Subject:
England/Ireland Storm
Date:
Tue, 30 Dec 1997 13:53:45 -0500
From:
Mike Hardiman <ristorm5{at}netsense.net>
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CASI Mailing List Recipients <casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org>
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ne.weather
I know this is a bit "out of range" but I just noticed what looks to be
(hard to read, the millibars are so tightly wound) a
940mb Low forming over the northern portions of Ireland by 12z Sat 03
Jan (according to the NOGAPS). Just thought
it was interesting but my main reason for posting this was because
looking at that map reminded me of an awesome
storm they had up there a few years back (late 1980's, early 1990's)
that caused 100+ mph winds, and did 1 billion
'pounds' of damage (or somewhere around $1.6 billion). (I saw this on a
documentary a few years back) The BBC
forecasters had talked about the storm early in the day before it hit,
but by the evening news the on-camera
meteorologist said "Earlier in the day we talked about the possibility
of a hurricane, but now I don't think we'll get it."
But they did. Big time. Although not a tropical cyclone by any nature
(I think it was in March), it was their closest thing
to one (damage-wise, not meteorologically speaking- they have gotten
remnants of storms before, like Hurricane Lili last
year and Hurricane Floyd in 1993.).
I was just wondering if anyone else had any info on this storm, perhaps
even video, or if anyone knows of any sites
dedicated to it.
Thanks,
Mike Hardiman
-New England Storm Track
"Barometer is my soup."
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From: "Mike Reddin" <mreddin{at}nii.net>
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Subject: Walter Drag's Discussion
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 12:08:49 -0500
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FPUS3 KBOS 301538
SFDBOS
FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1040 AM EST TUE DEC 30 1997
LR POST MORTEM: INTENSE STORM OF ROUGHLY 975 MB WAS SLIGHTLY WEAKER
THAN THE EC DAY 4 PREDICTION...12 HRS FASTER AND A
DEGREE OR SO LEFT OF THE LR TRACK. RESULT...MAX
WIND/WAVE AND SURGE NYC REGION...MAX SNOW NYS.
HOWEVER...SVRL INCHES OF S DID FALL IN THE NW
PTN OF OUR FA. GUSTS NOW ON THE SW WIND 58 KTS AT
BUZZ BAY AND 50 KTS AT BID. HI TIDE LAST NITE
AT BOS WAS +1.7 AND THIS MORNING AT PVD +2.5
NEWPORT /UUU/ +1.5. SOME COASTAL FLOODING HAS BEEN
REPORTED ON THE S COAST...THO APPARENTLY NOT OF
MDT/MAJOR PROPORTIONS. YOU/VE PROBABLY NOTICED THE
POCKETS 12-22 NEW SFALL FM S WV TO CENTRAL NYS ATTM.
TIDES WILL REMAIN ABV NORMAL THRU TNGT ON THE S COAST W 15 FT SEAS
BUT NO FURTHER CFA/CFW EXPECTED. A SUMMARY CFW ON THE EVENT HAS BEEN
ISSUED.
A WIND PNS SUMARIZING MAX WIND WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BE RELEASED
LATE THIS AFTN AS WE EXPECT POWER OUTAGES AND TREES/WIRES DOWN IN
SCT LOCATIONS SE MA...S RI...EPCLY CC CANAL REGION EWD.
MEASURABLE R SHWRS IN CAA WILL OCCUR MUCH OF THE FA TDY...CHGING TO
SLEET AND S SHWRS ORH-NW RI HILLS WWD.
NEW LR: THIS PATTERN CONTS HIGHLY ENERGETIC AND WHILE POP BITTER
COLD THEN MILD THRU SUNDAY...THE COLD AIR FM SIBERIA IS FINALLY
LEAKING INTO CANADA. DAY 6 EC HAS 8H TO ABT -40 IN HUD BAY W HIGH
PRES FM YUKON TO QUEBEC. SO WHILE THE ENSO PATTERN ATTEMPTS TO
RETURN W TROFS ON BOTH SRN CORNERS OF THE CONUS AND 5H RDG IN THE
MIDWEST DVLPS...WE COULD START PRODUCING WINTRY PCPN AGAIN HERE NEXT
WK.
WE HAVE HAD 2 SUCCESSIVE STORMS RUN A TAD INSIDE BOSTON...BUT BOTH
OF THESE HAD A TENDENCY TO RUN A BIT TO THE RIGHT OF THE ST MODELS
AND WITH NO SFC HI TO THE N...DID OK FOR WINTRY PCPN. NOW W A
SEEMING TENDENCY FOR COLD HIGHS TO OUR N??? AND WE/VE YET TO DVLP A
STG GREENLAND BLOCK...
.BOS...STM WRNG ALL MARINE ZONES XCP GLW BOS HARBOR AND NARR
BAY
HIGH WIND WARNING MAZ013>024-RIZ002-004>007
WIND ADVISORY MAZ005>007-011-012-RIZ001-003-CTZ002>004
DRAG
Mike Reddin
Network Innovations, Inc.
http://www.nii.net
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