Tonight's storm

Island Girl · 06-09-2005, 08:56 PM

It is pretty scary out here on Serpent Island tonight. The wind is howling, the lightening is filling the sky and the surf is up!

The Mount and the Belle went by a while ago. I would not want to be out there in this storm in the smaller of the two.

It just started pouring in sheets.... and I mean sheets. I hope this goes away soon and that the power does not go out.

Later
IG

Resident 2B · 06-09-2005, 09:06 PM

IG,

It looks real bad on radar. I have a place on the lake between Weirs and Governors. I am back at home right now wondering how everything is up at the lake.

Good luck!

WeirsBeachBoater · 06-09-2005, 10:54 PM

It wasn't that bad, there was some driving rain and vivid lightning, visibility limited, but have seen it worse. In port safely!

Island Girl · 06-09-2005, 10:59 PM

It is still stormy but much calmer now. The radar shows rain for a few more hours.

pmj · 06-10-2005, 05:28 AM

To watch this storm approach was incredible. The lightening seemed almost continuous as we watched to come towards Alton. Even the cat was scared and he tries to be a macho man. I hope there was no damage. I am mighty glad it didn't happen in the middle of the day when I was out on the water with my tall lightening rod!

pmj

ApS · 06-10-2005, 07:09 AM

At 7:15 PM, I got a call from an elderly family friend asking if I thought it would rain. Having Florida thunderstorm "spider-sense", I said not to bother watering her flowers -- it looked like rain. There were dull, hazy skies to the West and the air got "still".

After the first microburst, I re-secured the boats and watched the show.

Hoo-boy, did it lightning. From where I watched, I think Tamworth and "the Sandwiches" got most of the lightning strikes, with other areas north of the Ossipee Mountains sharing in that light show.

Amazing that the power stayed on.

.

mcdude · 06-10-2005, 07:53 AM

That storm certainly caught me by surprise! It was quite intense up here in the Belknaps! I came downstairs and newspapers were flying around since the windows were still open! I tried to catch some photos of the lightning but learned it is quite difficult to get the camera to shoot at just that right moment.

Resident 2B · 06-10-2005, 10:02 AM

The best way to get lightning shots is to stop the lens down as far as possible and slow the "film" speed (ISO) down as well. Get on a tripod and go with a long exposure. Much easier with a digital SLR.

You still have to get lucky in two ways. 1) you get a good photo 2) you do not get struck by the lightning!

Island Girl · 06-10-2005, 02:21 PM

Well the spirits of the Indians are doing their war dance in the sky again, this afternoon.

There is a lot of thunder and the white caps have just begun. I can still see sunlight on Wolfeboro Neck, where Tuftonboro Neck is completely gray.

The radar shows the worst of it on that side of the lake... but the lightening is happening in the middle of the broads. This storm is not as intense as last nights... and not as large..

The breeze does feel nice... it was getting very hot around noon.

As usual... we hope for the power to stay on.

Whoa! that was a bolt not far from here... signing off and going inside now.

Island Girl aka 'fraidy cat"

DRH · 06-10-2005, 03:09 PM

This afternoon's storm went just a bit north of us. From our side of the lake, looking over the top of Rattlesnake, it appeared that the Center Harbor and Moultonboro areas might have gotten the worst of the lightning strikes. Hard to say, but the many strikes we saw about an hour ago were in that general direction. All we got here in West Alton was gusty wind for about 10 minutes and now the sun's out again. We didn't get any rain here, but it looked like Winter Harbor and Wolfeboro got rain.

Island Girl · 06-10-2005, 04:39 PM

Here comes some more fun weather... It did rain on Rattlesnake Island... heavily for a few minutes. Then the sun came out and the humidity... ugh.. so sticky. ( I am not complaining... at least it is summer finally)

It is darkening again and the rumble of thunder in the north. Another... larger wave of stuff is heading our way. I at least got my toes in the water for a bit. The water temp is 68 degrees at my dock... still nippy.

Still have power and very grateful for that.

CEP · 06-10-2005, 04:49 PM

Someone has made the spirits angry!

The Great Spirit is not smiling and has gone behind a cloud to cry!

I'm sure someone will do something to make him happy again!!
Then the Smile of the Great Spirit will shine over the big lake.
I'd do a sun dance but as we all need a few beers to make us feel like dancing!

CEP

gtxrider · 06-10-2005, 07:04 PM

Let the storms rage now and get it out of its system so when I come up next week the weather will be fine!

trfour · 06-10-2005, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRH

This afternoon's storm went just a bit north of us. From our side of the lake, looking over the top of Rattlesnake, it appeared that the Center Harbor and Moultonboro areas might have gotten the worst of the lightning strikes. Hard to say, but the many strikes we saw about an hour ago were in that general direction. All we got here in West Alton was gusty wind for about 10 minutes and now the sun's out again. We didn't get any rain here, but it looked like Winter Harbor and Wolfeboro got rain.

Never lets us down, we all get to see some of the most wonderful rainbows, and other weather related, like lots of snow and it keeps us all young and interested dealing and interacting with and of itself.
Let us all have wisdom and grow younger with time!
Love,
T

Rose · 06-11-2005, 06:09 PM

Feel free to send all future thunderstorms to north-central Mass...some of us LOVE a good thunderstorm!

Island Girl · 06-11-2005, 08:59 PM

... Here is is again; thunder and lightening. At least we did not get any stormy weather during this very hot and humid day... It is now raining, but this storm took a long time to get here.. maybe we can cool off a little.

Silver Duck · 06-12-2005, 09:17 PM

Did anyone else see the storm that blew through the Bear Island / Pine Island area late this afternoon?

Not an awful lot of lightning, but the rain and blasts of wind were incredible. I have never, ever been so glad to be securely tied to the dock!

Silver Duck

Pepper · 06-12-2005, 09:30 PM

It was wild, indeed! Winds gusting in heralded the arrival of torrents of rain with lightning and thunder. At exactly 4:46 there was a blinding bolt of lightning followed by an earthshaking peal of thunder. Then the lights went out, along with all the exhaust fans, refrigeration, freezers, phones, etc. We waited until 5:30 before finally giving up on the day and closing for the day. Had to shut down the whole cooking area because without the benefit of the exhaust system, the heat going into the hood would have triggered the fire supression system. Couldn't open any of the refrigerators for fear of raising the temps to the point of food spoilage. Couldn't do much of anything, except wait.

Turned out the transformer in front of the BayTop Motel had been struck by that blinding bolt of lightning. Power was finally restored just past 7:00PM.

Some customers dropped by while we were waiting and told me their dock had become a temporary shelter for four boats seeking shelter from the storm. I'll bet it was REALLY scary out on the lake!

Island Girl · 06-13-2005, 05:49 AM

We headed for shore just before the storm hit. The boat was packed with stuff... extra trash, laundry, tivo, laptop, and the big vacuum cleaner brought for that extra heavy duty cleaning.

It started sprinkling as we got to the marina and then the deluge. We had no choice but to empty the boat and cover it. It was amazing how big and hoe many drops there were. It felt like buckets of water being poured on one's head.

Although we worked fast, both IslandSib and I got completely soaked through. We might as well have jumped in the lake.

I has the heater blowing on me all the way home to dry off. I was still a little damp coming into a 95 degree house... the damp felt good.

I guess we should have left a little earlier!

IG

ApS · 06-13-2005, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Island Girl

"...I guess we should have left a little earlier!"
IG

When there's static on an AM-tuned radio, I know this will not be a boating day.

When the static overrides the broadcast, it's "batten down the hatches" time.

Wild? I must live on a different lake: the storm was over in minutes here, with just one major lightning bolt. "Major" = flashbang).

.

SIKSUKR · 06-13-2005, 08:00 AM

I was out exploring in the Long Island area and kept an eye on the NW sky.I could see something nasty coming in and being on a litle 10 ft PWC I didn't want to get caught out in it.Started heading toward Glendale and with the haze and low clouds setting in,got a little lost between the Islands and came out in the Broads heading towards Diamond Island until I finally got a brief veiw of Gunstock and realized where I was.It took me 10 minutes longer than it should have to get back and I was getting pretty nervous.I was pretty releived to see Marine Patrol headquarters and the ramp and no sooner got my boat out when the heavens opened up.There was a scary looking yellow color under the dark sky which I thought might signal very severe weather.I think it might have been the pine pollen blowing around as I saw more of this on my ride away from the lake.I've been caught on the lake before on my PWC in a good storm and it's pretty scary with lightning hitting all around you.Anyway,great weekend on the lake.Cant wait for next week!

SIKSUKR · 06-13-2005, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pepper

It was wild, indeed! Winds gusting in heralded the arrival of torrents of rain with lightning and thunder. At exactly 4:46 there was a blinding bolt of lightning followed by an earthshaking peal of thunder. Then the lights went out, along with all the exhaust fans, refrigeration, freezers, phones, etc. We waited until 5:30 before finally giving up on the day and closing for the day.
Some customers dropped by while we were waiting and told me their dock had become a temporary shelter for four boats seeking shelter from the storm. I'll bet it was REALLY scary out on the lake!

I was on my way to meet you Pepper when that storm came through and changed our plans.I'll get by there soon.SS

Gatto Nero · 06-13-2005, 12:23 PM

We were on the bike in Meredith heading home from the Weirs when we saw the NW skies darking. The roads started out dry as we headed up Rt25 toward Moultonborough, then we saw the west bound side beginning to get wet so we knew we were headed into it. By the time we reached the Center Harbor line we were in a major down pour. Thank goodness we were near a friends house that we could hide at for a while because we couldn't see a thing on the bike.

By time we finally got home the place was a mess. The flag got torn from the pole, the cover had blown off the hot tub, and the house was drenched inside because the windows were left open. I had just installed a water trampoline to round 4'' x 3' cement slab and the wind pulled the entire setup, anchor and all, over 50' to the south. I just wish I were here to watch it all.

Frdxplorer · 06-13-2005, 12:42 PM

I have been reading all these stories of wild storms and have become nervous about the food I left in the freezer when I left. Can anyone let me know if there was a prolonged power outage in the Tuftonboro Neck (Winter Harbor Way) area. I would hate to come up and get the chicken out of the freezer to make dinner if it had thawed and then refrozen. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Lake Fan · 06-13-2005, 01:17 PM

This won't help for this storm, but one thing I've been doing when I'm away from the camp is to leave a couple of ice cubes in a glass in the freezer. If they melt and refreeze, you've got ice instead of cubes and you know not to eat the chicken. Cheap and effective insurance!

Frdxplorer · 06-13-2005, 02:06 PM

That is a great idea. I am obviously lacking in the clever department. Thanks so much!!

islandAl · 06-13-2005, 04:21 PM

small plastic water bottle, fill with 10 to 20 percent water. Freeze on it's side and then leave it standing upright. With just a little thaw, the ice breaks away from the side and the more that melts, and refreezes at the bottom, the longer the outage was.
I tried the cube method, but someone kept using the cubes.

Frdxplorer · 06-13-2005, 05:10 PM

Again, a great idea. So many thanks!

06-09-2005, 08:56 PM	#1
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,356 Thanks: 18 Thanked 574 Times in 181 Posts	Tonight's storm It is pretty scary out here on Serpent Island tonight. The wind is howling, the lightening is filling the sky and the surf is up! The Mount and the Belle went by a while ago. I would not want to be out there in this storm in the smaller of the two. It just started pouring in sheets.... and I mean sheets. I hope this goes away soon and that the power does not go out. Later IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

06-09-2005, 10:54 PM	#3
WeirsBeachBoater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 709 Blog Entries: 9 Thanks: 39 Thanked 148 Times in 65 Posts	Just got off the lake It wasn't that bad, there was some driving rain and vivid lightning, visibility limited, but have seen it worse. In port safely!

06-09-2005, 10:59 PM	#4
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,356 Thanks: 18 Thanked 574 Times in 181 Posts	Much better now It is still stormy but much calmer now. The radar shows rain for a few more hours. __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

06-10-2005, 05:28 AM	#5
pmj Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 240 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	incredible lightening To watch this storm approach was incredible. The lightening seemed almost continuous as we watched to come towards Alton. Even the cat was scared and he tries to be a macho man. I hope there was no damage. I am mighty glad it didn't happen in the middle of the day when I was out on the water with my tall lightening rod! pmj

06-10-2005, 07:09 AM	#6
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,996 Thanks: 2,265 Thanked 784 Times in 560 Posts	At 7:15 PM, I got a call from an elderly family friend asking if I thought it would rain. Having Florida thunderstorm "spider-sense", I said not to bother watering her flowers -- it looked like rain. There were dull, hazy skies to the West and the air got "still". After the first microburst, I re-secured the boats and watched the show. Hoo-boy, did it lightning. From where I watched, I think Tamworth and "the Sandwiches" got most of the lightning strikes, with other areas north of the Ossipee Mountains sharing in that light show. Amazing that the power stayed on. . __________________ Is it "Common Sense" isn't.

06-09-2005, 09:06 PM	#2
Resident 2B Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Shore, MA Posts: 1,358 Thanks: 996 Thanked 314 Times in 164 Posts	IG, It looks real bad on radar. I have a place on the lake between Weirs and Governors. I am back at home right now wondering how everything is up at the lake. Good luck!

06-10-2005, 07:53 AM	#7
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	That storm certainly caught me by surprise! It was quite intense up here in the Belknaps! I came downstairs and newspapers were flying around since the windows were still open! I tried to catch some photos of the lightning but learned it is quite difficult to get the camera to shoot at just that right moment.

06-10-2005, 10:02 AM	#8
Resident 2B Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Shore, MA Posts: 1,358 Thanks: 996 Thanked 314 Times in 164 Posts	Lightning Shots The best way to get lightning shots is to stop the lens down as far as possible and slow the "film" speed (ISO) down as well. Get on a tripod and go with a long exposure. Much easier with a digital SLR. You still have to get lucky in two ways. 1) you get a good photo 2) you do not get struck by the lightning!

06-10-2005, 02:21 PM	#9
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,356 Thanks: 18 Thanked 574 Times in 181 Posts	Oh, Good Grief, Here we go again! Well the spirits of the Indians are doing their war dance in the sky again, this afternoon. There is a lot of thunder and the white caps have just begun. I can still see sunlight on Wolfeboro Neck, where Tuftonboro Neck is completely gray. The radar shows the worst of it on that side of the lake... but the lightening is happening in the middle of the broads. This storm is not as intense as last nights... and not as large.. The breeze does feel nice... it was getting very hot around noon. As usual... we hope for the power to stay on. Whoa! that was a bolt not far from here... signing off and going inside now. Island Girl aka 'fraidy cat" __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

06-10-2005, 03:09 PM	#10
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith Posts: 1,693 Thanks: 1,212 Thanked 677 Times in 179 Posts	This afternoon's storm went just a bit north of us. From our side of the lake, looking over the top of Rattlesnake, it appeared that the Center Harbor and Moultonboro areas might have gotten the worst of the lightning strikes. Hard to say, but the many strikes we saw about an hour ago were in that general direction. All we got here in West Alton was gusty wind for about 10 minutes and now the sun's out again. We didn't get any rain here, but it looked like Winter Harbor and Wolfeboro got rain. __________________ DRH

06-10-2005, 04:39 PM	#11
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,356 Thanks: 18 Thanked 574 Times in 181 Posts	Well... isn't this just a hoot Here comes some more fun weather... It did rain on Rattlesnake Island... heavily for a few minutes. Then the sun came out and the humidity... ugh.. so sticky. ( I am not complaining... at least it is summer finally) It is darkening again and the rumble of thunder in the north. Another... larger wave of stuff is heading our way. I at least got my toes in the water for a bit. The water temp is 68 degrees at my dock... still nippy. Still have power and very grateful for that. __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

06-10-2005, 04:49 PM	#12
CEP Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Charlton City,MA Posts: 110 Thanks: 8 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Ig Someone has made the spirits angry! The Great Spirit is not smiling and has gone behind a cloud to cry! I'm sure someone will do something to make him happy again!! Then the Smile of the Great Spirit will shine over the big lake. I'd do a sun dance but as we all need a few beers to make us feel like dancing! CEP

06-10-2005, 07:04 PM	#13
gtxrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 1,030 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts	Let it rain now! Let the storms rage now and get it out of its system so when I come up next week the weather will be fine!

06-11-2005, 06:09 PM	#15
Rose Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 498 Thanks: 62 Thanked 71 Times in 32 Posts	Send it this way Feel free to send all future thunderstorms to north-central Mass...some of us LOVE a good thunderstorm!

06-11-2005, 08:59 PM	#16
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,356 Thanks: 18 Thanked 574 Times in 181 Posts	You can have this one ... Here is is again; thunder and lightening. At least we did not get any stormy weather during this very hot and humid day... It is now raining, but this storm took a long time to get here.. maybe we can cool off a little. __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

06-12-2005, 09:17 PM	#17
Silver Duck Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Billerica, MA Posts: 364 Thanks: 40 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Wildest One Yet! Did anyone else see the storm that blew through the Bear Island / Pine Island area late this afternoon? Not an awful lot of lightning, but the rain and blasts of wind were incredible. I have never, ever been so glad to be securely tied to the dock! Silver Duck

06-12-2005, 09:30 PM	#18
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	It was wild! It was wild, indeed! Winds gusting in heralded the arrival of torrents of rain with lightning and thunder. At exactly 4:46 there was a blinding bolt of lightning followed by an earthshaking peal of thunder. Then the lights went out, along with all the exhaust fans, refrigeration, freezers, phones, etc. We waited until 5:30 before finally giving up on the day and closing for the day. Had to shut down the whole cooking area because without the benefit of the exhaust system, the heat going into the hood would have triggered the fire supression system. Couldn't open any of the refrigerators for fear of raising the temps to the point of food spoilage. Couldn't do much of anything, except wait. Turned out the transformer in front of the BayTop Motel had been struck by that blinding bolt of lightning. Power was finally restored just past 7:00PM. Some customers dropped by while we were waiting and told me their dock had become a temporary shelter for four boats seeking shelter from the storm. I'll bet it was REALLY scary out on the lake! __________________ Never waste time lamenting what was. Simply celebrate what is!

06-13-2005, 05:49 AM	#19
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,356 Thanks: 18 Thanked 574 Times in 181 Posts	Soaking wet We headed for shore just before the storm hit. The boat was packed with stuff... extra trash, laundry, tivo, laptop, and the big vacuum cleaner brought for that extra heavy duty cleaning. It started sprinkling as we got to the marina and then the deluge. We had no choice but to empty the boat and cover it. It was amazing how big and hoe many drops there were. It felt like buckets of water being poured on one's head. Although we worked fast, both IslandSib and I got completely soaked through. We might as well have jumped in the lake. I has the heater blowing on me all the way home to dry off. I was still a little damp coming into a 95 degree house... the damp felt good. I guess we should have left a little earlier! IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

06-13-2005, 08:00 AM	#21
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	I was out exploring in the Long Island area and kept an eye on the NW sky.I could see something nasty coming in and being on a litle 10 ft PWC I didn't want to get caught out in it.Started heading toward Glendale and with the haze and low clouds setting in,got a little lost between the Islands and came out in the Broads heading towards Diamond Island until I finally got a brief veiw of Gunstock and realized where I was.It took me 10 minutes longer than it should have to get back and I was getting pretty nervous.I was pretty releived to see Marine Patrol headquarters and the ramp and no sooner got my boat out when the heavens opened up.There was a scary looking yellow color under the dark sky which I thought might signal very severe weather.I think it might have been the pine pollen blowing around as I saw more of this on my ride away from the lake.I've been caught on the lake before on my PWC in a good storm and it's pretty scary with lightning hitting all around you.Anyway,great weekend on the lake.Cant wait for next week! __________________ SIKSUKR

06-13-2005, 12:23 PM	#23
Gatto Nero Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Isola Gatto Nero Posts: 697 Thanks: 162 Thanked 263 Times in 81 Posts	We were on the bike in Meredith heading home from the Weirs when we saw the NW skies darking. The roads started out dry as we headed up Rt25 toward Moultonborough, then we saw the west bound side beginning to get wet so we knew we were headed into it. By the time we reached the Center Harbor line we were in a major down pour. Thank goodness we were near a friends house that we could hide at for a while because we couldn't see a thing on the bike. By time we finally got home the place was a mess. The flag got torn from the pole, the cover had blown off the hot tub, and the house was drenched inside because the windows were left open. I had just installed a water trampoline to round 4'' x 3' cement slab and the wind pulled the entire setup, anchor and all, over 50' to the south. I just wish I were here to watch it all. __________________ La vita è buona su Isola Gatto Nero

06-13-2005, 12:42 PM	#24
Frdxplorer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: York, PA Posts: 234 Thanks: 2 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	I have been reading all these stories of wild storms and have become nervous about the food I left in the freezer when I left. Can anyone let me know if there was a prolonged power outage in the Tuftonboro Neck (Winter Harbor Way) area. I would hate to come up and get the chicken out of the freezer to make dinner if it had thawed and then refrozen. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

06-13-2005, 01:17 PM	#25
Lake Fan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Whortleberry Island Posts: 128 Thanks: 16 Thanked 55 Times in 31 Posts	A tip This won't help for this storm, but one thing I've been doing when I'm away from the camp is to leave a couple of ice cubes in a glass in the freezer. If they melt and refreeze, you've got ice instead of cubes and you know not to eat the chicken. Cheap and effective insurance!

06-13-2005, 02:06 PM	#26
Frdxplorer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: York, PA Posts: 234 Thanks: 2 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	That is a great idea. I am obviously lacking in the clever department. Thanks so much!!

06-13-2005, 04:21 PM	#27
islandAl Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mountonboro Posts: 200 Thanks: 12 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	another method small plastic water bottle, fill with 10 to 20 percent water. Freeze on it's side and then leave it standing upright. With just a little thaw, the ice breaks away from the side and the more that melts, and refreezes at the bottom, the longer the outage was. I tried the cube method, but someone kept using the cubes.

06-13-2005, 05:10 PM	#28
Frdxplorer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: York, PA Posts: 234 Thanks: 2 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Again, a great idea. So many thanks!