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Flooding rains give way to storms, warmer air
Widespread flooding rains occurred on Wednesday as a significant plume of tropical moisture surged northward along a frontal zone, which was draped near the area. Heavy rain “trained” northeastward from the Mid-Atlantic states towards New Jersey, New York City and parts of Southern New England. Rainfall amounts over 4″ were widespread, especially in parts of […]
Bouts of heavy rain expected through Thursday
Although it has been quite the grey, dreary, chilly day, rainfall throughout the area has not been all that heavy yet. The main reason for this is because the surface pressures are still quite high, thanks to a large high pressure system north of Maine, which is wedging in very high pressures into the area. […]
Gradually increasing clouds will lead to an unsettled week
The same storm system that gave Arkansas a powerful tornado last night, and will very likely be giving parts of the Mississippi Valley more powerful tornadoes, will be very slow to drift northeastward, thanks to an Omega blocking pattern. This will eventually usher in a multi-day period of rain, starting tomorrow afternoon, and lasting through […]
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