I get that, but with such huge totals being shown on many models not that far away and within striking distance, this scenario would be a bit disappointing. I guess it's all about expectations. Had this not been showing such big potential for days on end with big totals hanging around, 6-10 or whatever would sound amazing for December. But that run almost cut my recent GFS run totals in half.
Not sure why people liked that run. Maybe low position was better, but it wasn't noticeably colder and it drastically cut qpf everywhere. No bueno. Maybe just a blip.
Just noise probably, but Euro seemed like the slightest step back from 12z. Still trying to figure out where the deform band goes and the 32 line still bounces west of 95 for a time.
This seems like a pretty big step back if I'm remember the prior couple of runs correctly. Clearly, ensembles do not agree with op, but would have to see individual low placements to see if we have a few tucked way inside skewing things.
Ha, mostly happy. It crushes you and given the fact it's probably too amped and a blend of the Euro/GFS is best, you are probably getting somewhere close to two feet, maybe more.
Yeah, I feel like almost every major coastal storm we have, temps are often much colder when the storm hits than modeled, but I could be wrong.
That was a great run. Just the smallest southeast adjustments over the next few runs puts the immediate metro areas in the boom zone.
I'm hoping my new location is far enough west to get into that deathband. I think I might be just a smidge too far east, but it's going to be fun seeing what this area is like in marginal events and what difference, if any, it makes. I obviously know it's not a Hoffman/Mappy type location.
Maybe it's just wishcasting, but I have a hard time believing surface temps will be as warm as depicted. When have we ever really had surface temps in the mid 30's during a big snowstorm with a decent high to our north?
BTW, shouldn't we start a separate thread for this storm? Even if it does come way west, Winchester/Hagerstown, etc should be in for significant winter weather one way or the other.
This sounds nice and all, but when rain/snow line is hanging around and there is 2+ inches of qpf on the Euro, I want the big dog. They only come around so often.
Who is arguing that the cities and east is where the biggest snows will be with this storm? No one has said that. It's pretty clear this is a west of 95 storm. It's just a matter of how far west, and if the cities are able to be on the eastern edge of the big snows. No one thinks Annapolis is getting more than Mount Airy.
Maybe, but more than anything, a low coming west of OC, and specifically west of the bay, is what screwed us on that run. That's going to screw us anytime. Well, maybe not you, but certainly the metros.