Here’s why NJ’s summer storms are so intense

JOANNA GAGIS / NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS – After New Jersey was hit hard by a severe summer storm Monday night, New Jersey State Climatologist Dave Robinson spoke with NJ Spotlight News about what’s driving the latest extreme weather.

“We had an incredibly moist atmosphere, and there was a lot of instability with daytime heating,” said Robinson. “We’re in the midst of summer when atmospheric flow patterns are slow, so we had absolutely prime conditions for thunderstorms to erupt, slow moving, saturated with moisture …