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Parts of New England are digging out this evening after a huge nor’easter hit the region, resulting in feet of snow and many power outages. This storm is the result of a strong low pressure system strengthening as it moves up the eastern seaboard, this is called a nor’easter. Nor’easters can provide a mixed bag of […]
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This Week’s WxOrNotBG Tweets Of The Week
It has been a while, but I am looking forward to starting this back up! Twitter is a meteorologist’s best friend and worst enemy. Many times, hype will begin and spread like fire on Twitter. Other times, it saves someone’s life. Therefore, Twitter sees the best and worst out of meteorologists every week, and it […]
Aerial View of Nor’easter
The Global Precipitation Measurement mission’s Core Observatory satellite flew over the Nor’easter that impacted the United States this week. The satellite managed to capture these incredible images as the storm moved along the Atlantic coastline. The green, yellow, and red colors illustrate rainfall rates while the blue and purple shades show snowfall rates.
Nor’easter Affects Atlantic Coast
This week, a nor’easter has brought heavy rain and strong winds to the east coast and is expected to linger around through Friday morning. According to NOAA, a nor’easter is “a cyclonic storm that moves along the east coast of North America. It’s called “nor’easter” because the winds over coastal areas blow from a northeasterly direction.” […]
Nor’easter Impacting the East Coast
Weather terms can often be used inappropriately or without full understanding of the denotation of the word. The term Nor’easter (or Northeaster) is weather jargon to describe a large storm heading up the east coast. But what exactly is the criteria for a Nor’easter? The American Meteorological Society defines a Nor’easter as: “A cyclonic storm […]