E7: Quick coastal storm, looking ahead to the end of the month

After a considerably wet start to March, Delmarva is getting the chance to dry out with a stretch of nice and sunny weather. Meteorologist Jake Grant and Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek talk about the change in pattern and how long we can expect the early Spring push to last. Rich and Jake also talk about the upcoming solar eclipse.

Although March came in like a lamb, that trend was merely a mirage. An accelerated storm track will bring 4 storm systems through the Mid- Atlantic over the course of 8 days. With a saturated ground, the prospect for flooding will increase as the active weather pattern represents signs of Spring rather than the remaining days of winter. Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Erich Ahlf discuss the recent wet weather trend and what may lie ahead going into mid-March. 

A late month temperature surge caps off a spring-like pattern that will bring heavy rain and some gusty winds to Delmarva, all before a strong cold front returns the area to chilly readings. Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Jake Grant look at the setup for the active weather and look ahead to March for what's expected in the final weeks of winter.

Much of central and northern Delmarva received a quick shot of snow late Friday night, and if you weren't up early in the morning on Saturday you might not have seen any of it as it melted away after sunrise. Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Erich Ahlf discuss how trends may be leaning back towards milder weather as we close out the month of February. They also talk about the prospects of additional snow chances into the final weeks of winter.

A quick coastal storm brought a brush of snow to parts of Delmarva, but as Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Jake Grant talk about, a few factors kept the accumulating snow further north. Looking ahead to the rest of the month, Jake and Rich explore the variables that will shed light on the prospect of another cold snap and the chance for any more snow.

While the Mid-Atlantic region has been experiencing a consistent pattern of quiet weather, monsoon-like rains, flooding and hurricane force winds have been battering areas in the western US. Meteorologist Erich Ahlf and Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek talk about the setup for these contrasting weather scenarios and how a pattern shift may mean a return to active weather on Delmarva soon. For daylight lovers, Solar Spring started on the 5th, marking the beginning of a period of gaining more than 2 minutes of daylight daily.

2 years ago, Delmarva was digging out from one of the biggest snow events to hit the area in several years. Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Erich Ahlf talk about the setup that brought blizzard conditions and upwards of a foot of snow to areas along the coast. Back to this winter and closing out the month of January, record heat helped to quickly melt the snow and ice from previous storms. Rich and Erich also look ahead to early signals of what's to come in February.

Coming off of Delmarva's second round of snow last Friday, many areas started the week with leftover snow and ice, even in areas in the south due to bitter cold temperatures from the weekend. Meteorologist Jake Grant and Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek discuss the recent snow totals. They also talk about how the pattern change will quickly melt away what's left from the event as near 70 degree temps and several chances for rain move into the region.

For many people on the Eastern Shore, Monday's snowfall was the first true accumulation in almost 2 years. Rich, Jake and Erich all joined the podcast this week to talk about the final tallies and the problems with refreeze after the system departs. The coldest air of the season is also spilling into the region and will be a key issue heading into the weekend.

When a winter forecast includes the threat for high winds and heavy rain it's usually the work of a coastal storm, like the typical nor'easters that wreak havoc along the coast this time of the year. But this latest storm was a far different event, one that unfolded to bring more of a tropical storm-like environment to Delmarva. In the hours leading up to the storm system's arrival, Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Jake Grant discuss the forecast details behind the evolution of this atypical storm. Also, special guest Evan Adams from Dorchester county joins the podcast to talk about how coastal flooding plagues many parts of the bayside of Delmarva when strong storm systems move through.