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Severe Blizzard Bears Down on Boston and Much Of New England
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| Date: | 2013-02-08 07:16:28 |
| Blog: | Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal  |
| URL: | http://blogs.agu.org/wildwildscience/2013/02/08/severe-blizzard-bears-down-on-boston-and-much-of-new-england/ |
Summary:
The intensity of the low pressure (a classic nor’easter) will bring gusts to hurricane force along the New England coast. The image below (courtesy of Penn State Meteorology) shows surface winds (in knots) at midnight Friday night. Below is the surface pressures for Late Friday. Meteorologists call a rapidly deepening low pressure system like this a “bomb” because it looks like a bomb hit the weather map! The color bands are a measure of …Content analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | US | 42.3586 | -71.0567 |
| New England | US | 44.4516 | -70.0287 |
| Pennsylvania State University University Park | US | 40.8039 | -77.8575 |
Keywords:
bomb, color bands, Friday night, hurricane force, Late Friday. Meteorologists, low pressure, New England, New England coast, Penn State Meteorology, Severe Blizzard Bears, surface pressures, surface winds, Uncategorized, weather map
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