Unraveling Meteorological 'Bombs': The Dynamic Weather Shifts Across America

What if the term "bomb" doesn't mean destruction, but rather a meteorological marvel? Join me, meteorologist Steve Pelletier, as I unravel the mysteries behind the so-called "bombs" that are shaking up weather systems on both coasts of the United States. You'll gain insights into how these rapidly intensifying storms bring unexpected changes to the Eastern seaboard, including the season's first snowfall in Pennsylvania and New York. From heavy rains to severe turbulence for aviation, we'll break down the science behind these phenomena and explore their implications for major cities like New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

Brace yourself for a detailed tour of the nation's current weather patterns and what lies ahead. We'll traverse dry spells in the South, navigate showers in Charlotte, and anticipate much-needed rain and clearing trends in the West. As high pressure builds, discover the reprieve coming over the weekend before the next storm series. Whether it's snowstorms in the Northwest or rain relief in California, get ready for a fascinating journey through the nation's dynamic and ever-changing weather landscape. Stay tuned as I continue to monitor and update you on these evolving weather systems.

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:00

Hi, this is meteorologist Steve Pelletier and I am the Weatherman. Thanks for checking into theweathermanpodcom on your Friday. It is the 22nd day of the month of November 2024 and big storms along the east and west coast. You know a lot of the news medias have been calling these bombs. Basically, what they are is rapidly intensifying storms. You know, my perception of what a bomb is is something that is explosive. My perception of what a bomb is is something that is explosive and destructive and just horrible and horrifying. These are not that. They are intense storms, they are intensifying. What meteorologists do is when they see these things, they say it's bombing out. What it means basically is it just intensifies so quickly and so explosively meteorologically. But when you're trying to explain that to people, you don't want to tell them it's a bomb. You want to tell them it's an extreme storm, a storm that's going to cause lots of changes, lots of wind and also sometimes can be destructive, but not as destructive as a bomb. So I kind of have a little bit of a reservation about saying that Along the eastern seaboard big area of low pressure intensified.

Speaker 1: 1:06

It's what we call stacking up, cutting off. What happens is a low pressure system at the upper levels and at the surface basically line up right under each other and they intensify and then sit and spin and intensify and then slowly move away and they can bring in all types of weather. There was snow across central and northern Pennsylvania, the Finger Lakes of New York, northwestern New Jersey for the first time this season after very dry conditions at two inches of rain in the New York area and it looks like that area of low pressure will eventually drift off to the northeast and give us dry conditions for both Saturday and Sunday. Elsewhere across the nation there's a northwesterly flow across Atlanta and Charlotte. Could be some showers in Charlotte but in Atlanta it looks like dry weather. Also dry in central and south Florida. No problems weather-wise there. Dallas and Houston looking dry, some occasional rain and showers in the Chicago area, but that will be giving way to a clearing trend and decent conditions in Minneapolis and Minnesota and much of around Denver and the Four Corners region is going to be dry. La is going to be getting some rain from those big storms on the West Coast.

Speaker 1: 2:12

You know we see these storms when they come out of the Aleutians around the northern Pacific. They hit the Pacific Northwest. They're also responsible for that severe turbulence that you hear a lot about when some of those airliners flying from, say, the East Coast or from Chicago going out to maybe the Far East, into Japan or even Hong Kong, china or even in Thailand, and when they're going over that one section over there because of the intense weather aloft it causes severe turbulence between about 30,000 and 42,000 feet and sometimes it comes up really fast and of course pilots are constantly talking with each other to try to avoid that. But it does happen in some of the earlier flights when these storms are in the process of intensifying. It's intensifying and will causing a lot of snow across sections of central and northern Idaho, northwestern and western portions of Montana, northwestern Wyoming and even into the eastern mountains of Washington and Oregon. Heavy amounts of snowfall from this next storm moving in there that will eventually get to the eastern seaboard. It takes a while before it reaches here Could give us a little bit of rain in LA and San Diego, but limited amounts the further south you go. San Francisco is finally getting some much-needed rain and it looks like they will get into a clearing trend as we head into the weekend as well.

Speaker 1: 3:28

So once again, weather situation for the Northeast Corridor. It looks like rain and snow for much of eastern PA, central and northern New Jersey and southeastern New York. May even be some snowflakes in New York City too during the evening hours on Friday, with highs only near 40 as the storm slowly moves away and again you're going to hear reports of lots of accumulating snow across the Finger Lakes and across the central and northern mountains of the Poconos and Catskills of New York and even up in the Berkshires of New England and the Adirondacks as well. Some heavy amounts of snow from this storm as it goes on through. But on Saturday and Sunday high pressure starts to build in. It'll give you good weather and that should last right up through Monday before the next series of storm arrives in the east and the west. I'll update you on Saturday morning. Hope you have a great Friday. Talk to you first thing tomorrow and also updates on Sunday and Monday as well. I'm meteorologist Steve Pelletier and I'm the weatherman. Thanks for checking in. Talk to you first thing tomorrow.