Posted on 12/11/2024 1:09:15 PM PST by Morgana
An urgent weather warning has been issued for eight East Coast states with a bomb cyclone expected to unleash hurricane conditions in the region.
Meteorologists predict that states from Maine to New York will see the worst impacts, with dangerous flooding and widespread power outages predicted to start on Wednesday evening.
A bomb cyclone is a meteorological term for a storm between the tropics and polar region that rapidly strengthens over a 24-hour period, often leading to considerable damage.
This super-charged storm will bring wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour, as well as torrential rainfall of eight inches in places, which will be amplified by an atmospheric river stretching 2,000 miles along the coast.
An atmospheric river is a long and narrow region of the atmosphere that carries warmth and moisture from the tropics toward Earth's poles.
The East Coast has been hit with unseasonably high temperatures this week, with New York City topping 61 degrees on Wednesday, 30 above the December average.
'The impactful nature of the storm in coastal areas of the Northeast will be like a landfilling strong tropical storm or hurricane,' AccuWeather meteorologists stated.
The heavily populated metro areas of Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Providence, Rhode Island, and Hartford, Connecticut could see significant urban and small stream flooding, according to AccuWeather.
'The risk for significant flooding will be further amplified across the higher elevations of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine where there is a considerable snowpack of several inches on the ground,' AccuWeather meteorologist Jonathan Porter warned.
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I guess the drones will go away.
FEMA Managers: Darn! There are probably less Trump voters in these states and we’ll have to do more work.
It’s raining. Get over it. It could be snow.
“Bomb” cyclone. Eyes rolling.....
I think what they meant to say is “it’s going to rain”.
Has it been named yet?
National Weather Service says gusts to 50 mph, Rainfall a half inch in NYC, locally heavy rainfall possible. Accuweather sounds over-excited.
So, a half inch.
Grocery chains and supply stores love “bomb cyclones”.
Oh man, they may get their $750 and no FEMA help, eh.
Rain? Didn’t you read the article? It’s a BOMB CYCLONE!
It happens when a cyclone passes over an ammo depot.
It’s sort of like a sharknado, only this is a bombicane.
Good Grief can the folks at the Mirror get a grip. Here on L. I. we have some medium rain and a few wind gusts. This is hardly hurricane stuff. Even on Eastern L. I.the rain may be heavy for a bit and higher wind gusts but hardly something to scream about. These climate nuts act like no one has a memory longer than 30 days. Oh and 31 days ago tgese same nuts were screaming about a disasterous drought.
Cam we hunt the HAARPies?
Can’t wait for the SyFy movie event.
:)
IOW - a typical Florida thunderstorm.
I’m sitting in the middle of it. It’s raining.
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