weatherwiz

This is serious an extremely scary thought. I think the scariest aspect of it is how the general public would respond to these communications.

Forecasts for this were 100% spot on. I don't think they could have been any better. You gotta put things into perspective...sure we get several 50-60 mph wind events a year...but just about all of them occur from fall - spring...when trees aren't fully leaved. When it became obvious how long we were going to be ripping 50-60+ mph gusts you knew we were in for some serious damage. Even an hour of 50-60+ mph gusts in the summer is going to do significant damage. All you have to do is picture what 50-60 mph t'storm gusts do...which last maybe a few minutes at most to understand what this was going to do.

What a journey home. Tons of trees down in Branford/North Branford. I usually always take back roads from Branford to North Branford to Wallingford and catch 91 there so I avoid 95. Debated on not doing that tonight in case roads were closed or power lines were down. anyways, I said screw it and did it. As I was driving I couldn’t believe the trees down/debris. I get to probably about a mile from the highway (of a 12-mile journey) and boom...tree across middle of road. So I had to turn around. Luckily, the detour wasn’t much...ended up turning down a side street I’ve always wondered where it led. Was basically just a tad longer loop to the highway. driving along 91 there were some downed trees along the highway. Getting into Windsor Locks...I was impressed by the 1.5 mile drive from highway to my house with the amount of trees/limbs down. Even a huge section without power. Saw a tree down upon entering the driveway to the complex and then this was in my neighbors yard

Went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror and saw the wind messed up my hair.

After that last post I made about the wind...BOOM completely died down

too big

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