just two weeks ago I wouldn't have thought twice about grabbing a deal on a few days on the beach down there but now it looks like a different story for the next few weeks. Even August is questionable but, I'd do it. We seem to be running ~.1/hour so far today. Not bad, gives it a chance to soak in rather than otherwise. Hopefully Flo doesn't send much for rain and wind up this way or we'll have trees flopping over, so much is weak from the winter storms and how wet it's been this year and NYSEG did a piss poor job of clearing the lines in case another real storm hits the area which puts us in another no power situation. Something to look forward to

That's the risk you take going at this time of year. It's pretty much peak season for them down there. Looks like we are now up to ~.65" here since last night.

What is the current water temp and how quickly do you expect it to drop from this point onward? If it clears up I'd sure love to come down on Wednesday for a last beach day, I think the water is going to get all churned up and it just won't be as nice after Flo does whatever she chooses to do. But they do start to decompose more quickly when they're wet so there's that...

Appears to be about .3" here and it's been pretty steady light rainfall with short periods of moderate mixed in since about 8 last night. For as little rain as has fallen the roads are getting ugly with big puddles and ponding on the roadways.

Haha I'm on the third day now with pants and a jacket is in order this morning. I had to turn on the heat too because it was 62* in the house this morning and while it sort of feels good it's damp and it makes the old man back feel crappy. 52* with light rain and wind sure does feel like fall

Air movement is from the NNW. Look at the radar, you see that firm northern boundary to the precipitation? We are in a completely different airmass than down closer the coast.

Dude I think you need to live in San Diego.

A little harder than drizzle here. That northern boundary to this looks pretty firm. I hate being in the soup knowing that it's nice not far away.

Is that circulation over MI the remnants of Gordon? No doubt. I just figured the two big storms in 1978 were a fluke until early 94 when I realized that it was really possible to get a good winter around here. I still wouldn't have expected what we've been through this century.

Looks like central Dutchess is getting pretty wet this morning and another line is headed for the southern part of the county soon.

I'm pretty used to spending 8-12 hours a day traveling so that in itself isn't too big a deal but when you kind of have your mind set on ~3 hours and it ends up at 5 those last few are rough. Last week I had a great solo trip up to Toronto with a stop at a brewery in Syracuse for lunch and one work stop for another hour so instead of 8 hours if I had done it straight through it ended up closer to 11. I actually enjoy the windshield time. Yeah when the rear end lost traction and the car started to go sideways with a wave created by an suv it was a bit disconcerting As it bumped the curb on the side it regained traction and shot out of the water pretty easily. I hate how when traffic here in the NY area is really tight and you can't stop and have to just "dive in" because otherwise you're gonna shut down a whole road. That's what happened on the Hutch, there were cars sitting in the middle of the road after apparently screaming into deep water at highway speed and the WPD had the road closed and were making everybody leave and head onto surface streets.

I was out in the Hamptons when the weather started building this afternoon. You could see the storms over CT from Amagansett around 3. A few minutes after I left the gas station in Southampton it was setting in all black and filled with lightning and clouds bubbling under just north of 27 and stayed there for almost 30 minutes before overspreading the area as I headed inland on the Southern State. By the time I got to 135 it was absolutely pouring and the water was several inches deep on the road. As I headed west again on the NSP it was easing up but the standing water on the road was still a couple of inches deep especially on the sides where it was about 5". There were some intense downpours along the way and it had mostly let up by the time I got to the CIP but the exit ramp to the Throgs Neck Bridge was easily a foot deep, my car has 4.5" of clearance and it started floating just before reaching the end of the puddle In Westchester the Hutch was a mess and was closed in a few spots on the southbound side. The ride from home to Easthampton was just a hair over 2 hours this morning but nearly 5 hours coming home Some places got a months worth of rain in a pretty short time this afternoon.

It's not just mosquitoes, the variety of bugs this year is pretty amazing. See below... Yeah these things have been thick in some places up in the Hudson Valley and CT too. At the restaurant we were at last night they had to bring out citronella candles and surround the outside tables because at sunset they came out and it was unbearable. I hope it's not like that down there tomorrow, we're planning on coming down for our last beach day of the year.

One of my favorite heavy snow events was 32" at 12-14* in November 1994. Granted it wasn't here, or even near here, but it was absolutely amazing. That was on top of 14" the night before and in the middle of a 400" over 60 days stretch. I love the west slope of the Tetons I remember this period pretty well. We had some crazy cold on LI and up in VT where I went to college it was outrageously cold. I remember seeing temps of -30 up there and daytime temps in the -20's. On Friday nights I took my car battery inside because I had to be at work 30 miles away at 7am and couldn't risk the car not starting.

Dude the stinging, biting insects have been overwhelming this year. Sometimes it's so unpleasant being outside and I'm an outdoor person through and through. Maybe your toxic NJ environment has reduced the insect population but up here in the clean zone it's pretty terrible.

This has definitely been the year of the bug. We have a spider cricket problem and have a few other unique critters that I could really do without in and about the house and yard. As for your skeeter problem, we use an essential oils cocktail that works wonders - Lavender, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree and Cedarwood - about 8-10 drops of each into ~6oz water into a spray bottle. Spray a fine mist all over yourself from the top of your head including your face to your feet hitting all of your clothing openings and the back of your knees liberally. You'll get a couple of minor bites but the true devastation ought to be reduced to near zero. I'll have them swarming my face when I'm riding but they rarely land and if they do it's only for a split second. This stuff also works wonders on ticks and chiggers. It's already icky out there this morning, looks like a great day to hang out in the central AC

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Boy those storms blowing up ESE of the Chesapeake area are cool to watch. I bet the surfing down there is 'interesting' today.

It rained hard enough for long enough driving through Dutchess and Putnam counties to clean all the bugs off the windshield and front of my car

Again, that goes back to the warm nights more so than the days. My AC has been working overtime at night and it didn't used to be that way. I knew I should have come down today. Hopefully next Wednesday is nearly as good. What are the water temps like in the bay? I bet it's pretty warm if a north wind isn't moderating the beach temps somewhat.

That means you're also close to Yorktown. I've done my time at Blue and can take it or leave it, if you want a tour of Y'town that's my spot. It's fun stuff. I also do a fair bit of riding further north on both the east and west sides of Putnam that most people don't ever see. Soon enough the hand ought to be back up to speed :fingerscrossed: and I'll be back at it.