Thursday, November 15, 2012
Mayor says he's just waiting for state approval
Brick hopes to allow its barrier island residents and property owners to be able to drive to their properties in their own vehicles "soon," but the township needs state approval first. "We hope it will be soon, we hope it's within days," said Mayor Stephen Acropolis, on a bus tour Thursday of many of the township's Sandy-ravaged waterfront and low-lying sections. "We're just waiting for some construction work to be cleared, for Route 35 to be opened and for approval from the state Department of Transportation." On Thursday morning, Acropolis, Police Chief Nils Bergquist, other police officers and the National Guard traveled by police-escorted bus with a limited number of media to tour the township's barrier island and other damaged …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Less chance of a hurricane impacting the state this year.
While the number of named tropical weather systems this year is, thus far, about equal to 2011, most of the storms that formed fizzled out or were swept to sea before having had a chance to impact land. One potential reason: a weather pattern known as El Nino. El Nino, Spanish for "the little boy" because it often is identified near Christmas, is a warm phase characterized by high pressure over the Pacific Ocean. It occurs about every five years, and has been identified as happening this year. The phenomenon is powerful enough to affect global weather patterns. Last year, El Nino's opposite pattern – La Nina – was in effect, which brought low pressure to the Pacific. "Upper level winds over the tropics are strong," said meteorologist Steve…
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Weak tropical storm forms off Carolinas.
An unusual, early-season tropical storm has formed off the Carolinas, and though it may brush the Outer Banks, its effects will be minimal – if there are any at all – on New Jersey. Tropical Storm Alberto was weakening early Monday morning, forecasters said. Its sustained winds were reaching 40 mph with gusts to 65 mph. A tropical system is designated an official tropical storm when its sustained wind speed reaches 39 mph. According to Justin Roberti of AccuWeather.com, Alberto is expected to meander off the South Carolina coast before turning northeastward into the open waters of the Atlantic in the next day or so, grazing the Outer Banks of North Carolina in the process. It is not expected to ever reach hurricane strength -which is wind …
