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3 hours ago, Torch Tiger said:
birds are crying for their mommas down here. I hear desperate cries out loud. What type of sociopath would want such a thing?
Parakeets in southern Connecticut thriving in January and barely hanging on in late April
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First lemon
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Preseason is here!
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I need my backyard to dry to mow. It’s a bog.
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Loved the wx today. Looking forward to next week. Can’t believe May is right around the corner.
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1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said:
Please please happen in all our hoods this summer. Please
https://x.com/weathernut27/status/1782555611139313928?s=46&t=dhcbvkjmRcyBVQtDxJ3lRg
Can you imagine how this place would be hopping with a mod risk derecho or hurricane strike? Pages and pages of unbridled excitement and extreme concern.
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21 minutes ago, Torch Tiger said:
Won't be long until we're tracking slight risks! Maybe even a few moderate!
Just give me one enhanced day here and one lightning storm of yore. It’s hard to have expectations around here.
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Definitely something to watch. We’ll see what happens. In the meantime, I wonder if we’ll pick back up in the preseason TC genesis department this year.
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20 minutes ago, kdxken said:
Mighty slow thread. Who doesn't like scintillating temperature talk?
Hell of a lot better than talking about “latitude” events and why perfect track winter coastals are dumping 4” of rain imby.
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7 hours ago, NorthArlington101 said:
Anyone done proper Midwest storm chasing? My family vacation plans for May got disrupted but I’m still debating taking the time I had scheduled off for myself… I’m gonna be over my PTO allotment if I don’t use it soon.
Trying to get a sense of the cost of existing as a storm chaser for a week - hotels, gas, rental car (with insurance, lmao). No idea if it’s worth the struggle but it strikes me as the kind of vacation that could work solo if I had to take a solo trip.6 hours ago, nj2va said:@WxWatcher007 is a pro!
Haha far from a pro but I’ve done it a few times! I’ve never done solo but it may be possible.
I think if I were to do solo I’d only have a predetermined zone I’d be willing to drive in—say staying in the front range of Colorado through central Kansas and bouncing around the zone depending on the severe wx outlook. During my trips I had at least one other person willing to drive, and we literally traveled thousands of miles each trip over the course of 7-10 days. One time we went from San Antonio to Corpus Christi to Amarillo in one day. That’s a lot to ask of one person.
Expect to spend between $100-150 each night for a decent hotel. Gas isn’t terrible if you have an efficient car. Rental car with insurance (and always get the full insurance in case of getting totaled by hail lol) isn’t awful as well but check around to get the cheapest price. Don’t forget to factor in food. Each of my trips cost at least $1k. Being in multiple cities alone is worth the cost IMO.
That’s all doable. The biggest challenge with a solo trip imo is the logistics when you’re actually in chase mode. Driving and tracking a supercell that could split, spawn a tornado, or throw out big hail far from the “center” sounds dicey.
If you did do it, I’d recommend keeping even greater distance and ALWAYS being prepared to move to a safer location. If you question in the slightest whether you’re safe, move immediately.
Other than that, hell of a thrill and amazing to travel the country. I’d try chasing again this year, but I think the tropics will have me busy this summer/fall.
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I’m solidly on the hyperactive train for this season, but we’ll need to see what happens in the eastern Atlantic with stability. I doubt SAL is a big inhibitor this season but we’ll see. A number of the big dog seasons have meaningful activity in spite of the SAL peak mid-summer.
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Just a couple basic OHC comps. Remember, this is mid-April. This is exceptional warmth.
OHC—look at the depth and expanse of the warmth in the Caribbean and east of the Antilles.
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26° C Depth2020
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Current SSTs
Of course, we know that temps aren’t the only driving factor for activity. One of the key inhibitors of active seasons especially recently has been instability, or lack thereof. This is something to watch closely as we get into the early season period.
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14 hours ago, Torch Tiger said:
Hopefully a wet, wild summer. Grand-finale ending with a few bomb EC canes that power through FL/MA/?NE.
8 hours ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:It’s going to be a boring summer with bursts of AN heat and humidity. Hopefully less rain than last summer.
Personally, I’m wishing for warm and BN dry.
Indications continue to suggest hyperactive tropics are favored.
I think we’re pretty hot here this summer but hopefully we do get some long dry stretches so it’s enjoyable.
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1 minute ago, Damage In Tolland said:
Even with n the high hills 32 is long gone and has been. Early May looks hot
I’ll take this warmth for now, and then let’s do heat and dews through the summer with a WAR in August/September to give us tropical chances.
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My kind of wx. Approaching 70 here.
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12 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:
I am itching to start a thread for strong thunderstorm potential later next week. Someone pinch me
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There’s nothing like a celestial event. Last year when we were able to catch a faint glimpse of the lights it was incredible, and when I saw the Milky Way for the first time it was one of the most profound moments of my life—no hyperbole.
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Simply incredible.
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Spectacular day.
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5 hours ago, MaineJayhawk said:
Not so random - I know a guy who went there! Craig Shaknis. tbh, I don't even know where it is .. lol!
I was telling a coworker that maybe it’s the chase experience that benefited me—I was in and out with ease. I figured that being in Houlton would’ve risked more travel difficulty leaving.
2 hours ago, powderfreak said:We've been talking about it a lot today (obviously) but for me it was this cool vibe that nothing else in the world seemed to matter yesterday. Politics, money, worries, how much you hate your neighbor, etc... the entire lead up throughout the day was this universal knowledge that something wild was about to happen and the anticipation of it.
Then when it happened, to have every single person and humanity as a larger collective just get their mind-blown, led to this feeling of togetherness that we don't often get these days. Everyone is so divided on every topic but this was one thing that humanity agreed upon for a day.
I said it yesterday and I'll say it again, I really did not understand the profound awesomeness of it.
Yep. It’s almost indescribable. Now imagine seeing it a thousand years ago.
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2024 Tropical Tracking Thread
in Mid Atlantic
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Hard to say just how loaded the potential is this season. It’s not just the thermal environment, which is off the charts. It’s the rapidly developing Nina and orientation of the SSTAs. Hard to see significant limiting factors at this time.