Connecticut’s Tornado Season
I decided to take a look back and see where the average “tornado season” falls for this area. Where frequency is the running 10-day daily frequency of a tornado between 1950-2013 The months with...
Monthly Archive: April 2014
What is a Heat Wave?
What exactly is a heat wave and why can it be dangerous? In the United States, to be considered an official heat wave… The air temperature must reach 90°+ at a location for three...
Gloria: The Last Connecticut Hurricane
Recent storms such as Hurricane Sandy (2012) and Tropical Storm Irene (2011) were memorable, but Hurricane Gloria was the last storm to directly strike Connecticut as a hurricane, as it did on September 27th,...
Hurricane Bob
Hurricane Bob slammed eastern New England on August 19th, 1991. Hurricane Warnings were posted by the National Hurricane Center from North Carolina, all the way up to Maine. The storm brushed the Outer Banks of...
RadarScope App
The app costs $9.99, but it is definitely worth it. I was a bit skeptical at first to dish out that kind of money. Honestly, I’ve never bought any app, period, and most apps are...
Severe Season Waking Up
Similarly to 2013, the start of 2014 has been off to a relatively slow start in terms of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. Through the end of March, there were only 70 tornadoes reported across...
Striking Lightning Facts
What comes first, lightning or thunder? The lightning itself actually causes thunder, so they occur at the same time. Since the speed of sound is slower than the speed of light, we usually do...
Snowfall: March 31, 2014
Rain began to change to sleet and snow during the pre-dawn hours on March 31st across northwestern Connecticut. A band of heavy precipitation formed near Route 8 and began to pivot southeast. This band...