wxsniss

<1/8 mile vis with this torrential rain, 60 dBZ echoes

Glad Sox finished in time!

4 hours ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

Yea. Unless you live in a high prone power loss area, i don’t think WHG’s are worth it. It looks cool and is obviously super convenient but if you run the numbers for a mid sized home that rarely loses power (less than once/5yr), it’s a loss. 
 

If folks have the extra cash in this brutal economy, sure…get it. But I would recommend a good portable generator for everyone else.

What's a good portable generator? Can it power multiple devices throughout house at once (fridge, lighting, HVAC, water heater)? If portable and only set up when needed, how can it be set up outdoors to power things inside? Asking not to be confrontational, I'm genuinely curious what the alternatives are.

We've lost power 5x this year, ranging from 3-16 hour times. Most times not even weather related.

My fear is having to struggle in pitch dark at 2am setting up a portable generator, and not able to ensure kids can sleep and we have refrigeration / hot water.

Thanks for the quick advice guys

I'll probably go with a Generac. I'm a little worried about footprint and available space closest to where our gas/electric intake and meters, but I'll get the consultation and see.

It's easy to lose motivation and keep kicking the can, but I guess worth at least seeing if logistically possible and getting a quote.

1 minute ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

Are you looking to provide backup power for your entire home or just dedicated circuits that keep the critical stuff running?

ATS’s can get pricy if you’re looking for a whole house backup.

Was thinking whole house ATS for simplicity

Kids in multiple rooms, refrigerators, hot water, internet… 

As this is the 3rd time this week / 5th time this year we’ve lost power in our neighborhood (powered by Eversource, outages all courtesy of low hanging wires and questionable pole infrastructure), I’m looking into a backup home generator 

Ideally connected to gas line and automatically turning on when power is out

Any recommendations?

I hear Kuhlman Electric ads for Generac all the time and seems good

I figured this forum would have tons of experience with severe / blizzards

TIA!

42 minutes ago, wxsniss said:

Pretty healthy outflow just passed in Fenway area around 6:15

 Lost power…

3rd time this week with non-severe winds

Gonna put together a generator thread… Generac with Kuhlman Electric is constantly advertised on WEEI 

Pretty healthy outflow just passed in Fenway area around 6:15

18z HRRR continues to target 21-23z for areas east of ORH for thicker smoke

It's definitely ticking thicker outside

Probably will be more like the milky haze we had Tuesday where you can actually look at the sun, and it gets deep red as it sets... not the apocalyptic yellow we had Wednesday where you can't even see the sun

Has a 40% penumbra look out there

For areas east of Worcester, 17z HRRR has the worst ~21-23z, plume sweeping southward from NH

While obviously not real-time empirical data like GOES, HRRR has smoke guidance you can see on Pivotal to give you an estimate of current and future placement of the band

Looks like thick smoke enters most of MA / SNH early afternoon 17-20z

30 minutes ago, wx_observer said:

Wow, it looks like 8:30 pm out there.  There's a weird "solar eclipse" vibe about it where things don't quite seem right.  The air definitely has a heaviness to it.  I don't smell smoke, but my mouth kind of tastes weird.

Was it mostly forest that burned up there, or did it hit a lot of manmade things that have who knows what in them?

Was thinking the same... or the yellow/greenish sky Plains tornado weather vibe. Pretty freakish look out there.

Fluctuates in yellow tint, probably waves of thickness sweeping overhead

At the moment, so thick I can't see the sun... will make a spectacular red sun on the horizon this evening if it thins out

Smells unusual like a damp smoke

This is impressive 

I thought guidance had most rainfall overnight into Tuesday morning… but by far best dynamics and rates of events now in EMA

Gonna be widespread 2-3”+ east with this late surge

Does have the feel of one of the storms we had last winter where we’re fully expecting a shank and then get destroyed late

Fireworks 9pm at Glen Cove / Morgan Memorial park, LI… thoughts?

NAMs HRRR are close developing storms into LI sound by 9-10pm

3 minutes ago, wxsniss said:

Now warned!

3 minutes ago, wxsniss said:

Decent velocity curl west of Worcester 5:15pm...

Decent velocity curl west of Worcester 5:15pm...

Very loud deep boom, 2:11pm heard in Natick MA

Apparently heard across eastern MA and RI

Impressive little system, let’s get a critter like this in January

MWN earlier this week and now:

As usual, model extremes were wrong... not a shutout like AI-GFS had for days, not a 3-day washout like EC / ens had a few days ago...

converging towards a 1.5 of 3 days dry:

completely dry Saturday (probably copy of today cloudy highs to 60s)

worst day Sunday

Monday looks dry 2nd half... 

Only reason I'm scrutinizing is a family event on Charles Saturday evening so thankful it looks dry

7 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

Euro AI getting wetter this weekend 

High stakes weekend...

EPS/GEFS and EC are wettest models, but if anything maybe ticking drier

AI-GFS/EC and GFS driest...

12z AI-GFS still a shutout until late Monday, but ticking less suppressed

36 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

From Thursday to Monday not a water weekend. Air temp spots 60 is tops

Hope so. AI-GFS complete shutout vs. Euro is wet most of Sat night-Monday

Box had been riding NBM, 50%+ chance showers all weekend...

3 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

51,000 in Boston itself . Where are all the Boston posters with stories and pics of damage?

Surprised by that number.

Was about 3 min torrential and occasional pulses of horizontal windswept white curtains of rain, cars slowed down with hazards on, minor transient street flooding… decent but nothing photo-worthy. Didn’t see any tree damage. 

Let's see if we warn inside 128

Hearing some rumbles near Fenway

1 hour ago, CT Valley Snowman said:

Family bbq at MIL house on Saturday at 1 PM.  Pool, BBQ, outdoor games.  I'd take 65 and mostly cloudy/ party sunny and run.  The pool will be confined to the kids.  At least they have a warm water connection for outside for the pool.  

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Have an event on the Charles River near Boston Saturday evening... AI-GFS/ECs for a few days now have led the way keeping the ~1035 high in place east of us and suppressing precipitation southwest of SNE... hope it's correct!

KBOS 170554Z 19029G54KT

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