Day: January 4, 2018

2018 Nor’Easter and NCC!

by Jorel Torres on January 4th, 2018

To kick of the new year, 2018, we start off with a Nor’Easter that has developed over the East Coast and has brought freezing rain, sleet, snow, and high winds to the coastal areas, ranging from northeast Florida, the Carolinas to the New England areas. This particular storm experienced rapid cyclogenesis: a significant decrease in Continue Reading

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4 January 2018 explosive cyclogenesis event

by Dan Bikos on January 4th, 2018

GOES-16 imagery captured the spectacular explosive cyclogenesis event on the eastern seaboard on 4 January.  First, we’ll look at the 3 GOES-16 water vapor channels along with the air mass RGB product: http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/templates/loop_directory.asp?data_folder=training/visit/loops/4jan18/4panel_wv&loop_speed_ms=60 During this loop we see an instant occlusion type of cyclogenesis.  We also see the development of a sting jet, annotated on Continue Reading

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