BrianW

About to drop some Lesco. What a winter for deep green lawns. Wonder if that guy in RI is still mowing? @MBRI

Many Canada Goose out there this morning....

Some nice late December blooms from my Delosperma cooperi...

Looking forward for my first 20s of the season... Lows are expected to be in the low-20s/upper teens for most. The NYC metro will be be drop into the upper-20s while far interior areas may see mid-teens. These temperatures are only a few degrees to 5 degrees below normal, but still some of the coldest we have seen thus far this season.

I think BDR,HVN and GON see 60+ Low level wind anomalies are 5-6SD above normal which is maxed out relative to climatology for this time of year, and PWAT anomalies are 4-5SD above normal. This is a very strong signal for an anomalous wind and rain event

Hopefully we take some down this afternoon. Gusts of 35 to 40 mph appear to be a good bet for the mid to late morning as cold advection is maximized as the upper trough axis pivots through.

Yeah. Highest gust for CT was BDR at 31 and GON at 30.

What a night.. Strong to damaging wind gusts potential peaks over the next 6hrs across E LI/SE CT as the cold front slowly makes its way across. Train of heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms will continue

Upton thinks it might be a special night.. A very strong LLJ of 60-65 kt providing a classic warm tongue at 850 and 925 mb, along with a trough going negatively tilted is suggestive of an active night. This saturated deep layer column shown by all guidance and upstream soundings only increases confidence for a significant event

BDR 1.32

I'm about a 1/2 inch away from some major flooding...

Impressive band. Just heard some more thunder. Have increased isolated thunder wording in terms of coverage with this update as embedded convective elements have ticked up with radar and even a lightning strike detected in Queens. A secondary warm front is currently lifting through which has aided in lift in the past couple of hours. Otherwise forecast remains on track.

Just heard some thunder with that line.

New USDA Plant Hardiness maps for CT. Nice extended growing season for all.

Congrats to an hour and half below 32..

@weatherwiz 3 years ago the same veterans party got hit by this in Branford. 9 tornadoes in the OKX forecast area that day.. Summary A narrow tornado path of 25 yard width began near Pine Orchard and Oak Hollow Roads and continued northeast with uprooted hardwood trees showing evidence of a convergent damage pattern. The damage path widened to 300 yards at the Francis Walsh Intermediate School field where several light tower generators were all toppled by straight line winds while the eastern 100 yards of this area along Sunset Hill Drive continued to show a convergent damage pattern. The tornado continued on toward the top of Whiting Hill Road where the path narrowed to about 75 yards and the most intense damage occurred where some pine trees in a loop at the top of the road were snapped in two. The damage path continued northeast to Gould Rd where the tornado apparently lifted just before reaching the Governor John Davis lodge turnpike. Estimated Time: 3:44 pm to 3:46 pm Maximum Rating: EF-0 Estimated Maximum Wind Speed: 85 mph Maximum Path Width: 300 yards Path Length: 1.94 miles https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/28caafb628624aeaa344c4ec06badcfd

Yup. Beautiful day to honor all the Veterans out there.

When do you think BOS has its first freeze?

What a serene day...

The heating oil and natural gas futures for Jan/Feb are crazy low. There's a few billion dollars hedging for a warm winter...

I bought my panels in cash 8 years ago and they reached their return on investment in less than 5 years. They have been producing around $2.8k a year in basically free electricity. My electricity bill has been the $9 minimum service charge every month. The satisfaction of telling Eversource to fuck off has been the best part of it. New England has the highest electricity rates in the lower 48. Solar makes a ton of sense here...

Pretty far north for one and first time seeing one here.

Yes. A friend identified it as a Common True Katydid (formerly called Northern True Katydid).