Typhoon Tip Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Beauty of a day that could only be characterized as a solidly uncompromised summer day. 84F here at the office, high sun, light winds, moderate humidity - classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Beauty of a day that could only be characterized as a solidly uncompromised summer day. 84F here at the office, high sun, light winds, moderate humidity - classic. Yup....beaut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I guess the fact that I cover a wide area of wx, makes me look beyond my backyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I guess the fact that I cover a wide area of wx, makes me look beyond my backyard. Nothing wrong with that...I am admittedly pretty parochial...except for significant tropical threats. I was just explaining where I'm coming from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 I'm in mrg land help Be careful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Right, my 9\10 was likely generous....the was a complete fluke. It's all subjective...no right or wrong answer as to why you like different types of weather. I still think severe is the one aspect that we're still trying to figure out. and is most difficult to forecast. With snow...you see them coming days away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 It's all subjective...no right or wrong answer as to why you like different types of weather. I still think severe is the one aspect that we're still trying to figure out. and is most difficult to forecast. With snow...you see them coming days away. The problem with severe here, is that they can easily be fails. With winter wx, the forecasting is much more complicated...but fun. If I lived in OKC..it's a whole different ballgame. It's all relative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Yeah my hill would get blasted...I wonder how strong the winds were there in Donna? I think 38 it easily probably gusted over 110mph..Maybe even 120 I wonder if Donna was that high..Maybe more like 90-100 since the track was very close to or even east of me Donna is one of my earliest memories, waves overwashing the dunes, but from what I remember SNE really did not get hit hard at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 New England is cool (and other parts of the country can be like this as well) because of the decent variety of wx we can experience. We get the cold/heat, nor'easters, we get good snow (in many areas), an occasional tropical threat (we really need one), on rare occasions we can get severe. Other places excel in one or 2 of these, but hard to get as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 The amazing thing to me is Carol and Edna in 54. I mean 2 major canes making landfall in SNE within 12 days of each other? LOL..We haven't been able to get one in almost 2 decades now Edna's last second turn adverted what would have been a major catastophe in RI, Hurricane on Hurricane would have been horrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Donna is one of my earliest memories, waves overwashing the dunes, but from what I remember SNE really did not get hit hard at all. Reading up on it...it appears all of SNE got blasted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 http://www.heraldnews.com/breaking/x1725636469/The-dirty-dozen-of-New-England-hurricanes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 Pretty neat little capsule descriptions of the Dirty Dozen http://www.wickedlocal.com/nantucket/news/environment/x832281924/The-dirty-dozen-of-New-England-hurricanes#axzz1VJCfYTCf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 Wow, Bob... you beat me to it... I owe you a coke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 New England is cool (and other parts of the country can be like this as well) because of the decent variety of wx we can experience. We get the cold/heat, nor'easters, we get good snow (in many areas), an occasional tropical threat (we really need one), on rare occasions we can get severe. Other places excel in one or 2 of these, but hard to get as much. Yup...amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I was just talking about '38, Donna, Carol, and Edna this morning. Look at that track of Donna...it really didn't weaken much over FL and may have gained a little steam over the waters east of FL. To have those winds with that track is impressive. But it also shows you how the winds, especially aloft, retain their strength with these acclerating storms. Just think how your hill in Tolland would blow like a mofo, if you had a '38..or even Gloria. People forget about Donna but it was really nasty here in ct. Really bad coastal flooding in many towns in Fairfield county. Long island sound can produce some very bizarre surge patterns even with tracks to the east. Look at 38 and even carol that produced serious flooding in westchester and Fairfield on their western side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Wow, Bob... you beat me to it... I owe you a coke Sucka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I think Taunton had 100mph winds from Donna. Yeah I'd like to see that again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 People forget about Donna but it was really nasty here in ct. Really bad coastal flooding in many towns in Fairfield county. Long island sound can produce some very bizarre surge patterns even with tracks to the east. Look at 38 and even carol that produced serious flooding in westchester and Fairfield on their western side. Do you know what kind of winds we had from Donna inland? like at BDL or HFD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 New England has its plethora of weather, but it certainly isn't the wildest. All things considered...we are in a rather good spot for avoiding widespread natural disasters. Of course they can happen, but when you look at other areas in the country..we are ok. Most disaster prone state imo. Arkansas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 New England has its plethora of weather, but it certainly isn't the wildest. All things considered...we are in a rather good spot for avoiding widespread natural disasters. Of course they can happen, but when you look at other areas in the country..we are ok. Most disaster prone state imo. Arkansas. I'd say Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I'd say Texas. Well the drought is gaining attention, but Arkansas gets virtually every type of natural disaster there is, except earthquake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 New England has its plethora of weather, but it certainly isn't the wildest. All things considered...we are in a rather good spot for avoiding widespread natural disasters. Of course they can happen, but when you look at other areas in the country..we are ok. Most disaster prone state imo. Arkansas. And typically, New England wx "disasters" are big snows... to those who are ready for them they are not too threatening. I could never, ever live in Tornado Alley... even though I am fascinated with them. Seeing this would give me a heart attack even before being impaled by a 2 x 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M_mcOL99qA&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 And typically, New England wx "disasters" are big snows... to those who are ready for them they are not too threatening. I could never, ever live in Tornado Alley... even though I am fascinated with them. Seeing this would give me a heart attack even before being impaled by a 2 x 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M_mcOL99qA&feature=related I know...you almost can't help but gawk at those videos. I probably would be sucked into the funnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Going up mt greylock right now, what a nice day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowNH Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 New England has its plethora of weather, but it certainly isn't the wildest. All things considered...we are in a rather good spot for avoiding widespread natural disasters. Of course they can happen, but when you look at other areas in the country..we are ok. Most disaster prone state imo. Arkansas. Yeah I'd take a cane and tornado with 15"+ rain over 24"+ snow any freaking day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 Yeah I'd take a cane and tornado with 15"+ rain over 24"+ snow any freaking day In your backyard? The watermelons would be fooked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarveyLeonardFan Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Carol and Edna were mean mofo's as well. Carol hurt the south coast big time. Edna to this day has KBOS highest gust recorded. 101mph from the NW! That storm passed over the Cape too. Why is it that in SNE weather lore no one ever talks about Edna? It's always 1938, Carol, Donna, and the Blizzard of '78. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman21 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 New England has its plethora of weather, but it certainly isn't the wildest. All things considered...we are in a rather good spot for avoiding widespread natural disasters. Of course they can happen, but when you look at other areas in the country..we are ok. Most disaster prone state imo. Arkansas. I'll go with the Midwest. Where else can you hit -30 or lower in the winter and 110+ in the summer with a high risk of large hail and tornadoes? Plus I've never seen another place with simultaneous tornado and blizzard warnings like Bismarck in spring '09. We don't have extreme heat or cold here, or much chance at 'canes and severe weather, so I'd say the worst we have to offer up is an ice storm. New England's pretty tame overall, and those that invest in natural disasters and cat bonds would agree based purely on risk metrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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