HIPPYVALLEY

This is going to be a decent hit for the Cape and Islands. Probably a few 6” reports down that way tomorrow.

Gee, I’ve never heard anybody say that before…

still pretty dry up this way. My dewpoint is 22°.

Nantucket sleigh ride?

Snow on beaches is very cool. I just can't chase to Falmouth this weekend.

This could end up a warning event somewhere between Montauk and Provincetown.

Active pattern with lurking cold. Take.

Anything over 48 hours starts to suck more with each passing hour. That's why I don't get why folks wish for these events.

This is a nice synopsis of the 1998 ice event and the meteorology behind it. https://www.weather.gov/btv/25th-Anniversary-of-the-Devastating-1998-Ice-Storm-in-the-Northeast

I’m glad Greenfield was never in play with this. It makes my frustration factor zero. Hoping southern peeps can at least get 1-2”.

It was very elevation dependent. But yes, lots of damage in the hill towns.

Major ice storm set ups are tenuous at best. 1998 had a low stalled out over the lakes and high pressure in just the right place in Quebec. That’s what allowed a good fetch of gulf moisture to ride into the Arctic air for days.,

Mom’s 90th birthday party got moved from Sunday to Saturday so that’s gonna make it a little tougher for me. I’ll see if I can get there around 5-6pm.

Lets do it!

Brisk night. 20F with a fresh breeze and some good gusts. I'll probably go test/measure the ice on a local lake on Sunday. Should be several inches of black ice by then.