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Threats to consider today-flash flooding and tornadoes?

September 11th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino

9:00 AM
A tornado watch is in effect over much of central and southern New Jersey this morning and is in effect until 12 PM. The potential in an isolated tornado lies within the thunderstorms entering from the Atlantic and moving over the coastal plain. The majority of these thunderstorms are weak and are not expected [...]

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What has caused the heavy rainfall this month?

June 21st, 2009 by Steven DiMartino

9:52 AM
June has seen some very impressive rainfall amounts with many locations well over an inch above normal. Even some locations double the amount of normal rainfall. While a continuous onslaught of showers and thunderstorms have impacted much of the Mid Atlantic, and specifically the New York City and Philadelphia metropolitan areas, other locations have [...]

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Heavy rain and severe weather a significant threat

June 20th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino

7:30 AM
The forecast for today through tonight is best described as significantly complicated and potentially very active. The main theme is basically the progression of the warm front currently over southwesterly Pennsylvania through eastern Virginia. I want to start with the fact that the surface low pressure system is further north and weaker than forecasted [...]

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Boat and beach report for Saturday, June 20 2009

June 20th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino

6:38 AM
Clouds will continue to increase through the morning hours as a low pressure system and warm front approaches the coast. Showers and thunderstorms will move through the coastal water late this morning through early in the evening. The showers and thunderstorms will move quickly, however will be capable of very heavy downpours. A few [...]

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Severe weather potentially explosive tomorrow afternoon

June 8th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino

9:38 PM
A preview of the a potentially very active afternoon was seen this afternoon over much of southern Monmouth and Ocean counties of New Jersey this afternoon. A weak disturbance, a remnant from the MCS that impacted much of the Mid West early this morning, sparked off a cluster of showers and thunderstorms. These thunderstorms [...]

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Stormy and wet conditions to continue through Friday

June 3rd, 2009 by Steven DiMartino

7:23 AM
A line of impressively strong thunderstorms moved through much of central New Jersey this morning with very heavy rainfall, wind gusts over 50 mph, and impressive lightning strikes. Those thunderstorms have already had an impact on the region’s forecast as the cold front that was to the west of the region is now off [...]

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Philadelphia Metro

March 29th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino

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…
[...]

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Low level boundary may mean trouble

March 29th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino

5:50 PM
A low level boundary south of the main synoptic warm front has formed over Monmouth County cutting westward through southern Mercer County and along the Delaware Rive towards Philadelphia.
This low level boundary will have the ability to significantly enhance low level lifting over these locations, which will have the ability to strengthen the [...]

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Severe threat increasing for southeastern Pennsylvania

March 29th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino

4:43 PM
Thunderstorms are rapidly developing over Lancaster, Berks, and Schuylkill Counties of Pennsylvania and will continue to press eastward towards central and southern New Jersey. The unstable nature of the atmosphere combined with the strong disturbance from the upper level over the Great Lakes has already produced severe thunderstorms capable of large hail, wind gusts [...]

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Tornado Warning issued for York County

March 29th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino

4:06 PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
CENTRAL YORK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA…

* UNTIL 430 PM EDT

* AT 353 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CODORUS…
OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF PARKVILLE…MOVING NORTHEAST [...]

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