That was quite a thunderstorm...

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Everybody OK?

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[nowalmart.livejournal.com]

There is quite a mess at Conwell Ave. and North St.

Not to mention the river that I had to walk in through to get home from Clarendon Hill.

I also saw a large branch on top of a car. Quite a mess entirely.

[nowalmart.livejournal.com]

Update on Conwell Ave. and North St.:

The water (at one point there was a good 6-8 stream down the entirety of Conwell) has receded, allowing us to see the several foot-deep hole that has developed in the intersection. There is concrete spread across about a 30 foot by 30 foot area (basically all the way down North towards Powderhouse). I am not sure if the water just pushed the concrete or if the road just exploded, but...

Somerville Fire has responded. They are concerned about the structural integrity of North Ave. and have blocked off the intersection in one block in every direction.

The neighbors are out in force, armed with digital cameras and cell phones. Nothing brings neighbors together like something like this.

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know the number to call for "Tree about to possibly fall on my house???"

[agnosticoracle.livejournal.com]

Try 311. It is the city information line. They should be able to tell you who to call and might just be able to route the message themselves.

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

DPW is here now. I'm still scared, but I think they're working on it.

[twomonkeys.livejournal.com]

A 1 foot thick water drain pipe that runs through my basement office gained a two foot long crack on the top and spewed water everywhere. Fun.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

There's a big tree downed on Liberty. I just saw if from my back balcony.

[lonelyholiday.livejournal.com]

Our office (well, the whole building) lost power for no apparent reason all of Tuesday and Wednesday, so as soon as that started I was bracing myself for it to go again. But we're still up and running!

Phew.

[lonelyholiday.livejournal.com]

The end of my comment was cut off. I added that while things are okay here INSIDE the office, I'm not looking forward to my walk home, especially after the above comments.

[gilana]

Bunch of big-ass branches down on my stretch of Powderhouse (around Burnham Street), there had been some flooding in the streets but that seems to have gone down.

[ah42.livejournal.com]

Somehow, I don't think it's quite over... there's still more coming across the state.

Also, I'm a bit disappointed that I missed it. I do so love lightning storms.

[twomonkeys.livejournal.com]

i have to bike home at 12am, it BETTER be over by then!

[ah42.livejournal.com]

By then, most likely, but within the next hour, expect another battering.

[twomonkeys.livejournal.com]

did COBRA the Enemy rebuild the Weather Dominator or something? yeesh

[ludimagist.livejournal.com]

I got caught driving in that and had an interesting time getting home. The area under the bridge on Boston Ave was too flooded to drive through and there were two cars stuck there.

I saw a lot of trees down and one phone line (I think) but mostly things look ok.

[sonofabish.livejournal.com]

School St running from Highland to Summer turned into "A River Runs Through It". Unfortunately, not enough to sweep my asshat neighbor's SUV downstream, so they remain parked taking up several parking spaces.

[georgy.livejournal.com]

My boss drove me home from Tufts during the height of it, where the winds were going insane. I saw a tree down on Boston Ave behind Tufts (techinically Medford) and another on the Somerville side of Boston Ave around the corner from Kelly's Diner, and various other branches and recycling bins in the middle of the road. It cleared up for a little bit, but now I hear thunder again.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

The wind blew things around inside the house and by the time I shut all the windows, there were several puddles and many wet spots. But the street outside looks fine.

T. said there were chunks of asphalt getting blown across Rt 2, though.

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

Powderhouse Blvd is closed between the circle and packard ave.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Here comes more!

_{And I have to walk over to T@F in it...}

[ludimagist.livejournal.com]

And I have to walk over to T@F in it...

I was wondering if you guys would still have a show tonight or if it would be cancelled on account of weather.

I gues that's a yes.

[ron_newman]

The show definitely went on. The storm was over by about 7:45.

[ludimagist.livejournal.com]

Did you have a good house or did the storm keep people away?

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

We had a huge house. We'd had a lot of reservations, and I guess the storm made people want to get out of the house and think about something else. It was standing room only. :-)

[ludimagist.livejournal.com]

That's great news, congrats!

And break many a leg tonight (especially in my play, not that I am playing favorites or anything).

tree damage on Tufts campus

[elusiveat.livejournal.com]

http://www.buttery.org/~alex/stormpics07212006/

Feel free to use any of the storm photos, but please let me know (just responding to this comment would be quite adequate).

Re: tree damage on Tufts campus

[terrajen.livejournal.com]

what the hell happened here:
http://www.buttery.org/~alex/stormpics07212006/P7210004.JPG

Re: tree damage on Tufts campus

[ah42.livejournal.com]

It would appear to be the rootball of a fallen tree...

It happens a lot in urban environments because trees can't grow their roots out as far as they would naturally, so there's not as much earth for them to grab on to.

Re: tree damage on Tufts campus

[elusiveat.livejournal.com]

Yup. Monster oak tree got blown over in the University President's garden. It's the same tree shown in P7210023, but from the opposite end.

Re: tree damage on Tufts campus

[hahathor.livejournal.com]

I'm linking this one in a response to a friend of mine who was mocking our response to the storm (http://fuldu.livejournal.com/56274.html).

[treacle-well.livejournal.com]

I was at work right through it apparently. Got home a few minutes ago, completely dry, and encountered puddles on the kitchen floor. The second pouring hit just now, but I'm safely indoors and plan to be for the rest of the evening.

How mundane.

[gosling.livejournal.com]

There were power lines down across Boston Ave near Ball Square from a downed tree limb, and the lines to one house there seemed to be out completely. That was over two hours ago, so they probably have gotten the lines off the street by now. (We are a few blocks away and never lost power, but imagine folks right there did for a bit.)

[gosling.livejournal.com]

No, apparently that street is still closed there.

[srl.livejournal.com]

Not at all Davis-related, but Arlington near Summer Street seems to be fine AFAIK. We had heavy rain and loud thunder but not much more.

[tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com]

there seemed to be more damage and way more flooding in belmont (where i work) than around where i live (albion and central sts). i came up highland ave around 6:30 and everything was wet and there were some little branches blown around, but not like the huge tree i saw uprooted over someone's lawn near belmont center. fortunately we didn't lose power either.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

After the show I went back to Liberty Ave to look more closely. God, one of the beautiful old oaks along the sidewalk bordering the park at Powderhouse must have taken a direct lightning hit. It was the giant sidewalk oak closest to the intersection of Liberty and B'way. By some strange miracle, it landed across Liberty and into someone's driveway, and no houses were hit. The city is still there cleaning it up.... so sorry to see that tree go.

When I first posted this thread, I hadn't been out front yet. Seems we're the only house on Bay State Ave with a major tree branch in the front yard. This one is a dead and blackened gnarled branch of 12-feet or so. There are no dead trees in a 1000-foot radius of here (well, until tonight), so I don't know how we got this. But tiny mushrooms sprouted upon the branch between the time when I left for the show and when I came back. I'd saw it up for firewood if I had a saw, and a fireplace.

Mushrooms up for grabs...

Feh.

[ron_newman]

There is a lot of tree damage on the block of Chester Street just south of Redbones. Earlier tonight the street was mostly blocked off with fire equipment. The firemen said a transformer had exploded and caught on fire.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

That whole side of Elm Street was without power as of 11:00 PM or so...

[ron_newman]

I met someone around 7 pm to go to T@F, and she said she couldn't get any money from the Bank of America ATMs. Now I know why;

[ron_newman]

It sounds like this storm hit Somerville in two waves, one around 6 pm, the other around 7:15. I was in Davis Square only for the second one, which I waited out in JP Licks. Did most of the damage happen in the first wave or the second one?

[syntheticnature.livejournal.com]

I think the second one. I was walking up Chester St. around 6:30 and there was no remarkable debris or anything at that time. I did hear a transformer go BOOM as I turned the corner by Redbones, but didn't see any consequences.

Funnel cloud?!

[closetalker11.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine actually saw a funnel cloud in Medford durinbg the first storm. He said it was small and only lasted for a few seconds.