Well, that's interesting.

[kellyblah]

As I was driving in to work, the sky just looked really weird. Looked like the sun was setting to the east, and nightfall was coming up from the west. Yes, I know, it was clouds, not some rotation switch. Then later, I read this, which confirms my "weird weather day" diagnosis.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
121 PM EDT WED SEP 27 2006

CTZ009>012-NYZ078-079-271845-
NORTHEAST SUFFOLK-NORTHWEST SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN
MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-
121 PM EDT WED SEP 27 2006

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR WATERSPOUTS FOR
FAIRFIELD...MIDDLESEX...NEW HAVEN...NEW LONDON AND SUFFOLK
COUNTIES...

AT 110 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
LINE OF CONVECTIVE SHOWERS 10 MILES NORTH OF THE NORTH SHORE OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL SUFFOLK COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

THIS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS
OVER LONG ISLAND SOUND. ANY WATERSPOUTS THAT DEVELOP WILL MAINLY
TRACK OVER THE OPEN WATERS. A WATERSPOUT IS CAPABLE OF CAPSIZING A
SMALL BOAT.

Comments

[jimheem.livejournal.com]

YEA! Apparently they were able to see it from Sikorsky Helicopter, which is right down the road from my office. Incredible.

http://wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=5467216

[jimheem.livejournal.com]

[webmiss-k.livejournal.com]

Wow! Pretty damn amazing.