By now, I’m sure you’ve all heard of the infamous “polar vortex.” While this term has been in the meteorological literature since 1853, it sprung into the vernacular during the 2013-2014 winter, which featured repeated arctic outbreaks that punished the Midwest and Northeast with record low temperatures. The first “Sharknado” movie was released in the […]
The Big Nor’Easter
Monday, October 31, 2011 11:42 P.M. The East Coast commonly gets these strong storms called Nor’Easters, which are named such because they skirt along the northeast coast from a southwesterly direction, traveling to the northeast as they strengthen. This particular Nor’Easter was unique – it brought heavy snow to the Northeast before Halloween! New York […]