Unsettled Weather for the Northeast for the Next Few Days, Colder the Week After Next
The long range GFS model is forecasting one last shot of winterlike cold the week after next with the potential for snow in the Ohio Valley and the NYC metro area around April 10, 2012. This is a long way out and it is quite unusual to see accumulating snow this late in the season in New York City so this forecast will likely change considerably. Rain will move into the NYC metro area on Saturday with sunshine back for Sunday.
George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. George is also a meteorologist with ABC News and Cablevision News 12. Our website is WrightWeather.com.
Freeze Watch in Effect for Central and Southern NJ, DE, MD and the Northern Ohio Valley for Monday Night...Cooler Weather Across the Northeast This Week...
Spring is off to a terrific start with near 80 degree temperatures last week. The blossoms are out now and spring flowers like daffodils are blooming. However, temperatures are now forecast to fall into the mid to upper 20s Monday night and Tuesday morning and the NWS has issued a Freeze Watch for interior sections of northern and central New Jersey. Looking out for the next 16 days, the GFS indicates that this will be a relatively cool week with temperatures in the 50s and 60s for daytime highs and chilly lows in the 20s and 30s in the NYC metro area. An omega block is forecast to develop around April 3, 2012 with milder weather conditions as a ridge builds across the east coast. A relatively strong Spring storm is forecast to form in the Ohio Valley and intensify in response to a strong latitudinal jet ejecting energy southward around April 6, 2012. No more snow is expected this season. Only 7.2 inches of snow fell this season in Central Park with 2.9 inches coming before Halloween.
George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. George is also a meteorologist with ABC News and Cablevision News 12. Our website is WrightWeather.com.
37 Deaths from Tornadoes in Kentucky, Ohio, Alabama and Indiana
An early season severe weather outbreak occurred as a strong cold front combined with a strong upper-level jetstream generated several tornadoes yesterday and this morning that killed at least 14 people in Indiana, one in Alabama, 17 in Kentucky and 3 in Ohio. Tornado watches and warnings were posted this morning in Georgia, Florida and Alabama.
The Wall Street Journal reported:
In Kentucky, the official death toll from Friday's storms stood at 17 as of late Saturday morning, authorities said. Four were reported dead in each of Morgan County and Laurel County, three in Kenton County, and two each in Menifee, Johnson and Lawrence counties, according to state authorities. All of the counties are in eastern Kentucky.
In Morgan County, about 80 miles east of Lexington, several trailer parks were overturned and other buildings were severely damaged, according to Specialist James Moore of the Army National Guard. Nearly 22,000 people were without power in the state. Of Kentucky's 120 counties, 13 reported tornado damage and an additional 27 reported storm damage. More than 200 Kentucky National Guardsmen are helping emergency workers in five counties. Three people died in Ohio, all in Clermont County in the state's southwest, said Tamara McBride, a spokeswoman for Ohio's Emergency Management Agency. She said the county had suffered "significant damage," but it wasn't yet clear early Saturday exactly how severe. No one was unaccounted for, and the death toll in the state wasn't expected to rise, she said.
George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. Our website is WrightWeather.com. George is also a meteorologist with ABC News and Cablevision News 12.
