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man...you can kinda argue these winds are about as strong right now as it was during "peak" that was an impressive burst with a bit of longevity

yeah just had a pretty big gust. I even thought it would have started to calm down by now

yeah I'd keep an eye on the stuff as it moves towards you.

not sure if there were any reports of OTG but I have heard that there is the possibility around Middletown. A friend of mine was there and was in a parking lot and said something strange happened...like a sucking and he looked and leaves and water going up in the air. He said something about some guy getting sucked in and he had to pull him...IDK but another friend said on the news they mentioned something about a possible TOR in the area. Didn't hear anything from the HFD one...although with these winds tough to tell damage from an EF-0 and winds which swirl in these situations.

Is he outside with the chain saw?

quickly clearing in Branford

Wonder if he lost power.

Haven’t heard from Kevin in hours.

Just went outside at work and saw this

Forgetting the comparisons to Sandy/Irene this has been quite impressive. gotta put it into perspective. 1) an 80-100+ knot ULJ streak in early August is pretty damn impressive. Not going to see that all too often. With us in the entrance region of the jet that was going to help the storm maintain intensity. 2) Gusts 50-60 mph may not seem that impressive...but again...taking into perspective...this is August, not January. We see what 50-60 mph gusts do during t'storms. Trees are fully leaved. Over 300K w/o power in CT and continuing to climb 3) Not sure if we will get any confirmed tornadoes but the parameters we had in place for a tropical system...you don't see that often. 4) Getting breaks of sun too...during peak heating and with a LLJ cranking.

IIRC Sandy had the long sustained winds (25-35 mph) but i think for the most part the bigger gusts were held to the shoreline...this I think had higher gusts...also...Sandy happened late October when trees certainly didn't have the leaves they do now.I don't remember Sandy being overly big for winds inland...Irene OTOH I think was a bit more impressive inland.

Holy ****

did this track a bit farther east from the expected track? Seems like it did...would explain why perhaps the tornado potential didn't truly realize in CT despite the ingredients. I know we saw several warnings but I was envisioning a little bit more in the way of potential cells.

Did Steve help you take that photo?

Looks like EWR recently gusted to 51 knots again?

can't believe I almost got blown over a railing

well tornado threat is just about done in CT outside of NE/E CT. Winds remained maxed for another hour or two then subside and gust 30-40 for another couple hours then quickly diminish

You see the wind through the objects which move

Branford. Almost got blown over a railing. I have video I'll upload and post later

This is some of the strongest winds I've ever seen

Holy crap....had to gust 55-60 there. WOW

yeah I'd watch those cells. Isaias is shifting east so the threat is moving through CT into RI over next hour

Nice area of blue sky with sun poking through...yikes with that LLJ overhead

Tornado warning near higganum

Very nasty couplet NE of Springs on LI