Maxwell03

I believe we just had a graupel squall at my house. A bit dramatic too. 

Quietly, this storm is boasting a very flattering satellite presentation.

A hair over an inch here I reckon. How I have missed these bright snowy nights. 

It's dark like a summer thunderstorm in this low topped convection. 

Pretty run of the mill tonight. I never got the sense that this storm looked all that threatening on model runs. 

Moist and mild outside, almost feels like when you step off the plane in Florida. It's the middle of the night in January. 

Like I was saying...

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1058 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1055 PM     Coastal Flood    Bristol                 40.10N 74.86W
01/09/2024                   Bucks              PA   Trained Spotter

            The Delaware River is rapidly flooding into
            parking lots and streets along the
            riverfront in Bristol.

72 mph gust at Island Beach State Park

72 mph gust at Island Beach State Park

Yikes

1 minute ago, Kevin Reilly said:

Winds behind that line are not nearly as strong maybe 15-20 which is like nothing to what we were seeing. 

Agreed, seeing it now. I didn't think winds were too impressive in the line either, although the rain was quite heavy. 

Really ramping up now, those winds aloft are no joke. I'm very interested to see what kind of surge this storm generates with the strong southerly flow up the Delaware.  

No winter weather with round 2, but it still might steal the show. It's got some bark on recent runs. 

50F, rain picking up. Always the piedmont regions in PA and northern NJ that take the firehose head on, while us coastal plain folks get the scraps. 

Was not expecting a tremendous hit, but at least thought this storm would have more bite to it. It's been pretty low energy thus far. 

Sheesh

Finally getting mine after watching storms pivot me around me all day. Torrential downpour here. Hailing in neighboring town. 

Color me impressed with how dark it just got ahead of the main line. Street and patio lights all popped on. Looked like a thunderstorm in civil twilight and it was lunchtime. 

Peaking now at my place, wind and heavy rain. Thank goodness this is all contained to a Sunday night. 

6 hours ago, Violentweatherfan said:

Probably the darkest storm cloud civer I've ever seen. 

It’s been hella dark for even ordinary rain storms lately, so not surprised

On 3/19/2023 at 9:03 AM, Birds~69 said:

We had a super extended Fall in my eyes. Now, bang, right into Spring/Summer. And probably a bad mosquito/gnat and our friend the spotted laternfly season. Add in allergies, heat, high DPs and we're entering a dismal period. Severe weather is the only bright spot and that's not guaranteed. I'd pay to FF right to September...

https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/mild-winter-expedite-2023-spotted-lanternfly-season

27F       

I think this is the only community I know of where the warm season is so widely disliked. You guys are crazy lol.

2 hours ago, psv88 said:

Drugs?

Forget about it...

I've been noticing a trend in southern NJ going back to January with a few pieces to it: 1) there is a persistent haze that rests over the horizon on sunny days, (2) light pollution turns the night sky a nautical almost twilight-esque blue color during clear conditions regardless of moon phase, and (3) the sky blackens like a summer thunderstorm on pretty much every afternoon that it rains. Is this the work of a temperature inversion? Dust in the atmosphere? Something else? 

I was wondering if anyone on the NY forum had noticed these phenomena. I've brought it to the attention of other folks with a mixed response, and I'd like to nail down the culprit. 

It is…positively lovely outside

Been hazy for a while, but today might be the biggest aggressor so far. What’s with the eternal inversion lately?