Severe today!

[gravy boat]

Manchester has been very active this afternoon - for the last few hours we have seen storm after storm move through and build right on top of us, creating some of the most vivid cloud to ground lightning I've seen in some time. Several of us believe that our building was hit about an hour ago, as the lightning seemed to circle around us, as if through the metal panes in our windows. Early on today there was hail mixed with heavy rain. Many sirens -- firetrucks, police -- since 3 pm.

I see a storm in Goffstown now -- I see some vivid lightning. And another is south of here, heading our way.

Exciting, but quite scary at times as well.

Hear it is in the Lakes Region as well -- just letting you know there are more heading your way!

GB

[Resident 2B]

We have been getting thunderstorms for the last hour. Two rounds of pea size hail and a lot of rain and lightning. Some wind, but nothing major windwise.

Things are calm now, but it sounds like more weather moving in from the west. I saw several boaters and jet skiers in the area taking too long to get off the water. I also saw a lightning strike right down to the water about 100' from one of the PWCs. That operator did an about face and headed for the public docks at the Weirs.

If you are out on the water and there is noticable thunder, get to a safe place quickly. We were lucky that no one got hurt out there today.

R2B

[CanisLupusArctos]

The Black Cat Island Weather Station measured a wind gust of 60 mph from the south during yesterday's thunderstorm. This time, unlike June 22, there was enough damage to erase any doubt about it. The shorefront trees lost many small branches which were found a couple hundred feet to the north. Screens were ripped from the windows and thrown into the woods. A metal trash can and its cover were rolled across the yard. The storm also came with just over a half inch of rain in about 30 minutes. Peak rainfall rate calculated during the storm was over 5 inches per hour which equals the rate sustained through most of June 22's storm.

Yesterday's storm also followed a less-popular storm track, from south to north. As stated in other threads, most of Winni's thunderstorms track from NW to SE or W to E.

More severe weather is possible today. That does not mean it will happen for everyone, but it does mean you should keep your eyes to the sky and be ready get to shelter quickly if you spot threatening skies or if a warning is issued by the National Weather Service.


Yesterday's storm made a nice rainbow as it departed:

[CanisLupusArctos]

So far, looks like the bulk of today's severe threat has been to the south of the Big Lake except for one line of storms that created flash flooding and road washouts in the general county-area of Bethel Maine (a.k.a. Sunday River.) Laconia has reported hail today, but I didn't hear any thunder from Black Cat. Anyone get that storm? Just a few sprinkles here.

However, in coastal and southern NH and also eastern Massachusetts and CT they are getting blasted again with severe weather. Thunderstorms have created yet another consecutive day of wind damage across that area.

If you're heading north to the lake this evening or know someone who is, watch out for the lingering travel effects of the storm throughout the Boston area and southern NH.

[Resident 2B]

No weather issues at the Weirs today, other than wind that made docking a ton of fun.

We saw a lot of dark clouds in the mid to late afternoon, but no thunder at all. We were on the lake from 11 AM until 2 PM going up to Meredith then over to Center Harbor. Traffic was light, but there were a lot or sail boats and PWCs out there. There were boats, but not as many as one would expect for this weekend.

Sunset was almost great. If the mid-level clouds were not still holding, it would have been outstanding. Great color in the background, but too many clouds were in the way.

Happy 4th-of-July to all.

Enjoy tomorrow's great weather!

R2B

[CanisLupusArctos]

Severe weather is possible again today. This air is about as humid as we normally get -- emphasis on "normally" -- and therefore extremely heavy rain will also be possible from today's storms whether they are severe or not. This may cause flash flooding in places where they occur.

At 1:30 pm radar indicated storms were lining up along the CT river and one cell was about to hit Lebanon NH on a SW-NE course.

Keep your eyes to the sky this afternoon.

This activity is associated with a Canadian cold front that is moving into our summertime air, and the colder air will overtake us for tomorrow and Friday, making two beautiful and not-so-humid days.

[twoplustwo]

...you weather brain gives you any power to keep it at bay until our kids' soccer game is done tonight??

I always appreciate your posts, thanks!!

[CanisLupusArctos]

Originally Posted by twoplustwo

...you weather brain gives you any power to keep it at bay until our kids' soccer game is done tonight??

I always appreciate your posts, thanks!!

To my knowledge the only record of someone demonstrating such power is held by Jesus. I'm sure the Native Americans of NH held "rain go away" dances just as often as rain dances but I don't know if they kept records of what they had to do and how well it worked.

So far looks like these storms are big on rain, and lacking in the elements that make "severe." There's lightning in some of them, but more than anything it's rain.

That could change very quickly in an airmass like this, and especially over this lake which is known for having its own funky weather.... so stay tuned to TV, radio, etc.

[KBoater]

CLA you forgot the dancing babes.

[CanisLupusArctos]

I think those dancing babes got the storms to divert from here. On the radar, a solid line split in two just before reaching the lake. One cell went west and another went east. The one that went east became severe and produced a few reports of wind damage over the Ossipee area and across the border in Maine.

[CanisLupusArctos]

Time to resurrect this thread because it's happening again today.

SPC has put most of NH in the slight risk for severe weather today. A few warnings have already been posted up north.

This is from the boundary line between the warm/humid over us now, and the cool/dry to our north. The boundary is well north of us and trying to move south, and may serve as a focal point for severe weather in various places around New England for the next few days. I am basing this on what happened last month when a similar boundary set itself up over New England and served as an unpredictable focal point for severe weather, somewhere in New England, each day.

[KBoater]

At 5:15 today as I we driving back to Wolfeboro from West Lake I hit a major storm. A small limb bounced off the dack of my car. A tree was down blocking RT. 28 right after Witten Neck. The wind was coming in 2 direction and 1 tree was spilt about 7 feet up and moved 50 feet from the trunk into the road. The power lines were split, another tree stripped of it's leaves. I turned around and drive back to Trotting Track. passing several downed branches and trees. The rain came down in sheets. I drove very slow and made it to supper.

[Orion]

We were at the Lakeside Expo at Gunstock and a little after 5 pm, the sky got real black with boiling clouds and I snapped this photo on my cell phone. The photo doesn't do it justice as the white whispy clouds were rising rapidly and the sky to the left was very dark while the sky to the right was bright and mostly sunny. Strong wind gusts followed the arrival of this front.

[Mee-n-Mac]

Originally Posted by Orion

We were at the Lakeside Expo at Gunstock and a little after 5 pm, the sky got real black with boiling clouds and I snapped this photo on my cell phone. The photo doesn't do it justice as the white whispy clouds were rising rapidly and the sky to the left was very dark while the sky to the right was bright and mostly sunny. Strong wind gusts followed the arrival of this front.

Whoa ... just Whoa .... and wow


Hey maybe that updraft (I dunno, looks like it could be) was responsible for all the leaves and pine needles and twigs and stuff (I almost expected to see a cow) fall from the sky earlier tonight.

[Merrymeeting]

We had an almost identical (probably the same) front come through Merrymeeting. It was the weirdest sky/cloud formation I've ever seen.

Dead calm, silent, but a cloud front approaching us at amazing speed. As in the picture, deep blacks, bright blues, and everything in between. Columns of clouds spiraling down into the hillsides. The pictures do not convey the sight and feeling. I felt like we had stumbled into the middle of a Star Trek movie and "Veeger" would come spinning out any minute.

Then the front came over us and all heck broke loose. White caps on the water within 30 seconds, rain, wind. It was fascinating, frightening, and awe-inspiring all at the same time.

[KBoater]

Understand 15 trees were lost at Wentworth Estate in the park. I assume this storm was the same at the one I was in. The one thing I noticed was a continuing wind change observed by the direction change of the flying leaves and debris. The dark clouds caused nighttime driving conditions.

[Squam Friend]

Clouds looked the same here in Holderness - at 5:00 I took these pictures; of course I didn't have my good camera. Anyway, no still camera could capture the movement of that big white cloud below the black cloud above, it was unlike anything I'd ever seen!

Around 2 yesterday in Plymouth I had hail coming through the passenger's window of my pickup and hitting me on the driver's side. Needless to say I pulled over to let it pass - and put up my window!

[luvthelake]

We were on our way to Moultonboro on Friday when we stopped for gas only to see some very strange looking clouds. I snapped a couple of pictures before the wind and pouring rain came in. When we finally arrived at camp, two trees came down on top of power lines and we were without power until1:30 a.m.

[gravy boat]

Luvthe,

THAT is impressive -- looks like a tornado/funnel cloud to me!

What does Canis say -- any other shots or information from NOAA to confirm tornadic activity?

GB

[hilltopper]

I had clouds like that cross right in front of me as I was heading up the Route 25 hill in Meredith going by the BlueCanoe. The first thing I noticed is that they were definitely going from cloud to ground. The second thing I noticed is that they had no rotation. I'd love to witness a tornado some day but I'd rather witness it a mile or two away, not 20 feet.

Does anyone know where you can view the video footage shot from the Inn at Bay Point looking up the Bay? Apparently it was in the news but I can't find it on WMUR's site.

[luvthelake]

Hilltopper,

That's where I was taking the pictures, on Route 25 at the Irving Blue Canoe. I agree, it would be neat to see a tornado, but not THAT close!