powderfreak Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 I want that cell. Looks like its tracking towards Tolland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice1972 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 I want that cell. Looks like its tracking towards Tolland. It was a good one....loud...lots of lightning...no hail on my side of west Hartford (SW side of town)....wind was ok....small branches down in spots....torrential rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Did not get into the really good stuff here, but decent lightning Knocked out Internet for a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Still looks pretty good. Tons of lightning to the sw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Is Phil now Menopause Fold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Storm total radar is showing spot amounts just over 2" along the CT/MA border near I-91 and east... looks like that other storm near HFD is leaving a trail of 1"+ rainfall though not sure if that's hail contaminated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 At a bar in Hartford...went outside during it...decent winds here...probably 30-40 ish but keep in minding downtown wit lots of buildings...to. Of CG and big booms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Better get a warning out Joe D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Wiz and Ryan are about to get hit good..Def some hail Was about 20 minutes behind that thing driving down 44 coming back from New Hartford. Neighborhood is littered with twigs and other ditrius. Awesome light show driving home though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Better get a warning out Joe D For what? Criteria? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larvay Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Is Phil now Menopause Fold? Sounds like an actual physical affliction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Looks like heaviest south of baldy but good light show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Bow echo moving up I-84? Thunder getting more intense here a couple towns NE of Tolland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 I've never been at the bar before with thunderstorms going on...I like it. I wish Kevin was here with me... I saw lightning now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 August storms > July storms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 I've never been at the bar before with thunderstorms going on...I like it. I wish Kevin was here holding me... I saw the light now Dude... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Looks like about another 0.6" here so far...I missed the heavy stuff to my NW and S. It came down real good here....had a nice roar to it that we had the other week when Niagara Falls was coming off my roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modfan Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 That was pretty meh! Some thunder and some lighting and breezed right through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 rain wrapped and no warning, unfortunately. I really had never looked at the NH 2008 tornado. I had heard of it but was away when it happened and never looked more closely. Really impressed by the radar from that thing... what a monster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 I think at some point it had a warning, but not in the beginning. IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 rain wrapped and no warning, unfortunately. I really had never looked at the NH 2008 tornado. I had heard of it but was away when it happened and never looked more closely. Really impressed by the radar from that thing... what a monster! nice grab. that program is so good. not that you need it - because you have that - but did you know you can also buy radarscope for your MAC? would serve as a really good lower cost alternative to something like grlevel3 or 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 That's such a weird looking storm. Usually even in reflectivity.....you know something is there. However in that case...not a freakin' clue it's tornadic until you look at velocity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 I think at some point it had a warning, but not in the beginning. IIRC. It was warned from 1146AM-12:15PM. New warning came out 1234PM-100PM. That screen grab from GR2 was at 1220PM. The tornado was on the ground from 1130-1250. Rotation was broad, but impressive, prior to touchdown with 50 knots G2G at touchdown at 1130A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 That's such a weird looking storm. Usually even in reflectivity.....you know something is there. However in that case...not a freakin' clue it's tornadic until you look at velocity. If you loop it it looks better. Pseudo bow echo on the northern end of that line. Formed right along a burst of higher theta-e air (dews low 70s PSM) with locally backed winds in the presence of very strong speed shear (long hodographs) with 50 knot LLJ. Shows that though many high shear/low CAPE environments don't produce... once in a while they can... and the result can be extremely impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 It was warned from 1146AM-12:15PM. New warning came out 1234PM-100PM. That screen grab from GR2 was at 1220PM. The tornado was on the ground from 1130-1250. Rotation was broad, but impressive, prior to touchdown with 50 knots G2G at touchdown at 1130A. Wow, interesting. I didn't know about that gap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 If you loop it it looks better. Pseudo bow echo on the northern end of that line. Formed right along a burst of higher theta-e air (dews low 70s PSM) with locally backed winds in the presence of very strong speed shear (long hodographs) with 50 knot LLJ. Shows that though many high shear/low CAPE environments don't produce... once in a while they can... and the result can be extremely impressive. Yeah, for sure. You can still see the damage up there too by rt 16 in Ossipee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Here is the scan during and immediately prior to tornadogenesis at 1530Z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Yeah, for sure. You can still see the damage up there too by rt 16 in Ossipee. While not nearly as impressive with the LLJ (25-30 knots vs 50 knots) the 8/10 MCV setup wasn't terribly dissimilar. Modest amounts of CAPE and strong deep layer shear. All of this occurred in the east side of a big/anomalous closed low. This time of year always beware the ULL to the west when you can advect very theta-e rich/high dew air point air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Could this be the tornado path? I recall driving up Rt 6 not too long after it occurred and seeing the damage as it crossed there. http://maps.google.c...154324&t=h&z=13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Could this be the tornado path? I recall driving up Rt 6 not too long after it occurred and seeing the damage as it crossed there. http://maps.google.c...154324&t=h&z=13 It's a peculiar linear clearing area, but I'm not sure if it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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