Last night’s thunderstorm, looking south down the Saugatuck River from the Kings Highway North bridge. (Photo/Jose Villaluz)
Last night’s thunderstorm tore a narrow but destructive path through Westport.
The owner of this Colony Road home assessed the damage philosophically: “It’s only a tree.”
More thunderstorms are possible through Tuesday.
And we don’t have to tell you: It’s hot!
This afternoon’s brief but intense thunderstorm — with quarter-sized hail — caused havoc in pockets of Westport.
Trees are down, and there’s local flooding.
Rich Stein took these photos. Here’s the scene where Evergreen Avenue intersects North Compo Road:
And this was a stuck Mini Cooper at Myrtle Avenue, near the Post Road:
Jeb Backus took this photo of extensive Post Road flooding in front of Geiger’s, near Morningside:
Here is David Conneely’s video, from his 2nd-floor iFloat facility on Main Street:
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 9 p.m. tonight.
Meanwhile, if you’ve got any photos from today’s wild weather, send ’em along.
At first glance, Bobby Hudson’s photo looks like Compo’s South Beach was Photoshopped with the mountains of a Caribbean island.
(Photo/Bobby Hudson)
At second glance, it’s all Compo.
Those “mountains” are storm clouds that rolled in — quickly and ominously — this evening.
Here’s another view — from Saugatuck Shores, by Stacy Waldman Bass:
(Photo/Stacy Waldman Bass)
Those are some serious clouds.
As the saying goes: “Mother Nature bats last.”
Posted in Arts, Beach, People, Weather
Tagged Bobby Hudson, Stacy Waldman Bass, thunderstorm
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