And The Sky Was Opened (NYC Thunderstorms)

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8 dead in NYC, 7 in queens. A few of them not far from me. I live on the top of a hill in the 5th floor of a building so flooding is no issue for me luckily.

dan selzer, Thursday, 2 September 2021 11:26 (two years ago) link

C was determined to drive into the city for an important pick-up today, with a pull-behind trailer, going to Gowanus. I tried to dissuade him but ultimately failed. Bon voyage!

Ima Gardener (in orbit), Thursday, 2 September 2021 12:12 (two years ago) link

Just emailed the dude I was supposed to be meeting and cancelled. Just as well; I'm right at the finish line on a *major* project and I'd rather be doing that anyway.

but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 2 September 2021 12:27 (two years ago) link

Looking at local facebook group and there are some crazy pictures from the storm last night. Our area is right on the LI Sound. Part of the road along the water collapsed and fell into the harbor. In another part of town, a cliff below some homes collapsed on to the beach below. Homes looked ok but could have to make some v v expensive (and not covered by insurance) repairs to shore up the cliff. Flooding everywhere.

Taliban! (PBKR), Thursday, 2 September 2021 13:15 (two years ago) link

Not NY, but photos from Philly of the Schuykill are insane.

Grew up in Philly (Roxborough) and saw many a big flood. But seeing this picture of cars on the Green Lane bridge with the Schuylkill this high seems unwise. I just don't get it. pic.twitter.com/AQEItIJhhE

— Matt Miziorko (@SnarkyEM) September 2, 2021

It normally looks like this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Lane_Bridge#/media/File:Green_Lane_Bridge_2020.jpg

Taliban! (PBKR), Thursday, 2 September 2021 13:25 (two years ago) link

goddamn

Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 2 September 2021 13:49 (two years ago) link

Williamsburg, inland (near lorimer/metropolitan) and we didn’t sustain any flooding but things were certainly worse not far from here.

covidsbundlertanze op. 6 (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 2 September 2021 14:01 (two years ago) link

amazingly, little island is open tonight. curious to see how taking the train to get there works out.

Preliminary Ida Storm Totals & Stats

💧Central Park: 7.19"
💧JFK: 2.77"
💧LaGuardia: 6.89"
💧Islip: 2.63"
💧Newark: 8.44"
💧Bridgeport, CT: 5.94"

Wednesday was the wettest day on record for Newark and LaGuardia, 3rd wettest at Bridgeport, and 5th wettest at Central Park.

— NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) September 2, 2021

mookieproof, Thursday, 2 September 2021 19:24 (two years ago) link

I'm gonna lose it. pic.twitter.com/50PiPKt3Ju

— Dwight Rhinosoros (@rhinosoros) September 2, 2021

two months pass...

Flash Gordon level shit

calstars, Saturday, 13 November 2021 19:21 (two years ago) link

BOOM!

Exploding Plastic Bertrand (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 13 November 2021 19:23 (two years ago) link

⚡️⛈🌩

Exploding Plastic Bertrand (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 13 November 2021 19:24 (two years ago) link

The hail entered the bar. I picked some up and it melted

calstars, Saturday, 13 November 2021 19:29 (two years ago) link

I'm here (briefly) and it's as if God flipped the switch.

So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 13 November 2021 19:32 (two years ago) link

So weird, on and off like that

Felt the vibration bration

covidsbundlertanze op. 6 (Jon not Jon), Saturday, 13 November 2021 19:36 (two years ago) link

I had gone out to get the papers get the papers

So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 13 November 2021 19:42 (two years ago) link

We’ve been getting a lot of God-flipping events lately. I just tune that dude out

Josefa, Saturday, 13 November 2021 19:57 (two years ago) link

love when the temp drops 15° in an hour

mookieproof, Saturday, 13 November 2021 20:36 (two years ago) link

Yeah, fuck temperature here comes the sun doo do do

calstars, Saturday, 13 November 2021 20:39 (two years ago) link

I was sort of napping. Very confusing.

dan selzer, Saturday, 13 November 2021 20:44 (two years ago) link

three months pass...

Have no idea why I posted that. Anyway came to post no thunder or rain (although maybe there was some earlier) just some sort of ominous wind out there.

Mardi Gras Mambo Sun (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 02:45 (two years ago) link

one month passes...

It is happening again.

Wile E. Is President (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 2 May 2022 10:18 (one year ago) link

TCB in a flash.

Wile E. Is President (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 2 May 2022 10:22 (one year ago) link

I thought for sure that the power plant in LIC had exploded

calstars, Monday, 2 May 2022 10:46 (one year ago) link

For a while I kept seeing the lightning before hearing any thunder and was wondering if there was some kind of mirror truck outside on the street.

Wile E. Is President (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 2 May 2022 10:50 (one year ago) link

That was fucking nuts. I too had the exploding power plant theory.

I’ve also never heard the “timpani roll” part of the crash be so long and so deep

covidsbundlertanze op. 6 (Jon not Jon), Monday, 2 May 2022 12:35 (one year ago) link

woke me up. longest sustained thunder I've ever heard.

dan selzer, Monday, 2 May 2022 13:04 (one year ago) link

kept setting off car alarms on my street

flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 2 May 2022 13:39 (one year ago) link

I actually would like a meteorological explainer for why this morning’s was so crazy, has anyone seen one?

covidsbundlertanze op. 6 (Jon not Jon), Monday, 2 May 2022 16:40 (one year ago) link

The parakeets were freaked ftr

covidsbundlertanze op. 6 (Jon not Jon), Monday, 2 May 2022 16:40 (one year ago) link

Thanks! I had checked gothamist earlier this morning before that was up

covidsbundlertanze op. 6 (Jon not Jon), Monday, 2 May 2022 17:19 (one year ago) link

started hummin’ songs from 1962

mookieproof, Monday, 2 May 2022 21:47 (one year ago) link

Ain’t it funny

Wile E. Is President (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 2 May 2022 22:54 (one year ago) link

Under severe watch but right now still the calm before, I guess.

Don't Renege On (Our Dub) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 16 May 2022 19:42 (one year ago) link

two weeks pass...

HI DERE

Magical Misery Tour Spiel (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 2 June 2022 03:02 (one year ago) link

I don’t think I’ve ever seen so much sustained lightning. Just hours of lightning.

dan selzer, Thursday, 2 June 2022 03:06 (one year ago) link

six months pass...

No storm other than a drizzle, just an f-ton of fireworks going off.

A Kestrel for a Neve (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 1 January 2023 05:17 (one year ago) link

seven months pass...

nice

mookieproof, Sunday, 13 August 2023 06:36 (eight months ago) link

Seconded

No Zing Compares 2 HOOS (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 13 August 2023 06:39 (eight months ago) link

Warning: strobe lighting in use.

No Zing Compares 2 HOOS (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 13 August 2023 06:42 (eight months ago) link

Was trippy

But his face would not turn into hot Kirby (Evan), Sunday, 13 August 2023 11:46 (eight months ago) link

Yeah that was nuts! An exciting consolation prize for not getting to see the perseids

realistic pillow (Jon not Jon), Sunday, 13 August 2023 20:20 (eight months ago) link

Heard this shit

calstars, Sunday, 13 August 2023 22:15 (eight months ago) link

one month passes...

Oh baby

ian, Friday, 29 September 2023 12:12 (seven months ago) link


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