See it! High tides and winter storms


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The first week of 2018 was a cold, wet and stormy one. On the day after the January 1 supermoon – closest full moon of 2018, expected to bring higher-than-usual tides – Storm Eleanor hit Europe with winds of up to 100 mph (160 km/h). The wind and tides caused flooding, hampered travel, injured people, left thousands of homes without power across the UK, Ireland and other parts of Europe. On January 4, a crazily-named storm called a bomb cyclone by meteorologists struck in the U.S. Northeast. The images on this page were pointed out by EarthSky readers, or taken by EarthSky readers. We thank you all.

First, the news from Europe. On January 3, Ineke Geernaert wrote to us from The Netherlands:

Yesterday, the moon was just over its maximum, but western Europe had a good storm: gale force 10 along the Dutch coast. And because of the supermoon’s gravity, the tides were extremely high. For the first time ever, all five major flexible storm flood barriers had to be closed! Exciting! We are a river delta country, after all.

The Netherlands, at the beach of Camperduin. Picture by Rob Geuzebroek.

Aliashraf Purgafari posted the following video about Storm Eleanor below in his YouTube stream. Notice not only the snow, but also the flooding …

Ireland, too, took a hit from the combined high tides and winds of Storm Eleanor.

Water surging during Storm Eleanor on O’Callaghan Strand on January 2, 2018, the night after Monday night’s supermoon, which was, by the way, the closest supermoon of 2018. Image via Brendan Gleeson/ Limerick Leader.

Later this week, in the U.S. Northeast … a winter storm brought bone-chilling temperatures and blinding blizzard conditions, plus coastal flooding. As Storm Eleanor had a few days earlier in Europe, the storm snarled travel, and millions braced for power outages. Forecasters called it a “bomb cyclone” for its rapid and rare drop in atmospheric pressure. When we want weather information, we often turn to Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) on Twitter:

The area around Boston, Massachusetts seemed to be particularly hard hit, with record high water levels. The tweet below, showing reporter Kathryn Burcham at Boston25 News giving an update from a floating iceberg, prompted the National Weather Service Boston (@NWSBoston on Twitter) to remind people:

We do not recommend going out and floating on icebergs …

There’s lots more to say, and our tiny team is now fielding images from EarthSky readers. We’re still adding to this article, so please check back!

EarthSky Facebook friend KL Chipman wrote: “This is my little sea glass beach in Nahant, Massachusetts. That is Boston, off in the distance! The ice makes fantastic noises as the tide rolls in! This was an hour before high tide, on January 3.”

Loretta M. Diaz wrote on January 3: “This is a picture of my back yard in at the start of the major Nor’easter we are having in Boston, Massachusetts US today.”

Frozen Chittenango Falls, Chittenango, New York from EarthSky Facebook friend Marcia White Bower.

Of course, it’s not just Europe and the U.S. Northeast experiencing winter now. Gloria Fama sent this image from Langley, British Columbia, on the Pacific Ocean side of North America. She wrote: “The area had been shut down on Dec 29th with a severe ice storm. Every twig was thickly coated. Hundreds of beautiful trees were decimated. Icicles formed then the branches broke into tortuous formations. It was a terrible beauty.”

Bottom line: A collection of images from Storm Eleanor in Europe, and the bomb cyclone in the U.S. Northeast.



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This article is still being updated. Please check back.

The first week of 2018 was a cold, wet and stormy one. On the day after the January 1 supermoon – closest full moon of 2018, expected to bring higher-than-usual tides – Storm Eleanor hit Europe with winds of up to 100 mph (160 km/h). The wind and tides caused flooding, hampered travel, injured people, left thousands of homes without power across the UK, Ireland and other parts of Europe. On January 4, a crazily-named storm called a bomb cyclone by meteorologists struck in the U.S. Northeast. The images on this page were pointed out by EarthSky readers, or taken by EarthSky readers. We thank you all.

First, the news from Europe. On January 3, Ineke Geernaert wrote to us from The Netherlands:

Yesterday, the moon was just over its maximum, but western Europe had a good storm: gale force 10 along the Dutch coast. And because of the supermoon’s gravity, the tides were extremely high. For the first time ever, all five major flexible storm flood barriers had to be closed! Exciting! We are a river delta country, after all.

The Netherlands, at the beach of Camperduin. Picture by Rob Geuzebroek.

Aliashraf Purgafari posted the following video about Storm Eleanor below in his YouTube stream. Notice not only the snow, but also the flooding …

Ireland, too, took a hit from the combined high tides and winds of Storm Eleanor.

Water surging during Storm Eleanor on O’Callaghan Strand on January 2, 2018, the night after Monday night’s supermoon, which was, by the way, the closest supermoon of 2018. Image via Brendan Gleeson/ Limerick Leader.

Later this week, in the U.S. Northeast … a winter storm brought bone-chilling temperatures and blinding blizzard conditions, plus coastal flooding. As Storm Eleanor had a few days earlier in Europe, the storm snarled travel, and millions braced for power outages. Forecasters called it a “bomb cyclone” for its rapid and rare drop in atmospheric pressure. When we want weather information, we often turn to Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) on Twitter:

The area around Boston, Massachusetts seemed to be particularly hard hit, with record high water levels. The tweet below, showing reporter Kathryn Burcham at Boston25 News giving an update from a floating iceberg, prompted the National Weather Service Boston (@NWSBoston on Twitter) to remind people:

We do not recommend going out and floating on icebergs …

There’s lots more to say, and our tiny team is now fielding images from EarthSky readers. We’re still adding to this article, so please check back!

EarthSky Facebook friend KL Chipman wrote: “This is my little sea glass beach in Nahant, Massachusetts. That is Boston, off in the distance! The ice makes fantastic noises as the tide rolls in! This was an hour before high tide, on January 3.”

Loretta M. Diaz wrote on January 3: “This is a picture of my back yard in at the start of the major Nor’easter we are having in Boston, Massachusetts US today.”

Frozen Chittenango Falls, Chittenango, New York from EarthSky Facebook friend Marcia White Bower.

Of course, it’s not just Europe and the U.S. Northeast experiencing winter now. Gloria Fama sent this image from Langley, British Columbia, on the Pacific Ocean side of North America. She wrote: “The area had been shut down on Dec 29th with a severe ice storm. Every twig was thickly coated. Hundreds of beautiful trees were decimated. Icicles formed then the branches broke into tortuous formations. It was a terrible beauty.”

Bottom line: A collection of images from Storm Eleanor in Europe, and the bomb cyclone in the U.S. Northeast.



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