Beryl - Evening 2

Beryl is back down to 50 mph winds. Radar signatures show rain just off the coast of RI and MA. Eastern MA will get some rain early Friday, but other than that and the potential for some beach erosion, Beryl will move northeast with little effect on land.

Beryl - Morning 2

Beryl it about the same strength as it was last night, with 60 mph maximum sustained winds and a minimum central pressure of 1002 mb. All of the forecasts have moved east, which means there is a reduced chance of the storm affecting land. Currently, Beryl's rains are just off the coast of New Jersey. By Friday morning, those rains should be effecting MA, RI, and possibly CT, but tropical storm force winds are less likely to be an issue since Beryl is forecast to weaken.

Beryl Lives

Hmmm, I almost forgot it was hurricane season. I was kind of hoping, for the sake of those negatively effected by the storms, that the creation of this blog had cursed this season into being a dud. No such luck. Anyway, Beryl is now a tropical storm with 60 mph winds and a minimum central pressure of 1002 mb centered well off the coast of Virginia. Most of the computer models have Beryl effecting Massachusetts in some way by Friday morning. The good news is that the models that show Beryl having a greater effect on land also have the storm weakening more by the time it does so. Hopefully, most of the northeast has recovered from earlier flooding and will welcome the rain as a respite from the current heat wave. Everyone from New Jersey to Maine should keep an eye on this system for now.

The Flood Waters Recede

The Northeast is starting to clean up after five days of heavy rains caused flooding there. Early last week, the Baltimore/Washington area got over a foot of rain in some areas. A little later in the week, Pennsylvania got the worst of it, with over 10 inches of rain in parts of eastern Pennsylvania. (Thanks to Dr. Masters tropical weather blog for the pictures). The mid-Atlantic, at least, will get a break from the rain this weekend, though thunderstorm activity will pick up again at the beginning of next week. The Northeast gets Saturday off, with rains returning on Sunday.

For pictures and even video taken by locals, you can check out this blog for Pennsylvania. Check out this local news site for southern New York. Check here for more general pictures from the MSM.