Breaking Down The Block….But Another Storm Backs IN!
Posted by Joe Joyce February 27, 2010 (2 weeks ago) at 7:47 pm
The blocking pattern we have been stuck in for the past month is finally starting to break down. Through much of the month of February we were on the more favorable side of the block as we watched storms stay south. As we know, last week we got slammed with heavy snow in the mountains and damaging winds at the coast. I am pleased to say that they weather looks a little more progressive in the coming days…meaning it keeps moving along…which is what weather is supposed to do. Before we get out of this atmospheric traffic jam, there are still a few pieces of energy we have to watch. Read More of the Forecast Discussion Inside Read more
Getting Out In The Storm…The Worst I Have Experienced
Posted by Joe Joyce February 27, 2010 (2 weeks ago) at 8:46 am
There have been so many extreme weather events which have occurred in my 12 years at NECN. It is impossible to count. But Thursday Night’s Storm is one weather event I will never forget. Usually, when the weather is at it’s worst…my skills are needed in the weather office forecasting, broadcasting and creating graphics. Our station sends out reporters into the elements to get tossed around and report the conditions outside. This time I got the call to get out and cover the storm. We knew the winds were going to howl upto hurricane force strength…but it is one thing to say it…and another to experience it first hand. What a wild night for New England…a bona Wintercane! Bombogenesis off the coast. Whatever you want to call it…the winds and waves were incredible! Definitely the some of the worst weather I have personally experienced…Check out the video below of my night covering the storm.
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‘BomboGenesis’ is What Happened Feb 25, 2010
Posted by Tim Kelley February 26, 2010 (2 weeks ago) at 7:29 pm
Hurricane force wind ripped through New England on the evening of Thursday February 25, 2010. Watching Weather Radar, it was clear we had a circulation tracking from Buzzard’s Bay to Boston to Worcester Massachusetts. Watching the Surface Observations it was clear we had an intensifying Low Pressure Center deviating from a forecast track and intensity. In fact the Midnight observation at Isle Of Shoals NH Buoy recorded sustained wind of 64 Knots, Gusting 78 Knots, 1 knot below a Cat One Hurricane! In this image below we use observations to deduce the track of this February 2010 SuperStorm. Feeding this storm was the 80° energy & severe storms in Florida Wednesday, combined with the -7° record cold from Des Moines IA. Tropical and Arctic air, with storms #1 and storm # 2 merging near Cape Cod.
A picture is worth a thousand outages
Posted by Ted McEnroe February 26, 2010 (2 weeks ago) at 2:33 pm
And in this case, two pictures show just what power crews in Maine are coping with today as they try to restore power to more than a 130,000 customers without power in the Pine Tree State.
First, there are the thousands of people who like their counterparts to the south are delaing with the aftereffects of last night’s stunning wind. Central Maine Power crews snapped a couple of photos on Brighton Ave., in Portland.
MEMA offers tips on roof clearing as rain moves in
Posted by Matt Noyes February 25, 2010 (2 weeks ago) at 10:01 am
In yesterday’s post and today’s broadcasts, we outlined the threat of roof collapses. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency follows suit with an advisory today:
MEMA POSTS ROOF COLLAPSE & STORM DRAIN WARNING INFORMATION
Snow Buildup & Subsequent Heavy Rain Can Present Dangers
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Clear off the rooftops and batten down the hatches – The W concerns to be aware of
Posted by Matt Noyes February 24, 2010 (3 weeks ago) at 1:35 pm
Heavy snow continues to gradually shift northward after dropping up to two feet in some of the Berkshires, and will perform the same feat in the Green Mountains of Vermont, and when all is said and done, perhaps the White Mountains and Mahoosucs, as well.
Of course, my job is to look ahead to what nature will deal us next. I’m concerned with three W’s for Thursday…weight, wind, waves and wet.
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Deepest Snow Storm This Winter!
Posted by Tim Kelley February 24, 2010 (3 weeks ago) at 12:07 pm
We are in day 2 of, what now looks like, a 6 day storm. Here is video from Wednesday at Attitash New Hampshire, along with snow amounts from part one of this two part storm.
The snow in this image sent to us from Killington Ski Resort in Vermont is the same as the entire mountain ridge from Western Massachusetts up Route 100 to Canada. We have 19″ at Killington and counting.
New Hampshire and Maine are up next. We all get several feet of snow through Sunday February 28, 2010.
See Snocountry.com for latest totals near you.
Storms #1 & #2 Merge Thursday
Posted by Tim Kelley February 23, 2010 (3 weeks ago) at 9:42 pm
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