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Friday, December 17, 2010
Snow Lovers...Don't Hold Your Breath
High pressure will dominate our weather tomorrow with mostly sunny skies, chilly temperatures and light wind. Highs will average in the 30s, lows in the teens.
Sorry snow lovers, Sunday’s ocean storm is not going to bring us the "snowpocalypse" you were hoping for. But there is still a lot of uncertainty regarding the storm’s track. The low pressure system could head out to sea, completely missing Connecticut. A track further east means fringe effects for the state with snow showers and the possibility for some light accumulation.
The best chance for snow will be in eastern CT, as this area is closer to the storm’s path with lesser effects in western CT – there will be a sharp cut-off to the precipitation shield.
We won’t be able to pin down potential snow amounts until Saturday, stay tuned!
Sorry snow lovers, Sunday’s ocean storm is not going to bring us the "snowpocalypse" you were hoping for. But there is still a lot of uncertainty regarding the storm’s track. The low pressure system could head out to sea, completely missing Connecticut. A track further east means fringe effects for the state with snow showers and the possibility for some light accumulation.
The best chance for snow will be in eastern CT, as this area is closer to the storm’s path with lesser effects in western CT – there will be a sharp cut-off to the precipitation shield.
We won’t be able to pin down potential snow amounts until Saturday, stay tuned!
Sunday Storm Thoughts
Still uncertainty in Sunday's forecast. I'm at the stage of ripping out my hair.
Every run of the computer model produces very large fluctuations in snowfall. The majority of the models this morning are keeping the storm out to sea on Sunday. But there are still some outliers that show near blizzard conditions. Probabilistic models have a 50% chance of 4" of snow on sunday. 50%?!!!! Really? We have the same odds forecasting if you flipped a coin!! (Insert meteorologist joke here.)
If I had to bet today...I would say it looks like the storm is not likely to be a direct hit. BUT that could certainly change with the afternoon model runs. I'm very excited to see if there are any trends. I'm working tonight so I get to obsess over the forecast.
Personally, here's the worst part. I am off this weekend. So there better not be a big storm without me at work!!!
Every run of the computer model produces very large fluctuations in snowfall. The majority of the models this morning are keeping the storm out to sea on Sunday. But there are still some outliers that show near blizzard conditions. Probabilistic models have a 50% chance of 4" of snow on sunday. 50%?!!!! Really? We have the same odds forecasting if you flipped a coin!! (Insert meteorologist joke here.)
If I had to bet today...I would say it looks like the storm is not likely to be a direct hit. BUT that could certainly change with the afternoon model runs. I'm very excited to see if there are any trends. I'm working tonight so I get to obsess over the forecast.
Personally, here's the worst part. I am off this weekend. So there better not be a big storm without me at work!!!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Manchester Torch Light Parade 2010!
Jennifer Lahmers and I were the guest judges at the event this year. If you don't already know Jenn....she's hilarious. You'll see what I mean when you watch George Colli's coverage of the event. I also think this is the first time George covered something other than death and destruction! Way to go George!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Wind Gusts On Wednesday
Wind gusts on Wednesday were VERY impressive!!
Peak Wind Gusts (as of 7 PM EST Wed Dec 1)
Meriden: 58 mph
Bridgeport: 49 mph
Groton/New London: 49 mph
Waterbury/Oxford: 48 mph
Windsor Locks (BDL): 45 mph
Hartford: 45 mph
Now you know why there were 20,000 power outages! I hate power outages. If you can't watch TV, you should at least be able to open up the fridge to eat something to pass the time.
Peak Wind Gusts (as of 7 PM EST Wed Dec 1)
Meriden: 58 mph
Bridgeport: 49 mph
Groton/New London: 49 mph
Waterbury/Oxford: 48 mph
Windsor Locks (BDL): 45 mph
Hartford: 45 mph
Now you know why there were 20,000 power outages! I hate power outages. If you can't watch TV, you should at least be able to open up the fridge to eat something to pass the time.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season Ends!
The season ended Tuesday! You can google a million detailed articles summarizing the season, but I am going to break it down even more!
This year's hurricane season was very active BUT the US got lucky!
Here are the stats:
- 19 named storms, 3rd highest number on record!
- 12 hurricanes, 2nd highest on record!
- 0 major hurricanes made landfall on US coasts (category 3 or higher)
This was the 5th year in a row that a major hurricane missed the US!
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