Mark Vogan
Another Nor’Easter, and another coastal system meeting ‘bomb cyclone’ criteria with an impressive 31mb pressure drop within 24 hours. Generating 80+mph winds and 30+ft seas, this Nor’Easter will be remembered for it’s snow whereas it’s predecessors will be remembered for 90+mph wind and coastal flooding. It’s the 3rd Nor’easter within 2 weeks and 4th in […]
We may be in a milder regime now compared to the beginning of the month and with temps UK-wide hitting double figures, many are being led into a false sense of security. There’s still a good degree of uncertainty but confidence is growing on a cancellation of spring and an abrupt return to winter with […]
The deeply negative NAO, east QBO, favourable MJO are fuelling this wild Nor’easter storm train for the Northeast and all eyes are on the next Northeast coastal storm which is developing over the TN valley. Before we look at the latest, here are the totals for the last system just days ago. Note the big […]
The British Isles turns cold following a sudden stratospheric warming some 66% percent of the time. The mid February warming of course led to the record breaking ‘beast from the east’ last week. When Europe turns cold a week to 10 days following an SSWE, the NAO is often very negative along with the AO. […]
We are gradually climbing out of last week’s freezer with each day turning that little bit milder. However it’s not without a few bumps. Mild hitting cold is bringing further snow and some localised disruption. It was our turn again here in Central Scotland back on Tuesday then today it’s been parts of Central England […]
The previous Nor’easter just days ago will be long remembered for it’s extreme wind and widespread damage as a result as well as it’s coastal flooding along the Massachusetts shore. It’s said to be a 2nd ‘100 year’ New England flood event within a week. However, snow was impressive over particularly the Catskill’s of New […]
It’s safe to say two things, 1 we’ve likely just witnessed the coldest, snowiest final day of February, first day of March in recorded history and 2, the beast from the east is long gone but the all the cold released by the SSW suggests a cold, not warm pattern now through at least the […]
The SSW occurrence side a wild end to February/beginning of March throughout the mid-latitude Northern Hemisphere as weird and wild buckling of the jet stream and the release of super cold air south aided in the production of powerful storms in Pacific and Atlantic as well as cold and reversal of typical westerly to easterly […]
The combination of sub-freezing air, bitter easterly winds blowing from Siberia and a deep low named Storm Emma which started off with a battering of Portugal lifted it’s wind and moisture north. The stage was set for one of the biggest snow/blizzard events in recent Irish history. Big impacts were also felt in South Wales […]
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