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The Curious Case of Massachusetts' Winter Tornadoes
"The Curious Case" is a series of articles taking deep dives into some of New England's most unusual weather events and other...
Tim Dennis
Feb 235 min read
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Looking Back at New England's Epic Snow Blitz of 2015: Ten Years Later
By January 24th, 2015, Boston had recorded a mere 10.6 inches of snow on the 2014-2015 winter. By the end of the winter, the city had...
Tim Dennis
Jan 268 min read
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New England's 'Perfect' Blizzard: Christmas Day 2017
It's not often that snowstorms visit New England on Christmas Day itself. There has been plenty of occasions where snow has fallen just...
Tim Dennis
Dec 25, 20244 min read
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The Polar Vortex: What it is (and isn't)
Polar Vortex, much like bombogenesis, has gotten a reputation of being a social media buzzword despite having an origin long before...
Tim Dennis
Nov 17, 20243 min read
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Looking Back at the Halloween Snowstorm that Crippled New England
October marks the start of the cold season for New England and likewise behaves a lot like springtime when it comes to snowfall. That is...
Tim Dennis
Oct 31, 20245 min read
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Will it Rain or Snow (or both)? New England Winter Storm Patterns
There's a lot that goes into trying to determine who will get what during a winter storm in New England. Here's a breakdown of the most...
Tim Dennis
Oct 20, 20248 min read
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Great September Gale of 1869: New England's Forgotten Major Hurricane
The year 1954 will live forever in infamy when it comes to the weather in New England. That year saw a category 2 and category 3...
Tim Dennis
Sep 12, 20244 min read
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Hurricane Carol 70 Years Later: New England's Last Major Hurricane
There is one hurricane season that stands out above all others for New England. While most hurricane seasons in New England have been...
Tim Dennis
Sep 1, 20246 min read
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Hot Saturday: Looking Back at New England's Hottest Day Ever
A rather extreme heat wave gripped New England for several days this June. This heat wave was the longest recorded heat wave in Hartford....
Tim Dennis
Aug 16, 20243 min read
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Looking Back at the New England Flood that Helped Jump Start Hurricane Forecasting
Less than a year after the devastating 1954 hurricane season, New England was hit with another double whammy of sorts. The first tropical...
Tim Dennis
Aug 11, 20247 min read
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The First Recorded Tornado Outbreak in US History Occurred in New England
The Midwest gets much of the attention when it comes to tornadoes. The area has long been called tornado alley as this part of the world...
Tim Dennis
Jul 21, 20243 min read
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The Curious Case of the Hampton Beach Independence Day Tornado
Hampton Beach, one of the more well-known beach towns in New England, had already become a popular destination for area residents by the...
Tim Dennis
Jul 4, 20245 min read
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June 9, 1953: New England's Most Violent Tornado Outbreak
When looking back at New England's weather history, June 9th, 1953 stands out as one of the most infamous weather days in the region's...
Tim Dennis
Jun 9, 20246 min read
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New England's Current Hurricane Drought Looms as 2024 Season Begins
On August 19, 1991, Hurricane Bob made landfall across Rhode Island as a category 2 storm with sustained winds of 100mph. The storm...
Tim Dennis
Jun 2, 20243 min read
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May Shock: Looking Back on New England's Epic Mother's Day Snowstorm
The years of 1977 and 1978 were strange when it came to winter. These two years featured several extreme winter weather events across the...
Tim Dennis
May 12, 20243 min read
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SLIM: The Four Ingredients for Severe Thunderstorms Explained
The formation of severe thunderstorms can hinge on the highly used acronym S.L.I.M., which stands for Shear, Lift, Instability and...
Tim Dennis
Apr 25, 20244 min read
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The Latest Reported Snowfall on Record in Every New England County
As we begin to dig deeper into spring, snowfall naturally begins to become more elusive. Looking at historic extremes across New England,...
Tim Dennis
Mar 26, 20245 min read
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2024 Solar Eclipse in New England: Weather Hub
Welcome to the 2024 solar eclipse New England weather hub! This page will be updated daily in the evenings from March 25th through April...
Tim Dennis
Mar 25, 20241 min read
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The Unbelievable World Record Fastest Temperature Change
"If you don't like the weather here, wait five minutes." That saying, or a variation of that saying is spoken proudly by locals...just...
Tim Dennis
Mar 17, 20243 min read
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2024 Eclipse: New England Weather & Climatology for April 8th
We're now less than a month away from New England's first total solar eclipse in over 50 years. After April 8th, New England's next total...
Tim Dennis
Mar 12, 20243 min read
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