Entries by John Homenuk

Live Blog: Comet ISON’s biggest hour

Comet ISON reaches perihelion today around 1:40pm Eastern time, and the tension is building as it heads towards the sun. ISON is currently experiencing the most hostile conditions it will in its lifetime, with intense solar wind, incredible temperatures, and ridiculous speed as it rounds the sun. The comet brightened dramatically yesterday, and the brightness […]

Complex storm system wraps up later today

A dynamic and complex storm system (not a nor’easter by definition despite the efforts of some to call it such) continued to menace the East Coast early on Wednesday, during one of the biggest travel days of the year. Significant delays were reported this morning at several area airports, owing to the strong winds and […]

Widespread impacts from midweek storm

A pre-thanksgiving storm system will create a travel nightmare from Tuesday Night through Wednesday, providing a myriad of threats up and down the east coast. Before we dive into the details of the storm system, what’s causing it to occur, and what you can expect in our area, we can lay out a few things […]

NYC Forecast: Moderating, big arctic surge looms

It was quite a cold start throughout the area this morning, likely made to feel more alarming due to the warmer weather which we experienced over this past weekend. But the progressive weather pattern which has become dominant throughout much of the United States over the past month continues to dominate, and colder air poured […]