StormSurge

Ha! Believe me, I realize there's a moratorium on my whining about missing all the good stuff for a few years at least.

At least I'll get something.

Not sure if that’s better than last night’s 0-1” or not. :) I’ll be happy to see some flakes.

We give out so much more candy on this tiny island than we did at any of our homes in CT.

EF1! (BTW, when the final review is published, can someone share that with me?)

I was too. Not sure. I think he was making the run from Noank to West Harbor, so I think you’re correct.

Thanks Ryan! It’s still incomprehensible. Looking forward to having you over!

Sorry, it’s been crazy! Steve shared the drive that has all my photos (thanks!) so check that out. (Apologies in advance for any errors. On the ferry now). We got a fire alarm call at 7:43 am for an alarm activation on Isabella Beach Rd. While waiting for another firefighter to get to the firehouse to respond, we received another call four minutes later for another alarm on Clay Point Rd. On the way to the first call, the gate house attendant (the east end of the island is private) told us a resident called to say a tornado hit her house & trees were everywhere. That resident lives next to where we were headed . We arrived at the first call just as it was being called off as a false alarm. We were going to continue down Isabella Beach Rd to the second call but the road was impassable. We turned around & headed back to the main road and soon we found that road impassable as well. (@Hoth, just pass 4 Corners, right before the water works.) That was a false alarm too, so after returning the fire truck, I headed back out to take photos. I started at the house where the caller lives & worked my way down Isabella Beach Rd. on foot All of the trees there had fallen in the same direction. I assumed straight line winds at that point. There were many trees down along that route, all falling in the same direction (SW to NE). As I approached the 4 Corners area, I noticed that the tops of the trees were showing damage, along with twisting. Tops of utility poles were ripped & eventually I came across the most dramatic damage. There’s a home on the north side of the driving range that had a stand of trees obliterated, giving the home owner a new water view. (@hoth, the Arnold’s I believe). Just past that home is where the photos of the shed were taken. The shed was completely blown off the foundation & into a sailboat being stored, which was also severely damaged. The tornado exited the island just to the NE of this location. (@hoth, the Bogerts) During my travels, I heard of the damage to the round house at Wilderness Pt. All of the windows were blown out on the south, west & north sides. This is where the water spout came ashore. Let me know if anyone has any specific questions regarding any of the photos or anything else. I’m heading to Albany for the night and Mrs. SS is driving.

Just dark here. Hopefully we get some drops survive the trip over the sound.

Not far. Just west of it.

I bought a 55” TCL & it’s been amazing. Good choice b

Pretty cool rain shaft over North Dumpling.

Finally a downpour!!

0.07” yesterday & 0.70” since Thursday. Perpetually a “have not”.

Only managed 0.62” yesterday.

Finally seeing some decent rain here. Fingers crossed for at least a boomer later.

Nice morning on the golf course until the humidity roared in around 9 am. Looks like some activity in northern CT?

Pierce’s talk on ‘38 was fascinating (all FI history fascinates me). Seeing the high water mark on the Parade Grounds, almost up to the movie theater & all the trees down in Whistler was crazy. My uncle was the lifeguard at the Big Club beach when Carol hit. He lost everything when the beach house washed away. Your Bill story is wild. A direct hit or even a glancing blow will be a wild ride. (At this point, I’ll be happy with a steady downpour.)

I'm always jonesing for some tropical action thanks to Gloria & Bob getting me hooked. But now that I'm on Fishers, my anticipation level is sky-high. I think I'm prepared for the inevitable disappointment but it will still sting.

0.56" in the gauge. Still getting shafted here (relatively).

0.18" after the zipper was pulled down. Parched.

0.48". Not much remaining of the line when it arrived here.

0.21” in the gauge thanks to two pop-up storms right over my fanny this morning.

No sunrise surprise.

NOW that sign at The Pequot makes sense.