CoastalWx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I went for a drive all around this evening, since this may be close to the peak of snowpack that I'll be seeing for a long time. It's pretty epic. I went out a little to the sw side of the city..down to Hanover/Marshfield and back up. Everywhere has at least 2' OTG. Probably more like 25-30" outside the city in all directions. Shaded areas a little more. Just nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 We got the same here at home. Dendrites trying to get going as the snow moves in. You can see where the precip transitions from the "rough" ZR/IP look in CT to the "soft" snow look in MA....you can see it out west in central and western NY....BUF/ROC/ITH have snow echoes over them while down along the southern tier between BGM and ERI, its a rougher appearance implying mixing, which the obs support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstorm Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 10 pm Central time ob from Midway 0121:51NE 30 G 560.06Thunderstorm Heavy Snow Small Hail/Snow Pellets Blowing Snow Freezing Fog and WindyOVC001CB211829.691006.9 That 0.06 is visibility, btw. God, when they get a storm, they really get crushed. The lake enhanced bands are stunning to watch from afar, but can you imagine actually facing Lake Michigan in TSSN+ with gusts to 56 smacking you in the damn face? Takes it up a notch from our blizzards - however, it's not that you can't find that in New England, either ... I spent Jan 2005 on the South Shore and definitely experienced those winds. Epic storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 That 0.06 is visibility, btw. God, when they get a storm, they really get crushed. The lake enhanced bands are stunning to watch from afar, but can you imagine actually facing Lake Michigan in TSSN+ with gusts to 56 smacking you in the damn face? Takes it up a notch from our blizzards - however, it's not that you can't find that in New England, either ... I spent Jan 2005 on the South Shore and definitely experienced those winds. Epic storm. I could have been there. Originally one of our midwinter business trips was this week to that area but I canceled due to our epicosity here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I went for a drive all around this evening, since this may be close to the peak of snowpack that I'll be seeing for a long time. It's pretty epic. I went out a little to the sw side of the city..down to Hanover/Marshfield and back up. Everywhere has at least 2' OTG. Probably more like 25-30" outside the city in all directions. Shaded areas a little more. Just nuts. Snow is up to my quads imby..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROOSTA Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 My record is 40" in Feb-March 1969 and I'm currently in 2nd place with 30.5". Absolutely surreal outside. The Intellicast winterized radar has "that line" already all the way to MA/CT border E2W. Say it ain't so Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 You can see where the precip transitions from the "rough" ZR/IP look in CT to the "soft" snow look in MA....you can see it out west in central and western NY....BUF/ROC/ITH have snow echoes over them while down along the southern tier between BGM and ERI, its a rougher appearance implying mixing, which the obs support. Think we get smacked with ice here at the Storrs campus? Already a glaze on everything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 That 0.06 is visibility, btw. God, when they get a storm, they really get crushed. The lake enhanced bands are stunning to watch from afar, but can you imagine actually facing Lake Michigan in TSSN+ with gusts to 56 smacking you in the damn face? Takes it up a notch from our blizzards - however, it's not that you can't find that in New England, either ... I spent Jan 2005 on the South Shore and definitely experienced those winds. Epic storm. NE winter storms will always be my favorite.. the epic lure of a gigantic coastal .. the cf.. the deform.. the winds.. the tssn.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Incidentally adding on Scott's comment. Snow is huge. Those who used a snow blower today just smoothly added to the gargantuan piles. Not often you see snowbanks more typical of LES areas in a major city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Absolutely surreal outside. The Intellicast winterized radar has "that line" already all the way to MA/CT border E2W. Say it ain't so Joe It will head in the other direction for a couple of hours once the heavy echoes make it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 NE winter storms will always be my favorite.. the epic lure of a gigantic coastal .. the cf.. the deform.. the winds.. the tssn.. All happening out there tonight. Deform band 200 miles west of ORD, Gusts 50+ past 6+ hours, Very heavy snow, tssn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConvectiveSolutions Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I always love seeing an onshore wind bring some OES and then overrunning snow from a larger storm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 All happening out there tonight. Deform band 200 miles west of ORD, Gusts 50+ past 6+ hours, Very heavy snow, tssn. Big storms of >12" are a lot rarer out there than Boston, but man, when it sets up right, they really get smoked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Taking over messenger's RUC fetish. Coming in colder it seems 4Z run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sey-Mour Snow Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxsniss Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 That 0.06 is visibility, btw. God, when they get a storm, they really get crushed. The lake enhanced bands are stunning to watch from afar, but can you imagine actually facing Lake Michigan in TSSN+ with gusts to 56 smacking you in the damn face? Takes it up a notch from our blizzards - however, it's not that you can't find that in New England, either ... I spent Jan 2005 on the South Shore and definitely experienced those winds. Epic storm. Jan 2005... I have footage I took in Boston of > 30 mph sustained winds, whiteout conditions, 10 F around midnight 1/22/2005... it can happen here. For the voyeuristic weenies such as myself, Chicago AFD from tonight: Its not a fit night out for man nor beast. Blizzard of 2011 underway with treacherous conditions reported across the weather forecast office Chicago forecast area. Visibilities less than 1/4sm...wind gusts in excess of 50 miles per hour...thunder/lightning in heavy snow...snowfall rates in excess of an inch per hour have all been reported from various locations. Regardless of how much snow eventually accumulates...this is a dangerous and potentially life threatening storm. Water vapor loop depicts classic winter storm across Missouri and southwest Illinois this evening...with surface low analyzed over far southeastern Illinois. Wide deformation snow band extends from northeast MO/eastern Iowa across northern Illinois into far northern ind/Michigan per regional radar mosaic. Latest guidance continues to take this system across Illinois and into northern in/Ohio by 12z Wednesday...with deformation snow band affecting forecast area through the night. Radar indicates this band has filled with higher reflectivities of late...with several cloud to ground lightning strikes noted across southern/western parts of the Illinois County Warning Area. Based on this have no reason to adjust snow amounts downward at all...and will hold a steady course with the forecast at this time. Still appears greatest amounts will be across portions of Chicago metropolitan...where lake enhancement Wednesday morning will continue to add to accumulations. Winds will continue to be a big problem...with gusts in excess of 50 miles per hour not only causing zero visibilities but also damage in some locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Snow is up to my quads imby..... Yeah it was in the shaded area where I tried to measure, too. No drifting either. I used my ice scraper to try to chip away at the bottom ice layer so that I could try to get a measurement. LOL I know...weenie, but this called for it. Just incredible. The amounts down there were getting to the '05 level, but snowpack was not fluff like that year. It seems like once you got a way from my area in either direction, snowpack increased by about 4-6" or so....especially exposed areas. Some of the warmer nights where I didn't radiate hurt me. There has to be a mega gradient between Messenger and my folks house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 do they have storm fzra totals anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 NE winter storms will always be my favorite.. the epic lure of a gigantic coastal .. the cf.. the deform.. the winds.. the tssn.. This is a textbook blizzard and with the Lake...ORD is having Jan '05. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I have pretty epic footage from the past boston storm i need to get on youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarveyLeonardFan Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Taking over messenger's RUC fetish. Coming in colder it seems 4Z run. If you're pinch-hitting for Messenger you need to start telling us how wrong the NAM is hour by hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDR Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 That graphic is a little confusing. The have CT in FRZA with those rates, but also mention IP as the predominant precip type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Yeah it was in the shaded area where I tried to measure, too. No drifting either. I used my ice scraper to try to chip away at the bottom ice layer so that I could try to get a measurement. LOL I know...weenie, but this called for it. Just incredible. The amounts down there were getting to the '05 level, but snowpack was not fluff like that year. It seems like once you got a way from my area in either direction, snowpack increased by about 4-6" or so....especially exposed areas. Some of the warmer nights where I didn't radiate hurt me. There has to be a mega gradient between Messenger and my folks house. Snow pack here is up to 35"...don't think it will make 40"...even if we get 6" of snow/sleet from this next round as compaction accelerates more and more, especially over 25-30". We'd probably need like 10"...especially since today's snow was pretty light and easily compactable. Definitely highest snow pack since March 2001 here though. If we can over perform later this morning and then get a nice hit on Sat night here, then we might pass Mar '01. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Normals are going up. Let's book some feet of snow to break all the records... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 If you're pinch-hitting for Messenger you need to start telling us how wrong the NAM is hour by hour. I don't have that level of energy. lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 That graphic is a little confusing. The have CT in FRZA with those rates, but also mention IP as the predominant precip type. it's also confusing that it would have to freezing rain at a MINIMUM of 15 hours to reach .5" of ice? wtf? Big downplay of the potential disaster that might occur somewhere IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 This would be kinda sweet ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDR Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 This would be kinda sweet .. Lock it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Snow pack here is up to 35"...don't think it will make 40"...even if we get 6" of snow/sleet from this next round as compaction accelerates more and more, especially over 25-30". We'd probably need like 10"...especially since today's snow was pretty light and easily compactable. Definitely highest snow pack since March 2001 here though. If we can over perform later this morning and then get a nice hit on Sat night here, then we might pass Mar '01. This is the most "legit" snowpack that I've ever seen. True snowpack with that icy/glacier like texture to the snow, on the bottom 5" or so. This isn't 30" of fluff. I've never seen it like that. Out by you and Ray, it's even deeper...just awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Man my greedy arse wants to lock it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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