HIPPYVALLEY

Uh-oh, power just flickered. Please, just wait until the dishwasher is done running before we blackout.

+RA a few gusts mixing down now.

Not in WNE unless they are summer convection.

several hours of moderate rain but nothing epic yet. .20" Not much wind to speak of but E of the Berks is where wind goes to die.

What’s causing the heavier precipitation to erode as it moves N of the Pike out here? Not that I’m complaining or anything.

You know you're not seeing any flakes tonight, right? ; )

Some folks in the Adirondacks will have some decent rain totals.

Moderate rain. Big, fat, cold drops, yay. A few gusts but no wind to speak of yet but not expecting much in the valley.

The radar looks pretty juicy, somewhere between here and Albany is going to get drowned for a few hours. Really hoping I am on the fringe of that stuff, not really interested in inches of rain.

Count me in.

Like the storms we generally get Xmas week.

I think Sou’easter comes in W of us?

Bright and sunny at my house but pretty incredible fog in downtown Greenfield. Cold morning warm Connecticut River will do that I suppose.

But yeah, I would love big December storm. I believe two years ago W MA had a pretty good December.

Those of us in WNE kindly ask forum residents to not discuss that particular storm. TIA

Maybe above 1000' but that would have to be a hell of a storm storm to get you gusting 35-40.

It will be fine. Get off I-91 down around Hatfield and take 5/10 from there. More rewarding views imo. After Sugarloaf it is only a short drive into Greenfield/Shelburne/Colrain. Here is one nice side trip: After the rotary take Rt 2 W a few miles to Peckville Road, you will see the sign for APEX orchards, take that right and go up the hill 2 miles. The view is kill up there and Apex has a little cider store and deck with long views East. Plus all the apples you can eat. If hard cider is more your thing go visit W Co Cider in the barn across the street. You can pull right up to both places so non-difficult access.

The foliage in Greenfield and points west is off the charts good this week.

If model trends hold, somewhere in WNE or ENY will see a period of prolific rains. Luckily this will move relatively fast until it possibly retros over Maine.

Oh' how I pray for a valley dryslot. Deep rain deficit here but would rather make it up slowly. Not too worried about winds, out here those are only a worry for the 1k+ club in the hill towns.

Maybe he's thinking Lake Quinsigamond? "That party boat was the pride of the Shrewsbury side, coming back from some dive bar in Worcerster. As the pontoon boats go it was drunker than most with the crew and good captain all heavin".

I can't really think of any SNE lakes that run ore freighters.

Point is that this ends up further E as we get closer.

Well, it does seem like we have been discussing "fast flow" as the current paradigm for quite a while now. More than just 2019.

I think this ends up uderwhelming those of us on land. A little too far off the coast for meaningful wind impact or prolonged +RA.