Wow, all hell just broke loose with the weather up here.

[GagHalfrunt]

Line of REALLY severe thunderstorms moving through and the front is traveling at like 70+ miles an hour. It went from bright, sunny and warm with no clouds on the horizon to almost dark, blowing 50 with gusts to 80, tornado warnings and rain at a 4" per hour pace in the span of 15 minutes. This is as fast as I've ever seen conditions go from perfect to monsoon.

 

[snoopy7548]

Same here. Started turning dark then pouring rain and thunder, but now it has all calmed down. I saw a tornado watch on Weather Underground, but it was only active for ten minutes.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Yeah, one of the benefits of a storm moving that fast. It's incredibly violent, but it moves through quickly. Saw that a bunch of places had golf ball sized hail and looking at some places on the news there were probably several small tornadoes too. That was the kind of storm you see in July in the midwest, rarely in New England and almost never in New England in May.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Sounds like where I live. It can go from a bright cloudless day to a thunderstorm or torrential downpour in a matter of minutes. We get so much wind here now too it's crazy. I kind of want to build a wind turbine but the wind is really bursty so I don't know how well it would work, it would probably just rip itself apart lol.

 

[Fir]

Moved slower and trained in the mid atlantic.

And WTF!

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
854 PM EDT Tue May 15 2018

DEZ004-NJZ014-024>026-161200-
Delaware Beaches-Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-
Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Including the cities of Rehoboth Beach, Sandy Hook, Ocean City,
Atlantic City, and Long Beach Island
854 PM EDT Tue May 15 2018

...Abnormal ocean water surges are expected along 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 tsunami has been
triggered by the line of thunderstorms as it moved over the ocean.

Impacts are expected along the oceanfront, inlets, and back bays
from Perth Amboy New Jersey to Fenwick Island Delaware.

Water level fluctuations of several inches to one foot above
normal astronomical tide in localized areas can be expected along
the oceanfront, inlets, and back bays for the next several hours
as a series of surges make their way to the coast.

The duration of this event is 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 strong currents associated with these surges could pose a
danger to those in or near the water.

Recommended actions are listed below...

Boat Owners...
Prepare now for the following hazards...
* Strong, unpredictable currents
* Surging up to one foot above normal sea level

Swimmers...Surfers...and Boaters
It is recommended you leave the beach now to avoid the following
hazards...
* Strong currents
* Potentially dangerous surges of water.

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.

Additonal statements will be issued if necessary through National
Weather Service Office Forecast Office in Mount Holly, NJ.

 

[BoomerD]

Makes me glad to be in the PNW. It was warm here Sat., Sun., and Mon....in the 80's...broke some records...Fortunately, nicer today and the rest of the week...in the 70's...and even in the 60's with a slight chance of rain next week...and over Memorial Day weekend. (as usual)

 

[dank69]

Always nice when the skies turn green.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Little update: At least 6 tornadoes were spawned by this storm, 4 in New York and 2 more in Connecticut. Also a couple of macrobursts with windspeeds over 120mph which is equivalent to an F2, but can damage a larger area. I can't remember ever seeing 6 tornadoes in a single day in this area, that just doesn't happen in New England.

 

[AdamK47]

Here and there you have either good weather or bad weather. Neither here nor there have both good weather and bad weather. Up here and down there have nominally opposed weather conditions compared to over there and here nearby.

That's my weather report for here, there, and thereabouts in between.