Hurricane Gloria 27th Anniversary

Thursday September 27, 2012 was the 27th anniversary of Hurricane Gloria making landfall in Long Island and Connecticut.  The storm is the last Hurricane to make landfall in Connecticut.  Although Tropical Storm Irene came pretty close last year (2011). In the  link below I made a slide show for a local weather site comparing the photos I took during Tropical storm Irene to those that my dad took (I wasn't alive in 1985 when Hurricane Gloria hit!).  Both set of pictures were awfully similar even though Gloria was much stronger than Tropical Storm Irene.  What made them so similar in destruction was simple...timing!  Hurricane Gloria hit during low tide and moved through within hours, where as Irene hit right at astronomical high tide, bringing with it an impressive storm surge! 

Check out the link:   Side by Side Photo Comparison: Hurricane Gloria vs. Tropical Storm Irene

One Year Anniversary of Hurricane Irene!

Check out the following links for photos from Hurricane Irene's landfall a year ago today August 28, 2011.  All the photos were taken by me in Milford, CT! 

Latest link is my contribution to WxEdge.com a social weather site about Connecticut weather. 

Irene Pummels the Coastline: Milford, CT 8/28/11 

 

 

The next few links are photos I placed on the website Hubpages.com on August 28, 2011 because i was lucky enough not to lose power!!!

 

 

Hurricane Irene Slams the Connecticut Coast! Photos!

 

Hurricane Irene Slams Connecticut More Photos!

 

More Photos of Hurricane Irene in Milford, CT

 

Devestation along the Connecticut Coast- More of Hurricane Irene's Impacts through Photos

 

and finally a comparison to the last storm to hit the same area:

 

Hurricane Irene vs Hurricane Gloria: a Photo Comparison

 

Beach restoration & fog banks 5/25/12

I went for a walk by the beach after dinner today and wasn't surprised to see a lot of activity! Of course it is the Friday of Memorial day weekend but also the beaches are finally be fixed up from last year's impact of Hurricane Irene. The sidewalks that were broken up by long island sound's waves have been replaced and the beach is being replenished with sand, even the grass and flowers lost to the salt and sand if storm surge have been replanted! As I continued to walk I even came across a sign from the federal government about the beach restoration (photo below) which was pretty cool.
Then on my way back I noticed a cool fog bank grasping at the coastline a few miles down. I took some photos but unfortunately my phone did not capture the texture of the fog bank! An interesting walk indeed for such a short stretch of beach!

Water Rising: What is Storm Surge?

Finally got around to writing another weather releated hub on the writing site Hubpages.  This time it's about Storm Surge and features a number of photographs I took during Hurricane Irene.  The storm surge was impressive along the Connecticut shore line!  This hub is also my first entry into this month's Hubpages contest!   So learn more about storm surge or check out the cool pics, either way enjoy! 

Water Rising: What is Storm Surge?

My Hurricane Irene Video!

Here is a very short video i took during Hurricane Irene in Southern Connecticut.  It was taken at the beach at high tide.  The information you need to know is that the body of water being filmed is Long Island Sound, which is usually calm as can be some days there aren't even any waves! 

Storm surge Hurricane Irene 8/28/11

Stormy seas 8/28/11