Messy Monday Mix
Posted by Chris Lambert
We couldn't ask for better weather for the cleanup. Light winds, wall to wall sunshine and temps running in the mid to upper 30s in the afternoon. With that said, you were in one of two camps today:
Camp 1: Cleaned-up, power on, plowed out, no damage... it was a nice day to enjoy the picturesque winter scenes.
Camp 2: Either you're part of the crews working on exhaustion trying your best to quickly return the area to "normal", or you have no power or damage to your property. Then it's been another tough day trying to deal with the aftermath. To you folks... I wish for a speedy recovery.
Despite our nice weather today, we'll deal with some ice and rain tomorrow. A winter weather advisory is in place from 6AM-10AM, west of Route 128 for some sleet and freezing rain. That'll add a glaze to the roads and snow pack, before the milder air and rain take over by early afternoon. It's a fairly quick hitting system, so I don't expect a lot of rain. 0.25-0.50" for most. With dew points rising to the mid to upper 30s, fog will form in the afternoon and be with us through the evening. Roads will be a mess with standing water and big puddles thanks to clogged drainage areas.
However, since we don't get a lot of rain, I don't expect severe flooding issues. It would be more of an issue if we had 2" of rain and temps in the 50s vs the low 40s. That set-up would cause more snow to melt rapidly.
It's still going to be a long few days of cleaning up ahead. Hats off to the road crews . You've done a great job so far in an immense challenge. It's not often that most of the state picks up 20-30" of snow.
Stay safe!
Take the Good, Take the Bad
Posted by Pete Bouchard
Rain, rain, rain...
...but for many today was a day of hurry up and wait. Sure there were showers, but not every minute was washed out. With the events unfolding tonight, that's about to change.
How To Spin This
Posted by Jeremy Reiner
So....what would you like to hear first? The good news? Bad news? Let's start with the good news....
Come On Ride The Train
Posted by Pete Bouchard
Heavy rain is on the move! All afternoon long it was stalled over Western Massachusetts and Connecticut. Heavy pulses of rain traveled over the same towns and cities - a process meteorologists call "training" - resulting in flash flooding in some counties to our west.
Unsettling
Posted by Jeremy Reiner
Another day where we have cool, ocean air battling warmer land air leading to a clash of air. That means clouds, drizzle, fog, humidity (frizzy hair) for much of the day. It's not a washout though. The highest chance of rain is this morning--until 9:30am and then later this afternoon (after 3pm). In between, you will see a lot of clouds but also some sunshine at times. Even limited sun will be able to shove temps well into the 70s. This warm & humid air is what will lead to another round of showers & t-storms later today. Some of the storms will be intense. Like the past two days the strongest storms will be in western New England. Only isolated showers/ thunderstorms are expected along the coastline later today. Sox game will have the risk of some showers but they should be able to play that game. Welcome back Tito!