Category Archives: Storm Speculation

A Day Closer, Epic East Coast Storm Still on the Models

There she is, on the most recent run of the European model, the post-tropical remnants of Tropical Storm “Sandy” paying a visit to southern New England and the New York City area next Tuesday. As we slowly get closer to … Continue reading

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Update on End of October Eastern USA Storm Threat

Another day’s worth of model runs have trickled in regarding the East Coast Storm Threat to end October. So, what did our major models do? GFS As we jump forward to Saturday, there are already differences on the GFS between … Continue reading

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A Model Fantasy: Most Reliable Global Models Forecast Epic Storm in About Eight Days over Northeastern US

It has been the talk of weather enthusiasts and meteorologists alike this Sunday in late October, with the Euro, Canadian, and to some extent the American GFS model showing a complicated interaction between a tropical cyclone that forms in the … Continue reading

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Friday Severe Weather Outbreak Across the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys?

The Storm Prediction Center has outlined much of the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys in a slight risk of severe thunderstorms for Friday and Friday night. This is unusually early in the season to see a severe risk in this area, … Continue reading

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Is the Upper Midwest the Place to Be?

For snow-lovers to begin the next work-week, it just may be. In previous blog posts, I discussed the trough that will eject from the west to end the month of February and the potential ramifications over the central and eastern … Continue reading

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Model Support for a Triple Phasing Blizzard on Friday Dwindling

A slug of moisture associated with the northern branch of the jet stream is beginning to impact the northwestern US. It is this energy that will carve out a trough over the central US and eventually Great Lakes and New … Continue reading

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Will Winter Return With a Vengeance for Friday?

A very dynamic weather pattern is developing off the west coast of N. American, with a ridge off the coast causing a very active polar (blue) jet stream to ride over the ridge and dive southeast into the Rockies. As … Continue reading

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A Northeastern US Snowstorm to end the Week?

A current look at the northern hemisphere reveals that a transient 50/50 low is allowing enough cold air into the eastern US for a storm system approaching the Atlantic seaboard to produce a swath of light to moderate snow from … Continue reading

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