Probability of a White Christmas
Above graphic shows the probability of having 1″+ of snow on the ground on Christmas. Based on an image from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) The topic of a white Christmas is one...
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Perfect Storm of October 1991
The “perfect storm” of October 1991 is a true story of a rare weather scenario. A non-tropical storm literally eats a hurricane and becomes a monster low pressure system, just off of the Northeast...
Sandy’s Strongest Wind Gusts
Even though Hurricane Sandy’s eye passed well south of Long Island, the strongest winds were displaced into portions of New York and southern New England. Coastal Connecticut had numerous wind gusts over 70 mph...
Sandy vs. Irene (winds)
It’s apparent that Sandy was stronger than Irene, but by how much? The image above shows approximate winds when both systems were located just south of Atlantic City, N.J. Overview: The maximum winds in...
Storm Chasing Lessons
This was my first attempt at storm chasing in the central U.S. and let’s just say that it made me take a step back and take some time to better prepare for future chases....
Indian Summer Explained
The autumn season is already breath-taking as the leaves begin to change, but throw in a few warm days before winter arrives and it’s simply beautiful. “Indian Summer” is a term that describes a period...
First Frost and the Growing Season
When it comes to autumn in Connecticut, anything can be expected! Let’s take a look at some facts about the end of the growing season… Average first frost: October 9th While the first frost can...
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I can be directly contacted via e-mail at quincy.vagell@ gmail.com Media inquiries to license photos/videos: stormchaserQ@ gmail.com To interact with me via Twitter and/or Facebook, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/meteorologistquincyvagell https://www.twitter.com/stormchaserQ Meteorologist, researcher, storm chaser, public...
What is Connecticut’s Hurricane Season?
While the Atlantic Hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th, the “hurricane season” for Connecticut is somewhat shorter. After looking at all Tropical Storms and Hurricanes that made landfall in Connecticut, Rhode...
Top 10 Free Computer Model Websites
#1: The College of DuPage has a great website for models and other weather data. http://weather.cod.edu/forecast/ #2: Penn State has an outstanding weather resource called the Electronic Wall (e-Wall). http://mp1.met.psu.edu/~fxg1/ewall.html #3: Meteo Centre is a great...
Significant Tornado Parameter
A severe weather forecast index called the Significant Tornado Parameter (STP) is often used when predicting the potential of tornadoes. There’s actually an algebraic equation that’s used to come up with STP: STP =...