WxWatcher007

Glad you made it. Not surprised there are so many stuck. Those kind of conditions can quickly overwhelm the best drivers.

Widow maker came down earlier in my backyard like a spear from above.

I'm deeply skeptical, but I'd love for the HRRR to verify. A bit of snow tonight and frigid temps.

From a follower in Stratford

How cold do you think we get tonight? Some of the high res is pretty impressive for no snow cover.

Yeah, I hear ya. That’s one of the things about wx that’s so interesting. One area can get smoked, and very nearby another area is meh. Until this morning’s wind woke me up, the only thing I followed with this was the front. I think that’ll be a cool experience. We’ll see.

I think for CT broadly this is a significant/major event given some of the wind and coastal flooding. It’s not over yet, either, with the Arctic front. Don’t think it’s memorable (yet) though. Memorable is hard to do. To me that denotes an all-timer with a defining feature. Buffalo? That’s memorable.

We pray for something similar here someday but know those prayers will go unanswered.

Phil in EH And my personal favorite

Phil making an appearance across Connecticut

70mph at BTV

Not sure if this is a common flood spot or not.

Nothing says merry Christmas like a brush fire

Definitely higher. My anemometer isn’t properly sited. I’m not sure how I’d get it on the roof and and how I’d get it on there with the station on the other side of my backyard.

For inland wind, it was impressive for a while. Much quieter now. If I had an anemometer properly sited it probably would have been near 50 at peak. Lines up with HFD’s recent obs I think.

30 at the bottom of my hill is not 30 at the tree tops lol.

So much for not posting. Ripping wind with a max gust of 30 mph at the wx station. Winds have died down recently. An absolutely MASSIVE power flash took power for a few minutes and another huge surge brought it back. Incredible.

King Grinch of 2020. All-time wx disaster

Nothing says “Christmas” like my holiday lights shimmering in 39° rain. Son of Grinch has arrived. My one and only observation before the Arctic front arrives in this godforsaken event.

No. I’ve been casually following but it’s Christmas and it’s the first one since my dad passed. Historic event out there. Historic period for them. Glad I got to partake in at least one epic event. I’ll enjoy my snowless and frozen landscape at home with the people I love, and I’ll be happy knowing I had the ability to give my family a good Christmas.

Gather 'round weenies. I don't do this often, but it’s story time with Cousin Donnie. I knew Winter way back when I was a kid. Winter was kind. Winter always seemed to go above and beyond. Winter was always a good friend. I fell in love. As I got older and the relationship got more serious, Winter started showing troubling traits. Winter was moody. Winter disappeared for long stretches with no good explanation. Winter was fickle. Still, your dear cousin Donnie decided to ignore the warning signs. Cousin Donnie was an idiot. When I decided to commit myself to Winter in DC, it got ugly. Yeah, there were some good times, but far too often I'd be up at night calling on my friends Goofus and Euro asking where Winter was. I paced the floor for weeks and sometimes months wondering why Winter abandoned me. The Canadians always had the wrong answer. Our drunk Uncle Ukie probably doesn't even remember all the insane stuff they said. Then in 2015 it happened. I reached my breaking point. I packed up Winter's sh*t and sat it right on the curb for DC Sanitation to pick up. That divorce was the best thing that ever happened to me. I left Winter to be someone else's Vixen. From there, Winter and I only got together for mutually beneficial entanglements. Watertown a few times. Saranac Lake. Buffalo. A few wonderful nights in my backyard. Winter at arms length worked well for me as I watched other weenie souls destroyed by believing in Winter. But once again, your cousin Donnie was an idiot. I believed @Ginx snewx--Winter would be different come December. I believed @brooklynwx99--Winter's typical pattern of behavior had changed. @ORH_wxman, a man with a sterling reputation, only had good things to say. @CoastalWx was a little cautious but the red flags were at a minimum. I let that evil bastard back into my heart and home, only to find out that they've been sneaking around and getting taint kissed by people like QG and Great "Snow". ENOUGH. TAKE YOUR 500 MB MAPS, TAKE YOUR OUTLOOKS, TAKE YOUR SCROLLS, TAKE YOUR KIND WORDS, AND TAKE WHATEVER POSITIVE SH*T YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT WINTER AND SHOVE IT WHEREVER YOU'VE LET WINTER PUT THE QPF OF THE OTHER CITIES THAT IT DESTROYED WHILE YOU WATCHED AT THE EDGE OF THE BED QUIETLY HOPING TO GET IN ON THE ACTION. I AM DONE.

Now that we don’t have to worry about snow, inland cat 1 gusts or bust.