Important Hurricane Sandy Update! 10/27/12
Sandy was “only” classified as a Category 1 hurricane Saturday morning with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph and gusts to 90 mph. Don’t let that fool you into letting your guard down. Sandy’s central pressure is very low (958mb), which means she will hold her strength extremely well while transitioning to a sprawling Über-Hybrid […]
Hurricane Sandy Update 10/26/12
The hand writing is on the wall for a multi-billion dollar disaster in the middle Atlantic coastal region and Long Island area with ECMWF showing Hurricane Sandy‘s landfall over southern New Jersey by Tuesday morning. The panels show a massive blocking high over Newfoundland and the two strong batches of energy that will phase into […]
Snow Cover Update 10/26/12
Snow cover buildup in October and November is often a key as to what our winter may look like. Even though the weather has been warm in our neck of the woods lately, major changes are taking place in the Arctic that should eventually translate into the colder and snowier weather that we didn’t get […]
Hurricane Sandy Update 10/25/12
Hurricane Sandy has become a dangerous storm with plenty of juice, as evident by the satellite imagery: The short range models are starting to pick up the features that will drive Hurricane Sandy into the coast and NOT allow her to pass out to sea. Between the approaching Midwest trough and the Canadian Maritime blocking […]
Lowdown on possible historic October Nor’easter!
Tropical Storm “Sandy” is poised to hit Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas this week: Usually, these types of storms curve to the northeast and head out to sea. But an unusual pattern will set up this weekend: ECMWF is showing a huge ocean storm sitting like a stuck pig (oink! oink!) Sunday morning. This should […]
