Local weather updateyness

[floundah]

This has been an interesting summer in my neck of the woods. Back on July 2, we had penny-sized hail (about .75"), and lightning struck the apartment building across the street. Nine apartments were destroyed and the entire building is vacant until it can be repaired. One the 20th, several people were struck by lightning at a local soccer game. Some were critically hurt.

This is the latest:

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/product.php?site=NWS&format=CI&version=1&glossary=0&highlight=off&issuedby=BOX&product=LSR

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NWUS51 KBOX 232129
LSRBOX

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
529 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0329 PM LIGHTNING WEST GREENWICH 41.63N 71.65W
07/23/2008 KENT RI AMATEUR RADIO

*** 1 INJ *** MAN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, NO FURTHER DETAILS

0345 PM TSTM WND DMG COVENTRY 41.78N 72.30W
07/23/2008 TOLLAND CT AMATEUR RADIO

WIRES DOWN ON HARKNEY HILL ROAD IN WEST COVENTRY

0349 PM HAIL COVENTRY 41.78N 72.30W
07/23/2008 E0.75 INCH TOLLAND CT AMATEUR RADIO

0355 PM HAIL CRANSTON 41.77N 71.48W
07/23/2008 M1.75 INCH PROVIDENCE RI NWS EMPLOYEE

PING PONG TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED.

0355 PM HAIL WEST WARWICK 41.70N 71.52W
07/23/2008 M1.00 INCH KENT RI NWS EMPLOYEE

0357 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTH KINGSTOWN 41.51N 71.45W
07/23/2008 WASHINGTON RI AMATEUR RADIO

WIRES DOWN IN QUONSET

0358 PM WATER SPOUT BARRINGTON 41.74N 71.32W
07/23/2008 BRISTOL RI PUBLIC

REPORTED NEAR BARRINGTON BEACH

0400 PM FUNNEL CLOUD BARRINGTON 41.74N 71.32W
07/23/2008 BRISTOL RI TRAINED SPOTTER

0404 PM FUNNEL CLOUD EAST PROVIDENCE 41.80N 71.36W
07/23/2008 PROVIDENCE RI TRAINED SPOTTER

0410 PM FLASH FLOOD WARWICK 41.70N 71.42W
07/23/2008 KENT RI NWS EMPLOYEE

CARS REPORTED TO BE FLOATING AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE
5 AND NEW LONDON AVENUE. RADAR RAINFALL RATES OF 8 TO 10
INCHES PER HOUR WERE INDICATED AT THE TIME.

0410 PM FLASH FLOOD EAST PROVIDENCE 41.80N 71.36W
07/23/2008 PROVIDENCE RI TRAINED SPOTTER

4.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN 45 MINUTES MEASURED IN RUMFORD
SECTION OF EAST PROVIDENCE. WATER 2 FEET DEEP AT
ALEXANDER AVE AND NORTH BROADWAY. TIME APPROXIMATE.

0427 PM LIGHTNING REHOBOTH 41.83N 71.27W
07/23/2008 BRISTOL MA TRAINED SPOTTER

HOUSE REPORTED TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON MEADOW LANE.

0435 PM TSTM WND DMG SWANSEA 41.75N 71.18W
07/23/2008 BRISTOL MA AMATEUR RADIO

MUTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE OCEAN GROVE AREA.

0435 PM TSTM WND DMG TAUNTON 41.90N 71.09W
07/23/2008 BRISTOL MA NWS EMPLOYEE

WIRES DOWN ON POWDERHORN DRIVE.

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FIELD/WSIMPSON

...And some pictures of what some of the storms looked like this summer, especially the one on July 2:

http://www1.whdh.com/slideshows/slideshow/weather_july/