Tonight's storm

Island Girl · 06-09-2005, 07:56 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, 08:06 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, 09:54 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, 09:59 PM

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

pmj · 06-10-2005, 04:28 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, 06:09 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, 06:53 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, 09:02 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, 01:21 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, 02:09 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, 03:39 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, 03:49 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, 06:04 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!

Rose · 06-11-2005, 05:09 PM

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

Island Girl · 06-11-2005, 07:59 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, 08:17 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, 08:30 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, 04:49 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

SIKSUKR · 06-13-2005, 09:12 AM

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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

trfour · 06-10-2005, 07:33 PM

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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

06-09-2005, 07:56 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, 09:54 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, 09:59 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, 04:28 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, 06:09 AM	#6
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 6,053 Thanks: 2,282 Thanked 789 Times in 565 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, 08:06 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, 06:53 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, 09:02 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, 01:21 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, 02:09 PM	#10
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith Posts: 1,696 Thanks: 1,212 Thanked 678 Times in 180 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, 03:39 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, 03:49 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, 06:04 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, 05:09 PM	#14
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, 07:59 PM	#15
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, 08:17 PM	#16
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, 08:30 PM	#17
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, 04:49 AM	#18
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