June 24, 2008
Newport, RI
June 24, 2008
Newport, RI
June 24, 2008
Newport, Rhode Island
June 24, 2008
Newport, RI
June 26, 2008
Newport, Rhode Island
June 24, 2008
Newport Rhode, Island
June 24, 2008
Newport, Rhode Island
June 24, 2008
Newport Rhode, Island
This is 'Day After Tomorrow' stuff folks. The high rise did a major 'creak' shift when the winds hit. Holy Shit !!
Later !
5:59 PM EST - It is a Meso-Tornadic storm that rolled through. Quite unexpected. The winds were substantial and came from the north. There was circulation in the cloud that was just above the building. Staniford Street, opposite the Court House. The view from the balcony went 'white.' I could not see anything and it wasn't a cloud. It was the rainfall/hail.
The traffic outside came to a standstill and only a few cars were 'on their horns.' It was primarily quite because drivers simply couldn't see. I could see the tail lights up and down the streets below. I am 19 floors up.
I have a breath taking view of Boston normally. I know I am fortunate while in Boston. I had an unobstructed veiw of the fireworks last night and with good weather same will be true for the Fouth of July.
Boston is a magnificent city. The mass transit primarily runs on time and the city does everything it can to keep things well maintained. I love it here. The 'Celtics' are a couple blocks away. The parade a couple days ago went right past my building. It was very exciting for everyone. Boston has become the City of Champions. The people are great here and the police, fire departments and emergency workers don't get any better.
That said, the storm was significant. It is only moving off the harbor completely now at 6:13 pm. It was heat induced. There was lightning from cloud to ground without thunder. Very unusal storm. The winds were significant. I have been here since December 18, 2007 and there have been some substantial storms that have rolled through and over the city, but, this time the winds were sudden and violent. I can't stay on line, even with the storm moving off the city there is significant ionization of the area and there has been a huge blast of lightning and thunder that followed this time.
6:47 PM EST The long and short of it all, is that Human Induced Global Warming is more than real and is a danger to people. If there were any fatalities that occurred during this storm then it was related to Human Induced Global Warming. Don't know if the Logan Airport slowed during the event, but, I would not be surprised if it did. These storms are intense, but, there duration is short. So, although they seem insignificant except for 'short lived' inconvenience, these are strong, power storms resulting from a very dry, hot troposphere.
June 24, 2008
2031z
UNISYS Enhanced Infrared Satellite of New England and MidAtlantic States of the USA
