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Interesting setup once again as we have these discreet cells popping up in S/C NJ and ripping NNW where they are being absorbed by the main rain shield which extends from Sussex Cty NJ and WWD. It is along this leading edge that we might find our best brief but Tropical Storm like showers pass through. Then we await tonight for the squall line ahead of the cold front. I don't have any equipment here but I estimate that I am already getiing gusts in the 35-40 mph range every once in awile from the SE here at 1K elevation.

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Interesting setup once again as we have these discreet cells popping up in S/C NJ and ripping NNW where they are being absorbed by the main rain shield which extends from Sussex Cty NJ and WWD. It is along this leading edge that we might find our best brief but Tropical Storm like showers pass through. Then we await tonight for the squall line ahead of the cold front. I don't have any equipment here but I estimate that I am already getiing gusts in the 35-40 mph range every once in awile from the SE here at 1K elevation.

Very little wind here.. Just some on and off moderate rain. Quite muggy though.

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FWIW, none of the sites are particularly good for Orange. I’ve found KDIX can offer an good overview of the area in certain situations but it’s too far away to be used for a detailed view. The radar beam from KDIX is 1.8 miles above Orange.

Beam heights in miles from site to mid Orange County

KENX 1.38

KOKX 1.4

KBGM 1.84

KDIX 1.8

I usually use KOKX but I look at all of them.

Today is a perfect example why I don't like KOKX as my default radar. There is a nice signature of the radar beam devoid of precip that extends NW right into the heart of Orange Cty.
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Strongest gust of the event here clearly came with FROPA at 1:30 am. Easily gusted 55 if not 60 up here at 1K. Last time I personally witnessed a gust that strong was during Hurricane Charlie who's eye came within 8 miles of my house in South Florida shortly before making landfall about 20 miles to my north in Punta Gorda.

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64.7/42.....Nice day on tap. 2.00" total for the event. The highest gust after midnight was with the frontal passage which only registered 20mph....I do however reside in a sheltered area courtesy of many trees (forest) so my wind obs are always on the low side.

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39.4 @ my house in GFL

42 this morning down here. You're gonna beat me pretty good with the cold this winter, but I have a feeling I might come out ahead snow wise this year with some good coastal's hammering me. Phantoms start in 3 weeks. Gonna be some good hockey this year in GF if the NHL lockout continues.
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This chilly weather feels like October compared to what I had in NE NJ... many days in the 60s/low 70s, lows frequently in the 40s. Starting to see more trees changing color as well. Chilly pattern still looks to stay next week, I'd guess it weakens afterwards but so far this looks almost nothing like last year's pattern at this time.

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This chilly weather feels like October compared to what I had in NE NJ... many days in the 60s/low 70s, lows frequently in the 40s. Starting to see more trees changing color as well. Chilly pattern still looks to stay next week, I'd guess it weakens afterwards but so far this looks almost nothing like last year's pattern at this time.

You won't have to go very far north from NE NJ to see a dramatic difference in temps/precip type etc..

I would go nuts if I was a winter weather lover living in that area..

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You won't have to go very far north from NE NJ to see a dramatic difference in temps/precip type etc..

I would go nuts if I was a winter weather lover living in that area..

I had plenty of that last winter, or whatever that season was. The late February events were all rain where I was with the rain/snow line stuck barely miles to my north. At least I'll be dealing with less of that in Albany, although NE NJ still has an advantage with coastal nor'easters over Albany which is much further north. 2010-11 was incredible for my standards with 68.5" but it's probably more frequent up here.

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I had plenty of that last winter, or whatever that season was. The late February events were all rain where I was with the rain/snow line stuck barely miles to my north. At least I'll be dealing with less of that in Albany, although NE NJ still has an advantage with coastal nor'easters over Albany which is much further north. 2010-11 was incredible for my standards with 68.5" but it's probably more frequent up here.

Yeah the problem with the 09-10 & 10-11 seasons was that the coast was spoiled with coastals that produced mostly or all snow for those areas. We all know thats not the norm and it was a matter of time before your traditional R/S line set up once again. 68.5" is just above the avg for ALB.

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.42 here. I was down at Giants Stadium to see Springsteen which was delayed three hours thanks to that line of showers. Someone said they saw two lightning flashes off in the distance but most of us didn't see anything other than rain. So Bruce took the stage at 10:30pm and played till 2am, yet another awesome show but a late night or should I say early morning for sure.

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.42 here. I was down at Giants Stadium to see Springsteen which was delayed three hours thanks to that line of showers. Someone said they saw two lightning flashes off in the distance but most of us didn't see anything other than rain. So Bruce took the stage at 10:30pm and played till 2am, yet another awesome show but a late night or should I say early morning for sure.

3 or 4 house shaking thunder claps here around 8:30 with torrential rain. Odd thing was that the wind went north strongly and the temp plunged a good 10 minutes before the t-storm got here.
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