Strong Low Pressure System Brings Wind Damage

Rumbles of thunder could be heard over Western and Central NY on Sunday. A powerful cold front had plenty of lift, which helped trigger the storms. A couple storms became severe, and produced wind damage to Western NY:

10/26/08


This storm later produced small thunderstorms in Central NY, but nothing severe was reported. Here in Albany, we got nothing special from that front. However, that system set up a strong coastal storm, which had a huge impact on NYS. More on this later as I get more details.

Research Project On Severe Weather In NYS

I'm doing research for one of my classes, and I chose to look at severe weather outbreaks in NYS that involves numerous wind damage reports. I have found three "cold" and three "warm" cases to study and compare. Results, as well as the full article, will be posted here. The paper is due in early November, and the presentation will be done by early December.

I've revamped my old site to make it more suitable for my collegiate needs. The linked page contains my research stuff:
http://www.albany.edu/~me381243/atm400research.html

Cold Grips NYS ... Fall Is Here

As we make the transition from fun Summer days to miserable Autumn weather, one thing stands out the most: It gets really friggen cold at night! Albany got down to a chilly 36F last night, and I'm sure plenty of areas in NYS got some frost last night.

Now the leaves will start turning, making everything all nice and pretty...the one consolation for having to turn on the heat for the first time in four months.

I hope everyone has their warm clothes ready for this week!