moneypitmike Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Thanks--I'll take the rain. If I can get it with severe, all the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainePhotog Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Strong thunderstorm bearing down on Portland. Very heavy rain and lightning/thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share Posted July 24, 2012 two min ago..bubbly Cloud filming is a hobby of mine. I have a nice Sony HD ...don't have the model number right off mind, that I set up at certain chosen locations around the area. I like to train the camera upon a CU or CU complex and let it film with the polarization lens tuned - just let it go and from tripod and only touch it to slowly turn the angle to account for cloud motion - occasionally slowly zooming too. Then later on I like to take the recording and edit it to be faster motion - it's really nerdy and dorky to the nth degree, admittedly, but it is fascinating to see the evolution that way. If lucky, you get a CU --> TCU --> CB complete cycle. I have seen a tiny little CU cycle through several increasingly tall towers ...the base slowly widening, until that 6th or 7th towar finally glaciates. It's really neat to see all that on film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainePhotog Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Pinging pea sized hail now here in Portland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Strong thunderstorm bearing down on Portland. Very heavy rain and lightning/thunder. Yup, we're under a warning. I was about to go across the street to run an errand but saw how dark it was. Think I'll wait on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoob40 Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Thanks--I'll take the rain. If I can get it with severe, all the better. Strat rain would be much better for the lawns rather than hit or miss storms. I think the WF stalls to our south. By how much is the 64k question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free_man Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Cloud filming is a hobby of mine. I have a nice Sony HD ...don't have the model number right off mind, that I set up at certain chosen locations around the area. I like to train the camera upon a CU or CU complex and let it film with the polarization lens tuned - just let it go and from tripod and only touch it to slowly turn the angle to account for cloud motion - occasionally slowly zooming too. Then later on I like to take the recording and edit it to be faster motion - it's really nerdy and dorky to the nth degree, admittedly, but it is fascinating to see the evolution that way. If lucky, you get a CU --> TCU --> CB complete cycle. I have seen a tiny little CU cycle through several increasingly tall towers ...the base slowly widening, until that 6th or 7th towar finally glaciates. It's really neat to see all that on film. it is fascinating. The most impressive time-lapses (for me) are evolution of supercell thunderstorms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainePhotog Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Yup, we're under a warning. I was about to go across the street to run an errand but saw how dark it was. Think I'll wait on that. Just saw that it was warned. Incredible amount of water falling from the sky. Water ditches along the road here at work are overflowing onto the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Just saw that it was warned. Incredible amount of water falling from the sky. Water ditches along the road here at work are overflowing onto the road. Where are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 If the line in VT can get enough southern vector, it might hit me. The portion near Marlboro will likely pass east, but the portion above Bennington could catch me. Close enough where I'm going to delay my run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainePhotog Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Where are you? Out on Industrial Way, off US 302. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Wow. .. standing in my parking garage for this. Rain came like a wall, heavy winds ... crazy. Lightning strike on building. I soaked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 complete noob weenie but it looks like a building clouds just north of the city. Camera phone doesn't do them any justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Pea-sized hail now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Strong thunderstorm bearing down on Portland. Very heavy rain and lightning/thunder. Pinging pea sized hail now here in Portland. Yup, we're under a warning. I was about to go across the street to run an errand but saw how dark it was. Think I'll wait on that. Nice guys--enjoy. John, your in healtcare, right? We were up at my in-laws and had to take our daughter to the ER at Mid-Coast. Really good experience (and daughter's fine). Strat rain would be much better for the lawns rather than hit or miss storms. I think the WF stalls to our south. By how much is the 64k question. If it's south of you, I guess I'll be more comforably in the stratiform stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainePhotog Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Nice guys--enjoy. John, your in healtcare, right? We were up at my in-laws and had to take our daughter to the ER at Mid-Coast. Really good experience (and daughter's fine). Glad your daughter is fine. MidCoast is a great hospital. Did part of my internship there, in neurology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MaineJayhawk Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 44mph wind gust at PWM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainePhotog Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 44mph wind gust at PWM No doubt. Was definitely very gusty. Nice pic of the deluge, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Hope you've got your rubbers. Clouds coming in here.....suspect it's just rain approaching, but we'll see I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 No doubt. Was definitely very gusty. Nice pic of the deluge, by the way. Was pretty awesome. Video would've been better to capture the swirling winds and the loud crash of thunder. Some people were yelling "tornado" lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Well that was wild. Barely got back from Market Street Eats before that wall of water and wind hit. Almost watched the traffic lights come down at Commercial and Center. No hail that I could see but the rain was heavy, backed up a storm drain on Maple and now there is a ton of traffic heading towards the Casco Bay Bridge because nobody can find a way around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Looks great Eric. I'm hoping that little, weak looking line in S VT survives to Rte 2... not counting on it. Maybe something later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainePhotog Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Well that was wild. Barely got back from Market Street Eats before that wall of water and wind hit. Almost watched the traffic lights come down at Commercial and Center. No hail that I could see but the rain was heavy, backed up a storm drain on Maple and now there is a ton of traffic heading towards the Casco Bay Bridge because nobody can find a way around it. I guess now would not be a good time to raise the bridge. I must put up a rain guage here at work. Would be nice to know how much rain fell in this storm. I haven't seen it rain that hard in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Looks great Eric. I'm hoping that little, weak looking line in S VT survives to Rte 2... not counting on it. Maybe something later... According to wunderground, the cell at Bennington has 'hail' at 100%, severe at 30% with up to .75". Meanwhile, sky continuing to darken from the north as it ever so slowly approaches. I hope it can hold on for the few remaining miles south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guvna Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Mesoscale Discussion 1567 < Previous MD Next MD > MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1567 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1152 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 AREAS AFFECTED...ERN MA...SRN NH...SRN ME CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE VALID 241652Z - 241815Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...60 PERCENT SUMMARY...STORMS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE COLD FRONT...AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. A WATCH MAY BE NEEDED. DISCUSSION...STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE COLD FRONT...WITH HAIL INDICATED IN STORMS OVER FAR SRN ME. OTHER CELLS WERE FORMING ACROSS SRN VT AND NH...AND MAY EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO ERN MA. WITH LONG STRAIGHT HODOGRAPHS...THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE HAIL NEAR 1.00 INCH DIAMETER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 According to wunderground, the cell at Bennington has 'hail' at 100%, severe at 30% with up to .75". Meanwhile, sky continuing to darken from the north as it ever so slowly approaches. I hope it can hold on for the few remaining miles south. My camera is all ready for hail... If it doesn't happen, I can take some pics of gnarly looking ice cubes like Blizz did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free_man Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 getting some rumbles here from storm around 6 mi NW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 I probably didn't need to delay my run as the progress of the SVT line is painfully slow. I'm 8 miles south of the border--but the eastern portion of the vector is making for slow southern progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 My camera is all ready for hail... If it doesn't happen, I can take some pics of gnarly looking ice cubes like Blizz did LOL. I might only get niced (nicked?) by the line. It could be something that gives Chris and Lurker the goods leaving points to the west with rumbles. It's beginning to build back west some though, so that would give me a whole lot more confidence based on the movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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