Category: NEXRAD Migration Study

  • Radar Down

    For whatever reason, the radar went down last night and all of my downloads were either the same image, or said something like “RADAR IS UNDER MAINTENANCE”. Oh well, at least they’re maintaining it. Migration was high to our south last night, with a good push into south Jersey up to the frontal line that […]

  • Very little migration last night

    The weather minimized migration last night, as the front of storms pushed into our area early in the evening. The composite shows strong migration echoes over the Mid-Atlantic, with some movement into southern Pennsylvania, but most stopping short of entering either PA or NJ. This is setting us up for a big push tonight, as […]

  • Going in through the out-door

    Here’s the radar from sunset last night through sunrise this morning. Since the frontal passage winds have switched around to the north. Both the Fort Dix and Dover radars show objects moving from north –> south in the early evening, which we can safely rule out as birds. That changes, though, late last night, as […]

  • Big migration over New Jersey

    See last night’s forecast for details. Here’s the radar from sunset last night through 5:00am this morning. There was extensive migration from the SW to NE last night, meaning that many new birds have entered the state. Migration peaked around midnight, and tapered off significantly around 2:00am when a front crossed the state from the […]

  • Migration Forecast – birds up and down the east coast

    Another big movement underway tonight. Birds are moving from the SW to NE, setting us up for a nice influx of birds overnight. We haven’t had great densities yet, as the last few evenings have been very conducive to migration without weather to put birds down in any particular place. The should remain the case […]

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