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CT Rain

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  1. 00z models definitely increased the wind threat here in CT some. Pretty nasty looking signal tomorrow. Also, a bit more concerned about the coastal flooding with less of a lull modeled around high tide tomorrow morning.
  2. No. The numbers are hard coded into their matrix. So a Level 4 event is by definition 125-380k outages. It's not hype it's completely reasonable.
  3. If I was them I'd do the same. 125k is not a crazy outage number for CT. They have to file the "Level 4" with PURA before the storm and they had a really hard time as it is getting crews in from outside because this storm was so expansive. Seems like a reasonable worst case scenario to me.
  4. No. It's CT. But it's also a bad headline. They're predicting a Level 4 event which would mean 125k-380k without power.
  5. Yeah for sure they're overshooting. Most likely scenario is widespread advisory and scattered outages but there is definitely some potential for some higher end stuff with convection.
  6. Yeah I have 50-60 mph gusts. Saying widespread outages as that's what Eversource is saying and to prepare people for the holidays. I do think there's the chance for some bigger gusts in/around convection but that can always be tough to accomplish.
  7. Probably not going to lose much pack up north but rapid temp drop is going to turn it to a glacier. Maybe a bit better end of the week as temperatures warm a bit and the snow softens some?
  8. I don't get the "wind forecasts always underperform" thing. I feel like most of our forecasts verify fairly well at the ASOS stations. If you're looking at the HRRR/Euro or whatever raw model output though and taking that as a forecast you're going to be disappointed.
  9. Yeah could be impressive. Wave action on a southerly wind always creates more issues than you’d expect with a given tide level.
  10. A few opportunities too. Convection along the warm front, better low level lapse rates after the warm fropa with a bit of warming, and then possible violence on the cold front. Pretty interesting setup.
  11. NAM/HRRR definitely have trended toward a more impressive wind event in SNE. It may rock in some towns tomorrow AM.
  12. Maybe disaster averted for NNE? Looks like some snow on the front and back end and dew points struggle past 45F.
  13. These are about as impressive as you'll see. Also... 60 knots at top of the mixed layer out of the NW as the storm passes. GFS may be too well mixed (and NAM too inverted) - but throw in some convection this definitely is worth watching.
  14. I get it. In 17 years here I've never had anyone tell me or even implicitly pressure me to change the forecast. In fact more often than not if the forecast changes for the worse (tornadoes, more snow, higher winds) it's met with groans and annoyance by everyone in the newsroom as it means more work, longer days, etc. It's sort of funny but it's actually the opposite of what most people probably think goes on.
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