The Northern Middle Atlantic Weather Blog (Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware)

Blizzard conditions Feb. 9-10...

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 20:21:00 GMT

Most computer guidance is unanimous in a strengthening a double barrel low pressure setup redeveloping on the east coast. Climatology and past analogs support this, featuring a widespread precipitation event for the entire eastern seaboard. Due to animous blocking this will allow the storm system to affect southern areas more so than Northern New England.Thoughts on February 5-7 Snowstorm...A anomalous southerly flow is allowing cirrus clouds to stream overhead as '...
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Increasing threat of eastern cyclogenesis February 5-7...

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:43:00 GMT

Another significant storm threat is headed towards areas east of the Mississippi River in the Friday to Sunday time frame. Recent guidance suggests an anomalous trough with accompanying shortwave causing the allowance of an increased chance of cyclogenesis along the eastern seaboard. But unlike the previous event, the polar vortex and 50/50 low remain slightly dislocated from a favorable position therefore allowing for effects to be reached farther inland. While thi...
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Concerns towards end of the week threat...

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:56:00 GMT

"Afternoon Thoughts" (Updated 1/24)Perhaps one of the most skilled nature artists of the twentieth century is Ned Smith. Up along Berrysburg Mountain (elev ~1500ft) east of Millersburg in Dauphin County is the Ned Smith Center Link, which I make frequent visits throughout the year to see the special exhibits and galleries. Also at the environment center are a plethora of wildlife nature trails along the base of the mountain and up to about 1200ft also. There also li...
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A Novice Photographer's Journey II...

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:15:00 GMT

Unfortunately, to some extent, the 21st century has the reputation of engaging in a myriad of activities. Ongoing across the world, millions of people are on a tight schedule, to go to work, go to the gym, gather groceries, go to school, go to this and that, etc. This scheduled lifestyle was even noted as I was learning how to drive, and I used the right, left, right motion at a stop sign. Yet on occasion a distant honking of a horn behind me would signal that peopl...
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Lake Effect Snow Outbreak...

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:13:00 GMT

"Afternoon Thoughts" (Updated 12/30)Good afternoon!!! Usually being New Year's Day only a short few days away I would give one of those annoying and cliched "New Year, New You" type feel good about yourself paragraphs. But this year I decided to stay away and talk about forecasting. Quite a bit of confusion has occurred surrounding this New Year's Day storm system. Being a multi-wave event, details are highly questionable even 24hrs from the first impacts. Much of t...
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