Great September Gale of 1869: New England's Forgotten Major Hurricane
The year 1954 will live forever in infamy when it comes to the weather in New England. That year saw a category 2 and category 3...
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Tim Dennis
- Sep 1
- 6 min
Hurricane Carol 70 Years Later: New England's Last Major Hurricane
There is one hurricane season that stands out above all others for New England. While most hurricane seasons in New England have been...
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Tim Dennis
- Aug 16
- 3 min
Hot Saturday: Looking Back at New England's Hottest Day Ever
A rather extreme heat wave gripped New England for several days this June. This heat wave was the longest recorded heat wave in Hartford....
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Tim Dennis
- Aug 11
- 7 min
Looking Back at the New England Flood that Helped Jump Start Hurricane Forecasting
Less than a year after the devastating 1954 hurricane season, New England was hit with another double whammy of sorts. The first tropical...
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Tim Dennis
- Jul 21
- 3 min
The First Recorded Tornado Outbreak in US History Occurred in New England
The Midwest gets much of the attention when it comes to tornadoes. The area has long been called tornado alley as this part of the world...
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Tim Dennis
- Jul 4
- 5 min
The Curious Case of the Hampton Beach Independence Day Tornado
Hampton Beach, one of the more well-known beach towns in New England, had already become a popular destination for area residents by the...
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Tim Dennis
- Jun 9
- 6 min
June 9, 1953: New England's Most Violent Tornado Outbreak
When looking back at New England's weather history, June 9th, 1953 stands out as one of the most infamous weather days in the region's...
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Tim Dennis
- Jun 2
- 3 min
New England's Current Hurricane Drought Looms as 2024 Season Begins
On August 19, 1991, Hurricane Bob made landfall across Rhode Island as a category 2 storm with sustained winds of 100mph. The storm...
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Tim Dennis
- May 12
- 3 min
May Shock: Looking Back on New England's Epic Mother's Day Snowstorm
The years of 1977 and 1978 were strange when it came to winter. These two years featured several extreme winter weather events across the...
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Tim Dennis
- Apr 25
- 4 min
SLIM: The Four Ingredients for Severe Thunderstorms Explained
The formation of severe thunderstorms can hinge on the highly used acronym S.L.I.M., which stands for Shear, Lift, Instability and...
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Tim Dennis
- Mar 26
- 5 min
The Latest Reported Snowfall on Record in Every New England County
As we begin to dig deeper into spring, snowfall naturally begins to become more elusive. Looking at historic extremes across New England,...
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Tim Dennis
- Mar 25
- 1 min
2024 Solar Eclipse in New England: Weather Hub
Welcome to the 2024 solar eclipse New England weather hub! This page will be updated daily in the evenings from March 25th through April...
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Tim Dennis
- Mar 17
- 3 min
The Unbelievable World Record Fastest Temperature Change
"If you don't like the weather here, wait five minutes." That saying, or a variation of that saying is spoken proudly by locals...just...
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Tim Dennis
- Mar 12
- 3 min
2024 Eclipse: New England Weather & Climatology for April 8th
We're now less than a month away from New England's first total solar eclipse in over 50 years. After April 8th, New England's next total...
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Tim Dennis
- Feb 20
- 3 min
Looking Back at New England's Longest Snowstorm: The 100 Hour Storm
The week of February 22nd to the 28th, 1969 saw one of the longest and most impactful snowstorms in New England's history. This may come...
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Tim Dennis
- Jan 30
- 4 min
The Largest One-Day Snowfalls in New England History
The blizzard of '78. The April Fools' Day blizzard. The blizzard of 2013. The Great White Hurricane. These are just a few examples of the...
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Tim Dennis
- Dec 30, 2023
- 7 min
Five Weather-Defining Moments of 2023 for New England
The year 2023 was marked by some intense storms, a handful of tornadoes and a summer of flash flooding. As a matter of fact, the...
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Tim Dennis
- Dec 13, 2023
- 6 min
The Ice Storm of '08: Looking Back 15 Years Later
Ice storms are among the most impactful, dangerous and damaging storms winter can bring New England. These storms need a very specific...
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Tim Dennis
- Nov 28, 2023
- 4 min
New England's "Benchmark" for Nor'Easters: Why This Point is so Important
As with any weather event, there are numerous factors that need to be considered when forecasting a nor'easter. These include the storm's...
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Tim Dennis
- Nov 12, 2023
- 4 min
New England's Infamous Looping Storms
Many of New England's most powerful storms come in the form of a coastal storm, whether it be a tropical system or a non-tropical...
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