60 mph at Black Cat Island
The wind became sustained at 40 mph this morning, from the SE, at Black Cat. Peak gust was 60 mph from that same direction, around 2 pm. Rain total was 2.49 inches for the storm.
Large debris has been observed in the lake.
I've been at the Moultonborough Fire Station since about 2 pm. Along with many other call FD's in the area, we staffed our stations for the storm. We're keeping a few for the overnight so I'm still here. Here in downtown Moultonborough we've been wondering where the storm is, for most of the day. Driving here at 2 pm, I got drenched on one side of myself just walking out to the car. Was dodging debris in the road, all the way down to Rt. 25. The farther I drove, the less storm I saw.
At some points this afternoon we were wondering "Where is the storm?" and I'd check in with the WeatherCam -- hard to believe it was reporting high winds, with webcam showing waves crashing over the dock. What a difference a few miles makes in topography like New Hampshire's.
Lots of trees and wires down all over the place. Around 10 pm our power went out/generator kicked in, at the station. We're still on generator power and Coop's web site says the whole town is out, with much of the rest of this area. The WeatherCam's last update -- probably made by the last juice in the battery backup -- was at 11:30 pm.
Gatto Nero, what's the wind like out on the island now?
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