Good Thursday all-
Today, for the most part, is going to be just fine with bright sunshine and temps in the 70s, but the big weather story at the moment is a strong nor'easter coming into play this weekend. Yes, a winter-type nor'easter, which is highly unusual...but not unheard of...in mid summer. The result for us here? A real soaker on Saturday night, which may feature several inches of rain and rather strong northeasterly winds...as well as far below average temperatures as some may not get to 70! Oof. The verdict is in, by the way, on the storm from Tuesday- it was a very strong microburst that went through North Haven/Wallingford/Ridgefield/Durham that caused all the power outages and damage. A microburst is the cousin of a tornado caused by intense downdrafts that have extremely fast moving sinking air...causing extreme winds. The winds were estimated at 95mph...or the equivalent of an EF1 tornado. Speaking of which, there was a tornado Tuesday in Massachusetts...but it only reached winds of 65mph (an EF0). Thus, our storm was literally stronger than the tornado! It was quite the experience to go through, and I'll never forget it!
In the Atlantic & Pacific- Sleeping, watching your least favorite TV show, or reading a boring novel are all more interesting than looking for development (No development is expected in the next 5 days)
Today in weather history- June 25, 1953- Anchorage, AK hits 86 for a high temperature. What's remarkable about this? It's their highest temperature ever recorded. Sounds pretty nice, until you consider how cold it can get there in the winter (not to mention that an area nearby- Valdez- is believed to be the snowiest civilized area in North America, averaging 298" of snow a year- nearly 3 times what we had in 1995-96)
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