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It felt like one of those midday April, brighter overcast deals where it’s melting at the bottom as fast as it’s trying to accumulate on the top. These were like sleet ratios or even worse.

I can’t remember such a wide swath of 33-35° heavy snows in December where it just couldn’t accumulate. The ground is relatively warm, it was a torch the day before, we started as a decent amount of rain, and we just couldn’t bulb it down to 32° and stay there. So we rack up 1-3” of w.e. and only a few inches of snow. Maybe I’m wrong...I hadn’t been paying close enough attention after my back issues...but I thought initially there was supposed to be snow showers Fri night into Sat morning in NNE with the northern stream and when I woke up yesterday and still saw rain in N VT and BML/HIE I knew there was no cold to advect in. So when those east tics started coming I had a bad feeling being on the wrong side of the QPF gradient and west of the banding. That’s when our downslope kicks in. I at least had 3”, but Eek had a trace off the lake and 1P1 and LEB were mostly rain. It felt more like a late April event than near the winter solstice. But yeah...the clowns suck and we have fun with them, but I think most know you have to look deeper when giving a forecast. They’re a quick and easy way to see the QPF as snow when using the 10:1’s. They obviously just didn’t work too well yesterday with the crap airmass.

Hooksett damage Northfield damage Other than the cable line, nbd here. I saved the bamboo and birches with frequent shaking. The birches will hopefully recover. As for my parents, at least they’ll get more sun.

Yeah...and it hit all of those mini jack zones from ORH county to MHT. Plus the screw jobs near Winni, 1P1, and LEB.

Parents just had a large tree come down across their driveway so they’re trapped for awhile.

Not perfect, but the ICON determines its own snow:liquid ratio. This is from the 00z run yesterday evening...

Everyone from Maryland is getting pummeled right now.

Alright. So we have almost 3”...calling it 2.8” so far Stratus #1 had 0.32” of rain when the snow started sticking. I out the snow board out and just took an 8hr sample that had an additional 0.67”. Whether or not some liquid melted out the bottom and dripped off the board, I dunno. There’s enough weight to these 3 inches that the birches are touching the ground. I just shook off the hawk netting and bamboo for the 5th time, but hopefully that’s the last one. What a PITA for just a few inches. It goes to show you just how impactful liquid equivalent is.

Power went out for a minute and came back on. Lots of flickering. Fak.

Up to 33.0F with the snow still moderate. It's steadily accumulating in the tipper...about a tip every 15-20 mins.

Hooksett update

Power flickered here right after a transformer blew down the road.

Last I looked they were 29°

He’s talking about his personal wx station.

Looks like all rain in Plymouth and LEB. Ouch.

Dome Awakening

That dryslot is racing through coastal NH/SW ME now.

I forgot Matt had that member name now.

Nothing changed over S NH from GYX. Maybe just a radar deal with the snow line creeping to BOX? Not my expertise.

Chickens are more than safe, but the bamboo and hawk netting are requiring frequent shakes.

That’s the highest Presidentials blocking the beam.

Got a report from Eek that he’s 35° and rain with no snow thanks to a NE wind off the lake.

Not sure why that didn’t loop. Trying on the phone now.

Incoming Phin

A slight slant there.