Photo Tour: Biggest Nor’Easter in a Decade Dumps Over 40″ Snow on the East Coast A blockbuster winter storm system has dumped heavy snow across the Northeast, blanketing areas of Pennsylvania, New York, and New England with over 40-inches of fresh snow. Related: SnowBrains Forecast: 1-4 Feet of Snow Out West, 1-2 Feet in The Northeast Winter Storm Gail, the worst Nor’Easter in a decade, will bring more wind and snow to the area over […] SnowBrains | December 17, 2020 1 Comment
NOAA: How Winds Miles Above the Arctic Brought Wintry Nor’Easters and Once in a Generation Storms to Europe A super interesting post over on the NOAA’s ENSO blog from the weekend, explaining why what is known as a ‘stratospheric polar vortex’ in February was to blame for the nor’easters and all the crazy storms and snowfall across Europe. Grab a coffee, sit back, and learn… Author: Dr. Amy Butler This is a guest post by Dr. Amy Butler (@DrAHButler) who […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 1, 2018 0 Comments
Just What Impact Did the Recent Nor’Easters have on the East Coast? Between the end of February and early March 2018, a series of massive storm systems called nor’easters brought strong winds, heavy snow, and tremendous coastal flooding to communities from the Mid-Atlantic to northern Maine. While these storms are not out of the ordinary, they happen every winter, their strength and close timing certainly have caught the headlines, reports climate.gov. On March […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 19, 2018 0 Comments
Nor’easter Heading to the US Threatening 50-Million East Coast Residents The second nor’easter in the span of a week is heading for the US, threatening more than 50 million residents on the east coast with heavy snow and high winds. Authorities from Philadelphia to Boston issued urgent weather warnings as the mini-cyclone prepares to unleash its full might on Wednesday morning. Ahead of the anticipated carnage, New Jersey Governor Phil […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 14, 2018 1 Comment
Mayor Tells Bostonians to Stop Jumping from Windows After four huge storms have slammed Boston with 8 feet of snow, the city’s residents are starting to get a little stir-crazy. A new social media challenge has spread: the #BostonBlizzardChallenge has “daredevils” leaping from windows into the enormous snow piles below. Mayor Martin Walsh made a statement earlier this week asking residents to “stop their nonsense” and act responsibly.“It’s a foolish thing to do and you could kill yourself,” he said. ameliatraynor | February 18, 2015 1 Comment
“Avalanche Conditions” in Boston A huge dump in Boston is creating avalanche conditions adjacent to sidewalks. From an email, “It’s actually a pretty scary situation here in Boston, there’s a pretty a serious instability in the snow pack, we’re seeing these massive avalanche crowns, and anything on even moderate slopes are sliding with minimal pressure. It’s so rare in the east that people don’t know how to handle it, notice a few pics of the large crown’s I took. We’re experiencing these massive slides into already shoveled sidewalks and roads, and people are […] Avalanche ameliatraynor | February 12, 2015 3 Comments
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