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Was on the Bronx River Pkwy. when the heavy rain went thru. Three areas were flooded causing traffic back ups. I thought I was out of it but hit another big backup because a tree fell across three lanes and only the shoulder was open. Other than that not a bad ride. 

81.4 my high.

A windy day today with numerous gusts in the 30s. With leaves on the trees it makes that wind even more pronounced.

10 minutes ago, HailMan06 said:

If you think Florida’s insurance crisis is bad now just wait for what happens after a major hurricane hits a major population center.

The problem is so many people live in coastal areas in Florida. Take that increase in population and the increase cost of inflation and it is no wonder insurance costs have increased dramatically in Florida.

22 minutes ago, Picard said:

Looks like once the westerly wind kicked up this evening, you guys rocketed up.  Parts of eastern NJ are still in the low 80s at this hour, in early May.

Still 77 here with nice breeze, first evening that actually feels like summer.

My temperature has risen to 78.5

75 here, nice afternoon.

Heavy rain lightning and thunder here. One lightning flash was very close.

2 hours ago, MANDA said:

One above normal month (May projected) after another against the highest set of 30 year "normals" we have.  You would have to be a high roller to bet against an above normal Summer at this point.  Might not be outrageous heat but 2-3 above normal for JJA would not surprise me in the least.  Mainly from slightly above normal highs and very warm overnight lows.   We'll see.

Good bet with the overnight lows. As the city and immediate surrounding area continues to build more and more big skyscrapers, the heat Island at night will probably get even warmer.

79.6 my high

My average high so far this month is below 70. Meanwhile Central Prk has hit 87 and Newark 90, two different worlds.

My high today only 63, now 52. 

85 the high here.

Low 30s here, light frost.

61 my high. Now down to 49 with the chilly sea breeze.

Mid 30s here and already well into the 50s.

34 degrees for a low here. lots of places freezing or below outside the city.

Got down to the mid 30s here last night. Now 40.

10 hours ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said:

I went from Saratoga Monday morning to Westport NY on the shores of Lake Champlain 35 miles south of Plattsburgh. Was a last minute decision rather than go to Plattsburgh for an extra minute of totality and I couldn't have made a better one. It only took an hour 40 minutes to drive the 90 miles that morning. I left at 8:30 which helped. 
 
The town was well prepared. The local country club had free viewing from their golf course. A few cirrus clouds in the afternoon that had zero effect on eclipse viewing. An A+ experience.

The drive back to Saratoga Springs at 4:30 a little rougher. Three hours for 90 mile drive  but compared to what others on the back roads of Vermont went through not terrible either. 

Good move. I was planning to do something like that but the cloud forecast had us change our plans

2 hours ago, donsutherland1 said:

Six photos from the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse taken at Moose River, Maine.

Nice.

1 minute ago, MANDA said:

They did not and I was told by an employee who was standing nearby that the store had made arrangements so that they would not.  So glad they arranged for that.  Honestly had not thought about that until I heard others talking about it in the hours just before it all started.  Was glad when the word spread that they would not come on.

Glad to here that. The diamond ring, when the sun just made its return appearance, was phenomenal.

Spent Sunday and Monday upstate NY and Vermont, watching eclipse. Different world up there. Still snow on the ground in many areas and very little if any in the way of spring foliage. In the higher elevations going from Plattsburgh to Newport Vt. some areas had, what looked to be, about a foot of snow on the ground. 

27 minutes ago, uofmiami said:

Ouch, glad I left Woodstock, VT at 5:30pm to head home after seeing eclipse and getting late lunch.  13 hours is brutal.

It took me 2 hours to go about 5 miles from where we saw the eclipse to the highway. I figured it would take about 2 hours to get out. I did not figure the entire length of route 91 to be so bad with traffic.

4 minutes ago, MANDA said:

Where where you in Newport?  I was in the Walmart parking lot.  Walmart was great to allow their parking lot to be turned into a festival atmosphere. 

Totally agree with your thoughts about return trip.  Vermont not able to handle that kind of mass movement of traffic.  Found 91 to be a horrible road with like you said few exits and minimal if any services along the interstate itself.    The few parking lots along the route turned into a large public toilets.....in the woods.  Ok for us guys but felt sorry for some of the ladies.

Agree, worst traffic I have ever seen or been in.  Same here just over 12 hours to get home, really closer to 14 if I account for some naps I had to take once into NY state.  Same experience the first 3-4 hours were horrendous.

 

I was in downtown Newport area, near the high school. Nice park right on the lake. I was a little concerned about places like Walmart. I was concerned their lights would come on during totality. Hope that did not happen.

18 minutes ago, MANDA said:

Left NJ about 12:30 a.m. Monday.  Hardly a car on the road the entire trip.  Made it up to Newport, VT near the Canadian border in NE Vermont in just over 6 hours.  Lots of time to kill priWor to event but it was a party atmosphere, tailgating, campers. 

Trip home was a horror show.  Better than 12 hours in total and 91 south in Vermont was a near parking  Was like a badly executed hurricane evacuation.  Eventually cut over to I87 near Troy/Albany and continued south from there.

Well worth the trip. 

Went to Albany Sunday and from there planned to go to Plattsburgh. Do to the cloud forecast ended up in Newport Vt. also. The trip from Plattsburgh to Newport was great, little traffic and lots of snow. The eclipse was great, my second total. So worth seeing at least once. The trip back home from Newport was possibly the worse I have ever seen. Vermont cannot handle that volume of traffic. Route 91 leaves few alternative routes and not to many exits. The first 45 miles took 31/2 hours. Got home 13 hours later, close to 5a.m.