Nor’easter brought major beach erosion, and we’re just getting started
The official post-nor’easter report is in and it paints a stark picture of the sandy Jersey Shore, just as nor’easter season is starting. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (NJDEP) Office of Coastal Engineering released its Initial Coastal Storm...
When will the Jersey Shore get its first frost and freeze?
I don’t know about you, but the days definitely feel shorter for me. By 6 p.m. it’s getting dark, and it’s pitch black by 7 p.m. Not only that, but my early-morning walks are remarkably close to needing long pants and a sweatshirt. My wife is wearing a winter jacket...
Nor’easter brings significant high tides, severe erosion
It ripped, roared and, most consequentially, flooded. The first nor’easter of the 2025-2026 cool-weather season may very well turn out to be the most powerful one. Here are the most impressive storm stats to me for the Jersey Shore and beyond. – The Sunday or Monday...
Why ocean temperatures were some of the warmest on record this season
The summer tide came rolling in this year much warmer than 2024. In fact, the ocean temperatures were tropical enough to be among the warmest on record at the Jersey Shore. From June to September, peak beach season, the ocean water temps, measured at Atlantic City’s...
The Fujiwhara Effect: When two tropical storms collide
Last week, I mentioned on my digital and social weather channels that Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda could undergo a rare interaction called the Fujiwhara Effect. While it was too soon at the time of writing to determine whether both storms underwent this, it doesn’t...
