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…