91 MPH last night on Plum Island


Henry,
Glad all are well. I heard she was pushing over 100 in places. We got a new blow last night that is still crankin and turning roads to rinks. Multiple car wrecks have kept us running hot. Bomber called the other day and said heavy snow has torn the heck outta the trees around his place.

The Robins can start singing any time man, I'm ready for the weather to turn.

Later, B
 
Jack we live on Plum Island in Mass. Right up in the NE corner on the Merrimac River and PI.

Brian glad you guys are ok. Carl is a firefighter in ME on the site said he has been busy as hell too.

Nate we got power last night. Things are good now but the MR has not peaked out yet so the tides are the next concern. Getting pumps ready today incase we need them.

Talk to someone last night that said the Cost Guard Station in Newburyport recorded 101 MPH THAT IS MOVING. wow and they are farther inland then we are. :) Glad it is over. Be safe. Thanks for the good thoughts. Hank
 
Hank - Just got power back in Ipswich tonight. I had a huge spruce snapped like a toothpick. I saw the oaks up at tender crop that went over - massive. I looked at the ocean up on Plum Island and then down off eastern point last night - both areas were seething. I can't imagine what it would have been like offshore. I ran a generator for 2 days. A great guy from Rowley had installed a 2nd small breaker deal so I could run sump pumps if needed. I didn't need the pumps this time but ran the furnace, freezer, fridge and a few lights - so I had it better than most. At one point this afternoon we had 6 power company trucks on my street - fromTaunton, Connecticut and Ipswich. These guys replaced a pole so fast I couldn't believe it. The auger bit end was about 6-8 ft long.

Since 1975, the highest wind I can remember with the possible exception of early Feb. 1978.

sarge
 
Glad you made out ok Hank, Nate and Dick. We lost power in Tyngsboro Thursday night around 10 pm but it came on last night around the same time. Not too bad really but enough that I think I will seriously look into a small generator for the future after dealing with the ice storm a few years ago and now this. When I left for work at 5:30 am friday morning there were widow makers and hangers all over the place. All the way out to the highway felt like I was driving offroad from all the debris. Where I work near Boston wasn't nearly as bad. We only had to cut up small limbs and trees but that was about it. I saw the news about the fire at Hampton Beach, erosion on PI and the wind out at the isle of shoals. Fortunately, no one was hurt. This was like a hurricane in the winter time. On NECN they reported that the barometric pressure during the storm the other night was the lowest seen in New England since Hurricane Bob in 1991. The pressure fell to 28.30 during the height of the storm.
 
Glad to hear all you folks out east made it through the storm! We've had it pretty good here in Iowa this winter, buttload of snow (glad I bought that skidloader last summer!) but no power outages! Having a generator is a dang nice thing to have when the weather gets rough. I've got a 3800 watt that I use to power my house and an 1800 watt that I let my neighbors use to cycle their furnaces, refrigerators & freezers. A couple of years ago during a bad ice storm, I took the 3800 to my folks so they could run their well pump & we shared the 1800 with the neighbors so we could keep the furnaces going, my daughter got a bit upset that there wasn't enough power for the lights or tv. Needless to say we had a father/daughter discussion about making sacrifices to help others in a time of need. Amazing what a bit of work with a 2x4 can do for a teenage attitude! Almost like training a Chessie! OK, before anyone calls child services or the humane society, I wouldn't really use a 2x4 on a Chessie. The jury's still out on the teenager's though! Just kidding!

Jim S
 
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