Friday, June 25, 2010

Severe Weather Today in NYC Tri-State Area...

The following are some of the storm reports from the National Weather Service:

0100 PM TSTM WND DMG MIDDLETOWN

TREE ON HOUSE ON CALIFORNIA AVENUE.

0111 PM TSTM WND DMG MIDDLETOWN

MANY TREES AND WIRES DOWN. MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. TREE LANDED ON GARAGE...COLLAPSING GARAGE AND RESULTING IN ONE INJURY.

06/24/2010 FAIRFIELD CT AMATEUR RADIO

WIRES DOWN ON CAR. ONE PERSON TRAPPED INSIDE.

0214 PM TSTM WND DMG EASTON

SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT TOWN.

0218 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 WNW BRIDGEPORT

EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IN AREA. TOPS SHEARED OFF SOME TREES. POWER OUT IN AREA. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDING.

0218 PM TSTM WND DMG BRIDGEPORT

LARGE TREE UPROOTED AND A LARGE SHED PICKED UP BY WINDS AND DROPPED ON TOP OF ANOTHER SHED 6 FEET AWAY IN SUCCESS HILL SECTION OF BRIDGEPORT.

0225 PM TSTM WND DMG ENE BRIDGEPORT

BUILDING COLLAPSE ON KNOWLTON STREET.

0225 PM TSTM WND DMG BRIDGEPORT

WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF HIGH RISE BUILDINGS AND CARS.

0225 PM TSTM WND DMG BRIDGEPORT

5 COMPLETE BUILDING OR RESIDENCE COLLAPSES. NUMEROUS
PARTIAL COLLAPSES. ROOFS BLOWN OFF HOMES.

0235 PM MARINE TSTM WIND BRANFORD

BOAT CAPSIZED BY STRONG WINDS IN WATER OFF OF LINDEN AVENUE. 2 BOATERS RESCUED.

0239 PM TSTM WND GST LAGUARDIA AIRPORT

0244 PM HAIL WHITESTONE

AT LEAST GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL ON QUEENS SIDE OF THROGS NECK BRIDGE. CAR DENTED.

0245 PM TSTM WND DMG WHITESTONE

NUMEROUS UTILITY POLES AND TREES DOWN IN NORTHEAST QUEENS.

0250 PM DOWNBURST GREAT NECK

NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED. DAMAGE INDICATIVE OF STRAIGHT LINE WINDS FROM A DOWNBURST OR MICROBURST.

0250 PM DOWNBURST GREAT NECK

TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. TREES UPROOTED.

0254 PM HAIL EAST WILLISTON

NICKLE TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

0255 PM HAIL EAST HILLS

REPORTED FROM NEAR EXIT 39 OF LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY.

0255 PM TSTM WND DMG SW GARDEN CITY

LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN.

0255 PM HAIL 3 N GARDEN CITY

0257 PM TSTM WND DMG SOUTHOLD

SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON AREA ROADWAYS.

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist and President of Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. Our website is WrightWeather.com. George is also a meteorologist with Cablevision News 12.

Monday, June 07, 2010

Cool and Comfortable Tonight, Lots of Sun on Monday...



A cold front that marked the leading endge of cooler and drier air moved through the NYC Tri-State region Sunday afternoon. The temperature is more than 25 degrees cooler this evening from the afternoon highs. It was warm and humid the last couple of days and now it is autumnlike this evening with temperatures falling into the 50s in and around the city to the upper 40s in the far northern and western suburbs. The cold front brought thunderstorms with it and tornado watches and severe thunderstorm watches and warnings were issued. Downed trees occurred in Orange and Rockland Counties.

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist and President of Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. Our website is WrightWeather.com. George is also a meteorologist with Cablevision News 12.