Entries by John Homenuk

Widespread severe weather this evening

As of 4:00pm EDT on July 26th, 2012, The Storm Prediction Center has placed our area in a Moderate Risk for severe weather this evening, and has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch which is in effect through 11:00pm. A line of damaging thunderstorms, which may develop into a derecho, is moving through Central Pennsylvania at […]

Widespread severe weather possible on Thursday

The Storm Prediction Center has placed the area in a rare “Moderate Risk” on the Day 2 Outlook, valid for Thursday July 26 2012, mentioning the potential for widespread and significant damaging winds with strong and severe thunderstorms. The Moderate Risk line runs through North-Central New Jersey from southwest to northeast, including the NYC Metro […]

Storms roll through, airmass remains warm

Showers and thunderstorms rumbled through the area from Monday afternoon and were continuing to impact isolated areas on Monday evening, but the airmass behind them won’t be much cooler than the one which preceded them earlier on Monday afternoon. In fact, the airmass is expected to get warmer with time this week. Temperatures in the […]

Surge of big heat will kick off Summer 2012

The seasons first burst near-dangerous level heat is likely to arrive rapidly by Wednesday afternoon throughout the forecast area. A ridge in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere is expected to rapidly build beginning Tuesday, beginning the advection of the warmest air the area has seen so far this season.  Tuesday will likely […]