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Severe Weather Plagues Plains, South While Northeast Threatened By More Snow

Written by on March 29, 2017 in Spring 2017, United States of America with 0 Comments
Severe Weather Plagues Plains, South While Northeast Threatened By More Snow

A stormy Pacific pattern continues and is taking on an entirely different face as we emerge into April with heat and humidity building. Lows deepen once over the Rockies as the Gulf collides with cool, dry air descending out of Canada. Yesterday was a busy day for Texas. Multiple rounds of severe weather will continue to focus on the Plains […]

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Record Warm Gulf of Mexico Could Enhance 2017 Severe Weather/Hurricane Season

Written by on March 28, 2017 in Spring 2017, United States of America with 0 Comments
Record Warm Gulf of Mexico Could Enhance 2017 Severe Weather/Hurricane Season

It’s been a record warm winter from Galveston to Miami and a lot of this is down to the average skin temperature over the entire Gulf of Mexico failing to drop below 73 degrees. This added fuel is likely to enhance the severe weather season which is cranking now and potentially later, any tropical cyclones. Current SST anomaly. […]

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TWC: Invest 90-L Could Develop Into a Subtropical Storm This Week; Would Be Second Time In March Since Records Began

Written by on March 27, 2017 in Spring 2017, Tropical, United States of America with 0 Comments
TWC: Invest 90-L Could Develop Into a Subtropical Storm This Week; Would Be Second Time In March Since Records Began

By Linda Lam Mar 27 2017 08:00 AM EDT weather.com A subtropical storm could develop in the Atlantic Ocean this week – something that has only occurred once before in March since the pre-Civil War era. This potential system is associated with an area of low pressure that has developed well north of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, […]

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-20F At Saranac Lake (Technically ‘Lake Clear’), NY Is Impressive Not Unprecidented For Late March

Written by on March 24, 2017 in United States of America, Winter 2016/17 with 0 Comments
-20F At Saranac Lake (Technically ‘Lake Clear’), NY Is Impressive Not Unprecidented For Late March

Saranac Lake (technically Lake Clear), tucked deep within northern New York’s Adirondack Mountains is not only famous for it’s beauty but it’s cold too. With it’s high elevation within a snow covered ‘bowl-like’ valley, cold air drains into this location from the surrounding slopes and so often, when conditions are perfect, Saranac Lake is New York’s coldest spot and during arctic outbreaks, even the nations cold spot. Thursday morning […]

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United States April 2017 Outlook

Written by on March 23, 2017 in United States of America, Winter 2016/17 with 0 Comments
United States April 2017 Outlook

After a wet, stormy cool West and warm East during January, February, we’ve seen a flip in March with warmer, more settled West and colder, snowier East. In fact, March is turning out colder than January and February in many Eastern locales. Rather rare. Last weekend witnessed the historic blizzard… An astonishing 58 inches of […]

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Waves Of Arctic Cold Sweep Into Northeast While Record Heat Spreads From Desert To Plains

Written by on March 20, 2017 in United States of America, Winter 2016/17 with 0 Comments
Waves Of Arctic Cold Sweep Into Northeast While Record Heat Spreads From Desert To Plains

First came the arctic blast, then snowstorm/blizzard followed by post blizzard arctic blast number 2 and we’ve a 3rd wave on the way for mid to late week. An incredible snowstorm for Binghamton, NY   Temps got down to 25F as far south as Gainsville, FL. How cold has the last 7 days? (March 11-18), very cold […]

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TWC: Winter Storm Stella Dumps up to 58 Inches of Snow in Northern Vermont

Written by on March 16, 2017 in United States of America, Winter 2016/17 with 0 Comments
TWC: Winter Storm Stella Dumps up to 58 Inches of Snow in Northern Vermont

Mar 16 2017 08:15 AM EDT weather.com Winter Storm Stella was a blockbuster storm that brought 3 to almost 5 feet of snow to parts of New York state, Pennsylvania and Vermont, along with wind gusts over hurricane force to coastal New England. (MORE: How Winter Storms Are Named | Winter Storm Central) The Bolton Valley Ski Area, located in […]

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NORTHEAST BLIZZARD 2017: After Dumping 44″, The Storm Lifts Out & In Comes The Record Challenging Cold

Written by on March 15, 2017 in United States of America, Winter 2016/17 with 0 Comments
NORTHEAST BLIZZARD 2017: After Dumping 44″, The Storm Lifts Out & In Comes The Record Challenging Cold

It really was an impressive storm, check out these final totals. A conservative amount in New York City thanks to westward shift in track. Out goes the storm and down comes the bitter cold. Check out these afternoon temps despite the sun shinning and it being mid March! Clear sky, light wind and deep snow […]

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Storm Buries Interior Northeast Beneath 33″ Inches Of Snow, Let’s DC-BOS Corridor Off Lightly

Written by on March 15, 2017 in United States of America, Winter 2016/17 with 0 Comments
Storm Buries Interior Northeast Beneath 33″ Inches Of Snow, Let’s DC-BOS Corridor Off Lightly

It has and remains an impressive Nor’easter/snowstorm with white out conditions affecting New England while winds gusted 79 mph on the Mass coast, 138 mph on top of Mount Washington and pressure dropped an astonishing 19mb in just 3 hours. The below visible loop shows a textbook rapidly deepening coastal storm. Some highlights. As for the further […]

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Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Gears Up For Potentially Historic March Snow Followed By Cold

Written by on March 13, 2017 in United States of America, Winter 2016/17 with 0 Comments
Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Gears Up For Potentially Historic March Snow Followed By Cold

Unfortunately time is against me, so here are the latest charts on the developing major storm which will become a major Nor’easter with high likelihood of bombogenesis off New England. Do watch this morning’s video for more of my thoughts. Latest GFS Another shot of bitter and unusual mid March cold hits in the storm’s […]

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