May 2018 Observations & Discussions

Heavy rain and wind, thunder and lightning and now no POWER in Stillwater NJ ! This storm has a punch

Picture from 24th floor in Ft Lee, coming to the Bronx soon !

Wow oh wow. Frank ditto the winds top my all time thunderstorm. There is a ton of damage including a tree on a city bus block McLean and central to those in the area medium to large branches down on almost all streets a huge tree uprooted onto a house a few large trees across cars. I was in a large parking lot when I saw the straight line wind coming with garbage dirt and it hit like a ton of bricks had to be 70 plus mph. They conti yes in waves then the rain stated with the worst wind over. I ha e pics and video ill post tonight or when I can.

Cool shelf cloud looking NW while driving my son to his hockey game. I hope the pictures are turned the right way. They are on my phone.

I heard rumors of s tornado touchdown in nj. Any validity?

VERY DISAPPOINTING HERE IN NEPA at my parents'. Biggest wind gusts were maybe 35-40 mph, few flashes of lightning with relatively benign thunder. Mostly just moderate rain. Meanwhile had I stayed at my apartment in Fishkill........



I really just wanna give up lol the ONLY REMOTELY INTERESTING EVENT ASIDE FROM TROPICS and again I miss it lmfao why Mother Nature, WHY?!!!! Ahaha

About a mile from my home, all hell broke loose.  Trees down all over, power lines down, school canceled for tomorrow. 133,000 in my area without power. My wife said she saw some buildings down, collapsed. A ten minute trip to the high school to get my son was an hour each way. Kids were harboring in place in the gym. It happened at 3:35 when the storm came in. Dark skies, wind, driving rain. Intense for about 30 minutes. Some local paper pictures of a funnel cloud touching down. Roads are closed and Towns of Sullivan  and Mamakating declared states of emergency. Sullivan manager says damage with trees down is same as the March 2 storm and that some roads will remain impassable for days.

I am 7 miles from Pine Bush and about five more from Walden. Yes, it is real bad up here. I am sure they do not have power. Route 302 and Old 17 are closed due to fallen trees and power lines. Most likely Pine Bush may take up to 3-4 days to get power back. I missed it all by literally a mile. Almost like it was a derecho. My daughter got off the bus at 3:25 pm and 10 minutes later, BAM!

Like mugs posted we are having a tsunami effect from the line of storms!!! Thats just nuts! Anyone can explain how that happened?

CTZ009>012-NJZ006-NYZ071>075-078>081-176>179-161200-
Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven-Southern Middlesex-
Southern New London-Hudson-Southern Westchester-
New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-Richmond (Staten Island)-
Kings (Brooklyn)-Northwestern Suffolk-Northeastern Suffolk-
Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk-Northern Queens-
Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
911 PM EDT Tue May 15 2018

...Abnormal surge and strong currents expected for the
oceanfront, inlets, and back bays through the overnight hours...

Air pressure sensor and tidal gage readings in and near the
coastal waters indicate that a weather-generated surge has been
triggered by the earlier line of thunderstorms as it moved over
the ocean. A surge of several inches up to 1 ft is expected to
affect the region over the next several hours.

The following impacts are possible along the coast...

Boat Owners...
Prepare for the following hazards...
Strong unpredictable currents
Surge up to one foot above normal astronomical tides causing
Minor coastal impacts during the times of high tide

At the beach...
Prepare for the following hazards...
High surf washing up the beachfront
Dangerous rip currents

Duration of the Event...
The duration of the event in uncertain, though similar events have
lasted from several hours to one day. It is not recommended
to return to the water until at least Wednesday morning.

The National Tsunami Warning Center is monitoring this event.
Additional statements will be issued if necessary through the
National Weather Service Forecast Office in New York, NY.

This is explanation for further down jersey shore and they indeed call it a tsunami! In NY/NJ!!

This kind of tsunami is generated by abrupt changes of atmospheric
pressure in the causative storm system, which is a line of
thunderstorms that moved over the ocean in this case. The
combination of the air pressure effect on the ocean surface and
the speed at which the pressure disturbance travels can generate
tsunami like waves in certain situations. The National Tsunami
Warning Center is monitoring this event.

Hope everyone is well ok. It’s not good in Passaic Morris area so i can only imagine the brunt in Orange.

Check out the Damage in Hamden CT from the storms yesterday...impressive

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