A tropical low pressure system will intensify off the Carolina coastline today and it will have a big impact here beginning late tonight and continuing through much of the weekend. High pressure will begin to lose control of our weather here today as clouds will be on the increase and the breeze will begin to pick up. Rain associated with the tropical storm should push in later tonight and continue off and on at varying rates well into the upcoming weekend with a few inches on the table. Winds will become a noticeable factor as well during this weather event; especially, along coastal sections where gusts past 50 mph are likely. The pressure gradient will tighten between the intensifying tropical low pressure to the south and a departing strong high pressure system to the north resulting in strong and persistent onshore winds. The extended period of onshore winds will increase the chance of beach erosion and coastal flooding at times of high tide.
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A tropical low pressure system will intensify off the Carolina coastline today and it will have a big impact here beginning later tonight and continuing through much of the weekend. High pressure will begin to lose control of our weather here today as clouds will be on the increase and the breeze will begin to pick up. Rain associated with the tropical storm should push in later tonight and continue off and on at varying rates well into the upcoming weekend with a few inches on the table. Winds will become a noticeable factor as well during this weather event; especially, along coastal sections to our east where gusts past 50 mph are likely. The urban areas along I-95 can see wind gusts into the 40-50 mph range. The pressure gradient will tighten between the intensifying tropical low pressure to the south and a departing strong high pressure system to the north resulting in strong and persistent onshore winds. The extended period of onshore winds will increase the chance of beach erosion and coastal flooding at times of high tide.
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A tropical low pressure system will intensify off the Carolina coastline today and it will have a big impact here beginning later tonight and continuing through much of the weekend. High pressure will begin to lose control of our weather here today as clouds will be on the increase and the breeze will begin to pick up. Rain associated with the tropical storm should push in late tonight and continue off and on at varying rates well into the upcoming weekend with a few inches on the table. Winds will become a noticeable factor as well during this weather event; especially, along coastal sections to our east where gusts past 50 mph are likely. The urban areas along I-95 can see wind gusts into the 40-50 mph range. The pressure gradient will tighten between the intensifying tropical low pressure to the south and a departing strong high pressure system to the north resulting in strong and persistent onshore winds. The extended period of onshore winds will increase the chance of beach erosion and coastal flooding at times of high tide. One final note, for those going to the Penn State game tomorrow night versus Iowa…unfortunately, it is looking wet and quite chilly.
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A storm is beginning to take shape today over the southwestern Atlantic Ocean where sea surface temperatures remain at unusually warm levels as high as 30 degrees (Celsius). This developing system will take on tropical characteristics and move in a general north-to-northwest direction over the next couple of days. Later in the weekend, this storm is likely to slow down some as it makes a turn from a northerly direction to northeast. Whether or not it becomes a named tropical storm by NOAA’s National Hurricane Center (and there is an outside chance of it reaching category 1 hurricane status), this system will be quite impactful in terms of rain, wind and surf all the way from the Carolinas to southern New England.
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The next few days will feature mainly warm, dry conditions around here with highs generally in the middle 80’s. By the latter part of the weekend and early part of next week, moisture will increase and so will the chance for showers and thunderstorms.
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The weather will remain quite nice through much of the day on Friday, but a tropical storm along the east coast will impact us here with rain and wind from later tomorrow night through much of the weekend. High pressure will slide off the New England coastline on Friday at the same time low pressure intensifies over the still very warm waters of the Southwest Atlantic. This system is likely to take on tropical characteristics as it moves in a general northward direction impacting the region with rain and wind on Saturday. The combination of the intensifying low pressure to the south and departing high pressure to the north will result in a tightening pressure gradient in the Mid-Atlantic region during this weather event. The result of this will be strong and persistent onshore winds and an increased chance of coastal flooding.
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The weather will remain quite nice through much of the day on Friday, but a tropical storm along the east coast will impact us here with rain and wind from later tomorrow night through much of the weekend. High pressure will slide off the New England coastline on Friday at the same time low pressure intensifies over the still very warm waters of the Southwest Atlantic. This system is likely to take on tropical characteristics as it moves in a general northward direction impacting the region with rain and wind on Saturday. The combination of the intensifying low pressure to the south and departing high pressure to the north will result in a tightening pressure gradient in the Mid-Atlantic region during this weather event. The result of this will be strong and persistent onshore winds and an increased chance of coastal flooding.
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The weather will remain quite nice through much of the day on Friday, but a tropical storm along the east coast will impact us here with rain and wind from later tomorrow night through much of the weekend. High pressure will slide off the New England coastline on Friday at the same time low pressure intensifies over the still very warm waters of the Southwest Atlantic. This system is likely to take on tropical characteristics as it moves in a general northward direction impacting the region with rain and wind on Saturday. The combination of the intensifying low pressure to the south and departing high pressure to the north will result in a tightening pressure gradient in the Mid-Atlantic region during this weather event. The result of this will be strong and persistent onshore winds and an increased chance of coastal flooding.
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A storm threat continues for the late week/weekend near and along the east coast with the potential of heavy rain and strong onshore winds. Low pressure will form just off the Southeast US coastline over very warm waters of the southwestern Atlantic and likely take on “tropical” characteristics. Whether or not this system becomes classified as “tropical” remains to be seen; however, the end result could be the same with heavy rain on the table and persistent strong onshore winds; especially, for coastal sections from the Carolinas to southern New England.
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On September 21, 1938, one of the most destructive and powerful hurricanes in recorded history struck Long Island and Southern New England. Little media attention was given to the powerful hurricane while it was out at sea as Europe was on the brink of war and was the overriding story of the time. There was no advanced meteorological technology such as radar or satellite imagery to warn of the storm’s approach.
This storm has taken on a few names over the years including “The Great New England Hurricane of 1938", "The Long Island Express", and the "Yankee Clipper". It was the first “major” hurricane to strike New England since the year 1869. In the long period after this storm, New England was directly hit by a hurricane on an average of once every 6.7 years until 1991 - and there have been none since.
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