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(58,179 posts) Fri Mar 29, 2013, 07:59 AM Mar 2013

(Holy shit) Incredible North Atlantic Storm Spans Atlantic Ocean From US to Europe [View all]

Incredible North Atlantic Storm Spans Atlantic Ocean, Coast to Coast
By Jason Samenow
The Washington Post

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a storm this big before.

The storm shown here stretches west to east from Newfoundland to Portugal. Its southern tail (cold front) extends into the Caribbean and the north side of its comma head touches southern Greenland.

Not only is it big, but it’s also super intense – comparable to many category 3 hurricanes. The storm’s central pressure, as analyzed by the Ocean Prediction Center, is 953 mb. Estimated peak wave heights are around 25-30 feet.

The rest: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/03/28/incredible-storm-spans-atlantic-ocean-coast-to-coast/?tid=pm_pop

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(Holy shit) Incredible North Atlantic Storm Spans Atlantic Ocean From US to Europe [View all] WilliamPitt Mar 2013 OP

Toto, this is a BFD! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2013 #1

Whoa... ewagner Mar 2013 #2

, we're truly f-cked if this is now the new normal, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , leveymg Mar 2013 #3

Probably not, despite the hysterical cries of the doomsayers. AverageJoe90 Mar 2013 #24

Thank you for your expertise. Hissyspit Mar 2013 #33

Lulz. xD AverageJoe90 Mar 2013 #34

Tell that to the good people of Staten Island. They'll tell you about hysterical. leveymg Mar 2013 #40

So what do you think is the new normal? lunatica Mar 2013 #49

Yes, we do need to address the issue, but no, this planet is NOT going to turn into Venus........ AverageJoe90 Mar 2013 #53

You don't know any more about this than anyone else does lunatica Mar 2013 #54

Yes, I do. Because it's not possible. Period. AverageJoe90 Mar 2013 #55

And there was almost a world record high pressure over Greenland, just last week muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #4

What does that mean? lapislzi Mar 2013 #18

To be honest, I can't say what it means at all muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #26

You sound like you know a lot more than me. When I look at the picture all I see is southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #31

Look at the swirl tavalon Mar 2013 #32

I believe that Greenland is actually a cluster of Islands bridged by fast rotting ice Sunlei Mar 2013 #48

It's one island, though the centre of its bedrock is currently below sea level muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #50

Thanks that is a very cool map link! wonder how much larger each springs floods will be? Sunlei Mar 2013 #52

looking for additional coverage jollyreaper2112 Mar 2013 #5

Should call it "Thanatos" Destroyer of Worlds. Katashi_itto Mar 2013 #6

Perhaps only USA storms are named? dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #7

Only by the Weather Channel caraher Mar 2013 #30

Odd that a storm that big would not generate headlines on weather.com or accuweather, or weatherbug. MindPilot Mar 2013 #8

It did, but most of the news coverage was in January, here are just a few covering it. unapatriciated Mar 2013 #10

If the same area of low pressure has hung around for 2 months, that would be big news muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #29

Here's somehing: tosh Mar 2013 #21

Looks like something from that movie "The Day After Tommorrow" nt Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2013 #9

That's what I thought! MNBrewer Mar 2013 #43

named storms jollyreaper2112 Mar 2013 #11

CNN does a day on Ballon Boy and this gets little coverage olddots Mar 2013 #12

Freaking wow! malaise Mar 2013 #13

Where? UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #41

in the Buff Bay area of Portland malaise Mar 2013 #42

Sweet. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #45

Holy Crap! In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #14

High pressure systems in the North Atlantic where we used to have ice packs over land and ... Botany Mar 2013 #15

You mean North America to Europe. subterranean Mar 2013 #16

Looks like one of the ones from 'Day After Tomorrow' ... Myrina Mar 2013 #17

I just turned over to TWC a couple minutes ago... ReRe Mar 2013 #19

Wish me luck I'm about to fly through all that Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2013 #20

Sandy was almost like that BumRushDaShow Mar 2013 #22

There's a reason this isn't particularly big news. And why the sky isn't falling. onenote Mar 2013 #23

Yeah, maybe. Still looks pretty impressive, though. =) AverageJoe90 Mar 2013 #25

No doubt its impressive looking. onenote Mar 2013 #28

But, but, but climate change is a liberal ploy!!!! nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #27

Not again! David Zephyr Mar 2013 #35

Wasn't George Clooney in this one about 10 years ago? undeterred Mar 2013 #36

cool! looks to me like a warm hypertonic solution demonstrating osmotic pressure- planet size Sunlei Mar 2013 #37

Wherever Earth's soon-to-be "Great White Spot" settles, I hope it's not over me. hunter Mar 2013 #38

Relax, Hunter, that isn't going to happen. Earth isn't Jupiter, you know. n/t AverageJoe90 Mar 2013 #56

Damn! Glad I'm not flying to Europe! n/t winter is coming Mar 2013 #39

94% of all global warming is in the oceans. Bolo Boffin Mar 2013 #44

Looks like the storms from The Day After Tomorrow. nt MzShellG Mar 2013 #46

I wonder if that's bigger than Super Typhoon Tip. TroubleMan Mar 2013 #47

lots of air movement this time of year Coyotl Mar 2013 #51