ENY, NJ, MA and VT DUers - we have some serious shit headed our way

[Cooley Hurd]

I'd batten down the hatches - this coming from an old pilot (with a lot of experience in Tornado Alley)...:scared:

[Magrittes Pipe]

1. Looks like twisters just north of Schoharie...

...and just south of Windham.

[Cooley Hurd]

3. There was a tornado WARNING a few miles east of me...

...in Galway, NY (NE of Amsterdam). I wouldn't post such a warning if I weren't concerned...:scared:

[KurtNYC]

2. Runs all the way down to Scranton PA

Wicked red stuff in there

[Cooley Hurd]

5. Damn - let me revise my warning to include ALL of ENY, PA and NJ!

:wow:

[Beetwasher]

8. Yow! What time will that hit the city?

I can't believe we now get fucking tornadoes in NJ....That's some serious fucked up shit man.

[Cooley Hurd]

9. I haven't heard, but the lights just blinked...

Gotta love my APC UPS...;)

[Reverend_Smitty]

25. thats an ugly band of weather

I'm hoping the worst of it will pass north of Trenton

[Lavender Brown]

4. Damn

:scared: I should call my parents... what happened around Mechanicsville with the tornadoes a few years ago was really scary.

[Cooley Hurd]

7. I live 5 miles west of Mechanicsville...

...those tornadoes went right over my house.:scared:

[Lavender Brown]

13. My family is in Clifton Park

It wasn't really the epicenter of the storm, but there was a lot of damage to the trees. I wouldn't want them to be even driving in a bad storm... but I just called my sister and she's taking her kids out to the doctor. :(

[Cooley Hurd]

14. If I were her, I'd postpone it until after 4pm, if possible...

It's like NIGHT here!

[Lavender Brown]

18. My mom didn't even want to stay on the phone

She was about to head for the basement. Is it really that bad or is she just freaking out?

[MissB]

6. Dayum

Stay safe.

[Cooley Hurd]

10. Update from NWS:

Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 254 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SARATOGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 251 PM EDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL... AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BURNT HILLS... OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH OF SCOTIA... AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLIFTON PARK BY 300 PM EDT 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROCK CITY FALLS BY 305 PM EDT BALLSTON SPA... MILTON AND ROUND LAKE BY 310 PM EDT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MECHANICVILLE BY 315 PM EDT SARATOGA SPRINGS BY 320 PM EDT

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE... SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

[trogdor]

11. Passed by us a few hours ago in CNY.

Lots and lots of much-needed rain.

[Cooley Hurd]

12. I just got knocked offline!!!

Hit by lightning!:wow: (I rebooted my DSL modem)

And this is just the FIRST wave!

[Cooley Hurd]

15. Getting multiple brownouts now...

Worst storm since i've lived here (been here 8 years)...

[In_The_Wind]

16. I just drove south from Albany ... it looks terrible out there.

We are getting slammed with driving rains and winds in Saugerties NOW!

[Cooley Hurd]

17. Stay safe, Joan - the worst is about to hit...

:hug:

[In_The_Wind]

21. just great - I'm supposed to go back out to meet someone around 4 PM .

It looks like I'll be taking my big truck if I can't postpone it. I pulled my little tracker convertible into the garage:scared: as soon as I returned home ~ before reading your post.

[Cooley Hurd]

22. You should be okay...

The worst has passed us here.:)

[NYdemocrat089]

19. We already got hit at around 1pm.

It started getting really dark around 12:30 then at 1:00 all hell broke loose. There was hail, strong wind, lightning, thunder, etc. etc.

The power surged in school (we have a generator...so it didn't go out). At home my mom told me that the power went out twice. There was a tree down in the road by our house, and some wires were down.

We're under a tornado watch until 6pm.

[readmylips]

20. Phoenix Weather....

Metro Phoenix forecast, today Blue, Blue sky.

Monday
H: 98
L: 74

Tuesday
H: 98
L: 73

Wednesday
H: 99
L: 75

Thursday
H: 99
L: 74

Friday
H: 98
L: 76

Saturday
H: 100
L: 75

Sunday
H: 101
L: 76

Come on over....my swimming pool is 92 degrees.

[Cooley Hurd]

23. The worst has passed ENY...

...heading outside to survey the damage.:(

[Cooley Hurd]

24. No damage, except for Charlie's nerves...

Poor pup, he HATES thunder...:(

[grace0418]

26. Chicago had an insane storm on Saturday and my husband and I

got caught in it about 6 blocks from our car. You could actually see the wall of rain moving up the street towards us before it engulfed us. We looked and felt like we'd jumped in a lake fully clothed. After a minute or so you just have to laugh.

[bicentennial_baby]

27. Coming through Western MA now

Windy, pouring, thunder and lightning

[Cooley Hurd]

28. Be careful - we got our asses kicked here...

Scary, scary stuff!