Dark Star

Thanks. Retired already.

My new neighborhood have some wild hills, right outside my door on the street. And since I doubt they salt and plow like we do, I may sleigh all the way down and into the lake.

Yeah, most long range forecasts, after the previous snow, said no more chances until after New Years...

Maybe my last snowman. Not bad fer 1" of snow. Moving to Morristown Tennessee in the spring...

Just about 1" in Garwood, maybe 0.9". Snowing very lightly atm...

Very light covering in Garwood (central Union County NJ) except the streets are mainly wet. Precip changed to a very light snain, but as intensity has increased, it has changed back to all snow.

Is this the earliest we cancelled winter?

The line fell apart and was nothing more than a drizzle here in Central Union county, NJ. Winds are relatively light, though were stronger around 6:45 AM.

The town of Cranford NJ still had huge leaf piles plowed into the snow. Hopefully this doesn't cause more flooding than usual...

So, snow squall warnings have been in effect since 2023. I don't recall any issued for 20 miles around NYC. I would hate to see any issued for this particular area. While we have seen squalls laying a quick coating, I would be bold enough to say it would be nothing like what the warning was intended for, for severe squalls coming off the lakes. However, it seems these things are relative. To me, an actual snow squall creates true whiteout conditions, where you can't see 10 car lengths ahead of you, and/or snows a few inches in a matter of minutes. NYC immediate metro will probably never see one of these. The ferocity almost always wanes as it passes the Appalachians and then the Watchungs. Areas like White Plains or NW Jersey may have seen something like that. Peopel will rationalize, "well if it warns people of an impending light squall, people will be better prepared and perhaps avoid traveling at that time", then it is okay to issue the warning, no matter how minimal it is. I just don't want to see it issued here. Most of us have never experienced TRUE whiteout conditions. I couldn't imagine not being able to see my hand outstretched in front of me because of snow. - Crochety Old Fart -

Looks like it's making its way here anyway, just saw some flurries...

Cloudy here, but looks like they dry up as it moves east?

Models picked up on this storm many days out. I wonder which was the first and/or most accurate model to sniff this out?

Looks like 5.5" is the final tally for Garwood NJ.

It didn't stick to the streets here in suburban Union county NJ, either, right away. It was too warm out at the beginning...