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Yesterday was an interesting day. I presented a very straightforward map from Weather Underground showing that there were no sustained surface winds higher than 33 MPH at Irene’s US landfall. Hundreds of people went nuts, because the map disagreed with … Continue reading →

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As I write this, Hurricane Irene is on its way up the U.S. East Coast and, if the storm follows the current path projections, one thing is certain. Many buildings are soon to be destroyed — perhaps numbering in the … Continue reading →

Irene Was All Talk Aug 28, 2011 2:40 PM EDT That was it? New York was obsessed with the hurricane—and still is, but for a different reason. As Jacob Bernstein reports, the talk is all about a storm that was … Continue reading →

Perfect Storm of Hype: Politicians, the media and the Hurricane Irene apocalypse that never was There was almost palpable disappointment among the TV big guns rolled out for the occasion when Irene was downgraded to a mere ‘tropical storm”. In … Continue reading →

Huntington Chief: Becket dam didn’t fail Dam at Big Robin Lake in East Becket Updated: Sunday, 28 Aug 2011, 2:46 PM EDT Published : Sunday, 28 Aug 2011, 1:25 PM EDT BECKET, Mass. (WWLP) – Huntington’s Police Chief says that … Continue reading →

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY1rh6royms] Right. I ran the GFS/WRF model on Friday – and it predicted heavy rain, tropical storm force winds, breakup of the eye, and a complete breakdown of the southern half of the storm. Exactly what happened. What information was … Continue reading →

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http://www.digtriad.com/ NOAA said that maximum average wind speeds at landfall were 85 MPH, hurricane winds stretching outwards for 90 miles. In fact, only two locations even had gusts over 85 MPH. The 115 MPH is a mathematical outlier from a … Continue reading →