Bombogenesis

[02 Park Ave]

Has anyone along the East Coast experienced a rapidly falling barometer yet today?

[jp the roadgeek]

Anyone who's over 40 and their aches and pains start acting up can certainly tell you.  Mine haven't yet because we're still up at 30.2 inHg

[02 Park Ave]

Here in South Jersey it has dropped form 30.17 at 6:00 pm to 30.01 at 11:49 pm.  Not that much but still it is dropping.

[Hurricane Rex]

I've heard it being called a snow hurricane on talk radio because of the pressure drop.

Of course, I live in the Northwest but I feel bad with what you're all going through.

[02 Park Ave]

29.61 at 6:00 am

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Here in South Jersey it has dropped form 1021.7 at 6:00 pm to 1016.3 at 11:49 pm.  Not that much but still it is dropping.

1002.7 at 6:00 am

Fixed for me .

[02 Park Ave]

It has been forecast to drop down to 950 millibars.

[02 Park Ave]

997.3 millibars at 1000 hours.

[1995hoo]

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is closed due to conditions in the Virginia Beach area.

[jp the roadgeek]

29.5 inHg at 10 AM

[02 Park Ave]

995.3 millibars at 1400 hours.

[Road Hog]

Weather people are always inventing new terminology for the latest big event. This is basically just a big nor'easter.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

I beg to differ. I've heard the term "bombogenesis" before. See also explosive cyclogenesis.

[Hurricane Rex]

Weather people are always inventing new terminology for the latest big event. This is basically just a big nor'easter.

I would say its more the media as bombogenisis has been used before but bomb cyclone, which has been used by some media, isn't a weather term.

[cjk374]

But then they (whoever "they" are) have named this "Winter Storm Grayson" like it is a hurricane. Why?

[TheHighwayMan3561]

But then they (whoever "they" are) have named this "Winter Storm Grayson" like it is a hurricane. Why?

That's entirely a Weather Channel "invention" . The NWS and other weather agencies objected to TWC doing this and refuse to use the names. Unfortunately it gained a lot of traction a few years ago when the former mayor of NYC used one of TWC's names as a twitter hashtag and that put the winter storm names into mainstream usage.

[MNHighwayMan]

But then they (whoever "they" are) have named this "Winter Storm Grayson" like it is a hurricane. Why?

That's entirely a Weather Channel "invention" . The NWS and other weather agencies objected to TWC doing this and refuse to use the names. Unfortunately it gained a lot of traction a few years ago when the former mayor of NYC used one of TWC's names as a twitter hashtag and that put the winter storm names into mainstream usage.

This whole TWC naming winter "storms" really put me off, especially after the NWS objected. I stopped watching their channel after that BS started (not that I did much watching to begin with, but...)

[Hurricane Rex]

But then they (whoever "they" are) have named this "Winter Storm Grayson" like it is a hurricane. Why?

That's entirely a Weather Channel "invention" . The NWS and other weather agencies objected to TWC doing this and refuse to use the names. Unfortunately it gained a lot of traction a few years ago when the former mayor of NYC used one of TWC's names as a twitter hashtag and that put the winter storm names into mainstream usage.

This whole TWC naming winter "storms" really put me off, especially after the NWS objected. I stopped watching their channel after that BS started (not that I did much watching to begin with, but...)

Hurricanes make sense to name them but winter storms..

You dun goofed TWC. Listen to the NWS.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

But then they (whoever "they" are) have named this "Winter Storm Grayson" like it is a hurricane. Why?

That's entirely a Weather Channel "invention" . The NWS and other weather agencies objected to TWC doing this and refuse to use the names. Unfortunately it gained a lot of traction a few years ago when the former mayor of NYC used one of TWC's names as a twitter hashtag and that put the winter storm names into mainstream usage.

This whole TWC naming winter "storms" really put me off, especially after the NWS objected. I stopped watching their channel after that BS started (not that I did much watching to begin with, but...)

Then don't come to Europe. We have started to officially name Winter storms .

[SSOWorld]

But then they (whoever "they" are) have named this "Winter Storm Grayson" like it is a hurricane. Why?

That's entirely a Weather Channel "invention" . The NWS and other weather agencies objected to TWC doing this and refuse to use the names. Unfortunately it gained a lot of traction a few years ago when the former mayor of NYC used one of TWC's names as a twitter hashtag and that put the winter storm names into mainstream usage.

This whole TWC naming winter "storms" really put me off, especially after the NWS objected. I stopped watching their channel after that BS started (not that I did much watching to begin with, but...)

Then don't come to Europe. We have started to officially name Wind storms .

FTFY  as winter storms are nothing out of the ordinary and pass through very often.  Wind storms in Europe are really only named in some countries (UK, Ireland) - take 'ex-Ophelia' for example.

[02 Park Ave]

The Met Office in the UK names winter storms.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Then don't come to Europe. We have started to officially name Wind storms .

FTFY  as winter storms are nothing out of the ordinary and pass through very often.  Wind storms in Europe are really only named in some countries (UK, Ireland) - take 'ex-Ophelia' for example.

And from this year also France, Spain and Portugal have set up a joint list. We already have had Ana, Bruno and now Carmen. A different list from that used in the British Isles, but they are working together to write a single list for all five countries next year.

[hotdogPi]

Then don't come to Europe. We have started to officially name Wind storms .

FTFY  as winter storms are nothing out of the ordinary and pass through very often.  Wind storms in Europe are really only named in some countries (UK, Ireland) - take 'ex-Ophelia' for example.

And from this year also France, Spain and Portugal in a joint list. We already have had Ana, Bruno and now Carmen. A different list from that used in the British Isles, but they are working together to write a single list for all five countries next year.

Six countries, right? Why would Andorra be excluded?

[kphoger]

Why would Andorra be excluded?

I can only assume it's because Andorra likes to be different.

[MNHighwayMan]

Why would Andorra be excluded?

I can only assume it's because no one cares about Andorra likes to be different.

Fixed that for you.