dryslot Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Ovcst, 28°F here, Looks like WAA snows just off to the west Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tavwtby Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 31/22 and snow just miles away... Radar looks promising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteLawns Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Was it supposed to start this soon. I have some flakes flowing down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Was it supposed to start this soon. I have some flakes flowing down Yeah, most hi res models had some lighter stuff just after 18z into western SNE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Valley Snowman Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 35.9 cloudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Overcast in Leominster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tavwtby Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Saw a couple flakes... Will be interested to see what happens with the overnight squalls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWMan Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 First few flakes. 31F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Look at the fun out in W PA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 23F. Mostly -SN with some occasional Mod bursts. Im guessing above 1800ft might have a few inches. .4" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 21° and light snow here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 21.8F light snow. Vis 2 to 3 miles. Feather dusting on ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Look at the fun out in W PA. northeast_loop.gif Batch two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCAPEWEATHERAF Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 34F here on the Cape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 23F. Mostly -SN with some occasional Mod bursts. Im guessing above 1800ft might have a few inches. .4" You wondered why no one gets close to J.Spin in the seasonal totals, lol... he picked up an inch in like the first hour while the rest of us up here have maybe a 3 tenths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 You wondered why no one gets close to J.Spin in the seasonal totals, lol... he picked up an inch in like the first hour while the rest of us up here have maybe a 3 tenths. jspin.jpg Its definitely a magical place where moisture goes to get squeezed out and dumped on his yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiator Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Ooh, ooh... I just saw a big flake. I put on my glasses, and so I guess that there is more than one, but they're tiny and not coming down very quickly at all. Radar says that we should be seeing much more, but evidently it's mostly not reaching ground level (well, 750' above MSL ground level) yet. Posting from Washington Depot, CT right now (Litchfield County). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 You wondered why no one gets close to J.Spin in the seasonal totals, lol... he picked up an inch in like the first hour while the rest of us up here have maybe a 3 tenths. jspin.jpg How does that valley get the convergence? Even if winds are channeled, how does upward motion ensue? I need to see a topo map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 How does that valley get the convergence? Even if winds are channeled, how does upward motion ensue? I need to see a topo map. I think we need a whole separate thread on that and maybe even a Kocin paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 How does that valley get the convergence? Even if winds are channeled, how does upward motion ensue? I need to see a topo map. He's getting massive orographic lift from all directions. The valley is far too narrow for that to make a difference. He's acting on the terrain all around him. Looking at the topo map... you see just behind him is a hillside that rises from 400ft to over 3,000ft (immediately to his NNW). To his SSW is Camels Hump which is over 4,000ft. The valley he is in is so narrow it doesn't act like a valley...any air moving through there is getting forced up in almost all directions. NW flow snow blows up over the ridgeline and the hillside is steep enough it just blows down into his neighborhood. Think 40kts NW wind and snow over the Spine, its ending up in his yard, lol. So right now looking at the VAD profile, its a blocked low level SE flow probably going right into that 3,000ft terrain in his backyard to the NW. His flakes on his cam look twice the size they do here which is a sure sign of meso-scale lift allowing those flakes to grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 How does that valley get the convergence? Even if winds are channeled, how does upward motion ensue? I need to see a topo map. It is a narrow slot through the spine, relatively speaking and each side of the valley rises rather steeply. I am not sure exactly where he is between Waterbury and Bolton on this map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 He's getting massive orographic lift from all directions. The valley is far too narrow for that to make a difference. He's acting on the terrain all around him. Looking at the topo map... you see just behind him is a hillside that rises from 400ft to over 3,000ft (immediately to his NNW). To his SSW is Camels Hump which is over 4,000ft. So right now looking at the VAD profile, its a blocked low level SE flow probably going right into that 3,000ft terrain in his backyard to the NW. His flakes on his cam look twice the size they do here. Damn, ninja'd and with a much more detailed and better explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 heh heh, "storm" observation thread ? right - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWolf Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 By George, I have some flakes starting to come down. I almost forgot what it looked like. Basically the first ones of the season here. Back in October had a flurrie come through, but that's been it. Had 1.50 inches of Sleet back on the 28th of December in the Sleet fest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 It is a narrow slot through the spine, relatively speaking and each side of the valley rises rather steeply. JSpin Topo.JPG I am not sure exactly where he is between Waterbury and Bolton on this map. The other thing the Winooski Valley does there, is if the flow is blocked (like a ridgetop inversion), moisture gets squeezed through the valley like you'd squeeze out toothpaste. It all gets funneled from a large area into a narrow area and it precipitates. Having the ability to get snow in blocked flows from all directions is big too...as you never get left out from "west side" or "east side" events. J.Spin definitely has the most unique backyard climates with regards to meso-scale precipitation of anyone on this board, without a doubt. He gets precipitation and snow on par with what 2,000ft can get, except he's at 500ft. Looks like he's up to 1.5" now, and I'm at about 0.4". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman21 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Some very light rain here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Wow interesting. I never knew he was in such an all encompassing terrain area. I mean I know he was in a pretty good Valley with mountains all around him, but I never realized how prone he was to orographic lift from the SE too. And yeah, you aren't getting downsloped in such a steep Valley, so that makes sense. Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmanmitch Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Legit light snow here with visiblity < 1 mile. Beginning to dust the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashFreeze Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 31 and light snow, wind SW @ 5mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Valley Snowman Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 36.9 toasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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