Severe weather...Oh My.

[W1GUH]

Was down in Soho about that time...sky looked apocolyptic. But then...it was a blank. Nada.

[n2ize]

Was down in Soho about that time...sky looked apocolyptic. But then...it was a blank. Nada.

Well, if you were in SoHo then you're not far from "tornado alley". That area being close to one of the central areas from some of the most brutal weather in the world. It's an area pounded by frequent hurricanes, devastating heat waves, brutal cold snaps with frequent blizzard and whiteout conditions. I remember living in Brooklyn when it was not uncommon for people to come off the train and get lost in blinding blizzard conditions with 100 mph winds, sub-zero temps, and zero visibility in driving blizzards. The area is also buffeted with year round crosswinds that wreak havoc with trains, traffic, and pedestrians. Why I live so close to such an area I'll never know.

[N8YX]

Boob clouds...nothing but boob clouds....all day long:

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Taken at 12PM as I pulled into a local restaurant to meet a fellow biker/coworker for lunch. Eatery was roughly at the corner of SR 241 and 619 - SE of Akron. Cell this was associated with still had its precip core over Lake Erie at the time the photo was snapped.

[n2ize]

W ell those "mammatus" (boob) clouds must have made it out this way. All day long to the north of me they were pounded with very strong thunderstorms. The last storm that passed delivered some intense hail due north of me. A few people reported a good 20 minutes of golf ball sized hail. I was on the very edge of the storm. To my south it was sunny and calm and to my north it was black as night and rough. We got some hail here even though the storm was not nearly overhead. I take it the atmosphere was a bit perturbed today.