In the middle of the afternoon on the seventh of November, I experienced what was quite possibly the best moment of my life.  Shane Martin O’Donnell was brought into this world screaming and it was the sweetest sound I’ve ever heard.  Grand ideas for an epic blog post went through my head, do I post about how the country has just re-elected Barack Obama?  Or is a post on how the economy is faultering?  Maybe something about the...

The exerts below speaks loudly as to what the impact of this storm could be.  Please if you have the moment read the entire post, http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2278   the destructive potential of the storm surge was exceptionally high: 5.7 on a scale of 0 to 6. This is a higher destructive potential than any hurricane observed between 1969 – 2005, including Category 5 storms like Katrina,...

What a night last night with Tsunami warnings being issued for Hawaii after a massive earthquake off the Western Canadian coast!  I’m starting to think the Myans are on to something with the whole world ending in December. So it begins. The effects of Sandy are already being felt in the Lehigh Valley and Suburbs of Philadelphia.  Light rain has been falling since roughly 7am in Allentown while the wind has been steadily increasing...

Communities up and down the east coast of the United States have been watching Sandy and the computer models closely over the past few days hoping for any sign that the storm would not be as bad as forecast.   Unfortunately, I do not bring good news on this Saturday morning, Sandy is still forecast to phase with an upper level trough and move inland somewhere on the Jersey Coast. Current Conditions   Sandy is a weak category 1 hurricane...

A new day is upon us and still nothing positive to report on the progress of Sandy AKA Frankenstorm.  As of the 8am advisory, sandy has sustained winds at 80 mph and is moving to the NW at 10mph.  She has weakened in a  tropical sense but that means very little to the impact on the east coast. Powder Keg Although Sandy is weakening, she still threatens to pack a huge punch as she approaches the Eastern Seaboard.  Media outlets have correctly...

I would not be doing my job if I failed to mention the possibility of this storm missing the region completely.  There is evidence that the storm will veer off into the Atlantic and miss the chance at phasing with the frontal system approaching from the west.  Although the overwhelming majority or meteorologists are in agreement that a portion of the Northeast US will be heavily impacted by the system, it is not unheard of for all the...