HIPPYVALLEY Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 My wife got back about 20 minutes ago from visiting my in-laws in Springfield. She said all she could see coming N on I-91 was a cloud that looked like a black wall with vivid lightning. I was jealous. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 NW of here... BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 918 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN OXFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN MAINE... * UNTIL 1000 PM EDT... * AT 910 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF WATERFORD...OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BETHEL...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WATERFORD AND SOUTH PARIS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Those events where the base of the trough dips into SNE from the north seem to be the best producers around here. Part of it may be due to the source region of the airmass at mid levels. The trajectory would bring more continental air in from the west...and thus steeper lapse rates in the mid levels. Also, you are in the right entrance region of jet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted May 17, 2012 Author Share Posted May 17, 2012 Cell about to enter extreme NW Litchfield county really spiking up another whiffer to the north but I'm gonna go look out my north facing windows. Too bad there's 1400'+ hills a couple of miles away lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free_man Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 an hour and a half ago, Joppa Hill Farm Bedford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcberger50 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Incredible light show here in Fitchburg. I have to drive right into that line here pretty soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 18z NAM 6 hour 250 hpa forecast. Notice the sort of convoluted jet streaks. I think initially many of us were in a zone of subsidence with the unfavorable jet location but that began to improve from N to S after 00z. The models yesterday kept us in a more favorable location in relation to the jet streak which would have argued for storms developing earlier around here but obvviously that didn't happen. Timing is a bit late for svr but we're still getting a nice light show thanks to modest MUCAPE (Scooter mentioned the mid level lapse rates) plus some QG ascent providing a little help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 18z NAM 6 hour 250 hpa forecast. Notice the sort of convoluted jet streaks. I think initially many of us were in a zone of subsidence with the unfavorable jet location but that began to improve from N to S after 00z. The models yesterday kept us in a more favorable location in relation to the jet streak which would have argued for storms developing earlier around here but obvviously that didn't happen. Timing is a bit late for svr but we're still getting a nice light show thanks to modest MUCAPE (Scooter mentioned the mid level lapse rates) plus some QG ascent providing a little help. Good points. BTW, OKX 700-500 lapse rates 7.1C which is good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Good points. BTW, OKX 700-500 lapse rates 7.1C which is good! Yeah with CAPE over 1700 j/kg thanks to those decent lapse rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 18z NAM 6 hour 250 hpa forecast. Notice the sort of convoluted jet streaks. I think initially many of us were in a zone of subsidence with the unfavorable jet location but that began to improve from N to S after 00z. The models yesterday kept us in a more favorable location in relation to the jet streak which would have argued for storms developing earlier around here but obvviously that didn't happen. Timing is a bit late for svr but we're still getting a nice light show thanks to modest MUCAPE (Scooter mentioned the mid level lapse rates) plus some QG ascent providing a little help. This is a great point...didn't even think of this. That would also explain as to why we started to see rapid decay in the cloud deck after 1-2 PM...sure the sun helped but subsidence would also excel this process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Vivid lightning, house-shaking thunder, and torrential rain just passed through the Hampshire Country School campus. Now just a light rain outside with the storm receding to the east. Looking to dip into the 40s tonight and 30s tomorrow night after a low of 56.6F this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Outflow boundary is showing up beautifully on radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 HubbDave going to get smoked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Vivid lightning, house-shaking thunder, and torrential rain just passed through the Hampshire Country School campus. Now just a light rain outside with the storm receding to the east. Looking to dip into the 40s tonight and 30s tomorrow night after a low of 56.6F this morning. Any hail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 HubbDave going to get smoked. Yeah...the CC is just about on top of me now... lest often but pretty amazing Nice pulsing along the frontal boundry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 For so much lightning, the thunder is pretty "meh" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Severe Warning has expired for here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 For so much lightning, the thunder is pretty "meh" Is the lightning more CC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Neat Weatherbug experimental warning...but I can't copy and paste it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Is the lightning more CC? Yes. Almost solely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Looks like a cell just to my west as i hear some rumbles of thunder from a distance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Bow Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Where were you driving? Bow? it was actually on the bow/Concord line. In Concord technically though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Seems to be dying out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJBASHB Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Wasn't sure how they would come out. Looking towards Mt. Monadnock but it is obscured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Wasn't sure how they would come out. Looking towards Mt. Monadnock but it is obscured. Looks great. That was what I was watching earlier. Buggy on Watatic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Yes. Almost solely That would be why! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 it was actually on the bow/Concord line. In Concord technically though. Thanks! Probably was nickle-sized...was numerous nickle-sized hail reports there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 That would be why! Can you explain? Not enough voltage or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJBASHB Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Looks great. That was what I was watching earlier. Buggy on Watatic? Surprisingly not, only swatted away two mosquitoes. The constant inflow into the storm was strong enough to keep them grounded I guess. It was definitely wet enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Surprisingly not, only swatted away two mosquitoes. The constant inflow into the storm was strong enough to keep them grounded I guess. It was definitely wet enough. A couple of former teachers I worked with almost bought the place back in the day to operate the ski area... Anyway, I will be unplugging my computer, etc until the morning in a few. No more fried electronics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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