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i know. I’ve read all his stuff. There were just some things I was trying to explore that went behind the paper. I already have them Credited in my presentation

This is so helpful! I've tried to search a bit more on EML's since I never truly understood how to explain the origin of them. I'm also going to do a presentation on this event at our Tristate weather conference in the fall and wanted to briefly explain EML origin and this totally helps.

It's funny you mention this because I've been thinking about this and I wonder if my thinking was incorrect. I thought that EML's did originate aloft like at the 10,000' to 18,000' level (but then again isn't that like the surface for the source regions of EML's?) Anyways...so we could see an EML plume that's like from 700-600mb but the 700-500mb lapse rate alone may not properly portray that?

Friends house in Newtown

yeah the extensive coverage of the EML plume was quite impressive and I think definitely underrated...not in terms of how the event produced but just b/c of the historical significance. Those observed lapse rates too on the 18z sounding are striking. That's pretty extreme stuff. Even 6/1/11 I think only had lapse rates around 7.5...don't think they were above that. I think the only time (could be wrong) that 700-500 lapse rates approached 8 C/KM during a convective event was 7/15/95 when I remember reading they were like 8-8.5.

yeah that whole area is a disaster. West Hartford is typically 50 minutes from Danbury for me and my friend lives like 15-20 minutes north of Danbury. We both made it home at the same time

that is incredible. Would have loved to see that.

A friend of mine who lives in Windsor Locks (but is on vacation in Vegas ) sent this to me...found this on his facebook feed

she was enjoying the storm just as much as I was. That was really something else. I did drive through Newtown last night b/c I know people who live there and 84 was a mess into Newtown so I did back roads to Newtown and got on exit 10 but yeah Newtown was a mess. Then I got destroyed in the Waterbury construction traffic. I'm driving down to Branford soon then heading to Newtown after that so I'll get to see some of the damage during the daylight hours.

I was thinking that but is that area possible? I would have to get to New Milford and that area was hit really hard...might be traffic on route 7. i may be able to do back roads to Newtown and catch 84 there which is passed where the traffic

Ahh gotcha. Thanks

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Trying to leave from Danbury back to WeHa soon butnhe drive is going to be close to 2 hours

I know nothing about the CAM. Where can you view it and is it a decent model?

Someone died in Danbury when a tree fell in his truck he was taking shelter in per NBC Connecticut

What a crazy day. We went to the park and talked and I was explaining to her about the storms and then we went to a diner and about 5 minutes later power went out and all hell broke lose. She even took video of the storm too and laughed when I ran outside and got drenched. She went crazy when it started hailing and even picked up some pieces. Her house though and town got hit very hard. Trees all over her front yard uprooted and same in the back.

Definitely will go down as one of the biggest severe weather events in recorded history for CT.

We were just south of the strongest stuff but those winds were some of the strongest I’ve seen. Had dime hail too. It’s a mess down this way. My friend said her home town got slammed. Trees down everywhere.

Absolutely insane...wow.

never seen 60% winds here. Well off to Charter

I'm so pumped I get to do a broadcast at Charter today! Really first time doing so for a severe event

Certainly can't rule out a strong TOR today

yikes. That's BDL from this mornings NAM

I wonder if they'll upgrade to moderate. Perhaps not b/c sometimes they'll issue an MCD or state within an MCD whether they'll upgrade