August 21 Tropical Storm Henri Now Moving North Up The Coast

Saturday August 21 2021

The main event is Tropical Storm Henri (‘ahn Ree’), that has made the turn north up the coast. The concern is that this has continued to defy computer modeling and trend west.

This is still going to remain off the Delmarva coast, but impact our beaches. Rainfall today may be limited in sinking air outside storm environment, but cooler winds and showers continue tomorrow.

Landfall now looks just east of New York City! This could be the first direct hurricane landfall in New England in 30 years. Note: Superstorms Sandy actually passed between Philadelphia and northern Maryland.

Morning Surface Weather

Tropical Storm Henri

Conditions at 8 AM

From The National Hurricane Center:

…AIR FORCE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTERS INVESTIGATING HENRI…

…A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE, HURRICANE CONDITIONS, AND FLOODING

RAINFALL EXPECTED

SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT…1200 UTC

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LOCATION…33.6N 72.7W

ABOUT 200 MI…320 KM SE OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA

ABOUT 525 MI…850 KM S OF MONTAUK POINT NEW YORK

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…70 MPH…110 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 12 MPH…19 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…993 MB…29.32 INCHES

Tropical Satellite

National Hurricane Center Track

Warnings

Hurricane and Storm Surge Warning for Long Island and Connecticut

Tropical Storm Warning: Northern New Jersey, New York City, Rhode Island.

Wave Heights

The bulk of the wave action will be well off the Delmarva Shores, but Rip Currents will hit the beaches there.

Saturday Evening

Radar Simulation —> slider

12 PM Saturday to 2 PM Sunday

There is an area of sinking air just outside the tropical system. We may end up in that today, limiting our rain formation. However, the storm may behave like a Nor’easter if this track holds…. So Cool winds, clouds, and showers are possible into Sunday.

Weather Almanac: Climate Data

TODAY August 21

Normal Low in Baltimore: 65ºF

Record 51ºF in 2000

Normal High in Baltimore: 85ºF

Record 97º F 1899

Temperatures

This Afternoon

Sunday Morning

Sunday Afternoon

7 Day Forecast

Note: Sunday may end up cooler, depending on how much of a breeze we may get from Henri. That depends on the track inland near NYC.

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