May 2025

[winterwx21]

11 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

Surprised, no flood advisories were issued

Ahh one just issued for union

I'm surprised one hasn't been issued for Middlesex. I'm up to 1.85" and it's still pouring. We're getting training with these downpours. 

[Stormlover74]

1 minute ago, winterwx21 said:

I'm surprised one hasn't been issued for Middlesex. I'm up to 1.85" and it's still pouring. We're getting training with these 

Yeah , roads are a mess

[Stormlover74]

Flash flood warning now

[LibertyBell]

25 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

Surprised, no flood advisories were issued

Ahh one just issued for union

no need for advisories-- they just issued a multi county flash flood warning !!

For Somerset, Monmouth, Morris and Hunterdon countries until 7:30 pm

[forkyfork]

this is just a bad place for droughts

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

15 minutes ago, forkyfork said:

this is just a bad place for droughts

Yeah being so close to the Gulf Stream definitely enhances our precipitation. When compared to places at 40 north on the east coast of Asia. 
Rain has tapered down to drizzle on western LI.

[SACRUS]

1.51 in th bucket now slowing down

[LibertyBell]

7 minutes ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said:

Yeah being so close to the Gulf Stream definitely enhances our precipitation. When compared to places at 40 north on the east coast of Asia. 
Rain has tapered down to drizzle on western LI.

Asia has far more interesting weather including much larger snowstorms (see northern Japan), more extreme temperatures and much more and stronger tropical cyclones.  North America is a tiny puny continent when compared to Asia (and especially Eurasia).

[LibertyBell]

23 minutes ago, forkyfork said:

this is just a bad place for droughts

I think we'll get more October 2024 like rainfall shut outs.

Just not in the spring lol.

 

[nycwinter]

6 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Asia has far more interesting weather including much larger snowstorms (see northern Japan), more extreme temperatures and much more and stronger tropical cyclones.  North America is a tiny puny continent when compared to Asia (and especially Eurasia).

siberia is a desert you know that right when it comes to precipitation in the winter?

[nycwinter]

hokkaido is not like the rest of japan weather wise hokaido like alaska in that sense...

[LibertyBell]

Just now, nycwinter said:

siberia is a desert you know that right when it comes to precipitation in the winter?

Asia is far larger than just Siberia.  Siberia has the coldest temperatures, Northern Japan has the most snowfall.

TC action in the Pacific is far more intense and frequent than it is here.

 

[LibertyBell]

Just now, nycwinter said:

hokkaido is not like the rest of japan weather wise hokaido like alaska in that sense...

But there are large beautiful cities in Hokkaido, something Alaska lacks.

 

[nycwinter]

i have watched lebron james vanish in the post season especially against the spurs the heat got to him weird when you consider he suppose to be perfect physical specimen in basketball...basketball is mind over body that why jordan was the best  he had that killer instinct even other greats sometimes lack..

[nycwinter]

3 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

But there are large beautiful cities in Hokkaido, something Alaska lacks.

 

alaska has that natural nature beauty you cant find in many places

[LibertyBell]

3 minutes ago, nycwinter said:

hokkaido is not like the rest of japan weather wise hokaido like alaska in that sense...

Actually Sapporo and other such cities in Hokkaido are probably more like Nova Scotia or Newfoundland cities since they get the same kind of coastal noreaster snowstorms, just more juiced up because of better tropical moisture coming in from the Pacific as well as more elevation.

 

[LibertyBell]

Just now, nycwinter said:

alaska has that natural nature beauty you cant find in many places

This is true, although I'm sure in the mountains of Japan you can find such beauty too.

[LibertyBell]

1 minute ago, nycwinter said:

i have watched lebron james vanish in the post season especially against the spurs the heat got to him weird when you consider he suppose to be perfect physical specimen in basketball...basketball is mind over body that why jordan was the best  he had that killer instinct even other greats sometimes lack..

Lebron James also choked against the Mavs.

4-6 finals record vs 6-0 you can't compare him to MJ.

Everyone realizes it too it's why MJ's sneakers still outsell everyone else's.

 

[Poker2015]

Absolutely pouring again. Should get to 3" on the day 

[winterwx21]

1.96" here. 

[psv88]

Pouring earlier in eastern Nassau/west Suffolk. Only 0.61 at home 

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

32 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Actually Sapporo and other such cities in Hokkaido are probably more like Nova Scotia or Newfoundland cities since they get the same kind of coastal noreaster snowstorms, just more juiced up because of better tropical moisture coming in from the Pacific as well as more elevation.

 

Ok we are getting way off topic here. But Hokkaido gets the majority of its snow from ocean effect snow. As cold air from Siberia travels over the Sea of Japan. It’s like lake effect on steroids. Their synoptic snows aren’t much greater then say Maine.

[LibertyBell]

3 minutes ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said:

Ok we are getting way off topic here. But Hokkaido gets the majority of its snow from ocean effect snow. As cold air from Siberia travels over the Sea of Japan. It’s like lake effect on steroids. Their synoptic snows aren’t much greater then say Maine.

This is why we need to create a large body of water to our NW!!

 

[LibertyBell]

Looks like the sun is trying to come out here again.

Good, I need to go pick up dinner in 30 minutes.

[LibertyBell]

Why do TV mets sound like a broken record with *not a washout not a washout* etc.

 

Why do they care if we think it's a washout or not?

My definition of washout:

If it rains in the morning and is cloudy for the entire day, regardless of whether it rains the rest of the day or not, it's a washout!  I don't want wet ground or cloudy skies.

It never rains an entire day anyway, so calling it *not a washout* has no real meaning.

For example, although it is not raining right now*, it's been a washout.

So just say it's going to rain and don't use the W word at all!

 

[rclab]

27 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

This is why we need to create a large body of water to our NW!!

 

You may want to give the Canadians a say in that idea Liberty. Stay well, as always …..

 

[NorthShoreWx]

1 hour ago, LibertyBell said:

Asia has far more interesting weather including much larger snowstorms (see northern Japan), more extreme temperatures and much more and stronger tropical cyclones.  North America is a tiny puny continent when compared to Asia (and especially Eurasia).

Lots of apples and oranges to unpack in that statement, but the discussion seems to be more around the weather generated on the interface between the east side of continents and adjacent oceans.  It's about 2500 miles from Labrador to Miami.  Its about 2700 miles from Valdivostok to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).  

I don't think the extremes that you are imagining are real (temperature extremes and snowstorms), except for possibly the number of TC's in the northern Pacific (any chance you were adding in TCs from the southern pacific?).  The mountains of northern Japan in winter are a special case in a similar sense to the way that the Tug Hill is.  There is nothing tiny about the coastline adjacent to either continent.

[nycwinter]

with all the rain we been getting lately i am very interested in tomorrow drought monitor report i expect a vast improvement area wide..

[Dark Star]

1 hour ago, LibertyBell said:

But there are large beautiful cities in Hokkaido, something Alaska lacks.

 

Alaska rivals Hawaii as the most beautiful states, so not too shabby there...

[jm1220]

16 minutes ago, nycwinter said:

with all the rain we been getting lately i am very interested in tomorrow drought monitor report i expect a vast improvement area wide..

The map is effective as of Tue 8am but still should be a good improvement.