My photo of Portland Head Light in the strong south winds and fog Sunday along the Maine coast.
Greetings from Seabrook NH. Yesterday was quite the day here and on nearby Plum Island, Mass. When I awoke, we were already at 77F (25C) with a south wind of 35mph. The temperature rose into the 80's, and it was an awesome beach day. The winds were from the remains of Ike. Waves were high and a few trees were down.
What remained of Hurricane Ike pounded the Midwest and northeast with fierce winds. Gusts were over 35mph here along the Atlantic Coast and up to 60mph in Upstate NY and Vermont. In Ontario and Quebec much the same. A peak gust was reported at 78km/h in Montreal with a low pressure reading of 98.71 kpa. Power was out to millions of homes from Texas to Ontario. In all a 2000 mile long swath of damage was reported from Ike. So far nearly 50 people have been killed, 30 in Texas alone. All is quiet in the tropics for the moment.
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