Thanks. We got the northern edge of the Nor'easter up here. Please don't feed into the Weather Channel's hype by calling non-hurricane storms by some cutesy name. Even the NWS tries to discourage that silliness.
Lots of flooding here around the time of the perigean spring high tide, in the usual places. Again, nothing "super" about it, so let's avoid the media hyperbole.
Winds were brisk, but not really out of the ordinary for this type of storm.
Not to minimize the actual damage that happens from foul weather every year, but the weather broadcasters really seem to enjoy sensationalizing their reporting.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to sound dismissive of the very real damage done.
But in the big picture, it was a very typical nor'easter. This happens every few years around here. We have paregean tides a few times per year, and sometimes windstorms at the same time. We're used to it and most of those affected by it have been through this before. I feel for anyone who suffered property damage, injury or worse. Just like I do for any sad, but expected or common event.
I also understand that the weather and news folks need dramatic video, and dramatic copy, to attract and retain viewers and readers.
I suppose I find more amusing than annoying. What really gets under my skin is that silly practice of naming every rainstorm like it was a hurricane or something. Even the NWS is trying to squash that banality.
Hopefully "All" will have power restored in time for the next Nor'easter - due Weds. Riley definitely was not a "run of the mill" storm. We drove to the Sandwich Marina to check on Paumanok today, she was fine but many boats on the hard there had shredded shrink-wrap. There may be plenty of winter left and those boats will be hit hard. We experienced 92 mph wind gusts here in Falmouth MA!
Why name hurricanes?
They wouldnt run out of names if they just used numbers.
If oeople didnt watch the weather channel, maybe things might back off...but people and companies like airports during major weather events just leave it run 24/7.
Thanks. We got the northern edge of the Nor'easter up here. Please don't feed into the Weather Channel's hype by calling non-hurricane storms by some cutesy name.
No such thing as Noreasters anymore. They are now called "Bomb Cyclones"
Sells better on the evening news.
(TV stations could save a lot of money if they just used the archive film from 50 years ago. Exact same places get wiped out. Scituate. Hull. Parts of Quincy, Winthrop. Gov. subsidized insurance gives them money to rebuild in the same place. Next storm comes along, wiped out again. TV stations rush crews to Scituate to show damage. Rinse, repeat)
A bomb cyclone is not the same thing as a Nor'easter, it refers to a storm that has a pressure drop of 24 milibars in 24 hours.
There are currently 160,000 people in MA without electricity.
It's a beautiful day here. I'm going to name it "Fred."
I just cleared about 18" of snow. It was a much better workout to start the day than pedaling the stupid elliptical.
Tomorrow we might get some light, freezing rain, which I'm going to name "Sally."
They're calling for clouds on Friday, which I think should be named "George."
This naming thing is fun! You poor saps in Florida are missing out, big time!
Granite blocks knocked out of our pier.
Waves breaking along Long Beach.