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  1. Picard
    Radar just fizzled out as the bulk of it headed east. I wonder what caused that?
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    WWA is up for Morris, Sussex, and Warren for tonight into tomorrow morning.
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    0.1" or so in Sparta. Calling it a heavy dusting and moving onto the next.
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    We're spot on with you on Sparta. I measured 2.4", broken out with my best estimates as follows: 1" of snow 1.2" of sleet, 0.1" ZR 0.1" snow to finish.
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    heavy sleet, 25F with 2" of snow and sleet OTG.
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    I'm not really a fan of evening before closures. Especially in close set ups like this. Radar isn't even that impressive, so I say leave it until morning. Our district hasn't called anything yet. In fact, my district is one of only three not on the closed list for Sussex County.
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    Can definitely feel it. Higher sun angle, and the birds are getting a little more chatty. Maybe another couple-three weeks of wintery weather would be nice, then some spring on the other side, and with that, hopefully some spring rains.
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    Had ice in Sparta too. Schools were on a 2 hour delay. In fact, I backed out into the street and the car promptly slid sideways a foot or two. which I was not anticipating (maybe I should have). Definitely black ice. The metric tons of salt still left over from the last one didn't really help a lot. I heard they re-salted after I left. The main roads were fine. Hopefully some more rain materializes later. The overall dry conditions continue to persist as we are already 2/3 of the way through MET winter. Hopefully the pattern changes, in time to bring some more snow, but I'll take the rain too.
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    -6 in Sparta on my deck. Looks like Walpack bottomed out at -17, which is typically the cold spot in this area. Interesting experiment - I put an old mercury thermometer directly on the surface of the snow out back and recorded the temp at 6:30 am. It read -15. Certainly not an official reading, but the surface of that snow is cold! That explains why the dog hates walking in it.
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    Apparently, the all time Florida snowfall record is broken. 5" in Pensacola. Not done let. Forecast low is 16. Now that's impressive.
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    I go through the same thing here, as I'm on the community HOA. I have harped on the excess salt, as it's bad for the driveways, kills the surrounding grass, and is bad for the dogs walking too. And then I'm lectured by other board members about potential litigation. Damn lawyers. At some point, rain is wet, and ice is slippery. Reasonable treatment is warranted. What we do now is atrocious and an environmental disaster. Sorry, Manda's post triggered me!
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    Agreed, it's gross, and terrible for our vehicles. OH, and the environment too. This can't be good. I don't remember this being this way when we were younger. They would use a salt/sand/gravel mix, and do it as needed, rather than dump it all at once and make this huge mess. Also makes me wonder where the hell they will continue mining all of this salt from? I was also under the impression the brine was supposed to help with this. Doesn't seem to do a thing.
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    Until it shows monthly or all time lows being broken, It's not overly impressive.
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    Just measured 5.8" "up the road" from you. Decent event. I'll hit 6" if heavier snow showers materialize.
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    5" here. Lighter snows now.
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    Up to 4.5" right now, from 2" an hour and a half ago. +2.5"/1.5 hours = 1.67" per hour.
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    2.0" and 27F. Under a nice band now.
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    All of NJ is still covered in D1-D3 drought conditions. These piddling little snows have done little, so any more extensive precipitation is welcome. Hopefully we can get into a wetter period, as heading towards spring this dry makes me a little queasy.
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    This "cold outbreak" would not be impressive, historically speaking, if it wasn't for the persistent, brutal wind keeping wind chills in the single digits and low teens. Our campus is closed for the 2nd day this week due to a power outage. Earlier today, I actually couldn't close my truck door because of a brutal wind gust. All I could do was hang on. Calmer air can't come fast enough. I'm sure California would agree.
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    Light snow at work in Newton with a coating. Radar shows a dry slot, so unless it fills in, snows here will be done by a little after 12.
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    Someone has to explain to me the point of the brine, since I've noticed the same thing. Doesn't seem to do anything, and it's not even that cold out. What am I missing?
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    Woke up to about 3/4" of slush and a 2 hour delay. What surprised me was more snow in Lafayette and Newton (about 3"), which actually sits at a lower elevation than me by a couple hundred feet. Must have been some nice banding just off to my north and west, because it was definitely a noticeable difference and a lot more plowing.
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    If you have an old school analog barometer, it's pretty much pegged this morning if set accurately. I'm at 30.92" after an overnight low of 10F. Most of the upstate NY is at 31"+ on the barometer, which is 1050 mb+ There are a bunch of single digit lows in western NJ.
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    Sky high barometer readings tonight. 30.72" at the house. Still climbing.
  25. Picard
    0.75" in Sparta. School on a delayed opening. Once in school, all the kids phones buzzed for a snow squall warning. We had about 5 minutes of heavier snow, which re-coated the ground. Now the sun is out.
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