Heavy rain leaks into velodrome, soaks marathon

Huge storms have already left parts of Britain under water, with driving rain, thunder and lightning forcing thousands of Olympic spectators to run for cover and threatening several key events on day nine of the Games.

By this afternoon, leaks had emerged in the velodrome roof after heavy rain and spectators were subjected to water dripping on their heads and seats as they waited for Team GB to perform.

Officials are now [...]

ALERT!!! Possible Derecho for NY and Southern New England!! It Begins This Afternoon!!

It begins this afternoon – already cloudy and raining here in Southwestern CT

Possible Derecho – high winds, hail, severe thunder and lightning

Per Weather.com:

A frontal system is on the move out of the Great Lakes and is set to bring a significant threat of severe thunderstorms from the Northeast to the Ohio Valley on Thursday.

The potential exists for widespread damaging winds from parts of New York and southern New England to Ohio. At [...]