I would also add that if I lived in an age predating social media/TV/internet etc., and had no idea that everywhere else in NE is getting a better storm, I would probably be delighted with what's falling, sleet or no.
Fun run this morning, other than my eyelashes freezing together. We had very poor snow growth for a portion of it, but we are rocking and rolling now. Heavy snow and great dendrites!
Hamden F4 in July '89 is mine. First snow would be Thanksgiving that year, but the buildup to March '93 still holds a special space. Still remember the Weather Channel accumulation map with the bright white 1'+ demarcation stretched from Georgia to Maine and a little note that said "locally 3'+".
We've lost what looked like a lock for 12"+ for days, and the signal for late next week is going too. Obviously I'll still take whatever I can get, but this is a bitter pill.
Amazing, a few days ago this thing was correcting north from the MA and I thought we were golden for a classic all-snow event in SNE. Now it's "congrats Dendrite" and another sloppy mess. Shoulda known.
I'm stoked for this, but it's a trifle disappointing that even with a fantastic antecedent airmass we still can't seem to escape taint down here. It's been ages since we've had a bona fide major that stayed snow start to finish.