Archive for September, 2012
A trough trough with some very cold air by September standards is set to drop out of Central Canada next week and this appears to have the potential to end the growing season for many from the Canadian border of Minnesota-Michigan all the way down towards central Missouri. Widespread lows mid next week could be […]
Sept 11, 2012 made the history books in the Las Vegas area as it became the wettest Sept day on record as slow moving thunderstorms dropped 1.18 inches of rain in a matter of just a few hours. This caused significant flash flooding to creeks, streams, streets and even homes. Multiple rescues had to be carried […]
For those of us living particularly in the North and Central parts of the British Isles, we’ll need to get ready to batten down the hatches come tomorrow as we are set to experience the remnants of Leslie as it meets a strong Azores ridge to the south, these two systems will squeeze the pressure field […]
Yes, on this day last year, we had an intense low sweep across Scotland packing 80-90 mph winds which caused damage, disruption. What’s significant about this system is that it was once once Hurricane Katia and this storm in particular I find is of particular interest because this is the name which replaced Katrina following the devastation caused […]
It was on this day a year ago that Ex-Hurricane Katia slammed Scottish shores producing damaging 70-80 mph winds and huge swells. A year on and we’ve another once-tropical cyclone set to impact our lives here in the Northern UK. For many days now, the charts have shown once Hurricane Leslie, taking the recurve path […]
Well it appears the warming trend is coming for the Northeast after a chilly past few days. The trough lifts out of eastern North America as Leslie now exits. Models continue to show a more impressive trough drop out of Canada and into the Upper Midwest, Lakes and Midwest around the 20th which could push […]
As forecasted right here on markvoganweather.com since Friday/Saturday, the deep low crossed Iceland and once the centre got east of this large island, the pressure bottomed out at an impressive 975 mb which brought stinging northerly gales which brought some damage but more importantly, severe cold, windchills and HEAVY SNOW. Blizzard conditions impacted the […]
After leaving Bermuda waters later Sunday into Monday, Leslie headed north and increased forward speed to 40 mph before slamming ashore near Fortune on the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland this morning as a 968mb, 70 mph tropical storm. Leslie pummeled Newfoundland with dangerous storm surge, flooding rains (mainly in the western side of the province) and hurricane-force winds […]
The fire threat across the Western US has continued to grow over the past several weeks and the above chart says it all. Persistently dry conditions, in fact record dry conditions all the way from Coastal Washington and Oregon extending over the continental divide has meant a a mere stray cigarette bud could be enough to start […]
Get Ready Newfoundland.. Leslie Is Speeding Your Way, Could Pack Quite A Punch Tonight Into Tuesday!
Tropical Storm Leslie continues to push off to the NNW at 17 mph with Newfoundland in her sights for an early Tuesday morning landfall. Given her presentation on satellite imagery and the fact that there is warmth surging north on the backside and cool, dry air feeding in from off North America, Leslie could well be already encountering […]
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