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Not-so-polar vortex will make disruptive return next week
Wait! Don’t go digging into your closet to find your winter jacket in that bin of winter clothes just yet. The Polar Vortex may “technically” be returning next week — but it isn’t so “polar” in air quality, and it may not be by other definitions as well. So is it really a Polar Vortex […]
Warm, unsettled weather continues Wednesday
Strong thunderstorms powered through the area on Tuesday afternoon and evening, as an energetic trough moved through the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. Thunderstorms maintained themselves through much of New Jersey on the leading edge of stronger forcing from the mid and upper level trough. As they shifted eastward, weakening occurred due to lesser instability in […]
Strong, severe storms possible this afternoon west of NYC
Hazy, hot and humid air has settled into the region this afternoon as southerly winds pump in the warmth thanks to mid level ridging. Back to our west-northwest, an energetic disturbance is ejecting northeastward through the Ohio Valley. Increased lift and forcing is helping to force the development of thunderstorms within an unstable environment, leading […]
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