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there are so many embedded mesos in that derecho. Crazy part is...straight line wind damage is probably far worse than tornadic damage in this situation

Any guess as to where it tracked?

went from I think marginal at 6z to enhanced at 13z then moderate at 1630z. Chicago virtually went from marginal > ENH > MOD

and just to think they were only in marginal this morning

want to see no tree left standing

I think the derecho is the one doing the chasing

I think I would honestly rather chase in IA than OK

Oof

Great information, thank you. I did not know this.

which causing the mesovorticies to form? Is it associated from the overnight/early AM convection? Didn't really pay much attention to the setup but now I wish I did. that type of MLJ moving over an EML with lapse rates over 8 and over 3000 MLCAPE...yikes. Rather significant s/w rotating through too

I see what you're saying. It's crazy how quick those processes work. Being on the warning desk out there in these situations must make the heart race. That line went from sub-severe to destructive winds in no time. Also noting cells quickly developing behind this line again

Gotta figure out how to increase speed but holy shit does that bow out as it crosses through IMG_4550.mov

Now this a true severe thunderstorm watch

This statement (while I can see how it makes obvious sense) isn't necessarily a correct statement in terms of adjusting to heat vs. cold. It's not as simple a "you can always put more clothes on". Extreme heat and extreme cold are both big killers every year but there are discrepancies as to which is the bigger killer. Some studies suggest that extreme cold kills far more people than extreme heat while other studies suggest the opposite. When it's extremely hot there are things you can easily do to maintain your body temperature or prevent it from rising...drinking water, staying in shade, minimal activity. Wen it's extreme cold just "adding layers" isn't going to be an answer. You're still being exposed to cold and your body temperature is still slowly falling. Humans can still function with body temperatures around 100 (obviously you feel like shit with a fever but you're not doing damage to your organs). But you're body temperature starts getting 3+ below our average temperature that can start to result in some minor issues. The "you can always put more clothes on" statement works great for indoors bur in extreme conditions that has zero value.

The march towards breaking 90F days at BDL is in. Exciting times ahead

Talk about the perfect definition of a tornado associated with a TC low topped supercell. Waterspout gets on land and quickly lifts up

EF-1 tornado confirmed in Westport Tuesday. 3rd tornado of the year in CT...all 3 within a 2-day span

Maybe when the AMO flips we'll get them again.

Probably about as long as it takes the Mets to get a competent owner

If a tree falls down in the forest, and nobody is around to hear it, did it really fall?

Nope...and looks like around the same area too that got smoked the other day. I saw they had FFW earlier

Covering an entire region is very difficult. I would agree with your assessment to as to why you would have glanced over the local impacts. I used to spend so much time on my blog psots going over the science and meteorology that I would; 1) Just run out of steam and want to be done so I would have very little detail about local impacts 2) Kinda completely forget to even go into those details...and quite frankly this is what people reading care most about. Perhaps there are some weather weenies who love the science but little Joe wondering if they should cover a window couldn't care less about some jet streak in SE Canada

That's a pretty impressive looking storm moving through east-central PA. Looks like it's driven by decent bulk shear and riding along MUCAPE axis

Today will put a slight dent in things but if we don't see a cooler shot next weekend (which too me is BD driven) this could go down as warmest August on record for some. I fully expect BDL to break the record of 90+ days in a calendar year.