NY NJ PA Weather Forecasts

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central New Jersey

7:30 PM
The National Weather Service at Mount Holly has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for much of central New Jersey.  Here is the following warning.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
MERCER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TRENTON…
SOUTHWESTERN [...]

Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Philadelphia Metro

6:18 PM
The following is from the National Weather Service at Mount Holly:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ELKTON…
NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…WILMINGTON…NEWARK…
[...]

Official Snowfall Totals From The National Weather Service For March 1st Through March 2nd, 2009

5:41 AM
The following snow and wind observations are from the National Weather Service.  There were many areas that received heavy snow via the mesoscale banding that developed within this storm, however there were also some areas that received less than expected because of the influence of mesoscale banding.  Overall, verification came in rather well on [...]

National Weather Service Chimes In

6:02 AM
The National Weather Service from Mount Holly has put out some “estimations” of how much snow has fall over the forecast area in the latest Winter Storm Warning.  I’m not sure how accurate it is, but here is what they say:
 

WHEN THE SNOW FINALLY COMES TO AN END THIS AFTERNOON, THERE SHOULD
BE A TOTAL [...]

A Recap Of A Windy Day

8:44 PM
As many of you know, it’s been pretty windy around the New York City and Philadelphia metro areas!  Personally, there’s nothing been than playing dodge ball with a glass door flying back and forth on it’s hinges, but sadly there have already been some deadly consequences to these windy conditions.  
The winds have been [...]

Official Snow Fall Amounts For Tuesday, February 3, 2009

6:19 AM
An area of low pressure and an inverted trough produced a moderate to heavy snow event over the forecast area.  While a portion of the snow did not stick until the evening, the snowfall still caused issues on the roadways.  If colder air was in place, one could make the argument that this storm [...]

Snow And Ice Totals And Thoughts On The Storm

5:40 AM
For most of the forecast area, the forecasted ice and snow totals verified via reports from the National Weather Service.  The one area that busted was in northeastern Pennsylvania where 6 to 10 inches of snow was expected.  Instead, most locations in extreme northeastern Pennsylvania only received around 4 inches.  When I looked back [...]

Official Snow Fall Totals For January 19th, 2009

5:41 AM
The following are official snowfall totals from the National Weather Service for Monday, January 19th 2009.  However, it appears that the Albany office may have combined yesterday’s snowfall amounts with Sunday’s storm as well.  
DELAWARE

…NEW CASTLE COUNTY…
BEAR [...]

Freezing Rain Developing Problem

8:03 AM
Be careful with those winter radar images this morning.  While rain is falling over west central and southwestern New Jersey, temperatures are being reported below freezing suggesting freezing rain is falling over locations such as Wrightstown (31), Mount Holly (29), and Philadelphia (30).  
The CAD over the forecast area appears to be holding nicely. [...]

12Z GFS Thoughts

I know what you are thinking.  Holly cow look at the GFS!  Yes, there are a lot of promising features shown in the GFS for the end of next week.  The most promising of which is the convergence and confluence forecasted over the Great Lakes at 500 MB.  This is KEY as to why the [...]