Friday, May 19, 2006


Color IR Water Vapor satellite image taken this evening, near the height of the storm. It clearly show the tightly coiled low off to our SW at the time. Note the substantial amount of moisture along the sharp front over our area, shown by the deep blue coloration to the clouds. Posted by Picasa

IR satellite image taken this evening, near the height of the storm. It clearly show the tightly coiled low located to our SW at the time. Posted by Picasa

Doppler Radar image taken this evening, near the height of the storm. It clearly show the heavy rain along the occluded frontal zone, accompanying the low which passed to our NW. Posted by Picasa

Surface chart composed this afternoon, depicting the two lows embedded in a moisture laden SE flow, that merged to generate our wettest day in three months. Posted by Picasa

Today Highlights

Total Precip: 30 mm/1.18 Inch of rain, fell between roughly 3:00 PM and roughly 9:00 PM Local Time (ADT). This is the heaviest 24 hr, or less, rainfall/precip. since February.


Note: Brief peak wind gusts of 30 mph/48 km/h, occurred this evening. With one short peak wind gust of 40 mph/64 km/h, occurred early this evening.

Weather Report For Johnson Settlement NB, Recorded At 2100 UCT On 05/19/2006

Temp: Current; 13.8 C/57 F, High; 17.2 C/63 F, Low; 8.6 C/48 F


Hum: 79%


Bar: 1002 mb/29.59 Inches; Falling Rapidly


Sky: Overcaste; Nimbostratus


Wind: NE; 5 gusting to 15 mph/8 gusting to 24 km/h


Precip: Light spotty rain


Total Precip: (to current time) 13 mm/0.51 Inch of rain, fell in the late afternoon


Note: None

New York warned to prepare for hurricanes, cat 2 or higher

RE-ANALYZE OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD

WARMEST APRIL ON RECORD IN U.S; Drought Persists Across the South and Southwestern States

Weather Summary For 05/18/2006

Temp: High; 15.2 C/59 F, Low; 4.3 C/40 F


Total Precip: 6 mm/0.24 Inch of rainfall


Note: None