Sunday, January 03, 2010

Strong Storm Off Maine Coast Brings Strong Winds and Snow


A very strong storm (about 981 mb) continues to produce strong winds across the Northeast. Light snow was falling in CT, LI, southeast NY and northeast NJ at 1:45 PM. The snow has been light and is decreasing in its intensity as the storm which is now off the Maine coast starts to drift eastward. Here are some snow and wind reports received by the National Weather Service:

CONNECTICUT
SHELTON 3.5
BRIDGEPORT 1.2
EAST HADDAM 3.8
HADDAM 1.0
MERIDEN 1.2
LISBON 4.4
STONINGTON 4.2

NEW JERSEY
HARRISON T
WEST MILFORD 0.5
NEW YORK
NYC/CENTRAL PARK 0.2
NYC/JFK ARPT 0.1
MOUNT SINAI 4.6
UPTON 4.5
PORT JEFFERSON 3.7
SHOREHAM 3.5
MEDFORD 3.3
ORIENT 2.5
BRIDGEHAMPTON 2.0
ISLIP 2.0
SAG HARBOR 2.0
SMITHTOWN 2.0
MATTITUCK 1.0

WIND GUSTS:

CONNECTICUT
BRIDGEPORT 36
DANBURY 31
GROTON/NEW LONDON 43

NEW JERSEY
TETERBORO 41
NEWARK 47
CALDWELL 40

NEW YORK
BAYVILLE 52
JONES BEACH STATE 52
NYC/CENTRAL PARK 38
MONTGOMERY 44
NYC/JFK ARPT 47
BREEZY POINT 46
SHINNECOCK 52
GILGO BEACH 50
ISLIP 48
MONTAUK 47
FARMINGDALE 46
FIRE ISLAND 46
NAPEAGUE 43
SHIRLEY 43
WESTHAMPTON BEACH 40
MOUNT SINAI 37
BLUE POINT 36
WHITE PLAINS 53

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist and President of Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. George is also a meteorologist for News 12. Our website is WrightWeather.com.