Weather Diversions 6/9/11

[Matt Molnar]

JFK
AA786 737800 from LAS: PHL
DL4043 CRJ from YYZ: SYR
KLM643 777200 from AMS: SYR
LH404 747400 from FRA: BOS

EWR
BA189 767300 from LHR: BOS
CO16 757200 from LAX: BUF
CO252 737500 from ORD: CLE
CO629 737900 from DEN: CLE
CO1234 E170 from DTW: PIT
CO2293 ERJ from ROC: ABE
LH412 A340600 from MUC: YUL
WN1369 737700 from DEN: ALB
VS1 A340600 from LHR: BOS

LGA
AC716 E190 from YYZ: YYZ
AA370 MD80 from ORD: PIT
AA378 MD80 from ORD: PHL
AA736 MD80 from DFW: RIC
F91459 E170 from MKE: PIT
UA475 757 from DEN: BWI
UA682 A319 from ORD: PIT
US3510 ERJ145 from GSO: RIC
US3774 CRJ from LEX: BWI

[Gerard]

Pretty wild storms. Coming home from LIRR/Hicksville at 5:50 sky gradually getting darker and on the AM radio you can hear the lightning crackling. Got REAL dark at one point then the sky opened up. There was one BRIGHT flash of lightning followed by a BOOM of thunder and the lights flicked. I was in the kitchen with my daughter. I jumped, she screamed and my wife and her friend watching TV office screamed also. Friggin hilarious. Not for our neighbors across the street who lost power. That was a strike down the block on a transformer and it was burning pretty good. We are on a different grid thankfully.
Yankees in delay as is the Black Eyed Peas concert in Central Park.

[Delta777LR]

Just had a major Thunderstorm at San Juan where im at, saw alot of go arounds right by where im staying at..

[Gerard]

Yankees in delay as is the Black Eyed Peas concert in Central Park.

THey cancelled the BEP, Yankees should start after 9.

[Mateo]

Got --destroyed-- in a heavy squall around 6:45 while I was waiting in a line outside in Greenwich Village for a City Harvest fundraiser. The bag I was carrying is still a little damp.

[Gerard]

Friggin hilarious. Not for our neighbors across the street who lost power. That was a strike down the block on a transformer and it was burning pretty good. We are on a different grid thankfully.

Damn wrote too soon last night. At 9:30 CLICK out go the lights. Back on 12:10, waking me up like a surprise party fixed my alarm clock turned off everything then OUT they go again!!!! Back on about 15 later for good.

[Gerard]

Oh yeah, aviation related, Cablevision copter 401CV must have been grounded on their Bethpage pad due to the storm as I heard them lift off around 8:30 and "go direct to Farmingdale" as there was a break in the weather.
I believe there is a curfew for that pad so I wonder if any complaints were recorded?

[hiss srq]

That storm was intense... Me and my girlfriend were on the beach as the front blew through and got severely sand blasted in the wind trying to run back inside as it approached... It was like out of a movie. One second, the ocean was calm and the sky was blue and than suddenly it got black and the wind picked up tremendously. Quite a fun storm.