There will be some residual effects from the storm today and then again overnight. The Low has move pretty far off the coast. It went much more to the east, than to the northeast. Areas will still see snow showers/mix rain today, some gustier winds, and seas and surf will continue to be elevated and rough. Marine Advisories are still in effect as are Coastal Flood Warnings. Most areas north of Atlantic City fared much better than south of AC with regards to coastal flooding and wind damage. Very few areas have seen any accumulation of snow...the snow forecast was a big bust, even for areas forecast to receive 10-12 inches of snow around Baltimore and DC. These areas received NO snow!! The only big snow areas were northern Virginia, which received as much as 24 inches in some locations. Power outages were minimalized also due to the lack of snow. Like I said, this was a track dependent storm and the track went much farther east than modeled. High pressure up around Greenland really blocked this system from moving north at all. As well, warm air limited snow from falling. You certainly won't hear any complaints from me, as the area was spared a major hit again. Winds, surge and seas were just under the strength Sandy came ashore with, however, this storm was much, much smaller. This storm actually over performed off the coast of VA, generating hurricane force gusts of wind in Lewes, DE and generating 25+ foot waves at a buoy southeast of Cape May. This was an entire foot higher than what Sandy created!
While the system drifts northeast today, energy from a low over the Great Lakes will transfer energy through an inverted trough. Normally with a coastal storm, this would bring lots of rain and/or snow, however the system is too far off the coast for this to happen. NJ may still see 1-2 and 2-4 inches of snow tonight with higher accumulations to the north. Gustier winds are likely as well, but nothing close to the winds yesterday. Water conditions will continue through the weekend, as it looks right now. NWS PHI has issued another Briefing. I will have a Weekend Outlook later today. Looks like we will warm up some the beginning of the week, but the rest of the month may be seasonably colder than normal. Take that for what it is worth...
NWS PHI Weather Briefing #7
