Good afternoon! Just wanted to do a quick post for those with outdoor plans, on this afternoon’s severe weather headed our way. A classic triple H day, most of the tri-state area will have early cloudy skies giving way to partial sunshine with the mercury climbing into the upper 80s. It’ll be a soupy day…
Tropical Storm Cristobal Contains Copious Rainfall, from Coastal Louisiana on North to Arkansas Missouri Iowa and Wisconsin
Good morning! Just a brief post on tropical Storm Cristobal, which after pounding and meandering over the Mexican mountains, is now traveling north through the Gulf of Mexico towards coastal LA. While not a major storm (probably won’t strengthen into at CAT1) it’s wide with tropical force winds winds spreading outward 240miles. Landfall is expected…
Dangerous Derecho Defined; More Storms Tonight, Friday Night and of Course Saturday, Yet a Stunning Sunday Monday and Tuesday is on its Way!
Just a quick note on yesterday’s powerful storm which caused wide spread damage including down trees and numerous power outages in its path (nearly 100,000 still without power). Many have asked if it was a tornado, micro burst etc. Actually it’s called a Derecho, Spanish for straight ahead or direct. It’s basically a long lived…
Steamy Sweltering Summer Day with Scattered Strong to Severe Storms
Good morning! Who was up between midnight and 2am for the awesome light show? Constant lightning from a train of rain and t-storms entertained my son and I, which was the appetizer for today’s event. While not everyone will get hit, just wanted to highlight the severe weather headed to our tri-state area today. To…
Today, A Taste and Tease of Summer + Saturday, a Stunner! But Back to Cool and Wet Next Week, Perhaps a Nor’easter? What a Bummer
Morning folks and happy Friday, yet another week gone bye. Just a brief update here with more details over the weekend. After 5 straight days of Frost Advisories and Freeze Warnings (In May no less!), it was down right “balmy” last night with lows in the upper 50s. It has indeed been a cooler then…
A Brief Blast of Winters Past; Possible Friday Night Flakes to Saturday Snow Squalls, All as the Mercury Free Falls
Good morning folks! Indeed another week has passed and hope all of you are doing well. As I mentioned in my last weeks post on the first 2 weeks of May continuing its cool trend, old man winter pays the Northeast one last visit before shutting down for 6 months (the 2020/21 Winter could be…
As We Flip the Calendar to May, Our Cool + Wet Pattern Remains on Display. But First, We Close Out April with an Overnight Storm Followed by a Weekend That’s Sunny + Warm!
Morning folks! 10 days have passed since my last post and hope everyone continues to stay healthy. I wanted to put out a note on tonight’s soaker, address this cool and wet pattern and when we can expect more seasonal temperatures. There is a brief warmup coming this weekend, but first we need to get…
Siberian Airmass Rushin’ Into the Northeast Tomorrow, Driving Strong Afternoon Storms, Followed by a Brief Plunge in Temps (and Snow Squalls up North!)
Hello folks! Hope all is well. Ok, I’m back with an update on this active, cool and stormy pattern. Next up is a strong Siberian Airmass diving into our neck of woods tomorrow afternoon. This means business and will pack a punch. A fast moving squall line will drop gusty thunderstorms, brief but heavy downpours…
Mid-April Snow Travels on Route 80 East to Southern New England Tonight. But Old Man Winter on Saturday Flips to Spring on Sunday!
Happy Friday! Hope everyone is hanging in there. We end our chilly week after last weekends storm which lived up to its billing for the most part. Hurricane force winds (74+mph) slammed coastal sections of DE NJ LI and MA with wide spread 1-3″ of flooding downpours and plenty of power outages. There was structural…
Significant Storm Paints Northeast with Damaging Winds + Flooding Downpours; Power Outages Possible
First and foremost, I want to wish to those who celebrate, a very Happy Easter and Passover. While we don’t get to celebrate as we normally would, we are all trying our best during these unprecedented times. I truly hope all of you, your families and friends stay safe and healthy. It’s been quite awhile…