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40N. 74E
Some lightning and brief heavy rain for 15 min About 0.15 in

I received about 1" of rain from the early morning "surprise " thunder storm that came through. LT Stamford CT.

Hamilton NJ got hit with those storms this morning and received 0.39". I was in Marietta and have yet to see a real thunderstorm this year. Those storms after sunrise caused the area to start off cooler than expected this morning and only hit a high here of 89F with low 90's just off to the west, southwest and south.

Official stations with their first 90F reading of the season today (VA North)...

Williamsport, PA: 91F
Newark, NJ: 92F
Allentown, PA: 90F
Pittsburgh, PA: 90F
Reading, PA: 92F
Harrisburg, PA: 91F
Morgantown, WV: 91F
Hagerstown, MD: 93F
Martinsburg, WV: 93F
Atlantic City, NJ: 91F
Parkersburg, WV: 91F
Huntington, WV: 91F
Lynchburg, VA: 92F
Roanoke, VA: 94F (*Record Tied)
Blacksburg, VA: 90F (*Record)
Danville, VA: 92F

TODAY'S HIGHS 95F PLUS
Wilmington, DE: 95F
Baltimore (Harbor), MD: 99F (No Records)
Glen Burnie (BWI), MD: 98F (*Record)
Arlington, VA (DC): 96F
Georgetown, DE: 95F (*Record)
Salisbury, MD: 95F (*Record Tied)
Richmond, VA: 96F
Charlottesville, VA: 96F

ADDITIONAL RECORD HIGHS
Beckley, WV: 87F (*Record Tied)
Bluefield, WV: 89F (*Record Tied)

Hmmm, looks like a small area of high pressure develops off of New England waters during Tuesday setting up an east to northeast wind off the Atlantic keeping maximum temperatures in the mid-upper 80's with slightly lower dew points than once thought as far west as the Delaware Valley and perhaps even into the Susquehanna Valley. Interesting to see exactly where this Atlantic influence sets up inland. The northwest mountains of Pennsylvania could well be warmer than Philadelphia Tuesday. Heat advisories have been lifted for the Mount Holly CWA but remain for most of the Sterling CWA.

Wow, Tahoe California ski resort is remaining open through at least July 4th due to the massive amounts of snow left on the mountain!

A couple 100F east coast readings today just north of Morehead City NC and just southeast of Columbia SC. Also some spotty 95F plus in Pennsylvania's LSV and MSV. Heat index values 100F - 105F in the Washington DC to Richmond VA region.

The backdoor front / New England high pressure systems forecasted cooling influence was overdone in the Delaware Valley today. I still managed 92F as dew points remained moderate in the mid-upper 60's. Because we are not yet acclimated to the heat and Wednesday will be the 3rd straight 90F plus day across much of the area with lows only in the 70's again, an excessive heat warning is in effect for the Mount Holly metro regions through Wednesday evening as heat index values are expected to reach between 95F - 99F Wednesday afternoon. Code Orange unhealthy air quality alert remains through the period.

Northeast First 90F Plus Readings of the Year Today
Rochester NY: 91F
Scranton PA: 91F
Bluefield WV: 90F

Northeast Record Highs Today
Syracuse NY: 92F (t)
Rochester NY: 91F (t)
Erie PA: 89F (t)
Binghamton NY: 87F
Scranton PA: 91F (t)
Williamsport PA: 94F
Reading PA: 94F
Wilmington DE: 96F (t)
Morgantown WV: 93F
Martinsburg WV: 94F (t)
Glen Burnie (BWI) MD: 97F
Dulles VA: 94F (t)
Richmond VA: 98F (t)
Bluefield VA: 90F
Roanoke VA: 96F
Blacksburg VA: 92F

Northeast 95F Plus Highs Today
Wilmington DE: 96F
Baltimore (Harbor) MD: 97F
Glen Burnie (BWI) MD: 97F
Arlington VA (DC): 98F
Salisbury MD: 95F
Charlottesville VA: 95F
Richmond VA: 98F
Roanoke VA: 96F

Tomorrow's SPC statement is giving us an eventful afternoon here in CT:

DEEP LAYER WESTERLY FLOW AND SHEAR WILL BE STRONGEST NEAR THE COLD FRONT AS IT ADVANCES ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW YORK INTO NEW ENGLAND DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS...BUT STRONGEST DESTABILIZATION PROBABLY WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE PRE-FRONTAL LEE SURFACE TROUGH FROM VIRGINIA INTO NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC COASTAL AREAS AND SOUTHERN NEWENGLAND. CONDITIONS NEAR THESE SURFACE FEATURES MAY BECOME THE FOCUS FOR SCATTERED STRONG/SEVERE STORM DEVELOPMENT CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL WEDNESDAY

An incredible 8000 j/kg of CAPE is right over me now. Thank goodness for a cap. That's about the max extent of instability you will see anywhere in the country...let alone in PA.

From the State College AFD...
MID LEVEL CAP HAS TRIUMPHED OVER RUC ANALYZED 7000J OF CAPE. WE
DON`T SEE THAT KIND OF INSTABILITY AROUND HERE THAT OFTEN...BUT
WITH 700 TEMPS AROUND 10C...THE CU JUST HAD NO FUTURE AND COULDN`T
GROW UP TO BE CB`S.

Quoting wunderstorm87:
An incredible 8000 j/kg of CAPE is right over me now. Thank goodness for a cap. That's about the max extent of instability you will see anywhere in the country...let alone in PA.

From the State College AFD...
MID LEVEL CAP HAS TRIUMPHED OVER RUC ANALYZED 7000J OF CAPE. WE
DON`T SEE THAT KIND OF INSTABILITY AROUND HERE THAT OFTEN...BUT
WITH 700 TEMPS AROUND 10C...THE CU JUST HAD NO FUTURE AND COULDN`T
GROW UP TO BE CB`S.

This might sound weird but I had a dream last night that it was 90F but snowing as a result of reading this message. Dont ask me why lol.

high of 94F here yesterday as well. it was a bit more humid then normally expected for the end of May. Usually this time of year we have hot temps with low humidity and it isn't so bad.

Thanks for the warning P451, will be "on guard". LT

Hi Rasberry Patch! Sorry for taking so long to respond to your nice comment a couple days ago.

I wish I could post more frequently, but unfortunately I can only get dial-up out here in the country (Madison Co. VA) which means I often get kicked off line...

I do want to thank all of you - especially blizzard - for your insightful analyses, and early warning of bad weather: you've saved my husband and I lot of grief over the past couple of years!

And speaking of bad weather... maybe I should take my afternoon nap sooner rather than later!

Tornado Watch until 8pm for the east coast extending from southern Maine to southeastern Pennsylvania.

Temps in the low 90's and dew points in the low-mid 70's creating heat index values topping 100F here.

Lots and lots of moisture for these storms to work with which are now beginning to pop up all over the place as of 2:00 pm!

So far storms seem very scattered, looks like they may miss me in SW CT. UNLESS some new ones pop up. LT.

Looks like Western Mass. and Southern VT. are being hit hard. Still my area, nothing seems to be approaching from the West. Same basically for you P451, maybe a light T. Shower in or near Ossining NY. LT.

Quoting pastagirl:
Hi Rasberry Patch! Sorry for taking so long to respond to your nice comment a couple days ago.

I wish I could post more frequently, but unfortunately I can only get dial-up out here in the country (Madison Co. VA) which means I often get kicked off line...

I do want to thank all of you - especially blizzard - for your insightful analyses, and early warning of bad weather: you've saved my husband and I lot of grief over the past couple of years!

And speaking of bad weather... maybe I should take my afternoon nap sooner rather than later!

I know what you mean about dial-up. I remember having it about 6 years ago in a big community in Harrisburg. They used to say I was too far from the pole to get DSL and I didn't want to go to comcast....no way. Having Directv that would be like stepping down to a chuck steak from a filet.

Hopefully, you will get something better soon. It's just not fun loading a page with dial-up.

Keep your weather radio handy as well.

the last storm that blew through kind of dried up and moved just north of me. some light rain - measured 0.01"

40 N, 74 E
Looks like it will roll past us between 18-1900 so 2000 makes some sense.  Seems to moving too fast to stall over PA.

Wow...very impressive significant tornado parameters across the northeast today. These tornado watches are certainly justified (especially to the north of NYC). Sfc-1km EHI's are above 5 in some spots!

High of 95F today. Hoping to see some severe storm excitement.

Meanwhile, has anyone seen the cluster of storms that just moved into Mass from New York? Reports of baseball sized hail in some places!

TWC is covering a tornado that just touched down in Springfield, MA. Significant debris noted in the funnel...

Hi all! Thought I'd check in as we await some severe weather tonight. We're under a tornado watch; likely severe thunderstorms. I'm wondering how western and central PA is doing....

radar suggests that storms are losing punch as they approach our coastal plain still some thunder

Holy Moly, Massachusetts!!

Three tornadoes on the ground in western MA, during the evening commute!

Live streaming broadcast here:
http://www.necn.com/pages/necn_streampage

Cathedral High School in Springfield had its windows blown out with kids in the school, but no injuries.
The National Guard was just called in to Springfield.

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MAY 2011 NORTHEAST CLIMATE REVIEW

Values as compared to 1971-2000 averages

Burlington VT broke their May record for precipitation.

MAINE
Caribou: +0.5F, +1.18”
Houlton: -0.1F, +2.69”
Millinocket: +1.4F, +1.46”
Bangor: +0.9F, +0.12”
Portland: +0.8F, +0.46”

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Concord: +2.2F, +1.23”

VERMONT
Burlington: +2.7F, +5.35”
St Johnsbury: +2.6F, +7.15”
Montpelier: +3.4F, +6.58”

MASSACHUSETTS
Boston: +0.7F, -0.01”
Worcester: +1.7F, -0.50”

RHODE ISLAND
Providence: +0.7F, -0.75”

CONNECTICUT
Hartford: +2.1F, -0.40”
Bridgeport: +2.1F, +1.58”

NEW YORK
Massena: +1.4F, +2.51”
Watertown: +1.7F, +1.98”
Glens Falls: +2.7F, +1.09”
Rochester: +1.8F, +1.98”
Syracuse: +5.7F, +0.51”
Buffalo: +1.7F, +4.74”
Albany: +3.9F, +1.01”
Binghamton: +3.1F, +3.93”
Poughkeepsie: +4.2F, +0.43”
N. Queens (LAG): +1.1F, -0.19”
Islip: +2.9F, -0.09”
Manhattan (CP): +1.9F, +0.42”
S. Queens (JFK): +3.2F, -0.97”

PENNSYLVANIA
Erie: +0.8F, +5.20”
Scranton: +3.0F, +0.72”
Williamsport: +4.3F, +2.65”
Mount Pocono: +5.6F, +1.56”
Allentown: +4.6F, -0.10”
Pittsburgh: +2.9F, +0.78”
Reading: +4.0F, +0.84”
Harrisburg: +3.0”, +0.74”
Philadelphia: +3.9F, -1.98”

NEW JERSEY
Newark: +2.9F, +0.32”
Trenton: +4.2F, -0.02”
Atlantic City: +4.5F, -0.05”

WEST VIRGINIA
Morgantown: +3.6”, +0.58”
Martinsburg: +2.0F, +0.90”
Parkersburg: +1.5F, -0.94”
Elkins: +4.0F, -0.83”
Huntington: +0.5F, +3.84”
Charleston: +2.7F, +1.24”
Beckley: +1.9F, -0.13”
Bluefield: +2.1F, +0.98”

DELAWARE
Wilmington: +3.7F, -0.92”
Georgetown: +4.2”, -2.13”

MARYLAND
Glen Burnie (BWI): +4.3F, -1.47”
Salisbury: +3.9F, -2.19”

VIRGINIA
Dulles: +4.0F, -0.94”
Arlington (DC): +2.7F, -2.12”
Wallops Island: +4.9F, -1.89”
Richmond: +3.7F, +0.39”
Lynchburg: +2.1F, -0.78”
Roanoke: +1.9F, -0.45”
Blacksburg: +3.2F, +2.93”
Norfolk: +3.6F, -1.79”
Danville: +0.1F, +1.37”

1900:  Moderate to heavy rain  occ. < 1/4 - 3/8 in hail , thunder, light winds about 0.2 in rain in 20 min.  First part of the front no to little  rain thunder at 1700.  Lots of black clouds still coming.  Thing Mt. Holly ok on this one.

Looks like we've dodged this one. Not a drop. Sun is out now. Hope everyone's okay.

Quoting TrentonThunder:
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So did you get a 'legitimate thunderstorm' out of that storm being warned on earlier in Mercer County? Lol

Lots of destruction here in MA, a couple triple decker homes in the springfield area came down, two children missing, one confirmed fatality in a car the was hit by a tree. Another supercell looks to be forming in Springfield, we had one confirmed tornado that just touched down in Oxford, which is one town over from us here in Sutton!! Pretty crazy up here!!!

NORTHEAST FIRST 90F PLUS HIGHS TODAY
Burlington VT: 90F
Concord NH: 90F
Albany NY: 93F
Poughkeepsie NY: 90F
N. Queens (LAG) NY: 90F
Manhattan (CP) NY: 90F

NORTHEAST RECORD HIGHS TODAY
Burlington VT: 90F
Binghamton NY: 86F (t)
Newark NJ: 95F
Reading PA: 95F
Morgantown WV: 89F (t)
Glen Burnie (BWI) MD: 98F
Dulles VA: 95F
Arlington (DC) VA: 98F
Georgetown DE: 93F (t)

NORTHEAST 95F - 99F HIGHS TODAY
Newark NJ: 95F
Philadelphia PA: 96F
Reading PA: 95F
Glen Burnie (BWI) MD: 98F
Dulles VA: 95F
Arlington (DC) VA: 98F
Charlottesville VA: 96F
Richmond VA: 96F

NORTHEAST 100F PLUS HIGHS TODAY
Baltimore (Harbor) 100F

Quoting wxgeek723:


So did you get a 'legitimate thunderstorm' out of that storm being warned on earlier in Mercer County? Lol

Nope! Didn't warrant a warning. Maybe they thought it had the potential to become severe. Hardly anything here but a passing shower.

Jeeze GTO... Be safe
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I had a high of 94F with a max heat index of 104F today, Trace of precipitation.

Looks like we stay warm down this way for the next 2 weeks. 80F - 83F over the next 7 days.

TrentonThunder, thanks for the stats.
We've been under a flood watch or warning every day for so long it doesn't even register anymore when we see the forecast. It's become the "new normal" ~ only, it sure isn't.

Quoting GTOSnow:
Lots of destruction here in MA, a couple triple decker homes in the springfield area came down, two children missing, one confirmed fatality in a car the was hit by a tree. Another supercell looks to be forming in Springfield, we had one confirmed tornado that just touched down in Oxford, which is one town over from us here in Sutton!! Pretty crazy up here!!!

It's insane! I have a friend in Springfield who lives less than a mile from where a bus was tossed.

I heard that a Dad was searching for his 4 children, but found that they had run elsewhere to take cover and they're fine. Could that be the same report, or is it another you speak of?

Quoting GTOSnow:
Lots of destruction here in MA, a couple triple decker homes in the springfield area came down, two children missing, one confirmed fatality in a car the was hit by a tree. Another supercell looks to be forming in Springfield, we had one confirmed tornado that just touched down in Oxford, which is one town over from us here in Sutton!! Pretty crazy up here!!!

I'm sorry to hear it, GTO. Those tornados are so damaging and scary. Take care.

Springfield got hit by 2 tornadoes from 2 seperate storms yesterday.

Very cool forecast low tonight of 47F.

Quoting listenerVT:
TrentonThunder, thanks for the stats.
We've been under a flood watch or warning every day for so long it doesn't even register anymore when we see the forecast. It's become the "new normal" ~ only, it sure isn't.

Mounds of snow followed by sheets of warm rain will do the trick.

Its GTOSnow work won't let me sign in with that name for some reason. A guy I drag race with pretty much lost his house, the winds took the garage right off the foundation. Luckily he was accross town at his fathers house with his daughter. The place where I am having my wedding this coming February was hit pretty hard as well, it is an old historic inn and they think that one of the building is a loss. Never seen anything like this up here!

Hope TheF1Man is OK, I know he goes to college in the Springfield area. Hope by now he is back in Southern CT. LT

Here is a link to the local news video of the aftermath. My buddy's house is accross the street from the Southbridge airport...

Link

Eh, low only 54F this morning heading up to 80F. Very cool forecast low of 48F tomorrow morning though. Avg low is 58F, avg high 76F.

Are they serious about this? You can't count hail as a trace of snowfall?!

126 AM EDT THU JUN 02 2011

...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT CARIBOU ME...

THIS RECORD SNOWFALL OF A TRACE IS FOR HAIL WHICH WAS SET AT CARIBOU ME YESTERDAY.
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Wettest May and meteorological spring on record at Buffalo, NY. 8.09" and 18.41" respectively.

Wettest meteorological spring on record at Mount Pocono, PA with 24.67".

Wettest meteorological spring on record at Huntington, WV with 22.52".

Hi Lt I'm actually back at home, but thank you for the concern. One of the tornadoes started over the exit from I-91 which is the route i take to school. Most of the damage is downtown, however high winds threw down trees everywhere for what I've heard.

A friend of mine had one pass by near his house (he lives about 15 mins or so from springfield), his roof was torn up a bit and trees down everywhere. Luckily it wasn't a direct hit, but they had hail as well.

I found debris from the tornado in my driveway yesterday! There were a few water bottles in the driveway, and some building insulation on top of my car!!