After a heavy soaking of much-needed rainfall for much of the area, we have a temporary lull in the action. Central Park received 1.16″ of rain, while JFK received 1.12″ — most areas had around or just over an inch of rain, including Long Island where a moderate drought had been present. The initial more […]
A little over twenty four hours ago, many locations in our area had quite the strong thunderstorm, and it even strengthened to severe levels once it hit Suffolk County. Large tree damage was a common occurrence in Suffolk County, and a 1.75″ hail report was made from Mount Sinai, well above the 1.00″ criteria for […]
The stretch of hot weather has continued into today, where temperatures could touch 90 degrees once again. For some of the warm spots, this marks the seventh consecutive 90-degree day. Most of us, however, missed out on a day or two of 90-degree temperatures, so this could be the fifth 90-degree day in seven days. Fortunately, the […]
In what has generally been a summer lacking heatwaves, this week looks likely to be an exception. While not everyone in our area will reach or exceed 90 degrees every day, many locations in New Jersey probably will — possibly for five days straight. Every summer, a feature affectionally known as the “death ridge” sets […]