Month: June 2015
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Rainy June Continues in Garden State
Over Another Inch of Rain Falls at GWC in South Plainfield After a relatively dry April and most of May, the rain has come back with a vengeance here in New Jersey. On Saturday, another storm system barreled in from the west and brought another soaking rain to New Jersey. At GWC in South Plainfield,…
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GWC Time Lapse–June 19, 2015–Cumulus Clouds
Here is a time lapse video of weather conditions at GWC in South Plainfield on Friday, June 19th. On this day, conditions became more muggy with temperatures climbing into the mid 80s and dew points soaring into the lower 70s. The high at GWC was 85 with the dew point peaking at 73. As a…
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Bill’s Remains Give Central Jersey a Glancing Blow
Storm’s Remnants Provide Another Downpour for Northern Middlesex County There was much anticipation and some trepidation about the track of what was Tropical Storm Bill. After dumping plenty of rain over Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Missouri earlier in the week, Bill’s remains pushed eastward on Saturday moving through the Ohio Valley and taking aim…
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Carlos Dissipates into Remnant Low in Eastern Pacific
Storm Peaked to 90 MPH Winds; Third Hurricane Already in EPAC While Tropical Storm Bill preoccupied many in the United States this past week, the Eastern Pacific continued to have a strong start with its third hurricane of the season, Carlos. The 2015 EPAC season is the second fastest to reach its third hurricane. Only…
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Remnants of Bill to Bring Heavy Rains to Jersey
Tropical Storm’s Remains to Ride the Ring of Fire Weather Pattern into Garden State Earlier this week, Tropical Storm Bill, the second named storm of the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season, came ashore in Matagorda Island, Texas. Strengthening a bit just before landfall, the storm peaked with 60 mile per hour winds. However, the real story…
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GWC Storm Footage–June 16, 2015–Rush Hour Rains
Here is car cam footage of a drive taken after work through Middlesex and Monmouth counties along Routes 9, 35, and 36 South during some heavy rain on the evening of June 16th. On this day, there were several rounds of rain. During the late afternoon, skies grew threatening again as a wave of storms…
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GWC Weather Footage–June 16, 2015–Threatening Skies
Here is footage of the threatening skies over the Raritan Center section of Edison, New Jersey as showers and storms approached from the northwest on the afternoon and evening of June 16th. On this day, there were several rounds of rain. During the late afternoon, skies grew threatening again as a wave of storms moved…
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GWC Car Cam–June 16, 2015–Sun Shower
Here is car cam footage of a drive through a sun shower in Metuchen and Edison, New Jersey on the afternoon of June 16th. On this day, the high temperature was only 83 degrees, but the air was very tropical with a peak dew point of 77 degrees. The result was several rounds of rain…
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GWC Time Lapse–June 15, 2015–Gloomy Skies
Here is a time lapse video of weather conditions at Union Beach, New Jersey on the evening of June 15, 2015. On this day, skies were mostly cloudy after some more rain fell during the course of the day. High temperature topped out at 87 degrees at GWC with a peak dew point of 77…
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Tropical Storm Bill Zeroes in on Texas Coast
Second Storm of Atlantic Season Picks Up Some Strength as it Closes in on Lone Star State Since last week, models had been indicating that a tropical system was going to form in the Gulf. Within the past 36 hours, that forecast has become reality as Tropical Storm Bill, the second named storm of the…