BrianW

Yeah Vermonts number is alarming as construction jobs are usually well paid. Think of all the electricians, plumbers, engineers, architects, etc that are tied in with it Here is a comparison to the rest of New England. Construction job loses from July 19. Vermont -31.6 Maine -2.0 NH -4.0 CT -5.4 Mass -13

I was looking at the unemployment numbers in New England. Didn't realize how bad it is in VT. Every category has had some pretty big job losses. Leisure and hospitality has a 46.5% job loss compared to July 2019. Construction is down 31.6%. How bad is it up there considering a huge portion of the jobs there are leisure and hospitality? Isn't that sector most of the economy up there? http://www.vtlmi.info/press.pdf

If your heating your hot water with oil look into heat pump electric water heaters. Maine has pretty cheap electricity compared to the rest of New England and most states here have huge rebates on them. The efficiency on them is absurd. Based on electricity prices there a 50 gallon would cost you less than $10 a month to run. It will also dehumidify your basement and eliminate a dehumidifier.

There is a massive mussel die off going on along the sound. People think its either from the storm or the record warm water temperatures. The water temp in the sound was 85 the other week.

You NNE's need to get drones. The technology is incredible now with gps guidance. You can fly for miles and the stabilized gimbal camera is nuts. Took my DJI Mavic Mini up for a flight the other day. This is looking west from 400ft just east of New Haven over lake Saltonstall. The drone was over 2 miles away from me. If you or Phin had one the shots of the mountains would be incredible.

I said it earlier in the thread but NWS Upton did an excellent job at getting the tornado warning out in time. I know a ton of people that got the warning on their phones and took shelter as soon as it rolled in.

You should do a southwest style landscape. Convert the grass to crushed stone and plant some cactus and succulents.

https://www.wtnh.com/video/absolute-devastation-storm-damage-could-delay-completion-of-new-east-haven-high-school-turf-field/

Looks like the 91 bridge over Sackett Pt Rd and Universal Drive.

There has been a plane flying crazy low around here in circles. Just checked flightradar24.com and its a Civil Air Patrol plane. I assume the NWS does aerial surveys?

Are wells running dry up there in Northern CT? I remember a few years ago people had to drill deeper or get trucks to dump water in their wells.

I drive back and forth from the Branford shoreline to my moms in North Haven a lot. That exact area is usually where the cooler shore temps and warmer inland temps converge. I'll see my car thermometer go from like 78 and jump to something crazy like 86 right there between exit 9 and 12. Perhaps that has something to do with it.

2 more radar grabs I got off twitter. I was on the highway earlier and you can see right where it crossed 91 and 95 as all the tree tops are gone

Just heard they are sending in the National Guard. The entire grid is down in Branford. So many roads are impassable from trees.

Is there a way to see past radar loops on radarscope? I lost cell and wifi right when it came over. Upton did good a good job getting out the tornado warning. Everyone I talked their phones blew up with the warning well before it hit.

0410 PM TSTM WND GST NEW HAVEN 41.31N 72.93W 08/27/2020 M69 MPH NEW HAVEN CT MESONET

What a storm. Came right over me. Huge gusts coming in from all directions. Definitely some rotation. The damage I am hearing from friends in the area is nuts. Telephone poles blown over but not from trees falling. From what i am hearing. It started around exit 9 in North Haven and went SE right into Branford. There was another one possibly further north that went right through the center of North Haven. Last radar shot before I lost power and cell service. I am new to radar scope. Is there a way to see past radar data?

Cell phones are down all over Branford, East Haven, North Haven, etc. Can't get ahold of anyone either. Im on wifi off my generator.

Lost power and cell service here in Branford. Was insane. I am hearing North Haven is a disaster. Last frame before I lost cell service.

Just saw Vail has announced its guidelines for Colorado. Seems really excessive. I think most people aren't going to bother going with all these guidelines in place. Vail Resorts owns five resorts in Colorado, including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Crested Butte. Highlights of the protocols announced Thursday include: Guests will be required to wear face coverings on mountains and in every area of resort operations, including lift lines, on lifts and in gondola cars. Only related parties (guests skiing or riding together) will be loaded together on lifts, with exceptions: Two unrelated parties will be allowed to load on four-person chairlifts, seated on opposite sides of the chair; two unrelated singles or pairs will be allowed to sit on opposite sides of six-person chairs; two singles will be allowed to sit on opposite sides of gondola cabins. A reservation system prioritizing Epic Pass holders will be implemented to limit numbers and ensure that guests will have the space they need while at the resort. Pass holders will be required to make reservations before arriving at the resort. The number of lift tickets sold to the general public on a given day will depend on how many pass holders have made reservations, and they will be sold only online or through Vail Resorts call centers. https://theknow.denverpost.com/2020/08/27/vail-resorts-ski-season-coronavirus-reservations/244367/

I'm working down in the Stamford area today. My work van has been bouncing between 84-86.

I was just looking at the aerial view of Port Arthur. The amount of chemical/oil industry there is eye opening. The size of the Valero refinery is incredible. Its looks to be over 2 miles wide. Are these places designed for a direct hit? If not the environmental impact is going to be huge. There is a huge BASF chemical plant just the North as well.