Lake Storm Today - 09/09/2006

mcdude · 09-10-2006, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DRH

... but we didn't get the hail McDude reported.

DRH: Often times the weather up here varies somewhat from the big lake since, at 809 feet above sea level, Hills Pond is 305 feet or so higher than the big lake. I could see the lightning in the distant north which would have been in the direction of the Moultonboro area. It was quite a show!

MaryS · 09-10-2006, 09:27 PM

It was wild in Moultonboro on the east side of the lake near Balmoral beach/Lee's MIlls.....alot of heavy rain, it stopped then another round with wind, lots of lightning, power went on and off ..the storm lasted about 45+ min......didn't know how the steamboaters made out....alot of them stay the week in tents.

Island Girl · 09-10-2006, 09:55 PM

We left the rally when it started pouring. Some of the steamboaters were putting up their windows... really cool on one of them... old time windows. No one there seemed really concerned... some had campers... lots of pop up canopies.

We raced out of there on the jetski. Moultonboro Bay was not yet raining. We got back to Rattlesnake about 10-15 minutes before the big wind hit.... and very glad to be there. We did not get a lot of rain... the light show across the lake over the mountains was delightful!

IG

Airwaves · 09-10-2006, 11:05 PM

Just got back from Vay-Ka! I gotta tell you we had a great time. Lots of friends and boating and the weather was great!

Saturday however was a day that required a "weather eye"!

I left Saunders Bay shorlty after noon, pretty close to 1. We went to Lakeport Landing, refueled then headed out, we kept an eye on the clouds and I was concerned but not uncomfortable. Left Paugus Bay and headed out beyond Gov's Island and stayed out into the broads, down past Rattlesnake Gal's domain and showed some friends what a Nascar ticket pays for!

Tooled around and then started back. All the time I was keeping an eye on not only the clouds but the J-Boat races. I was facinated by them! Racing sailboats always get my attention.

Got home, and buttoned up a half hour or so before the storm hit. I watched MP rescue a large cabin cruiser and saw a fire boat out assisting folks from the confort of my condo.

All in all a good time was had be me and mine, hopefully yours as well.

Rinkerfam · 09-10-2006, 11:41 PM

We were celebrating my in-laws 50th Anniversary in Meredith (8 children and spouses scattered about the C-Man compound) when the storm rolled in. I had just buttoned up the boat and headed up to my brother-in-laws balcony at Bay Point when Mother Nature unleashed. What a wild show! Not a whole lot of thunder and lightning, but serious wind and driving rains. There was even a rainbow at the finish, that appeared to end right on the raft tethered just off of Bay Point. I couldn't convince anyone to dive for the gold though

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Weirs guy · 09-11-2006, 05:21 AM

I was telling my wife how much that storm reminded me of ones we had when I was younger. We were only at the Gringo for beers, err, lunch, yeah, lunch, and got soaked on the 2 minute walk home. Then it really started to rain. No hail or the like, but some very powerful lightening strikes.

SIKSUKR · 09-11-2006, 08:38 AM

That storm scared the heck out of this guy!I waited too long to head back to Glendale from the bottom of Paugus Bay.The dark clouds looking towards Merideth were there for an hour or so but still didn't seem to be too threatening.We finally broke up our raft and the others headed for there houses by X-mas Island.And then I see the lightning towards Merideth.Now I'm on my PWC and headed right at it,and have a long no-wake zone in the channel ahead.That seemed like one of the longest rides through the channel I've ever had.Finally out,it's full throttle with those nasty thunderstorms chasing me.I spent more time in the air with some big water building.I get to the Governors Is Bridge and keep looking behind me thinking I'll never make it back without getting hammered.There were quite a few boats in that no-wake zone and most finally said to heck with the NWZ,were out of here!The wind was really up now so the water was very angry!I get out of the NWZ back at full throttle for all I'm worth and I hear a buzzer going off on my boat.Low fuel warning.Great,I'm not going to make to Glendale I think.Anyway,I did make it before the rain came but watching all that lightning chasing me on a PWC was very unerving.When I did get to Marine Patrol ther were 2 MP headed out with lights flashing and as I approached the ramp 2 Gilford fire trucks arrived at the docks.I got that boat out of the water faster than I've ever done it before.Watching the lightning hit the lake while standing in the water had this guy moving faster than he has for quite a while.What a great feeling seeing that PWC on the trailer and me out of the water!!Hope everyone else got home safe.

twins · 09-11-2006, 09:36 AM

That storm hit us pretty hard on Gem. We had just got back from Rattlesnake and I decided to check the weather when I saw the clouds. I clicked on the severe weather warning and it said a severe squall was headed west-to-east and would hit Moultonboro/Melvin Village at 4:55, looked at the clock at it was 4:55! I yelled "STORM" to my wife and she closes all the windows and secures the deck furniture while I put extra lines on the boat. We had a few anxious moments when the wind blew a pane of glass out on a window, and the wind blew the rain across the room, but that's all part of Winni Island living I wouldn't trade for anyplace else.

09-10-2006, 09:55 PM	#3
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Steamboats We left the rally when it started pouring. Some of the steamboaters were putting up their windows... really cool on one of them... old time windows. No one there seemed really concerned... some had campers... lots of pop up canopies. We raced out of there on the jetski. Moultonboro Bay was not yet raining. We got back to Rattlesnake about 10-15 minutes before the big wind hit.... and very glad to be there. We did not get a lot of rain... the light show across the lake over the mountains was delightful! IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

09-10-2006, 11:41 PM	#5
Rinkerfam Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 268 Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts	We were celebrating my in-laws 50th Anniversary in Meredith (8 children and spouses scattered about the C-Man compound) when the storm rolled in. I had just buttoned up the boat and headed up to my brother-in-laws balcony at Bay Point when Mother Nature unleashed. What a wild show! Not a whole lot of thunder and lightning, but serious wind and driving rains. There was even a rainbow at the finish, that appeared to end right on the raft tethered just off of Bay Point. I couldn't convince anyone to dive for the gold though 1 __________________ Education is hanging around 'til you've caught on - Frost

09-11-2006, 05:21 AM	#6
Weirs guy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Weirs Beach, NH Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I was telling my wife how much that storm reminded me of ones we had when I was younger. We were only at the Gringo for beers, err, lunch, yeah, lunch, and got soaked on the 2 minute walk home. Then it really started to rain. No hail or the like, but some very powerful lightening strikes. __________________ Is it bikeweek yet? Now?

09-11-2006, 08:38 AM	#7
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Holy Cow!! That storm scared the heck out of this guy!I waited too long to head back to Glendale from the bottom of Paugus Bay.The dark clouds looking towards Merideth were there for an hour or so but still didn't seem to be too threatening.We finally broke up our raft and the others headed for there houses by X-mas Island.And then I see the lightning towards Merideth.Now I'm on my PWC and headed right at it,and have a long no-wake zone in the channel ahead.That seemed like one of the longest rides through the channel I've ever had.Finally out,it's full throttle with those nasty thunderstorms chasing me.I spent more time in the air with some big water building.I get to the Governors Is Bridge and keep looking behind me thinking I'll never make it back without getting hammered.There were quite a few boats in that no-wake zone and most finally said to heck with the NWZ,were out of here!The wind was really up now so the water was very angry!I get out of the NWZ back at full throttle for all I'm worth and I hear a buzzer going off on my boat.Low fuel warning.Great,I'm not going to make to Glendale I think.Anyway,I did make it before the rain came but watching all that lightning chasing me on a PWC was very unerving.When I did get to Marine Patrol ther were 2 MP headed out with lights flashing and as I approached the ramp 2 Gilford fire trucks arrived at the docks.I got that boat out of the water faster than I've ever done it before.Watching the lightning hit the lake while standing in the water had this guy moving faster than he has for quite a while.What a great feeling seeing that PWC on the trailer and me out of the water!!Hope everyone else got home safe. __________________ SIKSUKR

09-10-2006, 09:27 PM	#2
MaryS Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: CT and Moultonboro Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	It was wild in Moultonboro on the east side of the lake near Balmoral beach/Lee's MIlls.....alot of heavy rain, it stopped then another round with wind, lots of lightning, power went on and off ..the storm lasted about 45+ min......didn't know how the steamboaters made out....alot of them stay the week in tents.

09-10-2006, 11:05 PM	#4
Airwaves Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: I'm right here! Posts: 1,153 Thanks: 9 Thanked 102 Times in 37 Posts	Just got back from Vay-Ka! I gotta tell you we had a great time. Lots of friends and boating and the weather was great! Saturday however was a day that required a "weather eye"! I left Saunders Bay shorlty after noon, pretty close to 1. We went to Lakeport Landing, refueled then headed out, we kept an eye on the clouds and I was concerned but not uncomfortable. Left Paugus Bay and headed out beyond Gov's Island and stayed out into the broads, down past Rattlesnake Gal's domain and showed some friends what a Nascar ticket pays for! Tooled around and then started back. All the time I was keeping an eye on not only the clouds but the J-Boat races. I was facinated by them! Racing sailboats always get my attention. Got home, and buttoned up a half hour or so before the storm hit. I watched MP rescue a large cabin cruiser and saw a fire boat out assisting folks from the confort of my condo. All in all a good time was had be me and mine, hopefully yours as well.

09-11-2006, 09:36 AM	#8
twins Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gem Island/St Petersburg FL Posts: 33 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	That storm hit us pretty hard on Gem. We had just got back from Rattlesnake and I decided to check the weather when I saw the clouds. I clicked on the severe weather warning and it said a severe squall was headed west-to-east and would hit Moultonboro/Melvin Village at 4:55, looked at the clock at it was 4:55! I yelled "STORM" to my wife and she closes all the windows and secures the deck furniture while I put extra lines on the boat. We had a few anxious moments when the wind blew a pane of glass out on a window, and the wind blew the rain across the room, but that's all part of Winni Island living I wouldn't trade for anyplace else.