Be cautious of anyone calling yesterday a bust with regard to severe weather. 1000+ reports is quite a lot and will grow.
Arguably the highest risk area (red here) from SPC got a bit shafted, esp the southern half of it.
in the DC area the Jul 29 event was a very high bar. I think the damage was worse than the 2012 derecho in my neighborhood.
This kind of weather is always very localized, and people can’t see past their own backyards.
Unless it’s something extremely visible in the news—a massive flood, an F3 tornado, or widespread power outages—complainers will always complain that it was a was a bust. Except, of course, if it personally affects them.
@ianlivingston Last summer a 5-10 minute storm broke a 15-inch tree trunk in my yard 50 feet up, and my street was covered in branches. We lost power for several hours. I saw a whole tree down about a block from me.
Another block past that, there wasn't a single leaf on the ground.
Ian Livingston 🌪
Chris Coleman