October 2026 general discussion

[Damage In Tolland]

1 minute ago, vortex95 said:

It seems over time, the size of warnings has grown, or they are issued earlier.  Special marine warnings for Chesapeake Bay this evening, and the line of storms was 1 hr out.  No OFB ahead yet either.

People are only willing to take so much time out of their day.  More is not always better.  Say one day we can give a spinner warnings 1 hr ahead.  So does that mean people need to go to their basement immediately?  That is absurd.  And say some do that, and nothing happens (which will for the majority), many will not be happy b/c it is a waste of time.

For large venue locations w/ lots of people, yes longer lead times are better, but that the minority of the time.

They almost had the whole state of CT under a warning and little to no damage 

[Snowedin]

1 hour ago, WinterWolf said:

I think we’ve exhausted the Xmas Eve idea to death now….

What people fail to acknowledge, is that one of those 70 plus Xmas eve’s(2014), came a month before a historic snow blitz.  Ya…that was one of the years.  I think I we’d all take a 73 degree Xmas eve, if we could get that again a month later. 

It’s worth it just to witness the average snow weenie meltdown and the subsequent kicking the can down the road routine that’s become all too predictable around these parts. Plus who doesn’t like a warm, toasty Christmas morning with a bunch of loony relatives?

[WinterWolf]

5 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I knew plenty. 

You knew Jack in the early to mid 80’s. You were still eating your boogers then. 

[vortex95]

1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said:

This is the 4 th or 5th warning this season that I didn’t have thunder /lightning, Two of them didn’t even rain .

I really think they should have short-fused high wind warnings in these cases.  Think about it, when ppl hear "svr tstm" they expect LTG/T and it to be rockin'.  Just promotes distrust and apathy.

[vortex95]

24 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

We thunder: danger 

GHG PT?
 

[vortex95]

15 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I knew plenty. 

Recall when you talked about the Dec 1994 storm when you are greener than green at WSI in 2005?  And I go, "how did you know about that?!"  You had no idea it actually was a 70 kt HU.  It's on the list to be included as a HU.

[vortex95]

6 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

You knew Jack in the early to mid 80’s. You were still eating your boogers then. 

Imagine a li'l Scott if svr tstm warnings were issued for gusty showers in the 80s.  He would be like, "how can this be?  I don't understand!"  And then write a letter to Dick Albert!

[CoastalWx]

15 minutes ago, vortex95 said:

Recall when you talked about the Dec 1994 storm when you are greener than green at WSI in 2005?  And I go, "how did you know about that?!"  You had no idea it actually was a 70 kt HU.  It's on the list to be included as a HU.

When I mentioned that storm, you knew you met your match. There’s a new sheriff in town. 

[CoastalWx]

21 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

You knew Jack in the early to mid 80’s. You were still eating your boogers then. 

I eat them now. Preferably green and dried. 

[Damage In Tolland]

Folks is hammered in here tonight 

[tavwtby]

42 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

They almost had the whole state of CT under a warning and little to no damage 

i heard 3 maybe 4 rumbles of thunder and some lightning, a brief downpour, that was my severe experience tonight.

[powderfreak]

Summits hitting freezing now, 43F here with gusty NW winds.  Getting pretty good mixing down the eastern slope with CAA.