In our previous post we discussed the major noreaster and it's direct impacts on our local area. However, areas to our south are experiencing a historic storm with significant flooding and high winds. Over the next several hours and into Friday we will be blogging with the latest information and posts as well as images and information as soon as we get it. We've included the latest radar to start off (see link above). Also, please view the Latest Storm Pictures/Forum for important traffic/closures/safety information relay. You can chat with the New York MetroWeather Team using CoverItLive below starting at 9:00pm. All storm related discussion, banter, and questions are welcome.





8:40pm: RTMA analysis through the Mid Atlantic states shows the widespread impact of the nor'easter both onshore and off the coast, with a visible pocket of 70kt winds sustained per the latest analysis. 40+ knot winds have made their way inland to coastal portions of the Mid-Atlantic. High Wind Warnings and Coastal Flood warnings remain in effect for much of the mentioned region. These winds are expected to persist through the evening. National Weather Service statement out of Wakefield, VA indicated "WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH HEAVIER BANDS OF
RAIN MOVING THROUGH THE HAMPTON ROADS AREA AND INLAND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR
WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF ROADWAYS."

8:50pm: Quickly mulling over some things here. It has to be said again that the high pressure is definitely part of the problem. With the cut off low to it's south trying to push northward, a tight pressure gradient has formed across much of the Mid-Atlantic. The strong winds just above the surface are being mixed down by the convection moving onshore. Water vapor imagery is very impressive with a long tropical fetch of moisture into this deepening system off the Carolina Coast. Really a remarkable situation to watch unfold. The strong high pressure is also to blame for the lack of precipitation up into our area.