Tornado Talk

Sorry for not posting yesterday - on what was a very busy weather day here in New England. I was traveling during the day, and simply could not get to it. The traveling was difficult yesterday with some intense downpours, but nothing like the tornado that we saw in CT yesterday.

There was a significant amount of wind shear in the atmosphere yesterday, making the conditions ripe for a tornado in New England. Many Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs) issued tornado watches for the day, and tornado warnings were issued in select spots. 

Expired tornado watches during the day yesterday (NWS)

Interestingly, tornado warnings don't get issued to often in New England, especially in Vermont. It had been a full 2256 days since the last tornado warning was issued by the Burlington, VT WFO, and last night, the WFO issued 2 warnings. 

Days since last tornado warning by NWS office (IEM)

As far as I'm aware, there was a tornado in Sharon, CT yesterday, and we could have seen one in Newcomb, NY. I'll try to update if the NWS has additional investigations. 

And now, all eyes turn to Isaias, which could bring significant rain and heavy winds to the region. I'll do my best to update on the storm, but I may not be able to get to it since I am traveling this week.