A Sense of Normalcy...
It was a wild night with a powerful Nor'easter thumping New England. Rain amounts exceeded three inches in some towns and along with street flooding there was some minor flooding along some of the regions streams and rivers. In the end this was the largest 24 hour rain event in Boston in over a year! Snow was a nonfactor in Eastern MA but some of interior New England had several wet inches...many ski resorts picked up at least 6" of fresh snow and with the upcoming cold making snow should be an added bonus. Lastly, the wind was a big player early this morning with gusts along the coast over 50 mph. In fact, in Point Judith, RI there was a measured and verified 79mph wind gust caused by a sting jet...strong winds aloft rush to the ground on the backside of storms in rapid pressure rises!
The storm is gone and now it is about the cold. The air immediately behind the storm isn't anything out of the ordinary for December as highs tomorrow will once again climb into the mid and upper 40s. But later in the evening, a secondary coldfront will work through and this will usher in the coldest air of the season. Highs over the weekend will be either side of 40 degrees and a gusty NW wind on Saturday will create windchills in the 20s at times. The pattern will remain tranquil however and no storms will affect us through the next 5 days at least.
