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Welcome. I've decided to change the blog format a bit. To tell you the truth, I'm not sure how many are actually reading these posts! Enjoy....

Monday, November 17, 2008

A week of Spring like conditions followed by a quick blast of Winter!

We just completed a 9 day stretch of spring-like weather. A high temperature of 67.6F was recorded on the 15th. A strong cold front has since moved through the area, bringing with it some gusty winds and some thunderstorms. There was a period of very heavy rain, which occurred just after 9:30pm Saturday evening. I haven't had an opportunity to update the weather photos page, but will try and do so ASAP. I also noticed a problem with my Davis anemometer. During the day Friday I had noticed there wasn't any wind recorded at all. Conditions were calm throughout the area, but still, many stations had at least reported a 2 or 3 mph wind for the day. During Saturday, when winds increased from the south, I noticed my cups were spinning, but there was still a big fat zero on my Davis display. Then all of a sudden it began working again. Perhaps the reed switch was temporarily stuck. I guess I should order a replacement sensor, as this one has been in continuous operation for over 6 years. Temperatures today will have a hard time reaching 43F, and even colder weather is on tap for the remainder of this week. We may also see some snow showers tonight into tomorrow.

Friday, October 24, 2008

After three weeks of no rain, a quick burst of 1-2 inches expected

There really hasn't been much to write about during the past few weeks. It's been bone dry, and it has remained quite cool. We received our first killing freeze of the fall season this morning. Many outlying stations dipped well into the the 20s. My station recorded a low of 31F. After our three week break from any precipitation, it appears we'll be on the receiving end of some moderate to heavy rains this weekend. A potent, but quick moving storm system is expected to impact the region tomorrow. Rain may be heavy at times later Saturday. A quick 1-2" of rain is expected within a 12 hour time frame. Temperatures will moderate this weekend into early next week before falling to below normal levels later in the forecast period.

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Another round of heavy rain followed by a fair, cool start to begin October.

We received another 2.5" of rainfall on the 28th of September. The totals for the northern NJ area are listed below. Tropical Storm Kyle never affected our area as it remained off to our east. It did bring heavy rain into the coastline of Maine however. October has started off cooler; and will remain very cool as we get into the weekend. Highs Sunday will struggle to get into the 60s and come Monday we may not reach 60F! A return flow will begin to setup next week, and we should get back into a prolonged period of dry and warm weather. While not officially Indian Summer, as that occurs after the first frost, but still warm and very enjoyable weather.

NEW JERSEY
...BERGEN COUNTY...
   LODI                  2.80 1100 PM 9/27   AFWS
   TENAFLY               2.31   700 PM 9/26   PUBLIC
   TETERBORO             2.25 1100 PM 9/27   ASOS
   PARK RIDGE            2.14 1100 PM 9/27   AFWS
   RIVERVALE             2.00   500 PM 9/26   PUBLIC
   NORTHVALE             1.88   152 PM 9/27   PUBLIC

...ESSEX COUNTY...
   CALDWELL              2.22 1100 PM 9/27   ASOS
   ESSEX FELLS           1.96 1100 PM 9/27   NWS CO-OP
   NEWARK                1.85 1100 PM 9/27   ASOS
   CANOE BROOK           1.64 1100 PM 9/27   NWS CO-OP

...HUDSON COUNTY...
   KEARNY                2.50 1030 AM 9/27   PUBLIC
   HARRISON              2.07   900 AM 9/27   NWS CO-OP

...PASSAIC COUNTY...
   WEST PATERSON         3.28 1100 PM 9/27   AFWS
   WAYNE                 2.47 1100 PM 9/27   AFWS
   LITTLE FALLS          2.40 1100 PM 9/27   AFWS
   WEST MILFORD          1.96 1100 PM 9/27   AFWS

Thursday, September 25, 2008

After a long dry spell, heavy rain in the forecast?

Again. my apologies for not posting in a while, but the recent weather pattern has been very boring. An extra-tropical low off the Carolina coast is continuing to pump moisture into the eastern seaboard. This feature is expected to move ashore later today. There is also a tropical disturbance nearing the Turks and Caicos Islands. This tropical low is expected to be steered northwestward into our area, bringing with it heavy rain and gusty northeasterly winds. There is the possibility this system may become a tropical cyclone over the next day or so. In any event, it appears our long spell of sunny, dry weather is about to come to an end. Time will tell just how much influence the extra-tropical low has on the tropical feature. This will decide how much rain we end up with. Updates later...

Monday, September 8, 2008

Hanna brings a quick bout of heavy rains and wind

Sorry for not posting in a while. Tropical Storm Hannah visited NJ on Saturday brining a round of heavy tropical rainfall and some brief gusty winds. Rainfall totals across northern New Jersey ranged between 2.5-5 inches. See the National Weather Service's totals below. My station received 4.10" Wind was not much of an issue. Hannah made landfall in SC early Saturday morning an raced northeastward into New England by Saturday night. Some Autumn weather is in store for the area once a cold front passes the region tomorrow. Daytime highs on Wednesday are only expected to be in the lower 70s with much lower humidity levels. Fair and dry weather should last until the end of this week.
...BERGEN COUNTY...
   RIVER EDGE            5.50   800 PM   9/6 SKYWARN SPOTTER
   RAMSEY                4.84   100 AM   9/7 SKYWARN SPOTTER
   RIDGEWOOD             4.72 1100 PM   9/6 SKYWARN SPOTTER
   GARFIELD              4.71   100 AM   9/7 SKYWARN SPOTTER
   OAKLAND               4.49   800 PM   9/6 SKYWARN SPOTTER
   LODI                  4.39   100 AM   9/7 AFWS
   OAKLAND               4.30   100 AM   9/7 AFWS
   WOODCLIFF LAKE        4.20   100 AM   9/7 AFWS
   PARK RIDGE            4.17   100 AM   9/7 AFWS
   TETERBORO             4.10   945 PM   9/6 ASOS
   TENAFLY               4.04   100 AM   9/7 PUBLIC
   RIVERVALE             4.00   100 AM   9/7 PUBLIC
   BERGENFIELD           3.80   100 AM   9/7 SKYWARN SPOTTER
   NORTH ARLINGTON       3.58   800 PM   9/6 SKYWARN SPOTTER
   FORT LEE              2.97   800 PM   9/6 SKYWARN SPOTTER
   RIDGEWOOD             2.52   100 AM   9/7 AFWS

...ESSEX COUNTY...
   CANOE BROOK           4.50   100 AM   9/7 AFWS
   VERONA                4.45   100 AM   9/7 SKYWARN SPOTTER
   ESSEX FELLS           4.21   100 AM   9/7 AFWS
   WEST ORANGE           4.10 1030 PM   9/6 SKYWARN SPOTTER
   CALDWELL              3.92   100 AM   9/7 ASOS
   NEWARK                3.75   850 PM   9/6 ASOS

...HUDSON COUNTY...
   HARRISON              4.10   100 AM   9/7 SKYWARN SPOTTER
   JERSEY CITY           3.11   800 PM   9/6 SKYWARN SPOTTER
   NORTH BERGEN          3.00   800 PM   9/6 SKYWARN SPOTTER
   SECAUCUS              2.83   800 PM   9/6 SKYWARN SPOTTER
   BAYONNE               2.73   800 PM   9/6

...PASSAIC COUNTY...
   WEST PATERSON         5.32   100 AM   9/7 AFWS
   WEST MILFORD          4.78 1010 PM   9/6 PUBLIC
   RINGWOOD              4.75 1000 PM   9/6 SKYWARN SPOTTER
   RINGWOOD              4.75   100 AM   9/7 AFWS
   HAWTHORNE             4.28 1100 PM   9/6 SKYWARN SPOTTER
   WAYNE                 4.25   800 PM   9/6 SKYWARN SPOTTER
   WEST MILFORD          4.21   100 AM   9/7 AFWS
   GREENWOOD LAKE        3.94   100 AM   9/7 AFWS
   WAYNE                 3.85   100 AM   9/7 AFWS
   LITTLE FALLS          2.79   100 AM   9/7 AFWS

...UNION COUNTY...
   ELIZABETH             3.75 1000 PM   9/6 SKYWARN SPOTTER
   SPRINGFIELD           3.25   820 PM   9/6 SKYWARN SPOTTER
Thursday, August 21, 2008

Severe storms pound area, complete with tornado warnings!

My apologies for not posting this sooner. This past Friday, the 15th of August, 2008 we experienced several severe thunderstorms, a type not usually seen in this part of the nation. Much of Bergen County was hit hard by these storms. Two separate Tornado Warnings were issued within a half an hour of each other for portions of Bergen County. The first warning was issued at 4:43pm, the second issued at 5:15 pm. The warning messages are below. No tornadoes were reported, but rain rates as high as 16" per hour were reported along with large hail and damaging winds. Flooding became a major problem for some northern towns in Bergen County. Interestingly, towns to my north received well over an inch of rainfall, while here in Wood Ridge we didn't receive a single drop! Just shows how localized convective rainfall can be. Dry weather has since over taken the area and it should remain seasonably and warm through the upcoming weekend.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
443 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
PASSAIC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
NORTHERN BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT...

* AT 442 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR RAMSEY...
MOVING EAST AT 28 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RIDGEWOOD AND 6 MILES NORTH OF PARAMUS BY 450 PM...
6 MILES NORTH OF ORADELL AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF MONSEY BY 455 PM...
PEARL RIVER AND NANUET BY 500 PM...
TAPPAN AND NORWOOD BY 505 PM...
ORANGEBURG AND NYACK BY 510 PM...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
516 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
BRONX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
EASTERN BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

* AT 515 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
ENGLEWOOD...OR NEAR BERGENFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 19 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RIVERDALE BY 525 PM...
EAST TREMONT BY 530 PM...
CO-OP CITY AND CITY ISLAND BY 540 PM...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Very Humid- Rain arrives with some big time storms!

Our weather continues to remain muggy with periodic thunderstorms. Some of these storms have reached severe limits. We experienced a particularly strong thunderstorm a couple of weeks ago. The lightning was what really made it stand out. This was the first time that my Sky-Scan lightning detector ever indicated a "Severe Storm" indication. Another strong storm produced a "microburst" in a portion of northern New Jersey early yesterday morning. Here is the excerpt from the National Weather Service's discussion:

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
305 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2008
...A MICROBURST WITH AROUND 90 MPH WINDS DOWNED TREES IN HARRINGTON
PARK NEW JERSEY THIS MORNING...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS ALONG WITH BERGEN COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SKYWARN OFFICIALS HAVE DETERMINED THAT A
MICROBURST IMPACTED THE TOWN OF HARRINGTON PARK IN BERGEN COUNTY
AROUND 640 AM AUGUST 6TH.

SITE SURVEYS WERE PERFORMED BY BERGEN COUNTY AND SKYWARN OFFICIALS.
THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS...DOCUMENTATION AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR
CONFIRMED THAT A MICROBURST OCCURRED ALONG A WEST TO EAST RUNNING
PATH ONE-QUARTER MILE LONG AND 200 YARDS WIDE. THIS PATH WAS ROUGHLY
FROM 11 HARRIOT AVENUE...WHERE IT APPEARS THE MICROBURST MADE FIRST
CONTACT WITH THE GROUND...TO THE WESTERN BORDER OF THE TOWN.

THE MICROBURST BROUGHT DOWN MULTIPLE LARGE TREE BRANCHES...AND A FEW
LARGE TREES...CAUSING DAMAGE TO 5 TO 10 HOUSES AND SOME PARKED CARS.
BASED ON THE DAMAGE...PEAK WINDS FROM THIS MICROBURST ARE ESTIMATED
AT AROUND 90 MPH.

Muggy conditions will prevail and we still have a chance of strong thunderstorms this afternoon and perhaps over the upcoming weekend.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Hazy, Very Hot & Very Humid - Where's the rain?

It has been terribly oppressive during the past week or so. Daytime highs have been in the middle to upper 90s with dew-points in the lower 70s. We really need some rain now, to help offset this past weeks dryness. Lawns and flowers are feeling the affects of these terribly uncomfortable, dry, hot days. Rain is in the forecast, but it appears tomorrow may bring the best shot of us receiving any. The tropics have been fairly active for July. We've had a system form right off the Carolina coast, Cristobal, which is now heading out into the Atlantic. Dolly has since formed in the Caribbean Sea and is now moving into the Central Gulf of Mexico, and what's left of Bertha is still churning well out in the north Atlantic, heading for the UK.

Monday, July 8, 2008

Hazy, Hot & Humid - with thunderstorms expected tomorrow?

It has been hazy, hot and humid- typical summer weather. July has started off very warm and muggy. We did have a good chance of seeing thunderstorms each and everyday, but so far we've haven't had too much rainfall. Our best chance appears to be tomorrow when a cold front is expected to pass through the area. This won't happen until very late in the day so it looks as if tomorrow will be another very hot and muggy one! Stay cool everyone. Only a brief respite from the humidity is expected before another warm up arrives just in time for the weekend.

Just a brief note about Hurricane Bertha. Bertha did reach Category 3 intensity yesterday, and had a very impressive satellite presentation. Bertha has since weakened to a Cat. 2. It appears Bertha should miss the island pf Bermuda and pass off just to the east of there. Never-the-less, it was a rare site seeing a Cat. 3 hurricane so early in the season, especially in that part of the eastern Atlantic.

Monday, June 30, 2008

More rain, more thunderstorms!

June continues to be a very active month across the NJ-NY-Metro area. It seems we've had a years worth of thunderstorms just this month. While I know that's not true, it seems that way. We had some strong storms move through yesterday afternoon, one of which dumped a quick three quarters of an inch of rainfall within a half an hours time.

There are reports of a funnel cloud being spotted in Staten Island. That was from another stronger storm that passed south and east of my location. A full story of that storm can be viewed here: Staten Island Storm

Temperatures have been warm, and dewpoints have reached as high as the lower 70s, yuck! Looks like we'll finish June with over 4" of precipitation.

This pattern should remain with us through most of this holiday week. Hard to believe July 4th is right around the corner.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Big storms bring big relief!

It has been horribly hot during the past 4 days. Daytime highs at my station have been as follows: 98F, 99F, 100F & 101F! Yesterday was the hottest of those four. Very strong to severe thunderstorms brought big time relief from those torrid temperatures last night. The storm that affected much of Bergen county passed through between 9:30-10:30 pm. Many stations reported wind gusts in excess of 60 mph. Teterboro reported a gust to 69mph, and my station, which is just 2 miles south of there, recorded a gust of just 36mph. There was also a brief period of small hail at the beginning of the event. There are numerous reports of tree limbs and trees downed from this event, along with spotty power outages. Below is the official storm damage report. While it will still be hot today, the dewpoint has at least dropped into the middle 50s, making it feel much more tolerable.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
131 AM EDT WED JUN 11 2008

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0825 PM TSTM WND DMG WEST MILFORD 41.11N 74.40W
06/10/2008 PASSAIC NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

TREE DOWN ACROSS RIDGE ROAD BY AMBULANCE CORPS BUILDING

0833 PM TSTM WND DMG RINGWOOD 41.11N 74.27W
06/10/2008 PASSAIC NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

DOWNED WIRES

0840 PM TSTM WND DMG GOSHEN 41.40N 74.33W
06/10/2008 ORANGE NY TRAINED SPOTTER

DOWNED TREES, ESTIMATED WIND GUST TO 65 MPH

0844 PM TSTM WND DMG WEST MILFORD 41.11N 74.40W
06/10/2008 PASSAIC NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD ON RT 23 NORTH OF GERMANTOWN ROAD

0900 PM TSTM WND GST NEWBURGH 41.50N 74.02W
06/10/2008 M58.00 MPH ORANGE NY ASOS

MEASURED WIND GUST OF 58 MPH AT NEWBURGH INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT ASOS

0900 PM TSTM WND DMG SSE BLOOMFIELD 40.81N 74.18W
06/10/2008 ESSEX NJ AIRPLANE PILOT

TREES DOWN

0902 PM TSTM WND GST GARWOOD 40.65N 74.32W
06/10/2008 M65.00 MPH UNION NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

0903 PM TSTM WND DMG UNION 40.70N 74.27W
06/10/2008 UNION NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

TREE DOWN ON SPRINGFIELD AVENUE

0907 PM TSTM WND DMG HARRISON 40.74N 74.15W
06/10/2008 HUDSON NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

TREES DOWN, WIND GUST TO 60 MPH

0908 PM TSTM WND GST NEWARK 40.72N 74.17W
06/10/2008 M58.00 MPH ESSEX NJ ASOS

ASOS AT NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MEASURED WIND GUST
OF 58 MPH

0908 PM LIGHTNING MAPLEWOOD 40.73N 74.27W
06/10/2008 ESSEX NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

HOUSE ON FIRE FROM LIGHTNING STRIKE

0908 PM TSTM WND DMG MAPLEWOOD 40.73N 74.27W
06/10/2008 ESSEX NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

TREES DOWN

0911 PM TSTM WND DMG KEARNY 40.75N 74.12W
06/10/2008 HUDSON NJ LAW ENFORCEMENT

NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN

0913 PM TSTM WND GST JERSEY CITY 40.71N 74.07W
06/10/2008 M64.00 MPH HUDSON NJ MESONET

MEASURED WIND GUST OF 64 MPH AT EZRA NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
40 AWS MESONET STATION

0914 PM TSTM WND DMG NEWARK 40.72N 74.17W
06/10/2008 ESSEX NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

NUMEROUS TREES DOWN

0915 PM TSTM WND DMG WEST ORANGE 40.79N 74.26W
06/10/2008 ESSEX NJ PUBLIC

ESTIMATED WIND GUST TO 60 MPH, TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

0915 PM HAIL WEST ORANGE 40.79N 74.26W
06/10/2008 M0.88 INCH ESSEX NJ PUBLIC

NICKEL SIZE HAIL

0915 PM LIGHTNING LIVINGSTON 40.79N 74.33W
06/10/2008 ESSEX NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

HOUSE DAMAGE DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE ON CHARLES STREET

0915 PM TSTM WND DMG FAIRFIELD 40.88N 74.31W
06/10/2008 ESSEX NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

DOWNED POWER LINES

0918 PM TSTM WND GST TETERBORO 40.85N 74.06W
06/10/2008 M69.00 MPH BERGEN NJ ASOS

TETERBORO AIRPORT ASOS RECORDED WIND GUST OF 69 MPH

0919 PM TSTM WND DMG SECAUCUS 40.78N 74.06W
06/10/2008 HUDSON NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

TREE LIMBS DOWN

0919 PM TSTM WND DMG FAIRFIELD 40.88N 74.31W
06/10/2008 ESSEX NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

DOWNED POWER LINES

0920 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE CENTRAL PARK 40.81N 73.95W
06/10/2008 NEW YORK NY EMERGENCY MNGR

TREES DOWN ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE, WESTSIDE MAIN STREET,
SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE IN DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN

0921 PM TSTM WND GST FORT LEE 40.85N 73.97W
06/10/2008 M59.00 MPH BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

0922 PM TSTM WND DMG CENTRAL PARK 40.80N 73.96W
06/10/2008 NEW YORK NY EMERGENCY MNGR

ROOF TOP BLEW OFF BUILDING ON 63RD BROADWAY

0923 PM TSTM WND DMG KEARNY 40.75N 74.12W
06/10/2008 HUDSON NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

FACTORY ROOF DESTROYED ON 100 PASSAIC AVENUE

0927 PM TSTM WND DMG KEARNY 40.75N 74.12W
06/10/2008 HUDSON NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

NUMEROUS TREES DOWN

0927 PM TSTM WND DMG KEARNY 40.75N 74.12W
06/10/2008 HUDSON NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

ROOF BLOWN OFF BUILDING ON WILSON AVENUE

0928 PM TSTM WND DMG CLIFTON 40.86N 74.16W
06/10/2008 PASSAIC NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

SEVERAL TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON VAN HOUTEN AVENUE

0930 PM TSTM WND DMG DUMONT 40.95N 73.99W
06/10/2008 BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

MANY TREES DOWN IN VARIOUS SECTIONS OF BOROUGH

0930 PM LIGHTNING DUMONT 40.95N 73.99W
06/10/2008 BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON LINCOLN AVENUE

0930 PM TSTM WND DMG EAST ORANGE 40.77N 74.21W
06/10/2008 ESSEX NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

TREE FELL ON POLICE CAR

0930 PM TSTM WND DMG NUTLEY 40.82N 74.16W
06/10/2008 ESSEX NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

TREE FELL ON HOUSE ON PROSPECT AVENUE

0930 PM TSTM WND DMG BLOOMFIELD 40.81N 74.19W
06/10/2008 ESSEX NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

TREE FELL ON CAR

0930 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 S FLUSHING 40.71N 73.83W
06/10/2008 QUEENS NY TRAINED SPOTTER

LARGE TREE BRANCH DOWN ACROSS FROM 83-46 118TH STREET

0934 PM TSTM WND DMG TEANECK 40.89N 74.01W
06/10/2008 BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

TREE FELL ON TRANSIT BUS WITH 20 PEOPLE STUCK IN BUS NEAR
INTERSECTION OF QUEENANN ROAD AND DEGRAW AVENUE

0936 PM TSTM WND DMG DUMONT 40.95N 73.99W
06/10/2008 BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

*** 1 INJ *** PERSON INJURED FROM DOWNED TREE ON DEPEW
STREET

0940 PM TSTM WND DMG FORT LEE 40.85N 73.97W
06/10/2008 BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

POWER LINES DOWN, HOUSE ON FIRE ON LEMOINE AND MAIN
STREET

0940 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 5 SE HUGUENOT 40.50N 74.10W
06/10/2008 M69.00 MPH ANZ338 NY SHIP

0940 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTH ARLINGTON 40.79N 74.13W
06/10/2008 BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

NUMEROUS TREES DOWN

0941 PM TSTM WND DMG NORTH ARLINGTON 40.79N 74.13W
06/10/2008 BERGEN NJ FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

ROOF BLOWN OFF BUILDING

0943 PM TSTM WND DMG PARAMUS 40.95N 74.07W
06/10/2008 BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

POWER LINES DOWN ON FOREST AVENUE

0945 PM TSTM WND DMG YONKERS 40.95N 73.87W
06/10/2008 WESTCHESTER NY LAW ENFORCEMENT

2 LARGE TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON PARKHILL AVENUE. TREE ON
PARKWAY ON YONKERS AVENUE AND SAW MILL PARKWAY. WIND
GUSTS ESTIMATED 60-70 MPH.

0945 PM TSTM WND DMG YONKERS 40.95N 73.87W
06/10/2008 WESTCHESTER NY TRAINED SPOTTER

2 LARGE TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON PARKHILL AVENUE

0945 PM TSTM WND DMG FORT LEE 40.85N 73.97W
06/10/2008 BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

LARGE TREE FELL ON 2 PATROL CARS BY GEORGE WASHINGTON
BRIDGE

0945 PM LIGHTNING HASBROUCK HEIGHTS 40.86N 74.07W
06/10/2008 BERGEN NJ TRAINED SPOTTER

LIGHTNING STRUCK 3 HOUSES

0946 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW ROCHELLE 40.92N 73.78W
06/10/2008 WESTCHESTER NY PUBLIC

TREES DOWN, ESTIMATED WIND GUST TO 65 MPH

1000 PM TSTM WND GST 1 SE EAST TREMONT 40.84N 73.86W
06/10/2008 E63.00 MPH BRONX NY PUBLIC

MODERATE TREE DAMAGE, BRANCHES DOWN

1015 PM TSTM WND GST BRIDGEPORT 41.19N 73.20W
06/10/2008 M60.00 MPH FAIRFIELD CT CO-OP OBSERVER

LARGE TREE DOWN, TRANSFORMER AND WIRES DOWN

1015 PM TSTM WND DMG TRUMBULL 41.26N 73.21W
06/10/2008 FAIRFIELD CT TRAINED SPOTTER

Thursday, June 05, 2008

June's here- Summer heat soon to follow

We may well see our first heat wave of the 2008 Summer season this wekeend. Forecasts are calling for daytime highs of 95F Saturday, 94F Sunday and 92F on Monday. Well see how it pans out.

The weather thus far has been mainly seasonable. We received around 2/3 of an inch of rain on Tuesday night. Severe weather has been in the news for the past several days as a boundary between hot, muggy air to the south tries to press northward into our area. Severe thunderstorms have been pounding the mid-west, Ohio Valley and the mid-atlantic states, bringing with them strong winds, hail, flooding rains and a few tornados.