What is a noreaster and do they happen here?
Stephen Letro National Weather Service-Jacksonville Meteorologist-in-Charge Published Monday, December 01, 2003 Today’s Question: What is a nor’easter and do they happen in Florida? yld_mgr.place_ad_here(‘InStory’); In simplest terms, a nor’easter is just a strong wind coming from the northeast. In the northeastern United States, the term refers to the strong winds, high seas and heavy precipitation created by intense low pressure systems or cyclones that move north or northeastward along the coast. They are called nor’easters because the tracks of these cyclones combined with the counter-clockwise rotation of the winds around them causes the wind to blow strongest out of the northeast.Along the Florida East Coast, we also have a phenomenon we call a local nor’easter that produces similar effects, but the origin is very different. In the cooler months, cold, high pressure systems move across the country, bringing in frigid arctic air. These highs, or anticyclones, are the opposite of l
In simplest terms, a nor’easter is just a strong wind coming from the northeast. In the northeastern United States, the term refers to the strong winds, high seas and heavy precipitation created by intense low pressure systems or cyclones that move north or northeastward along the coast. They are called nor’easters because the tracks of these cyclones combined with the counter-clockwise rotation of the winds around them causes the wind to blow strongest out of the northeast.Along the Florida East Coast, we also have a phenomenon we call a local nor’easter that produces similar effects, but the origin is very different. In the cooler months, cold, high pressure systems move across the country, bringing in frigid arctic air. These highs, or anticyclones, are the opposite of low pressure systems winds around them rotate clockwise, and get stronger as you get farther away from the center. So, when the center of an anticyclone passes through the Mid Atlantic states, it produces increasing w
