Posted by Danielle Niles Yesterday at 9:20 am

30" of Snow - Phil Kelly, Winchester, Virginia

30 inches of Snow! Phil Kelly from Winchester, Virginia

The clean up continues across the Mid-Atlantic this Monday morning after a historic winter storm brought feet of heavy snow to the region this past Friday and Saturday. Baltimore, MD saw just over 2 FEET of snow from the storm, bringing their seasonal snowfall total to 60.4″, 4 FEET above what they would have normally received by now! Check out some of the other snowfall totals across the Mid-Atlantic! Here in New England, we’ve had above average snowfall amounts thus far this winter too, with Boston, MA running 3.7″ above the average, and Burlington, VT, an impressive 17.8″ above the norm.

With snow on the mind, we now turn our attention to the central U.S. where another storm is taking shape, slated to impact the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast by midweek. We’ll talk more about that in a second, but for now let’s focus on today’s weather -and the details are pretty straightforward. Continue Reading…

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Posted by Joe Joyce February 6, 2010 (3 days ago) at 8:50 am

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High Pressure will keep us dry and seasonably cool to start the week, but we will need to put the historic Mid-Atlantic weekend storm quickly behind us. That is because the next storm to come down the pike will have more of an impact for our region in the form of an accumulating plowable snowfall and strong winds at the coast for the midweek! It looks like this storm could be another Blizzard! This will make it the 4th Blizzard this year for the east coast. Include the three Blizzards which have occurred in the Midwest/Plains…that makes 7 Blizzards this winter!! The Year of the Blizzard! The atmosphere is obviously loaded with energy thanks impart to the El Nino in the Pacific and Rising High Pressures in the North Atlantic…creating a jetstream which is primed and loaded for storms! Rising pressure in Greenland has helped to create blocking in the atmosphere creating a storm track which has been pushing storms south of New England and we have missed out on several storms. The question for this midweek storm is does this pattern continue with another major storm staying south…or does this pattern start to shift just enough that we finally get into the action??? The chances of a good thump of snow are becoming more likely. More On the Upcoming Midweek Storm Inside! Continue Reading…

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Posted by Tim Kelley February 5, 2010 (4 days ago) at 3:41 pm

As we watch developing low pressure evolve into a blizzard on the east coast today, a super storm is causing a blizzard in eastern Newfoundland right now, Friday February 5, 2010. The central pressure of the storm centered 46° North Lat / 43° West Long is down to 947 millibars, or 27.96 inches of mercury.
This satellite image from the Canada Met Offfice shows both storms.

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What is wind? Wind is air moving from high to low pressure. This is about as much wind as one hemisphere can handle!
Pleas post any comments on wind or snow you see from any source. Inquiring minds need to know.
Here a couple links to search for weather extremes.
National Weather Service (see local observations and Public Information Statements)
National Buoy Date Center
Canada Met Office
For us in New England, the massive storm south of Greenland, keeps the New Jersey Blizzard from coming north. This is the Greenland Block.. keeping us cold and dry this weekend.
(Sunday Update.. storm totals below, 41″ Garrett County MD looks like max)
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Final Winner of Matt’s Weekly Weather Word Contest – Week of February 1- February 5, 2010

Posted by Danielle Niles February 5, 2010 (4 days ago) at 8:19 am

After an amazing six-year, seven-month run, Matt’s Weekly Weather Word contest came to an end this morning on NECN. The final winner, Ellen Hansen from Taunton, MA, has walked away with a fantastic NECN Prize Pack along with 2 passes to Waterville Valley in NH! Matt gives all the details in the full segment, which you can watch by CLICKING HERE!  Read More →

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Quiet weather in New England while a massive storm takes shape to our south

Posted by Danielle Niles February 4, 2010 (5 days ago) at 11:32 am

NOAA North America Infrared Satellite Image from 11:15 AMQuiet weather will be the rule across New England today as a large area of high pressure builds in from the Ohio Valley. Clockwise flow around this high means a northwest wind for all of us across the six state region, which will gust at times over 30 mph this afternoon- adding a chill to the... 

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Series of Atlantic Super Storms

Posted by Tim Kelley February 2, 2010 (1 week ago) at 9:51 pm

From The Pacific Ocean, across North America, into The Atlantic Ocean, a series of storms with immense power are forecast for February. The Tuesday February 2, 2010 00 GMT weather model run of the NAM forecast Low Pressure deepening to 944 millibars southeast of Newfoundland by Friday February 5th. Currently that Storm is flaking 6″+ snow on Virginia,... 

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Say Good-Bye to January…February Will Not Be As Kind

Posted by Joe Joyce January 31, 2010 (2 weeks ago) at 7:42 pm

This week will feature seasonably cold air…nothing as cold as this past weekend…but cold enough that anything that falls from the sky will likely be snow. Arctic Air remains in place just over our Canadian border. A series of fronts will push through and reinforce the chill across the region. One front pushes through Sunday night, another... 

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Happy 125th Anniversary to the Blue Hill Observatory!

Posted by Joe Joyce January 30, 2010 (2 weeks ago) at 7:04 pm

The Blue Hill Weather Observatory, in Milton, Massachusetts is the Big Ol’ Grandfather when it comes to the history of weather observations in the United States. Located atop Great Blue Hill about 10 miles (16 km) south of Boston, Massachusetts, it is home to the oldest continuous weather record in North America, and was the location of the... 

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January Thaw Ends With 5 Minute Blizzard

Posted by Tim Kelley January 29, 2010 (2 weeks ago) at 9:11 pm

That 5 minute blizzard late Thursday January 28, 2010 brought a rapid temperature drop causing icy roads from New York to Maine. This is our NECN parking lot, the Squall looked like a blizzrd from 6:10 to 6:15 PM. Many spotters told of Thunder Snow. Our Southwick MA spotter reported 1.5″ of snow in ten minutes. Missy sent us this note: “Hello,Traveling... 

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Snow Squalls Crossing New England…track them on our brand new online radar!

Posted by Matt Noyes January 28, 2010 (2 weeks ago) at 3:03 pm

One round of snow progressed from west to east across mainly Southern New England during Thursday morning and early to middle afternoon. This round of snow was most intense through CT and along the MA Pike. As the first round of snow departs, much more vicious squalls are racing east from NY State. These will cause horrendous travel conditions from... 

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