powderfreak

We are absolutely buried in knotweed all along the West Branch up here. I don’t notice it in any of the larger feeders or flashier drainages like Notchbrook or Sterling Valley. It’s the West Branch here that flows through a lot of agriculture acres, golf course, draining fert and manure along the way in the larger valley (relative size around here).

Ha, that wasn’t enough to flip the tables. I’m usually pretty reserved with obs, but that felt legit. Probably 40-50mph at max. Likely low to mid 40s… I think 50+ would’ve done more of these trees in our in the open. And 40-45mph here would fit with the 2-3k feet velocity scans of 55-65mph. But that was a solid downburst… whole trees swaying and bending for about 30 seconds in a whiteout. 30 seconds of mayhem.

Damage. Lots of sirens. That was fun.

Holy shit. Intense straightline winds. Wow. Branches down. Still have power though. That was whiteout straight-line wind damage that fanned out on the east slope and into the valley.

Some big wind coming your way… probably right on the county line at Lawn Rangers and that area on the high spot of RT 100. Just came over the spine and accelerated ESE.

It is loud coming over the mountain. Rain skirting a bit north so far, but it’s not going to miss.

82/77 Constant thunder. Feels like the Dominican Republic.

Good, actionable info. A lot of anecdotal comments going around without nuance… obviously everyone’s mileage will vary.

Yeah I bet the neighborhood is bustling at -25F. I love the cold and spend most time outside on the mountain in it, but it’s a fools errand to say more folks are outside in extreme cold than extreme heat. Plenty of folks out up here.

You get a roll, and you get a roll… 90/70

It’s really the south wind that does BTV in. There’s like a localized nocturnal jet that can even strengthen overnight on the VT side of the Lake. You’ll see most stations calm (like Plattsburgh on the NY side of the Champlain Valley), while BTV is steady 15mph gusting 25 in like tropical breezes. And the temp will be like 86F at midnight lol.

Feel like BTV is usually a candidate for that too in these heaters.

I agree. The disconnect between expectations, actual official verification, and forecast are off by quite a bit. But I’ll always wonder how much the general public cares.

Can I play devil's advocate for a minute? To "society," what is the actual impact difference between 100F vs. 104F? I'm not a fan of media, social media hype, etc. But maybe I'm jaded and just expect some level of hyperbole to occur in any content we consume (social media, streaming, TV, even radio), whether I agree or not. I certainly agree that it's way overblown, annoyingly so. I take solace in the fact that it might alert the public to a very hot period. Anyone without A/C doesn't care if it's 100F or 104F for an official high. It's an urban area, it's really hot regardless of the actual value. I think hyping low wind-chills can be a bit overblown too, but at the end of the day, the public knows it will be uncomfortable for a few days. I always wonder what would happen if they downplayed everything.

Hey I knocked the heated steering wheel, until my recent rig has it. I won’t lie, having an odd satisfaction leaving for the mountain and work at 4:45am and it’s -15F… but that steering wheel feels nice and warm lol. My wife always jokes I’ll go wander around Mount Mansfield in the brutal cold measuring snow and skiing, and then like a heated steering wheel. I do want the AC seats though, ha.

81/48 Gah it’s so nice outside. Drinking in these dews before the swamp arrives.

Only if they are low-carb will they get that warm.

At the end of the day, that’s all people remember. That was really hot. It’s kind of like arguing -10F, -15F, -20F etc. it’s all rather unpleasant for the public.

The best I’ve had was telling someone over the phone their password needed to contain a special character and they did “specialcharacter1” …

For @vortex95... snowing this morning at Alta and the neighboring Wasatch peaks around Salt Lake City.

Oh that trough means business. I understand completely what Vortex means by bias. If MWN was going to see freezing temps with highs in the 60s in New England, it would be talked about. It’s just really hard to get the public to give two shits about anything high elevation in the Rockies… maybe some passing footage of snow on the tail end of a newscast while credits role.

I honestly think if MSM polled the public they would say it snows year round in the northern Rockies peaks.

When it snows above 2,000ft even in New England (anytime of year), no one really cares lol. Above 8,000ft in the Bitterroot Mtns isn’t going to move the public interest needle much.

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