Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Sandy

However, after Sandy crosses Jamaica and Cuba, things get really interesting — and dangerous — because the atmospheric setup is uniquely conducive for Sandy to become a bizarre and, possibly, extremely destructive hybrid storm, injecting its tropical moisture, warm core, and low barometric pressure into a dynamic atmospheric situation involving a diving upper-level trough, driven by the jet stream, and the resulting clash between warm and very cold air. We could end up with a “subtropical hurricane” — a category that isn’t even supposed to be able to exist — bashing the U.S. East Coast with fierce wind, rain and surge, while its back side produces extremely heavy snow over the northern Appalachians. It would be like a nor’easter on steroids.
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"A nor'easter on steroids" does not sound delightful.

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3 comments:

  1. We bought a piece of land when we lived in Virginia...on a lake by Monticello (Lake Monticello, if I recall correctly - about 5 miles or so from the Jefferson home). It was a man made lake. They dammed up a valley, and anticipated a five year fill period. One of the big storms (of whatever ilk) came through and filled the lake in one year.

    It would have been about 1975 or thereabouts.

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  2. Lost a comment to the spam file, I think.

    Odd thing, that!

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  3. Found it!

    Yeah-- Mother Nature has her own way of doing things.

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