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State of emergency declared after weather causes $300M in crop losses
This article initially appeared in Shore Local magazine on May 28, 2026 A series of hard freezes hit farms and bogs hard in New Jersey and beyond during late April, causing an estimated $300 million…
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How do those cooling sea breezes form at the Shore?
This article appeared in Shore Local News on May 14. We live by the sea breeze and die by the sea breeze. Figurately, of course, but only kind of. How often has it been 95…
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Why this snowy winter was NOT enough to cure NJ’s 2026 drought
This article initially appeared in Shore Local News on April 30, 2026 It’s unanimous, according to the state and federal agencies in charge of keeping track of drought conditions. Since November, New Jersey has been…
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🌀How likely is a hurricane, tropical storm in NJ in 2026? Forecast released.
This article initially appeared in Shore Local Newsmagazine on April 16 The Atlantic Hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. We know that very well here in New Jersey, as does Colorado State…
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How will developing El Niño impact NJ’s weather in 2026?
Goodbye La Niña and hello El Niño – possibly a “super” El Niño. Expected between July and September, this shift in the Earth’s long-term weather patterns will define how we experience the upcoming hurricane season,…
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The 7 reasons why the 2026 nor’easter was memorable in NJ
This article initially appeared in Shore Local magazine on Feb. 26 Just as a generational run of snowcover was starting to go away, a fresh nor’easter piled near historic snow amounts onto our lawns, beaches,…
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Here’s how cold the Jersey Shore was in January
This article initially appeared in Shore Local Magazine on Feb. 5 With temperatures much colder than average around here, the depths of winter have been feeling more like New England than the Jersey Shore. From…
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January 2026 Jersey Shore winter storm brought it all
This article initially appeared in Shore Local magazine on Jan. 28 The biggest New Jersey winter storm of the 2025-’26 season so far brought the roads, rails and skies to a halt on Sunday. An…
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Winter Storm Jonas, 10 years later
I was going to write this column anyway, but with the 2016 Challenge spreading throughout the internet, this came at a perfect time. The Blizzard of 2016 happened Jan. 22 to 24 of that year. The…
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Tidal flooding continues upward trajectory
This article initially appeared in Shore Local News on Jan. 15, 2026 The Jersey Shore had two memorable tidal flooding events in 2025 – August’s Hurricane Erin, and an October nor’easter. New analysis shows that…
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The 7 things NJ should know about weather in 2026
This article first appeared in Shore Local News on Jan. 8 I can’t forecast the Jersey Shore weather 365 days out, but given a full year of a new president, and the recent election of a…
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The Jersey Shore’s Top 10 Weather Events of 2025
This article initally appeared in Shore Local magazine on Dec. 30, 2025 A variety of weather and near weather events grace my Jersey Shore top 10 events of 2025 list. However, there are two notable…
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America just developed 3 AI forecast weather models, including 1 bold new one
Following in the footsteps of the European weather community, Google, and others, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has entered the artificial intelligence weather forecast model arms race, and it may have done enough…
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For the 16th year in a row, no White Christmas forecast at the Jersey Shore
It’s been one of the coldest starts to December on record at the Jersey Shore. However, a thaw is here, leaving our chances of a white Christmas at near zero. This article first appeared in…
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NJ is back in a Drought Warning, but it never really left
On Dec. 5, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) issued a drought warning for the state. It brings back not-so-distant memories of barely flowing streams and record dry weather. However, unlike the previous…
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With polar vortex unlocked, NJ likely gets a frigid start to winter
Stream the Jersey Shore Live Weather Channel for free! The polar vortex has been poked and distributed in the stratosphere. Now it’s a waiting game as rounds of Arctic air run through New Jersey, reload…
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Record setting phenomenon threatens cold, polar vortex in NJ this December
Blasts of frigid for December air may be NJ’s reality this December thanks to an unusual chain of events bringing the polar vortex. Meteorologists like me are keeping a close eye on the sky above…
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Historic 1st Snows at Jersey Shore: Facts and Figures
The first snow of the season at the Jersey Shore is usually something to smile about. It’s light and fun. Maybe just a few flakes in the air or a quick snow shower that melts…
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A wild ride of temperatures: 2025-2026 Jersey Shore Winter Outlook
The 2025-2026 winter outlook has similarities to last winter’s weather. However, there’s enough support in the forecast to give snow lovers hope this season. My Jersey Shore friends, it’s that time of the year again…
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October Nor’easter brought major beach erosion, and NJ’s 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…
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NJ Nor’easter brings top 10 highest tide, record rain, erosion
This article initially appeared in Shore Local magazine on Oct. 16 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…
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2025’s Ocean was so Warm in NJ, It Almost Broke a Record
The summer tide came rolling in this year much warmer than 2024. In fact, the water we enjoyed was tropical enough to be one of the warmest on record at the Jersey Shore. From June…