Well, we made it. It’s finally spring and winter is in the rearview mirror! Is it just me, or did it feel like it took a long time to get through March? Since winter recently ended, I feel that it is a good time to review what happened over the course of this winter. Three […]
So what happened with the last nor’easter? We were all saying we would get several inches of snow and it would start Wednesday and get intense that night into Thursday morning. Well, that clearly did not happen. So what caused the change? As late as the 12z GFS run, it was saying that the snow […]
After such a mild February, it seemed as though New England was in for an early spring. That is, until March came about… Barely 3 weeks into the month of and New England has had to contend with 3 consecutive Nor’easter’s. High latitude blocking remains locked in place which positions the jet stream in a […]
The models all look like they are coming into agreement that we’ll see another Nor’easter next week, however the question is will it be a rain, ice or snow event? To determine a preliminary forecast this far out (5+ days) we turn to ensemble models to better predict these types of events. Because of Chaos […]
There is no rest for storm weary New England. Yet another Nor’easter will impact the region beginning around midnight and continuing throughout the day on Tuesday. Snow, wind, and coastal flood headlines are posted depending on where you live. Cold air will provide a “fluff factor” to the snow so the risk for power outages […]
When most people think of the Marine Corps, meteorologists don’t tend to come to mind, but we do exist. Before attending UMass Lowell, I spent 10 years on active duty with 5 of them being a meteorologist. Military forecasters from all branches, the Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force, serve vital roles in military operations […]