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This week’s show is all about Sandy…
Archive for October 29th, 2012
Disturbing Reports
From the NWS New York City: RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 949 PM EST MON OCT 29 2012 …RECORD HIGH WATER LEVEL AT THE BATTERY NY… A RECORD HIGH WATER LEVEL OF 13.88 FEET WAS SET AT THE BATTERY NY TODAY AT 9:24 PM. THIS BREAKS THE OLDEST OFFICIAL RECORD OF […]
Tide at Battery Park
The tide at Battery Park is now approaching 8 feet above mean lower low water. The astronomical tide right now should be about 1 foot above mean lower low water, which means that the tidal level at the Battery at the south end of Manhattan is now 7 feet above normal and climbing as we […]
Cold October Night
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. BREEZY, COLD NIGHT: We are forecasting a low of 34 degrees early tomorrow morning across North-Central Alabama. This is […]
Sandy Notebook – 3:30 p.m.
The center of historic Hurricane Sandy is now moving much faster and will make landfall over southern New Jersey near Cape May in the next 90 minutes. At Cape May, the pressure is down to 28.67 inches. The pressure in Sandy is a record for that latitude. 1 p.m. advisory carried pressure of 940 mb. […]
Great Lakes’ Impact
While everyone is focused on the East Coast of the United States with the affects of Sandy, as they should be, don’t forget that these five, very large bodies of water will be impacted by Sandy as well. The United States Coast Guard is urging mariners on the Great Lakes to take extreme precautions. Historical […]
Late Reports on Sandy
Hurricane Sandy now strongest hurricane north of North Carolina (943 mb). Stronger than 1938 hurricane. NEW YORK …NYC Mayor urges people in Zone A to evacuate now …Holland and Brooklyn/Battery Tunnel closing at 2 p.m. …Mass transit shut down …Brooklyn: Large tree down on homes …Long Beach: coastal flooding with water over roads …4.3 foot […]
A Few Spot Reports From a Very Mean Sandy
…16 foot waves at the entrance to New York Harbor …Data Buoy, south of Fire Island, 20 foot waves every 12 seconds, wind gusts 58 mph …Boston Airport, gusts to 46 mph …Newark gusts to 49 mph. I believe if not all, then most flights have been cancelled. The worst is yet to come. …Tuesday-Wednesday […]
Sandy’s Wind Field
Sandy is a very large storm system and its impacts will be felt by millions of people for days. From North Carolina to New England, tropical storm winds are beginning to impact the shoreline. The wind field with Sandy is one of the largest I can remember for an Atlantic Storm. Looking at the surface […]
Sandy – Mid-Morning Look
This storm remains a direct and serious threat to life and property for those in the path. Below is a visible satellite image. Here is a stunning satellite with Sandy and cold air advection cloud streets in Gulf and off Southeast US coast. And, radar… The central pressure remains under 950 mb… tropical storm force […]
Coldest Weather So Far This Season
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. WINDY AND COLD: While Sandy grabs the national attention, our weather will be dry for the next seven days. […]
