Author Topic: The Weather - 2021 (Read 8739 times)

imref · « **Reply #125 on:** July 02, 2021, 07:20:27 pm »

Two confirmed tornadoes yesterday

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/07/02/dc-tornado-damage-explanation/

imref · « **Reply #126 on:** July 06, 2021, 10:03:42 pm »

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/07/06/tropical-storm-elsa-florida-east-coast/

Back up to hurricane strength

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #127 on:** July 06, 2021, 10:20:55 pm »

Quote from: imref on July 06, 2021, 10:03:42 pm

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/07/06/tropical-storm-elsa-florida-east-coast/

Back up to hurricane strength

Been cloudy all day in Orlando but still no rain. Hope it stays west.

imref · « **Reply #128 on:** August 20, 2021, 11:50:55 am »

Henri heading for a direct hit on Long Island as a Cat-1, sustained winds of 85MPH at peak.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #129 on:** August 20, 2021, 01:18:25 pm »

Quote from: imref on August 20, 2021, 11:50:55 am

Henri heading for a direct hit on Long Island as a Cat-1, sustained winds of 85MPH at peak.

So, how far out? Narragansett Bay getting a big surge?

imref · « **Reply #130 on:** August 20, 2021, 01:47:46 pm »

here's all the details on Henri - https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/storminfo/#08L

3-5' surge for much of the RI/southern MA coast. Still to far out for any certainty though, models show a pretty big variance in where it will hit. Some show a direct hit on NYC.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #131 on:** August 20, 2021, 01:57:57 pm »

there was a huge northeast hurricane in I think 1938 that came up Narragansett Bay and had a monster storm surge. The bay is funnel shaped and gets progressively shallower up to Providence.

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #132 on:** August 20, 2021, 02:19:34 pm »

Maybe apocryphal, but I've read that some people survived atop houses that were swept across Long Island Sound.

THE MIRACULOUS RIDE
As the family moved first to the second floor and finally to the third floor to stay above the storm surge, they watched as house after house succumbed. They saw neighbors washed away. Finally, the waves overwhelmed their own house, lifting it off its foundation.

“Next thing I knew, we were floating,” Moore recalled. “We were on the water with the waves crashing over us, and part of the house still attached, one of the walls still attached to this piece of floor, and it almost acted as a sail.”

In all, 10 people clung to that bit of floor as it hurdled across the sound to land in Connecticut, where the family then stepped back on to land and back into their lives.

https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/one-familys-miraculous-ride-during-1938-storm-breezy-day/

imref · « **Reply #133 on:** August 20, 2021, 02:41:31 pm »

I lived through Gloria in 85, the southern LI coast where it hit had a ton of flooding and damage. We were about two miles north and lost power for a week.

Mathguy · « **Reply #134 on:** August 20, 2021, 03:16:50 pm »

Florida panhandle is experiencing a tornado this afternoon. Hope Skippy is ok

Mattionals · « **Reply #135 on:** August 20, 2021, 03:44:32 pm »

I got a nasty wake up at 12:30 AM two nights ago with emergency tornado warnings. We were alright, but SEPA had multiple Tornado warnings, which I can only think brings the total of tornadic activity this year to what must be an all time high.

skippy1999 · « **Reply #136 on:** August 20, 2021, 04:50:58 pm »

Quote from: Mathguy on August 20, 2021, 03:16:50 pm

Florida panhandle is experiencing a tornado this afternoon. Hope Skippy is ok

aw thanks Mathguy, all good here! All good here, just some rain and lightning.
Henri looks like a legit threat to CT and MA at this point.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #137 on:** August 20, 2021, 05:12:52 pm »

Quote from: skippy1999 on August 20, 2021, 04:50:58 pm

aw thanks Mathguy, all good here! All good here, just some rain and lightning.
Henri looks like a legit threat to CT and MA at this point.

I've been suspicious of Henri for a while. Sounds a lot like some forward for Les Habitants, and those types don't ever do Bruins or Whalers fans any favors.

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #138 on:** August 20, 2021, 05:55:00 pm »

c'est un sale vieux

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on August 20, 2021, 05:12:52 pm

I've been suspicious of Henri for a while. Sounds a lot like some forward for Les Habitants, and those types don't ever do Bruins or Whalers fans any favors.

imref · « **Reply #139 on:** August 20, 2021, 05:59:44 pm »

latest NHC update shifts Henri a bit to the left, more toward central Long Island.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #140 on:** August 20, 2021, 06:10:46 pm »

Quote from: imref on August 20, 2021, 05:59:44 pm

latest NHC update shifts Henri a bit to the left, more toward central Long Island.

well, that's why you have a barrier island.

imref · « **Reply #141 on:** August 20, 2021, 06:55:06 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on August 20, 2021, 06:10:46 pm

well, that's why you have a barrier island.

For now

Mathguy · « **Reply #142 on:** August 20, 2021, 07:54:34 pm »

this hurricane doesn't seem strong enough for permanent damage

Quote from: imref on August 20, 2021, 06:55:06 pm

For now

imref · « **Reply #143 on:** August 20, 2021, 08:39:00 pm »

Quote from: Mathguy on August 20, 2021, 07:54:34 pm

this hurricane doesn't seem strong enough for permanent damage

Hopefully not. It’s not nearly as strong as Gloria.

imref · « **Reply #144 on:** August 22, 2021, 08:57:19 am »

Looks like henri is just under hurricane strength at landfall. 1-3’ surge

imref · « **Reply #145 on:** August 22, 2021, 10:36:41 pm »

insane amounts of rain in central Tennessee yesterday - more than 17" in 24 hours in some places. 22 dead, dozens missing.

https://apnews.com/article/floods-tennessee-d35389e7d661cb1a225ae55af332022e

imref · « **Reply #146 on:** August 26, 2021, 02:04:35 pm »

Looks like the NOLA area is going to get hit with a hurricane this weekend. Models show it reaching Cat-3 strength before it comes ashore.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #147 on:** August 26, 2021, 09:06:19 pm »

Quote from: imref on August 26, 2021, 02:04:35 pm

Looks like the NOLA area is going to get hit with a hurricane this weekend. Models show it reaching Cat-3 strength before it comes ashore.

sunday is sweet 16 for Katrina

imref · « **Reply #148 on:** August 27, 2021, 06:13:17 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on August 26, 2021, 09:06:19 pm

sunday is sweet 16 for Katrina

This looks like Katrina two, massive storm surge and winds at 140mph at landfall

imref · « **Reply #149 on:** August 29, 2021, 07:32:27 am »

Ida up to 150mph max sustained winds and could reach cat-5 strength before landfall. The area it is heading into is the petrochemical hub of the region. This is devastating.