BrianW

Thats right I think I read that here. I have been tempted to plant a Tulip Poplar. They can get insanely big. I don't think they grow north of the CT coastline. This one is around the corner from me and there are a few saplings in the ground nearby. It has to be 150+ years old.

Jealous. I have the ac on right now.

My solar production is on course to set a monthly record. Had almost 10 straight days of sun here. Some people have noticed that the reduction of pollution is showing a significant increase of solar production as well. May compared to April.

I have been using a bottle of Dominion 2l that cost like 25$. Depending on the tree size its really cheap to treat them. The other Ash tree was like 2500$ to cut down so it seems worth it. I read last year they genetically modified american chestnuts against the blight. I thought I read they were going to have them available soon. I am going to have the ash stump removed and plant another tree. Will have to look into doing a chestnut if they are available.

I had 2 100+ year old green ash trees that I have been treating with a soil drench of insecticide against EAB for the last 5 years. One didn't make it and the canopy completely died so I had it cut down last fall and the other one trimmed. I counted the rings on the stump and it was over 100 years old. The arborist from the tree company said he has seen some older ash show some resistance to EAB. Every single Ash has been completely killed around here from the Emerald Ash Borer. Nice to see this one still hanging in there. It's such a cool looking tree. It was also cool to see the shoot from the old stump come up this spring.

Totally agree. Having your entire home, especially the kitchen a nice even temperature is worth every penny. You also get air filtration. You can also get mini splits in different forms like concealed ceiling cassettes pretty cheap. My realtor friends in CT said many people won't event go look at a house unless it has central air.

Anyone following the dam failures in MI?

Can't wait for some sun here. Already 65 out...

Another band about to roll through CT. I'm right on the sound in Branford. 36 and a nice squall just rolled through and coated everything. Impressive for this time of year.

Even had snow showers here in Branford right on the water this afternoon. Had ice on the deck this morning and it looks like my hydrangeas and some other stuff got wiped out. Plants have been really early here this year.

Even had snow showers here in Branford right on the water. Had ice on the deck last night and it looks like my hydrangeas and some other stuff got wiped out. Stuff has been blooming here crazy early this year.

Impressive for Central Park. The month of April 2020 at Central Park was the first April since 1940, 80 years ago, where the temperature did not reach or exceed 70°. The highest temperature was 68° on April 7, 2020. 70° was reached or exceeded 3 times in March, with the highest of 77° on March 20, 2020.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 549 PM EDT WED APR 22 2020 ...GUSTNADO CONFIRMED OVER THE HARLEM RIVER ON APRIL 21ST... VIDEO EVIDENCE INDICATES A GUSTNADO OCCURRED OVER THE HARLEM RIVER AROUND 230PM IN THE AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY APRIL 21ST, 2020. THE GUSTNADO WAS FILMED MOVING OVER THE HARLEM RIVER, SOUTH OF THE BROADWAY BRIDGE THAT CONNECTS NORTHERN MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX, BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER THE BRONX SHORELINE NORTH OF FORDHAM ROAD. RADAR VELOCITY ESTIMATES AND A MESONET OBSERVATION OF 71 MPH FROM FORDHAM IN THE BRONX INDICATES ESTIMATED STRAIGHT LINE WIND SPEEDS OF 70-75 MPH. A GUSTNADO IS A SMALL WHIRLWIND WHICH FORMS AS AN EDDY IN THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS. THEY DO NOT CONNECT WITH ANY CLOUD-BASE ROTATION AND ARE NOT TORNADOES. SINCE THEIR ORIGIN IS ASSOCIATED WITH CUMULIFORM CLOUDS, GUSTNADOES ARE OFFICIALLY CLASSIFIED AS THUNDERSTORM WIND EVENTS BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LIKE DUST DEVILS, SOME STRONGER GUSTNADOES CAN CAUSE DAMAGE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WAS INITIALLY ISSUED BY NWS NEW YORK FOR THIS AREA AT 212PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS A SEVERE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHED, WITH A SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT INDICATING THE POSSIBILITY OF A TORNADO ISSUED AT 227PM. STRENGTHENING STORM RELATIVE VELOCITY ROTATION WAS DETECTED BY FORECASTERS ON BOTH THE NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND JOHN F KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL DOPPLER RADARS, PROMPTING THE UPGRADED ISSUANCE OF A TORNADO WARNING AT 233PM. AT THIS POINT THOUGH, OBSERVATIONAL EVIDENCE IS INCONCLUSIVE OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. IF ANYONE HAS VIDEO OR PICTURES OF THIS STORM FROM THIS AREA BETWEEN 220PM AND 240PM ON TUESDAY APRIL 21ST, PLEASE SEND TO [email protected] TO AID OUR FURTHER EVALUATION OF THIS EVENT. THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, SPOTTERS, AND MEDIA PARTNERS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE DURING AND AFTER THE SEVERE WEATHER EVENT OF APRIL 21ST, 2020.

This was from right after the line came through. I'm right on Long Island Sound east of HVN.

My uncle had some trees cut down and one of them was a huge honey locust. I took all the wood for my wood stove. The grain was beautiful when I split it. Stuff burned so hot I could only really burn it in subzero temps. I later found out people sell slabs of it on etsy's for hundreds of dollars...

6 pm Euro wind map. Looks like Block Island is going to get hit hard. Cape May/Jersey shore is going to get rocked.

This Davis on the Block Island water tower will be interesting to watch this afternoon. https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KRIBLOCK2

It is going to be nuts here on the shoreline. Definitelty going to be some insane waves and flooding issues .

First mow of the season and Maple trees are leafing out here on the shoreline in Branford.

Anybody else use the windy weather ap? Picked up a new DJI mavic drone and its what most drone flyers use to check the upper winds. Its pretty amazing and has all the models intergatred.

I live right next to the port of New Haven where all the heating oil comes in by ship. Its way cheaper here as the truck fills from the port a few miles away. They dont have to move it far.

Saw a sign this morning for $1.78 heating oil in the New Haven area. It will probably go even lower this week. Great time to fill for those that use oil.

This is spot on. Marijuana and CBD also have huge medicinal benefits as well. Its helping people with all types of health issues instead of taking powerful synthetic pharmaceuticals. I have seen it first hand with a family member suffering and dying from cancer and marijuana was the only thing that worked on easing his suffering. All the other drugs made him extremely ill. Also, the science behind thc now is really advanced. They have the entire molecular structure broken down and what the effects are associated with them. Its not like the old days of buying some random bud. The effects of each strain are known. You can buy tested and chemical free bud that is good for sleep for example. Here is a description from NETA in Northhampton of some of their buds.

NH’s 1st Coronavirus Patient, Told to Stay Isolated, Went to Event Instead New Hampshire has identified a second, presumptive case of coronavirus in a man who was in close contact with the first patient, who attended an event across the state border in Vermont. https://www.nbcboston.com/news/coronavirus/2nd-presumed-case-coronavirus-new-hampshire/2240615/