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Dave5041
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Initially Posted - 06/30/2012 :  06:41:11  Show Profile
Fortunately, it stayed south of Lake Erie and the marinas, but driving home from my work assignment was a little slower than usual. The front was about 150 mile long with 80 - 95 mph winds for half an hour recorded by NWS. I-75 was littered with 18 wheelers blown over, flying 4x8 sheets of plywood and 2x4's in the construction zones, and one tree not only blew down, but scooted across a field and completely blocked the freeway. We only lost one mature tree, but many suffered a lot more. Incidentally, there was an upside: the temperature dropped from 99º to 68º in 15 minutes or so.

Dave B. aboard Pearl
1982 TR/SK/Trad. #3399
Lake Erie/Florida Panhandle
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 06/30/2012 :  07:26:43  Show Profile
Whoa! I think they call that a gust front where you get a long line with a distinct leading edge and very powerful straight-line winds moving in line with the edge. We had one of those here in CT a few years back that hit the Hartford and surrounding area. I was there because an hour before I had put my daughter on a flight from Bradley Airport (BDL) and as her plane took off the weather was just beginning.
The CT storms also knocked down trees and snarled traffic with 18 wheelers going off the road. They talk about gust fronts on the Weather Channel often. Because they are so powerful and damaging many people assume they are twisters. NWS folks send out spotters to check and you'll usually see a headline on Weather.gov explaining it after the fact.
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Response Posted - 06/30/2012 :  20:15:30  Show Profile
Not sure your storm is related to today's extreme thunderstorms, called a Derecho, some very nasty storms were experienced in Ohio, West VA and northern VA. Lots and lots of power is out and homes and businesses have been destroyed.
They referred to the weather pattern as a "land hurricane".
I was sailing today and a bit of disturbed weather came by, which, I later found out, was the very edge of this storm as it dissipated as it raced out into the Atlantic.
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 07/01/2012 :  06:07:39  Show Profile
According to what I've read on the net, that storm system killed 13 people. Aweful! Good thing you weren't closer to the storm while sailing.

But I'm also aware of the troubles folks in the northeast are having, with high heat and no electricity due to the recent crazy storms there. All in all, we're lucky here. Our hearts go out to you guys, especially to the families of those who lost their lives to the storms. We hope you get power back very soon!
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 07/01/2012 :  10:50:13  Show Profile
The storm itself was moving at 60 mph and was well into Virginia by midnight friday.
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