Tag Archive for 'Long Island Sound'
March 16th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
7:30 AM
For the first time in five days I can say that no rain is falling at any locations throughout the New York City and Philadelphia metropolitan area!
The IR satellite picture basically tells the tale for today as clouds will continue to break up and skies will clear throughout the region. The slow moving, rainfall [...]
March 15th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
4:30 PM
There are signs that the low pressure system that has brought over 3 inches of rain or more throughout the New York City and Philadelphia metropolitan area is finally starting to exit.
Pressure rises are being observed throughout the northern Mid Atlantic ranging from 1 to 3 MB per hour and the center of the [...]
March 15th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
11:20 AM
It’s the low pressure system that just won’t quit.
Another round of moderate to heavy rain is currently moving through southern New England and is expected to rotate through Connecticut, Long Island, the New York City metropolitan area, much of New Jersey, and eastern Pennsylvania. The heaviest rain is expected to be focused along the [...]
March 15th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
8:05 AM
The following rivers are at various stages of flooding via the latest updates from the National Weather Service:
MAJOR FLOODING:
Pompton Lakes- New Jersey
Pompton Plains- New Jersey
Little Falls- New Jersey
Boonton blw Reservoir- New Jersey
Pine Brook- New Jersey
Raritan River- New Jersey
MODERATE FLOODING:
Mahwah- New Jersey
Wanaque- New Jersey
Chatham- New Jersey
Millington- New Jersey
Blackwells Mills- New Jersey
Pemberton- New Jersey
MINOR FLOODING:
Gaylordsville- Connecticut
Mah-Suffern- [...]
March 15th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
7:30 AM
Another day and more rain. That’s the best way to describe this dreary Monday morning. Once again, the upper low that has plagued the Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan area since Thursday continues to drive Atlantic moisture into the northern Mid Atlantic.
A 996 MB surface low roughly 200 miles southeast of Long Island [...]
March 14th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
4:10 PM
Another round of rainfall is expected tonight with this storm, however the worst conditions are over.
The storm developed initially as a frontal boundary off the New Jersey coast. As a strong upper low started to drive towards the Mississippi Valley, the low and eventually mid level winds began to veer to the southeast off [...]
March 14th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
11:20 AM
The area of low pressure responsible for widespread flooding, coastal flooding, and wind damage is finally starting to weaken over the central Mid Atlantic this morning.
The surface low and upper level structure of the storm have become vertically stacked. What this means is the surface, 850 MB, 700 MB, and 500 MB low pressure [...]
March 14th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
9:45 AM
The area of low pressure that has produced widespread flooding and wind damage continues to sit just southwest of the Philadelphia metropolitan area over central Maryland.
The low pressure system is currently drawing an area of showers and thunderstorms into the forecast area from the Atlantic. These showers and thunderstorms are capable of heavy downpours, [...]
March 13th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
9:10 AM
Heavy rain and winds sustained at 15 to 25 mph have been observed since last night as the first round of heavy rain continues to move through the Philadelphia and New York City metropolitan area.
A break in the heavy rainfall is expected for late this morning into the early afternoon hours as a new [...]
March 12th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
8:59 PM
The coastal low is clearly becoming the primary low pressure system this evening as very strong lifting is developing off the coast along with a classic satellite signature of cyclogenesis.
The radar this hour is clearly showing an area of very heavy rain just south of Cape May, New Jersey moving north towards the coast. [...]