Month: August 2014
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Tropical Disturbance Crossing Yucatan Bears Watching
Has 50 Percent Chance of Development as it Moves into Gulf While the month of August and the entire 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season in general have been very quiet, things continue to try to stir around the Atlantic Basin on this Sunday morning. The most significant feature is in the Northwest Caribbean and crossing over…
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Drowning Death at Sandy Hook a South Plainfield Resident
Dangerous Surf Takes Life of 17 Year Old from Hometown of GWC and Hurricaneville On Thursday, GWC and Hurricaneville reported on the dangerous surf that had been affecting both the East and West coasts of the United States. Hurricane Marie was responsible for historic wave heights off Southern California while Hurricane Cristobal, which strengthened a…
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GWC Weather Footage–August 28, 2014–Trip to Long Beach Island
Here is footage from a trip taken to Long Beach Island on the final Thursday of August 2014. During this trip, the weather was nice. Some fair weather cumulus, but mostly sun and blue sky. Wave action in Barnegat Inlet wasn’t as severe as it was on Wednesday as Hurricane Cristobal pulled away.
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GWC Time Lapse–August 28, 2014–Fair Weather Cumulus at Barnegat Light
Here is a time lapse from a little over 5 minutes of footage of fair weather cumulus during a trip Barnegat Light on Long Beach Island, New Jersey on the last Thursday in August 2014. It was a nice day with blue skies, plenty of sun, and comfortable temperatures along the Jersey Shore. I used…
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Cristobal Generating Rough Surf and Rip Currents Along Jersey Shore
Long Period Swells from Hurricane in Atlantic Causing Dangerous Surf Conditions at Jersey Beaches With the approach of the Labor Day Holiday Weekend, many residents from New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania are headed to the Jersey Shore for one last fling before summer ends. Â Hurricane Cristobal, an unwanted guest at Garden State beaches, is…
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Historic Surf Along Southern California Coast as Marie Fades
Once Category Five Hurricane Weakens To Tropical Storm; Still Creating Dangerous Surf and Rip Currents in Southern California In another twist to what has been a very busy Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season, what was a powerful hurricane, is weakening in cooler waters. Tropical Storm Marie, which was once a Category Five Hurricane, the first in…
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Warm, Humid Weather Returning For Labor Day Weekend
Warmest Weather of Month Expected With Storms on Sunday The Summer of 2014 has been a pleasant summer here in the Garden State. The three month period of June through August of this year has been the coolest summer period in the past four years according to data kept by Greg’s Weather Center. In South…
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GWC Weather Footage–August 27, 2014–Hurricane Cristobal Stirs Up Surf Along Jersey Shore
Here is weather footage of heavy surf getting stirred up along the Jersey Shore courtesy of Hurricane Cristobal on the final Wednesday of August 2014. Cristobal, the third named storm and hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season, has only been a Category One Hurricane to date with peak winds of 80 mph, but it…