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NYC CWA January 26-27 OBS and Discussion Thread


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<br />I know it's hard to believe..this winter has been awesome for any winter lovers in this area..you can't get 2 feet of snow on every storm..if you wanna see that..then live in the Sierra mountains..the snowcover since Dec 26th for this area has been remarkable..simmer down guys<br />
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I have not seen my lawn since 12/26.My back and front yard has snow piles..actually more like mini glaciers.I dont ever remember seeing huge piles of snow like this for 30 days straight.Even in 1993-94 we had snowcover,but ni piles until the big FEB storms.This is without a doubt one of the best winters of my lifetime.

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The 18z nam is depicting some pretty hectic banding features progressing northeast. Nobody would get more than 12" (boo hoo lol) because it isnt one steady deformation band that would pick an area to dump on being depicted this run. I don't like when h5 open back up.

http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~gadomski/NARR/2009/us0302.php

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I can't remember ever having snowcover for a month..I don't know..maybe 1978..and 93-94..so far this winter has been one of the best I could ever remember..even this morning we had snow..didn't see that coming

93-1994 i had complete snowcover from december 25 thru march 10... with the exception of the first week in feb, when snowcover was less than 50%

the first half of this winter is fast approaching "best first half ever."

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I know.... man, even the Xmas storm had the sun coming out (although it was like 10 am instead of 7 am lol). Every other storm has had the snow out of here between 5-7 am, although the last one managed to eek out a few flakes up until 8 am or so. The funny thing is, the sun always comes out right after the last flake falls!

Northwesterly winds downslope of the Appalachians tends to do that. :lol:
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<br />what was that pretty big busted storm on a Sunday night was it Jan 2006 or so or 2007 Suppose to hit us hard overnight with 8 inches and we barely got 2...any help with this?<br />
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Late JAN or early FEB 2007.I remember that storm.was supposed to get 10 inches barley got an inch.

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I have not seen my lawn since 12/26.My back and front yard has snow piles..actually more like mini glaciers.I dont ever remember seeing huge piles of snow like this for 30 days straight.Even in 1993-94 we had snowcover,but ni piles until the big FEB storms.This is without a doubt one of the best winters of my lifetime.

Agree. But it would need to continue thru March with more snowfall to match 93-94 or 95-96.

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I said yesterday this is an event where LGA could see 6 inches more than JFK because of prolonged sleet...I could see LGA to snow by 21Z and JFK not til 01Z or something like that.

not saying they are right. but NAM soundings would indicate no sleet at all at JFK (12z)

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<br />Agree. But it would need to continue thru March with more snowfall to match 93-94 or 95-96.<br />
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93-94 is still the champ for now.95-96 had the last 2/3rds of JAN with little snow and 2 big rainstorms that washed away the snow pack.

I still say that this is the deepest snowpack we have had over a 30 day period.Even FEB 1978 had the snowpack erode.

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back in 1973 I was getting copies of Weatherwise...One month they focused on Philadelphia snow cover...1960-61 was the best winter...I'm not sure it it was beat since 1974...we have a long way to go to surpass 1947-48 and 1993-94 winters...If the snow pack lasts thru mid February we will be near the record for the longest consecutive days with snow on the ground...1976-77 had some snow on the ground from 12/26 to mid February without a major snowfall...

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93-94 is still the champ for now.95-96 had the last 2/3rds of JAN with little snow and 2 big rainstorms that washed away the snow pack.

I still say that this is the deepest snowpack we have had over a 30 day period.Even FEB 1978 had the snowpack erode.

93-94 was awesome.

But 95-96 had close to 80" of snow for Queens and Nassau.

Yes, the last weeks of January sucked but February, March and even April fixed that quickly.

If this winter continues at this pace, it will be right up there with the classic winters.

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I said yesterday this is an event where LGA could see 6 inches more than JFK because of prolonged sleet...I could see LGA to snow by 21Z and JFK not til 01Z or something like that.

6 inches more, wow-- so LGA could see 10 inches while JFK only gets 4! I hope the higher precip rates force the midlevels to cool faster than that lol.

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That was an awful setup as I recall. No source of cold air whatsoever and temps were in the mid to upper 40s. Plus by the time any cold air worked its way in the storm was long gone. I don't really recall which models besides the GFS showed the hit though.

what was that pretty big busted storm on a Sunday night was it Jan 2006 or so or 2007 Suppose to hit us hard overnight with 8 inches and we barely got 2...any help with this?

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93-94 was awesome.

But 95-96 had close to 80" of snow for Queens and Nassau.

Yes, the last weeks of January sucked but February, March and even April fixed that quickly.

If this winter continues at this pace, it will be right up there with the classic winters.

95-96 was our best winter. 93-94 had too many mixing and changeover scenarios. I got sick and tired of that. 93-94 is now squarely in fourth place (pending this winter, it could go to fifth if this winters goes over 50") behind 95-96, 02-03 and 09-10.

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95-96 was our best winter. 93-94 had too many mixing and changeover scenarios. I got sick and tired of that.

lol- i remember using an aluminum baseball bat to break the ice in front of parents house in Jamaica Estates numerous times that winter....

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That was an awful setup as I recall. No source of cold air whatsoever and temps were in the mid to upper 40s. Plus by the time any cold air worked its way in the storm was long gone. I don't really recall which models besides the GFS showed the hit though.

Not a dynamic or deep enough system

http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~gadomski/NARR/2008/us0114.php

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