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NYC CWA January 26-27 OBS and Discussion Thread


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No way. The storm's hauling its way out of here and the really heavy snow hits us in maybe 6-8 hours, unlike the 18 hours we had on 12/26, not to mention the fact we'll have lower ratios.

not the way the models were last night- it was a more prolonged (not as long as 12/26, just longer than 6 hours) event with more qpf than 12/26

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I'd say based on "seasonal trends" it would be over by 5 AM lol. Remember waking up 7 AM after every storm this winter to a beautiful red sunrise (shoulda gone out to get pics of it)

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!

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Christmas storm had a clear sunrise as well here while it was still pouring snow by you

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!

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It was also a drier snow with high ratios. Maybe inland the ratios will be higher but the same amount of water likely won't produce the same snow totals that one did.

Something I've never seen before-- it was partly cloudy to clear for all of Nassau County starting early in the morning while it was snowing 1-2" per hour all day from Central Suffolk on east. We had 6-10 inches of snow while parts of Suffolk County got 20 inches!

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Honestly I couldn't care less how much falls...this winter has been incredible.

For a few hours tomorrow night many of us will be in weenie heaven.

We will know more about banding and such at 00z tonight. Seeing the ECMWF still show a broad 1" liquid is a terrific sign.

earthlight in regards to the seasonal trend of the deform band setting norwthwest of where it was forecasted to develop, do you see the coastal areas picking up more snow with this storm that the further inland spots that have done good this year with the deform bands?

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Honestly I couldn't care less how much falls...this winter has been incredible.

For a few hours tomorrow night many of us will be in weenie heaven.

We will know more about banding and such at 00z tonight. Seeing the ECMWF still show a broad 1" liquid is a terrific sign.

i honestly believe the models are underdoing QPF...based on dynamics, VV's, positions of the h85, h7 and h5 lows I would think C-NJ north and east thru LI will get more QPF than what is being shown, whether its rain or snow is a conversation for another time

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not the way the models were last night- it was a more prolonged (not as long as 12/26, just longer than 6 hours) event with more qpf than 12/26

What?

Christmas storm had a clear sunrise as well here while it was still pouring snow by you

It was still snowing here after 7 am.

Honestly I couldn't care less how much falls...this winter has been incredible.

For a few hours tomorrow night many of us will be in weenie heaven.

We will know more about banding and such at 00z tonight. Seeing the ECMWF still show a broad 1" liquid is a terrific sign.

Agree John. This storm went from an inland storm to a snowstorm. At first, you were not crazy about this event.. How things have changed in 1 week.:hug:

All the models tonight will be really important

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as I said before, and HPC agrees, the closer to the coast UKMET GGEM track makes sense. Just look how this is setting up in the deep south. It has "the look". Funny to try to trust the ggem now but when its close to the euro, you can feel a little better about it.

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It was still snowing here after 7 am.

Agree John. This storm went from an inland storm to a snowstorm. At first, you were not crazy about this event.. How things have changed in 1 week.:hug:

All the models tonight will be really important

last nights models showed a longer duration storm than the 6 hours someone else had referenced....that is all I was saying...wasnt comparing it to dec 26

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<br>i honestly believe the models are underdoing QPF...based on dynamics, VV's, positions of the h85, h7 and h5 lows I would think C-NJ north and east thru LI will get more QPF than what is being shown, whether its rain or snow is a conversation for another time<br>

Underdoing QPF in certain areas... this looks like a general 6-10" but there are some signals - from the hi res models which aren't great in this time range but have been downright DEADLY within 24 in the last few winters - of a megaband (like the one that crushed Ct. a few weeks ago) delivering a ribbon of 12-20" ... the width of that ribbon/number of heavy game changing bands that develop once the thing is upon us... well, as they say, "That's why they play the game!".

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I just have a feeling that the bigger total will be further north and east of what is being shown there

Ummm, can't get much further east, unless you're on a boat. Which is one element of the Upton snowfall maps that makes me giggle...they always show accumulating snow out on the continental shelf.

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I just have a feeling that the bigger total will be further north and east of what is being shown there

What's the difference between the two maps? Theyre labeled the same. For us, the top map has 10" and the bottom map has 8", so not much difference. But from Delaware to SW NJ, the differences are much bigger.

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MODEL DIAGNOSTIC DISCUSSION

NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD

140 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

VALID JAN 25/1200 UTC THRU JAN 29/0000 UTC

ANY INITIALIZATION ERRORS WITH THE NAM AND GFS DO NOT APPEAR TO

SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THEIR SOLUTIONS.

...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTING UP THE ATLANTIC COAST DAYS 1 AND

2...

PREFERENCE: GEM GLOBAL OR UKMET

THE NAM AND GFS TRACK THIS CYCLONE EAST OF THE ECMWF...WHICH POPS

THE CONSOLIDATED SURFACE LOW RIGHT ON THE DELMARVA SHORE 00Z/27

THURSDAY. THE GEM GLOBAL AND UKMET FORCE THE LOW JUST OFF THE

SOUTHERN DELMARVA PENINSULA BY THE START OF DAY 2...WHICH FITS

CLIMATOLOGY THE BEST FOR THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN WHICH HAS FINALLY

SETTLED OUT AFTER DAYS OF DISPARATE MODEL SOLUTIONS.

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What's the difference between the two maps? Theyre labeled the same. For us, the top map has 10" and the bottom map has 8", so not much difference. But from Delaware to SW NJ, the differences are much bigger.

One is the ARW and one is the NMM. 2 different models.

I believe a Met said they are both based off the NAM but with tweaks to each one.

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I just have a feeling that the bigger total will be further north and east of what is being shown there

I think the storm will be closer to the coast. There is nothing to force this storm really far east. The NAO isn't really negative and the PNA is positive.

Look at the bow echos on the KTLH radar!

There is also a lot of lightning down south. Explosive storms down there.

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