[Cambium]

Radar Loop from 11am - 12:45pm every 20 minutes.

Focus on 2 areas... Shelton...and Norwalk.

This should help you understand that a storm can have "local" downpours while nothing in another area.
Norwalk area is only cloudy with drizzle at times but Shelton getting some heavy downpours past couple hours.

Also note...might be hard to see, is that moisture is generally moving South to North but there isnt heavy moisture over the Long Island Sound or even Bridgeport but as soon as it gets to Shelton the rains coming pouring down.

There must be more instability there than points south for now. Cool stuff huh.

[7 Wishes]

Had some business in Danbury today and it was pouring most of the way (came from New Rochelle area) both up and back.

[andthentherewere3]

I was in both Shelton and Danbury today, lots of heavy rain.

[Cambium]

I'm posting this because I forgot Freeze Watches stop after Growing season ends.

1258 PM EDT SAT OCT 13 2012

...THE 2012 GROWING SEASON HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE TRI-STATE AREA...

A UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS THAT SETTLED OVER THE REGION LAST
NIGHT PRODUCED SEVERAL HOURS OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES EARLY
THIS MORNING. THE GROWING SEASON HAS ENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES/AREAS.

IN NEW YORK...ORANGE...PUTNAM...ROCKLAND...AND WESTCHESTER.

IN CONNECTICUT...FAIRFIELD...NEW HAVEN...MIDDLESEX...AND NEW LONDON.

IN NEW JERSEY...PASSAIC...BERGEN...AND WESTERN ESSEX.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL NO LONGER ISSUE FREEZE
WARNINGS...FREEZE WATCHES...AND FROST ADVISORIES FOR THESE
COUNTIES UNTIL THE GROWING SEASON STARTS BACK UP NEXT SPRING.

[wavehunter007]

^^^


Yea, they always issue that after the growing season ends in late October. It's one less thing they have to do I guess - lol.

However, I do think it's not quite over for everyone - esp for some along the coast like me. I had no real frost damage on the 13th, and as of today my EE's and other things seem to still be growing. Normally they die off in early November. Also, I have a Windmill palm that is still pushing out fronds, and normally that stops after we get a week or two of sustined cold. So maybe I still have a week or two left before growth on it ends for the season.

[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by wavehunter007

^^^


Yea, they always issue that after the growing season ends in late October. It's one less thing they have to do I guess - lol.

However, I do think it's not quite over for everyone - esp for some along the coast like me. I had no real frost damage on the 13th, and as of today my EE's and other things seem to still be growing. Normally they die off in early November. Also, I have a Windmill palm that is still pushing out fronds, and normally that stops after we get a week or two of sustined cold. So maybe I still have a week or two left before growth on it ends for the season.

I think the problem is that they generally delinate these things by county; and even when they split a county because they know there's a noticeable difference (I know that they zone split both Westchester and Fairfield into north and south) they often don't apply it only to one. Since Bridgeport and NYC didn't get to 32 or below, I would think that they would've applied this to only the northern zone of both counties.

[Mike 75]

Wow. Rained something fierce today, all day. Just when you think it would let up, it started right up again. I'm going to take issue with the meteorologists on the local stations - there was no mention in the forecasts about the intensity and duration of the rain today. I guess if there's no wind there's no hype, but it was pretty bad out there.

[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by Mike 75

Wow. Rained something fierce today, all day. Just when you think it would let up, it started right up again. I'm going to take issue with the meteorologists on the local stations - there was no mention in the forecasts about the intensity and duration of the rain today. I guess if there's no wind there's no hype, but it was pretty bad out there.

Going from the parking lot to my meeting in Danbury there was enough wind that it almost damaged my umbrella (about 11:30am if anyone wonders what time). I'd hardly call it "windy" but it certainly was "gusty" at times.

[Cambium]

GFS has widespread 70s next week Wed/Thursday.. EURO does not. Enjoy the warmth.

Here's NWS Boston for today.

[Mixum]

way to warm for this time of year.....