My neighborhood has had at least one severe thunderstorm every week for the past three weeks, and last week we had two - and the second one wasn't supposed to materialize. Tomorrow (Tuesday), my neighborhood will likely get another severe storm.
And each storm feels like it's been worse than the one preceding it.
See that big red blob of intense rain over northern New Jersey in the NAM 3km projection, for 3:00 PM Eastern time tomorrow, above? That's where I live.
These storms have left me frazzled, and one more severe storm could send me over the edge. A dead tree up against the wires on my street - :-O - might be sent over the edge. It's not the lightning so much that has been a problem with these storms, but the mile-a-minute wind gusts the come with hem. Even if the overall wind is about five miles an hour or so, one gusty thunderstorm could increase the wind speed tenfold. And that's not to mention the flash flooding.
I won't be here tomorrow; I've already decided on that. Assuming I still have power, I hope to be back on Wednesday.
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