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Philadelphia and Boston both have a higher probability of 4" than NYC does

think it will break NYC's 4" snowless streak or will it fall just short? Getting back to back 3" snowfalls within a few days of each other is still something.

a southbased block again?

almost 20:1 ratio lol

the anniversary of the Lindsey storm (20" at JFK and LGA) and also of the great 1899 and 1934 arctic outbreak

wow I guess we only got wind from this? 1987 - A storm off the Atlantic coast produced high winds and heavy snow in the northeastern U.S., with blizzard conditions in eastern Massachusetts. Wind gusted to 80 mph and 23.4 inches of snow produced drifts eight feet high at Cape Cod MA. It was the worst blizzard in thirty years for the Cape Cod area. Winds in some of the mountains and ridges of the Appalachian Region gusted to 100 mph. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) and it's the anniversary of the coldest morning in tristate area history in 1934 as well as the great arctic outbreak in 1899!!! Lows: EWR: -14 (1934) coldest observed/recorded at EWR since 1930 NYC: -15 (1934) 1899: One of the most significant cold outbreaks to ever impact the United States occurred early to mid-February. From the 8th-11th, the statewide average temperature across Iowa was 14.6 degrees below zero, making it the coldest four-day stretch on record in the state. On the 8th, Sioux City experienced its coldest day on record, with a daily average temperature of 24 degrees below zero. Then on the 11th, they reached their second-coldest temperature on record with a low of minus 31. Overall the coldest readings were obtained on the morning of the 9th when reported low temperatures included -21 at Keokuk, -23 at Des Moines, -33 at New Hampton, -35 at Le Mars, -38 at Estherville, and -40 at Sibley. The cold across the middle of the country was so extreme and persistent that ice floes down the Mississippi River into the deep south, emerging into the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans on February 17th. This has happened only one other time: February 13, 1784. The temperature dropped to 63 degrees below zero at Norway House, Manitoba, Canada setting the province's low-temperature record. 1933 - The temperature at Moran, WY, located next to Teton National Park, plunged to 63 degrees below zero to establish a state record. The temperature at the Riverside Ranger Station in Montana dipped to 66 below zero to establish a record for the state, and a record for the nation which stood until 1954. (David Ludlum) 1934 - The mercury dipped to 51 degrees below zero at Vanderbilt to establish a record for the state of Michigan. The temperature at Stillwater plunged to 52 degrees below zero to establish a record for the state of New York. (David Ludlum)

we could have back to back 4" events, we got this last February too.

almost 48 hours of snow wow!!

Here are a few observations from our climate sites as of 1 AM: NYC (Central Park): 3.1" EWR: 3.0" LGA: 3.6" JFK: 3.1" ISP: 4.0" (As of 12AM) Here at the office on Long Island, we received 4.4" as of 1AM. ❄️Please send us your snowfall measurements!❄️

it was a consistent 3-5 inches, JFK and NYC got the exact same amount, which is interesting. I think all our stations are now at or near double digits?

wow so the lightning actually hit the snow and melted it? how fascinating!

I wrote this before the storm even started that eastern areas might do better because cold air was banked to the east, so the same thing that normally causes suppression would actually help in making it snow longer. The further east you went the more snow you'd get.

it's been a very long winter

My first experience with thundersnow and extreme snowfall rates! It's why I love daytime snow so much!

January 2022

what caused such an intense snowfall rate that day and the loud and frequent thundersnow?

Since this has been analoged to February 8, 1994, I want to see if we get similar heavy snowfall rates we had in that very memorable storm. The thundersnow was extremely memorable in that event but those snowfall rates brought true whiteout conditions for 2 hours.

maybe we'll get some thundersnow with this

It's there around the Delaware Water Gap and then snakes southeast to just south of Staten Island and off the Jersey coast near Belmar.

it would be nice to keep it like this for 4 hours

snow is getting heavier here too and its getting very windy

These next two storms are analoged to February 1994. If the progression goes the same way we'll have a nice thaw and a break before the pattern reloads at the end of the month and into March. But what we're getting now will likely be the main action for the month until the reload occurs. March should be active through the 20th with snow threats.

Snowing here now too. Not heavy snow but at least it's snow.

Santa the Poet Claus

Maybe not, because it started as very heavy sleet. It sounded like hailstones hitting the ground outside.