Catching Up
Posted by Jeremy Reiner
Can't lie---I love snow, I love snowstorms but picking up half of your winters snowfall in 2 days is a little crazy. I don't think it's over either as our jet stream that delivered the Blizzard will remain *hyper active* the next 2-3 weeks. I'm not saying we're getting another blizzard but I do think we'll be doing more shoveling before St. Patrick's Day.
The next storm on the docket will offer a burst of snow before changing to rain (freezing rain well inland). Most towns will pick up a quick 1" of snow and even some towns near 2" of snow. Looks like only a coating of snow for the city of Boston & south along the immediate south shore (Rt 3 & east). As we step into the afternoon, just light rain for most of us & some leftover freezing rain well inland as temps climb into the low 30s. It's a fast moving storm and will be exiting early this evening. Rainfall totals will finish between .30" by the end of the storm. Not overly concerned about roof collapses, rather clogged storm drains which will lead to some large puddles/partially flooded roadways across the region. Allow extra travel wherever you're going today.
As we step toward tomorrow & Wednesday, drier air moves in as well as seasonably mild weather with temps tomorrow near 45 and highs on Wednesday in the low 40s. More snow is likely on Thursday. More on this later today on TV.
~JR
That's A Wrap--I Think
Posted by Jeremy Reiner
I hope I'm not jinxing us with this statement.."The recent wet pattern is over....onto sunshine & a more summer- like pattern.." The last time someone from 7 weather called a pattern change too soon we got a blizzard and 3 subsequent nor'easters (looking at you Pete!!--LOL). We don't have to worry about any blizzards or nor'easters but one never knows in the new world order.
Like A Waterfall
Posted by Pete Bouchard
If you were caught in those 'cloudbursts' today, you had more than you could handle in the rain department. Torrents fell in a short amount of time - what we deem 'flash flooding' in the weather biz. Since it happens suddenly, the National Weather Service has adopted the acronym TADD:
Bam! Pow!
Posted by Jeremy Reiner
Bam. Pow! Those were some nasty storms last evening with some towns in metrowest & the city itself blasted with locally heavy rain, hail, lightning and strong wind gusts. A cool front is the culprit and that front will linger across the region again today. That means another round of some scattered showers & t-storms likely.
Thunderous Start to Workweek
Posted by Pete Bouchard
Heat and a bit of humidity fed a strong - and sometimes severe - line of thunderstorms today. By the time the dinner hour rolled around (6pm-ish), the storms had consolidated into a line. Everyone got a drink of water and a big drop in temperatures - some falling nearly 20 degrees in minutes!