Monthly Archives: January 2015

1/29/15: Potential Wide-Reaching Winter Storm Saturday-Monday

Posted on January 29, 2015 by jimsullivan92

This won’t be my longest post because I need sleep. BUT, as I posted last Friday morning, I was intrigued in the potential for a winter storm around the turn of the month. Due to the East Coast blizzard stealing … Continue reading →

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1/27/15: Some Reflection on the Ongoing BUST for Philadelphia and NYC

Posted on January 27, 2015 by jimsullivan92

BUST! Although locations from Long Island into much of southeastern New England are seeing or will soon see a crippling blizzard into the day Tuesday, the corridor from eastern Pennsylvania –including Philadelphia– to New York City will not see anywhere … Continue reading →

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Updated Snowfall Estimates for Nor’ Easter/Blizzard

Posted on January 25, 2015 by jimsullivan92

UPDATED SNOWFALL ESTIMATES: I have updated our snowfall estimates for the impending Nor’ Easter/blizzard for the East Coast. Forecast totals include: DC: 1-3″ Baltimore: 3-6″ Philadelphia: 12-18″ NYC: 18-30″+ (blizzard) Boston: 18-30″+ (blizzard) Coastal flooding is also a concern from … Continue reading →

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Sunday PM Update on Upcoming East Coast Blizzard

Posted on January 25, 2015 by jimsullivan92

GFS and Canadian shift east slightly; Euro holds firm: Good afternoon. We are seeing conflicting signals among our three main computer models for the upcoming East Coast snowstorm Monday through Tuesday. The GFS and Canadian have shifted the storm –and … Continue reading →

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1/24/15: Major, Potentially Crippling Storm Looking Increasingly Likely for Parts of East Coast

Posted on January 24, 2015 by jimsullivan92

Please click on images for full size. A strong clipper system (due to its origins, is known as a “Manitoba Mauler”) will move through the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys on Sunday, producing snows. The clipper will move off the Carolina … Continue reading →

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1/24/15: BEHIND THE FORECAST: Sunday’s Snow (Ohio)

Posted on January 24, 2015 by jimsullivan92

A potent piece of energy in the jet stream has moved into British Columbia Friday evening. This energy will dive southeast into the High Plains and move southeast through the Ohio Valley as a “clipper” type system, bringing a swath … Continue reading →

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1/23/15: Parade of East Coast Storms; Cold Start to February

Posted on January 23, 2015 by jimsullivan92

A large number of the model images used in this post can be found at tropicaltidbits.com It’s been a fairly busy week along the East Coast of the US, with one low pressure system on Sunday bringing disruptive freezing rain … Continue reading →

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Strong Clipper for Great Lakes Sunday

Posted on January 22, 2015 by jimsullivan92

This is a northern Ohio-centric post. I’ll probably have a post discussing potential East Coast redevelopment on Monday later. There is growing potential for a moderate amount of snow Sunday afternoon through Monday morning across northern Ohio…especially closer to Lake … Continue reading →

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1/16/15: Cold Will Return After Brief Break; Will Snow Follow?

Posted on January 17, 2015 by jimsullivan92

Several images used are from Tropicaltidbits.com…great site. If you think it’s been cold during the first half of January, you’re correct if you live east of the Rocky Mountains. With the exception of Florida, essentially all of the central and … Continue reading →

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Lake Effect Snow 1/6 to 1/8/15 for NE Ohio

Posted on January 6, 2015 by jimsullivan92

Brief summary: A west to WSW wind will develop Tuesday evening ahead of an arctic front. At the same time, moisture and instability over Lake Erie will increase. This should allow a band of snow to form along the eastern … Continue reading →

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