Thursday featured a lot of drizzle and downright cold temperatures only in the mid-50s. Many grocery stores were extremely busy in anticipation of Hurricane Jaoquin, which is now a Category 4 hurricane.
While everyone was stocking up for Hurricane Jaoquin, the new thinking may be that today and tomorrow’s Nor’easter might be the bigger story.
My thinking for today’s Nor’easter is that we will see anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of moderate to heavy rainfall. Much of this moisture will come out of the northeast; thus, the term “Nor’easter.” I also expect very cold temperatures to come out of this, which is normal for this type of storm. Highs only in the low 50s are expected today. The rain should end by Saturday morning, but wind gusts up to 30 mph will persist.
Turning our attention to Hurricane Jaoquin, the new thinking is that the greatest impacts will be right along the coast, but I still cannot rule out some heavy downpours. Anywhere from an additional 2 to 4 inches of rain on top of the Nor’easter's rain could cause more flooding in flood prone areas. Places like New Jersey up towards Boston should still keep an eye on Hurricane Jaoquin as it could come close to there shores.
I kind of find these two storms to be ironic as a Nor'easter is typically a winter storm and a Hurricane is typically a summer storm. This is clearly summer and winter battling it out this fall.
As always, stay tuned to my Facebook page as well as Bristow Beat for continuing updates on this active weather pattern.
My favorite thing to do is study the weather. It is truly fascinating. Nothing beats a good thunderstorm. I became very interested in weather when I lived in Okinawa, Japan for four years and was actually inside a super typhoon.
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