Augdewst 2026: Summer's Last Stand

[SouthCoastMA]

I do have many of these distinct childhood memories of being at baseball games in the early to mid 90s and seeing a wall of cumulonimbus in the distance, as the sun fades under the horizon. A harbinger of actual severe storms. And also being under actual Severe Thunderstorm watches many times during the summer. Barely see anything like that now. 

I'd like to see some stats to justify my childhood memories. 

[weatherwiz]

4 minutes ago, SouthCoastMA said:

I do have many of these distinct childhood memories of being at baseball games in the early to mid 90s and seeing a wall of cumulonimbus in the distance, as the sun fades under the horizon. A harbinger of actual severe storms. And also being under actual Severe Thunderstorm watches many times during the summer. Barely see anything like that now. 

I'd like to see some stats to justify my childhood memories. 

Its always cool to compare stats versus memory. 

But it does feel like we used to do much better with convection in the 90's then we have for quite some time..and by that I mean these elongated squall lines (or usually multiple) that would be draped from like Maine into the mid-Atlantic. I remember many times during the summer watching the weather channel and following the radar on the Local on the 8's and seeing these squall lines moving from NY/PA into SNE...and more times than not they would fizzle before reaching West Hartford  

But I also remember several times a summer getting really loud overnight thunderstorms and evenings where the sky would just be lit up from distant thunderstorms and it seemed like the lightning would just go on for hours. It seemed like every period of high heat/humidity not only came with thunderstorms but multiple instances and the overnight stuff. 

1990's were the king of the squall lines (and into the early 2000's). 

[Prismshine Productions]

The only bright side to growing up and spending 29 years in South Carolina... You get used to bullshit like this

[Sey-Mour Snow]

26 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

The HRRR may be a bit too aggressive with weakening that activity tonight. 

One big key I think will be how organized the cluster is as it develops across PA/NJ (does it develop a cold pool to sustain on?) and what we are looking at for MUCAPE. Kind of hard to see an organized cluster weaken if MUCAPE is still pushing 2000+ J

Ya I noticed it just weakens right as it enters Fairfield County, but looks impressive for Western Fairfield county

[Torch Tiger]

6 minutes ago, Prismshine Productions said:

The only bright side to growing up and spending 29 years in South Carolina... You get used to bullshit like this




 

Perfect low temp, roughly matching dew

[Prismshine Productions]

Perfect low temp, roughly matching dew

It is 10:20 am and already 81

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[CoastalWx]

Where’s that dude in CT who goes and hides when temps get above 70?  Reminds me of that dude from the movie Powder.

[CoastalWx]

Just now, Prismshine Productions said:

It is 10:20 am and already 81

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Get after it. These are the dews of our lives.

[Baroclinic Zone]

90/72 and 86/73 scortchah

[SouthCoastMA]

15 minutes ago, weatherwiz said:

Its always cool to compare stats versus memory. 

But it does feel like we used to do much better with convection in the 90's then we have for quite some time..and by that I mean these elongated squall lines (or usually multiple) that would be draped from like Maine into the mid-Atlantic. I remember many times during the summer watching the weather channel and following the radar on the Local on the 8's and seeing these squall lines moving from NY/PA into SNE...and more times than not they would fizzle before reaching West Hartford  

But I also remember several times a summer getting really loud overnight thunderstorms and evenings where the sky would just be lit up from distant thunderstorms and it seemed like the lightning would just go on for hours. It seemed like every period of high heat/humidity not only came with thunderstorms but multiple instances and the overnight stuff. 

1990's were the king of the squall lines (and into the early 2000's). 

Yeah from my memory it was usually a widespread event like you said..a huge line that occassionally held together. With those expansive TWC yellow severe watch polygons from Maine down to the mid atlantic. Nocturnal convection seemed more frequent too. Again, all just a memory..and wonder about any stats. I'm too lazy to do the digging

[SouthCoastMA]

84/76.3

dews creepin, creeps dewin

[FXWX]

13 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Yes your area FTW over and over . July 4th was a beast . I just am looking for my first gentle tshower 

Yes, to July 4th... one of the most intense super-cells I have gone through since moving to the Burlington area; I had ~1-inch hail and 57 mph gust but was on the very northern edge of the cell; the wind damage I surveyed in the Harwinton to Bristol area pretty remarkable...  My sister's house in Plainville needs to have roof, siding and some windows replace...