ct_yankee

15 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

Damn, just downloaded RadarScope... bummed I can’t see the other “tilts”.  The lowest level does jack shit out of the BTV radar except look north and south in the narrow valley.  

Bummer.  Might not get much use for $10 ha.  Composite radar at least is there.  I want 1.5 and 2.5 degree scans.

You have all the tilts, but it's not immediately apparent from the labeling the app uses. It says Tilt 1 or whatever, but you only see the options to change to the other tilts when you try to change the radar product, you tap tilt one and then all four tilts will come up offering a choice. Not the best UI, it's true, but it suffices for 10 bucks.

1 hour ago, weatherwiz said:

ohh...I know that

but i meant how to physically add a location.

Like Steve had a white dot that said Castle de Ginx

A friend at school also has a white marker labeled WCSU. 

Settings - > Radars and Locations -> locations -> add location

Looks like, anyway, never tried it

Meh. Nice SLC type shelf, with very low hanging scud bombs, a few heavy drops of rain, some rumbles of thunder... Not the most memorable t-storm, for sure.

Very strong couplet for these parts. It could definitely produce.

7 minutes ago, CTValleySnowMan said:

Tornado warning just issued here

1 hour ago, ct_yankee said:

That "pfffft" noise that you hear is the sound of our tornado chances evaporating... 

Reverse psychology. Works even on mother nature.

1 minute ago, Hoth said:

Looks like Long Island gonna get smoked again. 

The right split looks nice, but I think the hook stays offshore

Looks like some decent mid-level rotation on the cell SW of Springfield. Hey, it's something.

Yeah, I know... There, did it for you.

 New MD out:

   SUMMARY...Threat for damaging wind gusts continues across much of
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch 634.

   DISCUSSION...Cold front continues to progress eastward across the
   Northeast and recent surface analysis places the boundary from
   north-central VT southwestward to just east of ALB to CXY (in
   southeast PA). Northern portion of the line of thunderstorms
   initially along the front has accelerated slightly ahead of it while
   also losing intensity. This loss of intensity is likely tied reduced
   lift away from the front and less buoyancy from lower surface
   temperatures. Warm layer noted around 500-600 mb on the 18Z ALB
   sounding could also be contributing to reduced updraft strength.

   Southern portion of this line of has maintained its intensity and is
   moving into a slightly more favorable thermodynamic environment.
   Expectation is for this portion of the line to continue eastward,
   posing a risk for damaging wind gusts. Additional development is
   also possible farther south along the front across far northeast PA
   and northern NJ. These storms will also pose a risk for damaging
   wind gusts. A low tornado threat remains, but surface winds have
   been veering westerly well ahead of the front, further reducing any
   tornado potential.

   ..Mosier.. 09/04/2019

That "pfffft" noise that you hear is the sound of our tornado chances evaporating...

SPC seems to believe there's a serious tornado threat, and it's hard to argue there isn't, especially wherever there's plenty of sunshine, like for instance here - always a good sign on a potential severe day...

Think we'll finally see an actual tornado watch today?  

12 minutes ago, TennTradition said:

Wait - are some arguing that’s real? It had to be a rendering based on an assumed sea level change, no? I assume it’s turned into a running joke?

Some people appeared to be arguing it's real... But it's so hard to tell on here who's trolling and who's being serious... 

Regarding that "satellite image", it is indeed sort of a fake. If you look closely you can see that the water is just basically photoshopped (figuratively speaking) into the image, the waves are not breaking where they should be, etc, etc. What they did is use a sat to figure out where the new water (new coastline?) currently is and then made an image that looks like a photo but actually isn't. It's an "artist's conception" kind of deal except the artist was probably a computer algorithm and the position of the water is probably spot on. It is NOT a satellite photograph! Ya gotta be careful these days about what's real and what isn't.

I've been thinking about the fact that there's been no sign of an ERC with Dorian. Everybody's been looking for that all day, but there's been nothing. Very weird.

I'm thinking somewhere there's a painting of the hurricane, a picture, as it were... And if you look very closely and carefully at the picture of Dorian, there you will see the Eyewall Replacement Cycles. Only on the picture, while Dorian the storm sails on blissfully and forever unchanging.

Well, it's a theory. I do like the name.

Just now, codfishsnowman said:

well at least back on 6/1/11 we didn't have to have a discussion about whether or not something was scud....still no confirmation of an actual tornado in ct today

This was not 6/1/11, or anything like it. Still, we take what we can get.

That's like the 3rd time today in that same spot.

5 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

Hoping stuff in E NY will intensify in CT. Debating on going to BDL but traffic now would be a shit show and there is an accident before 91 merger 

I suspect there's too much cloud debris in southern CT for much intensification, at least near the coast, but you never know. The shear is definitely in place and intensifying, so we'll see. I no longer have much hope for anything really good in HVN area...

Obviously some good shear today with all this rotation. You can even see it visually on that satellite animation, which was indeed pretty cool. I foresee a good day, for once.

Nice couplet now in CT ESE of Hartford, near... Terramugus? Never heard of it before.

The stuff up in NY is the line to watch, or possibly cells forming in front of it. Intense couplet up there now (in central NY)

Thanks for posting that. That's pretty interesting. Is it confirmed that it stayed over the river for its entire life?

25 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

Not sure if you’re on Facebook but there is a group called New England Storm Chasers...some nice pics of it on there! 

 

Alas, I avoid facebook like the plague. I expect I'll see the pics elsewhere, eventually. I only asked about it because I couldn't find anything when I did a search right after reading that post. No biggie.

30 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Nice waterspout on the CT River today near Rocky Hill 

Any more info on this? Pics, a link to a story, anything?

Marine waterspout warning for that cell out in the sound south of new haven

Real nice structure just now in HVN, mothership-ish for sure... Nice RFD shelf, even a cool elevated funnel. Could feel the warm inflow, none of the usual cold outflow gusts, even after the shelf went over. Nice little storm!

 Looks like initiation near Danbury

Nice pic, Wiz. The strongest part of the line now seems to be in CT.