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It’s Groundhog’s Month! Forecasters track weekend storm heading toward New England | Weather - WCVB Home |
I always think of this scene in The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) whenever “dirty weather” like this blows up.
To set the mood for today, I’ve chosen the Rilke poem which begins as follows:
You are not surprised at the force of the storm—
you have seen it growing.
The trees flee. Their flight
sets the boulevards streaming. And you know:
he whom they flee is the one
you move toward. All your senses
sing him, as you stand at the window.
From the Considered Kula, a year ago.
A “super derecho” of violent thunderstorms left a more than 700-mile trail of destruction across the Midwest and mid-Atlantic on Friday, cutting power to millions and killing eleven people. More than 450 damaging wind reports were received by NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) as the derecho took roughly 12 hours to race from northern Indiana to the southern mid-Atlantic coast. A derecho is defined as a widespread and long-lived wind storm that accompanies rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms. The most severe derechos are given the adjective “super.” (via Intense Storms Called a “Derecho” Slam 700 Miles of the US)
…power is out there now. C.C. Chapman reports his power is out as well. NECN’s Matt Noyes is a mad tweetin’ fool. The effects of Hurricane Irene are beginning to be felt in New England.
I’m at Endicott College’s Center for Teaching Excellence and about to hit the road. About an hour ago, I got word that power had been restored at home. We were without it for about 12 hours, and I was starting to worry.
Things that go Whumpf in the night:
The largest limb fell off the willow tree in the backyard last night, just before the power went out. I’ll post photos when I have time to take them.
