Extreme heat blew through New England Friday July 19th, wind from the southwest gusted past 30 mph with temperatures near 100F.
Records highs were set in..
Boston MA, 99 beat 98 from 1982
Burlington VT, 98 beat 94 from 1977, 1946, & 1942
Portland ME, 95 beat 94 from 1982.
Other Cities missed record highs
Worcester MA, 93 fell short of 95 from 1991.
Warwick RI, 98 fell short of 100 in 1977.
Windsor Locks CT, 97 fell short of 100 in 1991.
On Mount Washington, 64 missed 70 from 1943.
Saturday July 20, 2013 is day 7 of a Heat Wave for much of New England. This is the last day, and as is the case with most heat waves, this one ends with severe thunder storms.
Timing the storms is difficult.
Our weather model is not much help.
Here is the forecast map for 3:30 pm, it shows a broken line of storms from Maine to New York.
Weather Stories
In my opinion, these graphics are underestimating the strength and magnitude of Saturday storms, but the timing looks good.
Sunday brings much lower humidity and cooler air that lasts into next week.
Sunday July 21st Update.
July 20, 2013 image from space shows four unique lines of convection, so instead of one massive exploding front, we had four less massive exploding fronts (so to speak)
The storms were not as widespread as usual for such intense Heat Wave killing cold front, but they were a bit more hefty that the forecast graphics indicated on Friday.
Here are some of the impacts.
Jeff Simpson of the Norwell MA Fire Department tweeted this pic of a lightning fire from Saturday.
This is one of many lightning strikes from storms that erupted in southern New England Saturday. Here is a list of more..
Hello to all...
Wind Damage/Lightning Damage and Hail Reports:
255 PM: Amesbury, MA: House struck by lightning on Horton Street
258 PM: Pomfret, CT: Tree and Wires Down on Hampton Road and Mashamoquet Road
300 PM: Pomfret, CT: Pea to Dime Sized Hail
321 PM: Glocester, RI: Pea Sized Hail and small branches down in Chepachet section
324 PM: Killingly, CT: Tree and Wires Down on the Putnam Pike in the Attawaagan section. Tree and Wires down on Lake Road
330 PM: Brooklyn, CT: Wires Down On South Street
331 PM: Reading, MA: Tree into a house on Summer Avenue due to lightning
344 PM: North Attleboro, MA: House hit by lightning on South Washington Street - smoke in the building
347 PM: Cumberland, RI: House hit by lightning - smoke in the building on Howard Avenue
340 PM: South Killingly, CT: Trees and Wires Down on Mashentuck Road
345 PM: Sharon, MA: House Fire Due to lightning on Tracey Lane
352 PM: Mansfield, MA: House Fire Due to lightning on Morrow Street
355 PM: Lincoln RI: Rte 146 at Twin River Road - 18" of street flooding
355 PM: Randolph, MA: Shed Fire Due to Lightning on Bonney Lane
355 PM: North Attleboro, MA: House struck by lightning with damage on Elmwood Street
406 PM: Taunton, MA: Pea Sized Hail and estimated wind gusts to 45 MPH.
415 PM: Brockton, MA: Lightning strike to a house on Forest Avenue damaged several appliances in the home
415 PM: Providence, RI: House fire due to lightning on Butler Avenue
415 PM: Hanover, MA: 1/4-1/2" Hail and sustained winds of 30-40 MPH estimated.
420 PM: Norwell, MA: House Fire Due to lightning on Main Street
433 PM: Pembroke, MA: House hit by lightning on Pembroke Wood Drive, damage to the electrical panel - no fire
600 PM: Agawam, MA: Tree down on Sterling Road from a lightning strike
Regards,
Rob Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator for NWS Taunton Massachusetts
Here is the list from Northern New England
(Wednesday through Friday saw much more severe weather in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine)
0143 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW GLOVER 44.68N 72.22W
07/20/2013 ORLEANS VT PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
0200 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSW WEST BURKE 44.63N 71.98W
07/20/2013 CALEDONIA VT PUBLIC
TREE DOWN ON BURKE HILL ROAD
0920 AM TSTM WND DMG JACKMAN 45.62N 70.25W
07/19/2013 SOMERSET ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
PSBL MICRO BURST. SEVERAL LARGE TREES AND WIRES DOWN
AND DAMAGE TO SMALL BUILDINGS.
0925 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSE JACKMAN 45.61N 70.25W
07/19/2013 SOMERSET ME TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN ON WIRES CAUSING POWER OUTAGE FROM TS
0608 PM TSTM WND DMG JACKMAN 45.62N 70.25W
07/19/2013 SOMERSET ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN
0615 PM TSTM WND DMG JACKMAN 45.62N 70.25W
07/19/2013 SOMERSET ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
0630 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W ROCKWOOD 45.68N 69.76W
07/19/2013 SOMERSET ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN.
0710 PM TSTM WND DMG RANGELEY 44.97N 70.64W
07/19/2013 FRANKLIN ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN IN RANGELY REPORTED BY THE FRANKLIN COUNTY
SHERIFF
0732 PM TSTM WND DMG KINGFIELD 44.96N 70.15W
07/19/2013 FRANKLIN ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED TREES DOWN IN
KINGFIELD
0818 PM TSTM WND DMG CORNVILLE 44.84N 69.67W
07/19/2013 SOMERSET ME PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AROUND WESSERUNSETT
LAKE
0830 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTHUMBERLAND 44.56N 71.56W
07/19/2013 COOS NH STATE POLICE
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN - ONE FELL THROUGH HOUSE.
0830 PM TSTM WND DMG GROVETON 44.60N 71.52W
07/19/2013 COOS NH TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 3 FROM GROVETON UP INTO
COLEBROOK AND FURTHER NORTH INTO PITTSBURG
0830 PM TSTM WND DMG PITTSBURG 45.05N 71.39W
07/19/2013 COOS NH AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN
0830 PM TSTM WND DMG LANCASTER 44.49N 71.57W
07/19/2013 COOS NH STATE POLICE
MULTIPLE TREE DOWN THROUGH OUT LANCASTER...TIME
ESTIMATED BY RADAR
0846 PM TSTM WND DMG BETHLEHEM 44.28N 71.69W
07/19/2013 GRAFTON NH LAW ENFORCEMENT
GRAFTON COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED TREES DOWN IN
BETHLEHEM.
0912 PM TSTM WND DMG RUMFORD 44.55N 70.55W
07/19/2013 OXFORD ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
OXFORD COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTES TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN
BETHEL AND WOODSTOCK.
0912 PM TSTM WND DMG BETHEL 44.40N 70.79W
07/19/2013 OXFORD ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN
0915 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNW NORWAY 44.25N 70.57W
07/19/2013 OXFORD ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
0920 PM TSTM WND DMG WARREN 43.92N 71.89W
07/19/2013 GRAFTON NH LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE BRANCHES DOWN ON POWER LINES
0935 PM TSTM WND DMG MADISON 44.80N 69.88W
07/19/2013 SOMERSET ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN MADISON REPORTED BY SHERIIFS
OFFICE
0935 PM TSTM WND DMG LIVERMORE FALLS 44.48N 70.19W
07/19/2013 ANDROSCOGGIN ME PUBLIC
TREE DOWN
0945 PM TSTM WND DMG ESE CORNVILLE 44.84N 69.67W
07/19/2013 SOMERSET ME TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON SEVERAL ROADS
0955 PM TSTM WND DMG HARTLAND 44.88N 69.45W
07/19/2013 SOMERSET ME AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND WIRES D0WN
1115 PM TSTM WND DMG UNITY 43.29N 72.26W
07/19/2013 SULLIVAN NH LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ON WIRES.
1120 PM TSTM WND DMG CLAREMONT 43.38N 72.35W
07/19/2013 SULLIVAN NH SOCIAL MEDIA
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
1145 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSE HENNIKER 43.17N 71.82W
07/19/2013 MERRIMACK NH TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE AND LARGE BRACHES DOWN
1202 AM TSTM WND DMG CONCORD 43.21N 71.54W
07/20/2013 MERRIMACK NH EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND WIRES DOWN THROUGHOUT CONCORD AND NUMEROUS
POWER OUTAGES. REPORT FROM STATE EOC.
1230 AM TSTM WND DMG WAKEFIELD 43.57N 71.03W
07/20/2013 CARROLL NH LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG MILAN 44.57N 71.19W
07/20/2013 COOS NH FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
LARGE BRANCHES DOWN IN MILAN CAUSED POWER OUTAGES
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE NEW SHARON 44.62N 69.99W
07/20/2013 FRANKLIN ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND WIRES DOWN
0450 PM TSTM WND DMG VASSALBORO 44.46N 69.68W
07/20/2013 KENNEBEC ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
0450 PM TSTM WND DMG SIDNEY 44.41N 69.73W
07/20/2013 KENNEBEC ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E PALERMO 44.41N 69.45W
07/20/2013 WALDO ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG FREEDOM 44.53N 69.30W
07/20/2013 WALDO ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
0525 PM TSTM WND DMG BELFAST 44.43N 69.01W
07/20/2013 WALDO ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
WALDO COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED TREES DOWN ACROSS THE
COUNTY
0545 PM TSTM WND DMG SEARSPORT 44.46N 68.92W
07/20/2013 WALDO ME PUBLIC
A TREE DOWN IN SEARSPORT ON FIELD ROAD
0545 PM TSTM WND DMG STOCKTON SPRINGS 44.49N 68.86W
07/20/2013 WALDO ME LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
And did you hear about the Maine Tornado from Wednesday July 17th?
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
318 PM EDT FRI JUL 19 2013
...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR DANFORTH 1 NW IN WASHINGTON COUNTY
MAINE...
LOCATION...1 NW DANFORTH IN WASHINGTON COUNTY MAINE
DATE...JULY 17 2013
ESTIMATED TIME...6:48 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...150 YARDS
BEGINNING LAT/LON...45.6683N / 67.8772W
ENDING LAT/LON...45.6666N / 67.8763W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0
* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU ME HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NEAR DANFORTH IN WASHINGTON COUNTY MAINE ON JULY
17 2013.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH DOWNED
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES IN THE AREA FROM NEAR WESTON TO
DANFORTH. THE STORM PRODUCED A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO APPROXIMATELY 1
MILE NORTHWEST OF DANFORTH...DESTROYING A METAL SHED.
Our seven day Heat Wave July 14-20, 2013 rivals some impressive heat going back several decades here in New England.
The hot weather at Burlington Vermont rivals some of the records from 1944. Also, as Mike Iacono & Bob Skilling of Blue Hill reports, we rivaled 1944 in southern New England too.
This is another alarming analog to the summer of 1944, when one of the strongest hurricanes in the last century ran up the east coast of the United States.. Just Sayin'
Here is The Blue Hill Data for the heat this July, and where it ranks.
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY
SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2013
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
HEAT WAVE FINALLY ENDS
After 6 days of 90+ degree heat, the heat wave has ended today as the
temperature has only climbed to 81F by 2 PM EDT this afternoon, and is
unlikely to rise much further. The humidity has also come down somewhat
today, giving the air a more pleasant feel than it has had over the past
several days. Winds have been very light for the most part, with a
persistent eastward component that has kept the air coming in from the
ocean, preventing a major rise in temperature. The sky has been mostly
cloudy today, with a combination of altocumulus, cirrus, and cumulus that
have been forming and building this afternoon. No precipitation fell at
the summit yesterday, though thunder and lightning were observed from
thunderstorms that moved to our south.
The recent heat wave lasted six days at the Observatory. A total of 6
records, all highest minimum temperature, were tied or broken. For three
consecutive days, July 18-20, the temperature at 7 AM EST was 80F or higher.
Although higher temperatures have been recorded at this time of day in
recent years, this may be the first occurrence on record of three straight
days of 80F or higher at that time of day in records checked back about 50
years. In addition, this month has so far seen 10 days with a high
temperature of 90F or higher, which is among the greatest number of such
days for any month on the entire period of record.
BHO Greatest Number of 90-Degree Days per Month, (1885-2013)
1) 14 in July 1952
2) 13 in August 2002
3) 10 in August 1944
10 in July 1949
10 in July 1963
10 in July 2010
10 in July 2013 (through 7/21)
8) 9 in July 1911
9 in August 1928
10) 8 in August 1949
8 in July 1963
8 in July 1988
BHO Longest Heat Waves of Consecutive 90-Degree Days, (1885-2013)
1) 9 on 11-19 August 2002
2) 8 on 10-17 August 1944
3) 6 on 24-29 July 1963
6 on 16-21 July 1977
6 on 6-11 July 1988
6 on 16-21 July 1991
6 on 15-20 July 2013
BHO Highest 7AM EST Temperature, deg F (1960-2013)
1) 84 on 6 July 2010
2) 83 on 22 July 2011
3) 82 on 21 July 1991
82 on 18 July 2012
5) 81 on 2 August 1975
81 on 27 June 1999
81 on 18 July 2013 *
81 on 20 July 2013 *
9) 80 on 23 July 1978
80 on 23 July 1998
80 on 5 July 1999
80 on 6 July 1999
80 on 9 August 2001
80 on 4 July 2002
80 on 30 July 2002
80 on 2 August 2006
80 on 3 August 2006
80 on 21 June 2012
80 on 22 June 2012
80 on 19 July 2013 *
Here are a couple images from Bob Hennessey at Duxbury Beach on Saturday.
The McAlear Family had their 3rd annual Christmas on the Beach in July, just before the massive storm hit.
