George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. Our website is WrightWeather.com. George is also a meteorologist with ABC News and Cablevision News 12.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Interesting Pattern for the Next 2 Weeks in the Eastern US
The latest GFS runs indicate that a tropical storm is forecast to move northwest just to the north of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic and then curve out into the north Atlantic well off the coast of New England. The most interesting feature is a large trough of cool air that is forecast to pour southward across eastern Canada and New England. Temperatures will fall into the 40s at night over upstate NY and northern New England. Overnight lows will fall into the chilly 50s in and around the New York City metropolitan area. Before this pattern changes, the heat will continue across the southern plains now into next week.
George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. Our website is WrightWeather.com. George is also a meteorologist with ABC News and Cablevision News 12.
George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. Our website is WrightWeather.com. George is also a meteorologist with ABC News and Cablevision News 12.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Record Setting Heat in the Northeast and New York City Metro Area Today and Tomorrow
The weather maps show us why it is so hot. There is very little airflow in the upper levels of the atmosphere (at 500 mb or approx. 18,000 feet) and a very slow moving ridge of high pressure has produced very stagnant, relatively dry air that has produced record heat across most of the entire eastern half of the nation. On the upper-air maps, the fastest jetstream winds occur where the contours are closest together such as those indicated over Canada. Therefore, the is very light even at about 18,000 ft. over much of the continental United States. Central Park set a record high for today of 104 degrees and Newark, NJ set an all-time record high of 108 degrees. Heat indices ranged from 110 to 120 degrees in the New York metro area. It was up to 102 degrees in Boston (heat index 110) and Hartford, CT. An Air Quality Alert continues through Saturday for the entire region. The weather maps indicate showers (green shading) associated with a cold front that will cool the Ohio Valley, the Great Lake States, the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States on Sunday and early next week. The southern plains and Gulf Coast states will remain hot and humid. The models indicate that by 84 hours or on Tuesday, the jetstream at 500 mb will shift southward and the winds will shift from to the northwest across eastern Canada and the Northeast and that result in cooler temperatures. Try to stay cool during this record heat wave and stay indoors if you can. Have a great weekend. George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. Our website is WrightWeather.com. George is also a meteorologist with ABC News and Cablevision News 12.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms Today in the New York City Metro Area
George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. Our website is WrightWeather.com. George is also a meteorologist with ABC News and Cablevision News 12.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Information on Sturbridge/Springfield, MA Tornado on June 1, 2011 from NASA
The following information and satellite photo of the path of the June 1, 2011 tornado in Sturbridge/Springfield, MA is reprinted from a NASA report:
On June 1, 2011, a supercell thunderstorm developed over western Massachusetts. The storm produced an EF3 tornado that cut a 39-mile (63-kilometer) track of destruction across southwest and south-central Massachusetts. Not only did the tornado remain on the ground for many miles, but it also widened to roughly 0.5 miles (0.8 kilometers) in Brimfield State Forest. The Thematic Mapper on the Landsat 5 satellite captured this natural-color image on June 5, 2011, showing part of the tornado track including damage in Sturbridge. According to The Boston Globe, Massachusetts state police reported a tornado on the ground and cars overturned near Interstate 84 in Sturbridge at 5:22 p.m. on June 1. When the tornado first touched down in the Munger Hill section of Westfield, Massachusetts, damage was mostly limited to trees, the National Weather Service reported. The tornado quickly intensified, however, as it traveled to West Springfield. The Boston Globe reported two deaths in West Springfield, one in Springfield, and another in Brimfield. The number of people injured was unknown the day after the storm, but 33 people were known to have been injured in Springfield alone. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick declared a state of emergency and ordered National Guard troops to assist with cleanup efforts. Tornadoes killed at least four residents, while reducing homes, schools, and churches to rubble. Deadly tornadoes are unusual, but not unheard of, in Massachusetts. In 1953, one of the single deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history struck Worcester, killing 94 people.
References:
Boston Globe. (2011, June 2). Tornado damage graphic. Accessed June 6, 2011.
Boston Globe. (2011, June 2). Tornadoes kill four, emergency is declared. Accessed June 6, 2011.
National Weather Service, Taunton, Massachusetts. (2011, June 3). Public Information Statement. Accessed June 6, 2011.
NASA Earth Observatory image created by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data provided by Julia Barsi of the Landsat Project Science Office. Caption by Michon Scott.
George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. Our website is WrightWeather.com. George is also a meteorologist with ABC News and Cablevision News 12.
On June 1, 2011, a supercell thunderstorm developed over western Massachusetts. The storm produced an EF3 tornado that cut a 39-mile (63-kilometer) track of destruction across southwest and south-central Massachusetts. Not only did the tornado remain on the ground for many miles, but it also widened to roughly 0.5 miles (0.8 kilometers) in Brimfield State Forest. The Thematic Mapper on the Landsat 5 satellite captured this natural-color image on June 5, 2011, showing part of the tornado track including damage in Sturbridge. According to The Boston Globe, Massachusetts state police reported a tornado on the ground and cars overturned near Interstate 84 in Sturbridge at 5:22 p.m. on June 1. When the tornado first touched down in the Munger Hill section of Westfield, Massachusetts, damage was mostly limited to trees, the National Weather Service reported. The tornado quickly intensified, however, as it traveled to West Springfield. The Boston Globe reported two deaths in West Springfield, one in Springfield, and another in Brimfield. The number of people injured was unknown the day after the storm, but 33 people were known to have been injured in Springfield alone. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick declared a state of emergency and ordered National Guard troops to assist with cleanup efforts. Tornadoes killed at least four residents, while reducing homes, schools, and churches to rubble. Deadly tornadoes are unusual, but not unheard of, in Massachusetts. In 1953, one of the single deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history struck Worcester, killing 94 people.
References:
Boston Globe. (2011, June 2). Tornado damage graphic. Accessed June 6, 2011.
Boston Globe. (2011, June 2). Tornadoes kill four, emergency is declared. Accessed June 6, 2011.
National Weather Service, Taunton, Massachusetts. (2011, June 3). Public Information Statement. Accessed June 6, 2011.
NASA Earth Observatory image created by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data provided by Julia Barsi of the Landsat Project Science Office. Caption by Michon Scott.
George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. Our website is WrightWeather.com. George is also a meteorologist with ABC News and Cablevision News 12.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Heavy Rain and Flooding Tonight Through Thursday for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States...
Heavy rains tonight and Wednesday will produce flooding of streams, rivers and roadways through Thursday. Watches and warnings are posted from western MA southward to VA. A very slow moving upper-level low has generated a large area of heavy rain over the ocean and it will spread onto the shore tonight and Thursday. The weekend looks sunny!
George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. Our website is WrightWeather.com. George is also a meteorologist with Cablevision News 12 and ABC News.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
173 Tornadoes Confirmed by the NWS in the Southern Plains and the Southeast
A total of 173 tornadoes have been confirmed in what is one of the worst tornado storm events on record. NOAA said it was the worst tornado outbreak since 1974, when storms killed 315 people. The deadliest tornado outbreak on record was on March 18, 1925, when 695 people died. About 350 people have died in this storm event.
Reuters reported:
Federal officials vowed urgent support on Sunday for a region devastated by the deadliest U.S. natural disaster since Hurricane Katrina, even as they acknowledged recovery would not be quick or easy. President Barack Obama's administration is trying to show an effective response to the storms and twisters that killed about 350 people last week in seven southern states, reduced neighborhoods to rubble and caused damage expected to run into billions of dollars. Obama visited Alabama on Friday and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Craig Fugate, toured damage on Sunday. "I don't think words can fairly express the level of devastation here. I am not articulate enough," Napolitano said after seeing how killer storm winds had torn through Pratt City, Alabama.
Maps and storms reports for this major storm event are available from the Storm Prediction Center for April, 25, 2011, April 26, 2011, April 27, 2011 and April 28, 2011.
George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. Our website is WrightWeather.com. George is also a meteorologist with the ABC Television Network and Cablevision's News 12.
Reuters reported:
Federal officials vowed urgent support on Sunday for a region devastated by the deadliest U.S. natural disaster since Hurricane Katrina, even as they acknowledged recovery would not be quick or easy. President Barack Obama's administration is trying to show an effective response to the storms and twisters that killed about 350 people last week in seven southern states, reduced neighborhoods to rubble and caused damage expected to run into billions of dollars. Obama visited Alabama on Friday and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Craig Fugate, toured damage on Sunday. "I don't think words can fairly express the level of devastation here. I am not articulate enough," Napolitano said after seeing how killer storm winds had torn through Pratt City, Alabama.
Maps and storms reports for this major storm event are available from the Storm Prediction Center for April, 25, 2011, April 26, 2011, April 27, 2011 and April 28, 2011.
George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. Our website is WrightWeather.com. George is also a meteorologist with the ABC Television Network and Cablevision's News 12.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Strong Winds and Heavy Rain Tonight Across the NYC Metro Area and the Northeast...
A Spring storm in the on the way here in the New York City metropolitan area. A Coastal Flood Watch, Wind Advisory and Flood Watch are all in effect through tonight. Heavy rain, wind gusts to 50 mph and coastal and street flooding are expected. More than 2 inches of rain will fall in parts of the area as well.
George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. Our website is WrightWeather.com. George is also a meteorologist with Cablevision News 12.
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