"Technically Not A Hurricane": Rare Nor'easter Threatens Northeast This Weekend
Meteorologists on X are tracking a potential nor'easter that could form off the East Coast late this week.
A late-September nor'easter is rare for this time of year, and it comes as El Niño has curbed hurricane development so far this season.
"While not technically a hurricane, the coastal impacts from a powerful Nor'easter will bring "battering waves" and erosion plus very strong winds perhaps gusting to 70-80 mph," meteorologist Ryan Maue wrote on X earlier Monday, adding, "Even without a storm name -- news media should take this "climate-fueled cyclone" very seriously."
PIX11 senior meteorologist Mike Masco said, "Some model guidance has hinted at gusts of 60–70 mph from eastern New Jersey to eastern Long Island. That is NOT a forecast at this point, but I’m not dismissing the potential, particularly across eastern Long Island."
The good news is that peak hurricane season was on September 10 (11 days ago), without a named storm, because strong wind shear associated with El Niño was tearing apart developing systems in the Atlantic Basin. However, the season runs through November 30.
Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2026 - 22:10
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[ H/T ZeroHedge ]
Meteorologists on X are tracking a potential nor'easter that could form off the East Coast late this week.
A late-September nor'easter is rare for this time of year, and it comes as El Niño has curbed hurricane development so far this season.
"While not technically a hurricane, the coastal impacts from a powerful Nor'easter will bring "battering waves" and erosion plus very strong winds perhaps gusting to 70-80 mph," meteorologist Ryan Maue wrote on X earlier Monday, adding, "Even without a storm name -- news media should take this "climate-fueled cyclone" very seriously."
PIX11 senior meteorologist Mike Masco said, "Some model guidance has hinted at gusts of 60–70 mph from eastern New Jersey to eastern Long Island. That is NOT a forecast at this point, but I’m not dismissing the potential, particularly across eastern Long Island."
NOR’EASTER SEASON TO KICK OFF THIS WEEKEND?
The European model is showing a setup that could produce a long-duration nor’easter potentially with some tropical characteristics.
Here’s what I’m watching at 500 mb, roughly 18,000 feet up: Upper-level energy rotating in from… pic.twitter.com/7Ar2P7oCY5
— Mike Masco (@MikeMasco) September 21, 2026
The good news is that peak hurricane season was on September 10 (11 days ago), without a named storm, because strong wind shear associated with El Niño was tearing apart developing systems in the Atlantic Basin. However, the season runs through November 30.
Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2026 - 22:10
Continue reading...
[ H/T ZeroHedge ]
