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I wonder what it would be like to experience the Laconia Washington 3 day storm?

Sometimes after a good coastal storm, we get an unexpected pull of colder air, not seen by the models that picked up the coastal storm. Go figure...

The wind was blowing here, but not like on Long Island. I was able to get some good representative areas in NJ.

20", but I measured twice. Once at 17.5", cleared the area, then another 2.5" fell after that.

Dave Curren of NJN12 news said that Newark officially met the blizzard criteria for at least 3 straight hours last night, so one less thing for me to opine about...

20" here in Garwood (unofficially). Unofficial, because I cleared my driveway which had 17.5", then 2.5" more has fallen since. Still snowing lightly in central Union county...

16" so far here in Garwood NJ. Admittingly, I just saw as near "Whiteout" conditions as I guess I will ever see when a gust came through and blew snow off the rooftops and trees...

Thanks. Not moving is key.

Has any area reached sustained winds of 35 mph or more with visibility less than 1/4 mile for at least 3 hours yet?

Seems to be following the Watchung ridgeline?

6.8" measured at 10:30PM in Garwod NJ (central Union County). Snowing moderate to heavy.

My son measured, so it wasn't official...

Send some here...

Graduated back in 1981. I haven't been an active forecaster for most of it. I see a lot of generalizations and optimistic wish casting, which can be confusing. I am hoping for an epic storm, but trying to keep my expectations in line with the models and present storm signals. So far, my area has received 3.5" and it is snowing moderately. My guess is that Union County in NJ will get 8-14". However, Sacrus just recently posted a map for tomorrow morning, showing the low still off NYC, which would indicate it is not moving away too fast. If that is the case, maybe higher amounts?

Excellent. Some models have it moving Northeast...

I am always trying to learn. Did you also hear that there is little blocking if any? What will make this storm last until Monday afternoon?

Don't eat yellow snow?

That would be incredible. Some were saying there was no real blocking?

Interesting, with no blocking. Does this system slow down on its own? Some said it could do a bit of a loop.

Yikes. Is a dry slot possible sometime after midnight?

I think "it" just arrived here in Garwood NJ...

? Heavier impulses moving through are not real banding, such as in deformation zones, occlusions, warm fronts off the ocean. What is depicted are normal waves moving along. These typically do not make the difference between 12" and 20". Slight variations perhaps. Banding, in my opinion is used too broadly.

Is this how '96 started out?

What kind of banding?

Not mixing issues or dry slots, but the most intense precipitation is over the Delmarvala. Unless this thing sits a while, it may be gone too quick?