May 2025

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

1 hour ago, LibertyBell said:

That must have been during that tropical storm that we were on the east side of (the windier side).... 80 mph winds widespread on Long Island.  A giant tree fell in the Rockaways and caused a ton of damage.

 

That was Isias.

He is talking about a specific thunderstorm with a big micro burst that traveled close to the southern state from about the Nassua Suffolk border out into western Suffolk. I saw the damage right after as my gf was living in Babylon at the time. 

[steve392]

56, chilly, damp, raw feeling out there.  Gross morning driving with this mist.

[bluewave]

This looks like it will be the deepest low in the Northeast near the end of May since 2003. Models now have pressures dropping below 985mb. The last storm this strong at this time of year was a 981mb low on Cape Cod on June 1st 2003. 

https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/ncepreanal/

 

[Rjay]

9 hours ago, WestBabylonWeather said:

We had straight line winds several years ago just before Covid. We went to the basement. Thought there was a legit tornado. Trees down. No power. Retaining wall by Republic airport fell. I have to try to find it. Was not that long ago 

 

[WestBabylonWeather]

11 minutes ago, Rjay said:

 

That’s the one!

[Rjay]

7 minutes ago, WestBabylonWeather said:

That’s the one!

 

[Rjay]

7 minutes ago, WestBabylonWeather said:

That’s the one!

 

[WestBabylonWeather]

Just now, Rjay said:

 

I had no power for days. I am convinced we had a EF0 lol. 
 

it was very bad. My entire neighborhood had trees down. I’ll find the pics 

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

27 minutes ago, WestBabylonWeather said:

I had no power for days. I am convinced we had a EF0 lol. 
 

it was very bad. My entire neighborhood had trees down. I’ll find the pics 

You can see the micro burst in the rear velocity in the tweet rjay posted. A ef0 tornado would have produced notable damage, like trees twisted at the tops and falling in different directions. Since I saw the damage in Babylon that evening in my gfs old neighborhood I can verify it was straight line winds. All trees were facing the same direction and mainly uprooted and not sheared. 

Can’t wait for our severe season July/August. This never ending late march early April pattern has got to go.
 

[SACRUS]

 

60 / 57 cloudy and maybe some pokes of sun through the day which should be mainly dry outside som mist/drizzle.  Upper 60s - low 70s.   Clouds / heavier rain Friday pm into the night and warmer more southerly flow mid 70s.   Saturday scattered storms and rain throughout the day.  Finally clearing pout Sunday - we'll see how sunny it can get and staying near or below 70. 

Step up warmup next week to normal and above by the 5th - onshore flow should keep any heat / 90s inland into the warmer spots with ULL off shore undercutting the ridge and keeping the coastal areas in an easterly component.  Overall, warmer into the 9th and beyond.   Heat building into the plains and Midwest should come east in dribs and drabs until the ED ride establishes by mid month.

5/29 - 5/31 : Wet 1- 1.5 inches additional
6/1 - 6/4 :  Nearer normal  overall and dry
6/5 - 6/8 :   Above normal - warmer-hot inland with onshore tendency along the coast
6/9 - beyond :  Overall warmer - heat limited to inland/ North and west of the coast

 

 

[SACRUS]

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 97 (1987)
NYC: 97 (1969)
LGA: 95 (1987)
JFK: 99 (1969)


Lows:

EWR: 40 (1936)
NYC: 43 (1902)
LGA: 48 (2021)
JFK: 46 (1949)


Historical:

1877: A "terrific" two-day long sandstorm sandblasted Yuma AZ. (28th-29th)
(Ref. The Weather Channel)

1947: An unprecedented late-spring snowstorm blasts portions of the Midwest from eastern Wyoming to eastern Upper Michigan. The heavy snow caused severe damage to power and telephone lines and the already-leafed-out vegetation.

1951 - A massive hailstorm, from Wallace to Kearney County in Kansas, caused six million dollars damage to crops. (David Ludlum)

1953 - A tornado, 600 yards wide at times, killed two persons on its 20 mile path from southwest of Fort Rice ND into Emmons County. Nearly every building in Fort Rice was damaged. The Catholic church was leveled, with some pews jammed four feet into the ground. (The Weather Channel)

 

1982: Two significant tornadoes ripped through southern Illinois. The most severe was an F4 that touched down northeast of Carbondale, Illinois then moved to Marion. The twister had multiple vortices within the main funnel. Extensive damage occurred at the Marion Airport. A total of 10 people were killed, and 181 were injured. 648 homes and 200 cars were damaged or destroyed, with total damages around $100 million.

 

1986: Hailstones over 3 inches in diameter pounded South Shore in Montreal, Quebec Canada causing over $65 million in damage.

1987 - Thunderstorms in West Texas produced softball size hail at Lamesa, and hail up to twelve inches deep east of Dimmitt. Thunderstorms also spawned seven tornadoes in West Texas, including one which injured three persons at Wolfforth. Thunderstorms deluged the Texas Hill Country with up to eleven inches of rain. Severe flooding along the Medino, Hondo, Seco, Sabinal and Frio rivers caused more than fifty million dollars damage. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - A powerful cold front brought snow and high winds to parts of the western U.S. Austin, NV, was blanketed with ten inches of snow, and winds gusted to 75 mph at the Mojave Airport in California. Strong southerly winds and unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the north central U.S. Glasgow, MT, equalled their record for the month of May with a high of 102 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Wintry weather gripped parts of the northwestern U.S. for the second day in a row. Great Falls, MT, was blanketed with 12 inches of snow, which pushed their total for the winter season to a record 117.4 inches. Six inches of snow whitened the Cascade Mountains of Oregon. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather from north central Colorado to the northern half of Texas. Severe thunderstorms spawned four tornadoes, and there were seventy reports of large hail or damaging winds. Midday thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Hobart, OK, and produced up to three and a half inches of rain in eastern Colorado in four hours. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

 

2002: Parts of western New York State had up to 5,000 homes were without power at the peak of the storm from downing trees and power lines. Hail up to 1 inch in diameter was reported in Perry, Wyoming County. The training thunderstorms dropped 4 to 6 inches of rain in two to three hours in a localized area from Phelps to Newark. A State of Emergency was declared that was declared in Newark remained in effect for a week with most schools and businesses closed during that time. Nearly 300 basements were flooded and several roads covered with up to a foot of water remained closed for several days.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)


 

[SACRUS]

 

0.59 in the bucket Wed - overnight into this morning here

 

New Brnswck: 0.61
LGA: 0.52
EWR: 0.51
NYC: 0.50
JFK: 0.27

[WestBabylonWeather]

27 minutes ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said:

You can see the micro burst in the rear velocity in the tweet rjay posted. A ef0 tornado would have produced notable damage, like trees twisted at the tops and falling in different directions. Since I saw the damage in Babylon that evening in my gfs old neighborhood I can verify it was straight line winds. All trees were facing the same direction and mainly uprooted and not sheared. 

Can’t wait for our severe season July/August. This never ending late march early April pattern has got to go.
 

It was a crazy event. First time in my life we hit the basement lol. I told my wife it honk there’s a tornado outside 

[FPizz]

.58" here so far

[WestBabylonWeather]

57 minutes ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said:

You can see the micro burst in the rear velocity in the tweet rjay posted. A ef0 tornado would have produced notable damage, like trees twisted at the tops and falling in different directions. Since I saw the damage in Babylon that evening in my gfs old neighborhood I can verify it was straight line winds. All trees were facing the same direction and mainly uprooted and not sheared. 

Can’t wait for our severe season July/August. This never ending late march early April pattern has got to go.
 

I wonder what the top winds were. Sources are saying 60mph and there is just no way. The winds were stronger than that. 

[forkyfork]

remember the drought

[WestBabylonWeather]

44 minutes ago, forkyfork said:

remember the drought

A little rain. Meh 

[LibertyBell]

10 hours ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said:

That was Isias.

He is talking about a specific thunderstorm with a big micro burst that traveled close to the southern state from about the Nassua Suffolk border out into western Suffolk. I saw the damage right after as my gf was living in Babylon at the time. 

omg I hate those I had to replace my roof and balcony because of one a few years ago in the Poconos

[winterwx21]

Another good soaking with 0.66" here. I haven't had to water the vegetable garden much lately. 

[LibertyBell]

1 minute ago, winterwx21 said:

Another good soaking with 0.66" here. I haven't had to water the vegetable garden much lately. 

horrible for the flowers

for vegetables I go to the store lol

[LibertyBell]

55 minutes ago, forkyfork said:

remember the drought

the very short *drought*

[FPizz]

2 minutes ago, winterwx21 said:

Another good soaking with 0.66" here. I haven't had to water the vegetable garden much lately. 

Weeds are popping everywhere.  Lots of work to do on Sunday.  

[LibertyBell]

1 hour ago, SACRUS said:

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 97 (1987)
NYC: 97 (1969)
LGA: 95 (1987)
JFK: 99 (1969)


Lows:

EWR: 40 (1936)
NYC: 43 (1902)
LGA: 48 (2021)
JFK: 46 (1949)


Historical:

1877: A "terrific" two-day long sandstorm sandblasted Yuma AZ. (28th-29th)
(Ref. The Weather Channel)

1947: An unprecedented late-spring snowstorm blasts portions of the Midwest from eastern Wyoming to eastern Upper Michigan. The heavy snow caused severe damage to power and telephone lines and the already-leafed-out vegetation.

1951 - A massive hailstorm, from Wallace to Kearney County in Kansas, caused six million dollars damage to crops. (David Ludlum)

1953 - A tornado, 600 yards wide at times, killed two persons on its 20 mile path from southwest of Fort Rice ND into Emmons County. Nearly every building in Fort Rice was damaged. The Catholic church was leveled, with some pews jammed four feet into the ground. (The Weather Channel)

 

1982: Two significant tornadoes ripped through southern Illinois. The most severe was an F4 that touched down northeast of Carbondale, Illinois then moved to Marion. The twister had multiple vortices within the main funnel. Extensive damage occurred at the Marion Airport. A total of 10 people were killed, and 181 were injured. 648 homes and 200 cars were damaged or destroyed, with total damages around $100 million.

 

1986: Hailstones over 3 inches in diameter pounded South Shore in Montreal, Quebec Canada causing over $65 million in damage.

1987 - Thunderstorms in West Texas produced softball size hail at Lamesa, and hail up to twelve inches deep east of Dimmitt. Thunderstorms also spawned seven tornadoes in West Texas, including one which injured three persons at Wolfforth. Thunderstorms deluged the Texas Hill Country with up to eleven inches of rain. Severe flooding along the Medino, Hondo, Seco, Sabinal and Frio rivers caused more than fifty million dollars damage. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1988 - A powerful cold front brought snow and high winds to parts of the western U.S. Austin, NV, was blanketed with ten inches of snow, and winds gusted to 75 mph at the Mojave Airport in California. Strong southerly winds and unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the north central U.S. Glasgow, MT, equalled their record for the month of May with a high of 102 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1989 - Wintry weather gripped parts of the northwestern U.S. for the second day in a row. Great Falls, MT, was blanketed with 12 inches of snow, which pushed their total for the winter season to a record 117.4 inches. Six inches of snow whitened the Cascade Mountains of Oregon. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1990 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather from north central Colorado to the northern half of Texas. Severe thunderstorms spawned four tornadoes, and there were seventy reports of large hail or damaging winds. Midday thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Hobart, OK, and produced up to three and a half inches of rain in eastern Colorado in four hours. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

 

2002: Parts of western New York State had up to 5,000 homes were without power at the peak of the storm from downing trees and power lines. Hail up to 1 inch in diameter was reported in Perry, Wyoming County. The training thunderstorms dropped 4 to 6 inches of rain in two to three hours in a localized area from Phelps to Newark. A State of Emergency was declared that was declared in Newark remained in effect for a week with most schools and businesses closed during that time. Nearly 300 basements were flooded and several roads covered with up to a foot of water remained closed for several days.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)


 

JFK: 99 (1969)

 

earliest 99 at JFK and only 99 in May

[Sundog]

12z 3K NAM gives us basically nothing lol haha

[LibertyBell]

2 hours ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said:

You can see the micro burst in the rear velocity in the tweet rjay posted. A ef0 tornado would have produced notable damage, like trees twisted at the tops and falling in different directions. Since I saw the damage in Babylon that evening in my gfs old neighborhood I can verify it was straight line winds. All trees were facing the same direction and mainly uprooted and not sheared. 

Can’t wait for our severe season July/August. This never ending late march early April pattern has got to go.
 

cant wait for classic heat

[LibertyBell]

3 hours ago, Rjay said:

 

I used to work near West Babylon, the power is always iffy there.

[LibertyBell]

4 hours ago, steve392 said:

56, chilly, damp, raw feeling out there.  Gross morning driving with this mist.

this weather belongs in Ireland

is this climate change?

Take it back, I want my hot weather back!

[Sundog]

5 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

this weather belongs in Ireland

is this climate change?

Take it back, I want my hot weather back!

Cut off lows and east winds don't just magically disappear because the Earth is 1.5C warmer than the pre industrial average. 

[LibertyBell]

17 minutes ago, Sundog said:

Cut off lows and east winds don't just magically disappear because the Earth is 1.5C warmer than the pre industrial average. 

unfortunately are becoming more common and were not like this before the 90s

they are a plague on the weather here.

1.5C isn't that much

[FPizz]

They are back