ORH_wxman Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Do you recall how much attention/postng there was before the 10/16 and 10/18 2009 events? This seems pretty large for a sloppy inch or 2 Oh there was plenty of discussion leading up to the '09 events...the 2nd event was a bit of a surprise though. It was really marginal in the mid-levels. This event has a bit more upside than the 2009 events...but it could def just end up as an inch or two. But if everything breaks right, we could def see some spots get 4". I'd still lean conservative at this point though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Will Kevin actually get an inch, or will it be two giant parachutes clung together, that he stuck a ruler in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 The main problem this time of year is that the subsurface soil temps are still warm. This time of year we're normally in the step down process of slowly cooling those 6" soil temps. The lowest my 6" soil temp has been this season was this morning and that was 50F. Obviously with cold enough temps and heavy rates that can be overcome (Foxboro a couple years ago), but it's tough to do in October in the lower els. We'll have latent heating/cooling processes occurring too. I think I've seen a few mention already how melting snow can cool the column. On the flip side, anyone with a wet ground that gets down to 32F will be having that water begin to freeze which is actually latent heating. There's a reason why columns often end up at an isothermal 0C or 2m temps across a region can all be near 32F. Anyways, I digress...hopefully you make out well down there. I think I'll end up < 1" and haven't ruled out the possibility of no accums at all imby. What effect will the water saturated ground here have? Doesn't the extra water add extra potential heating energy? I'm not expecting much accumulation due to that and other factors. Even if not sticking it will be fun to watch it ripping flakes for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Will Kevin actually get an inch, or will it be two giant parachutes clung together, that he stuck a ruler in. GFS or NAM... that is the question for CT blizz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2Otown_WX Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Will Kevin actually get an inch, or will it be two giant parachutes clung together, that he stuck a ruler in. If he measures on the grass the ruler could easily go an inch into the ground with all the rain we've had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Yep, water ice too. Nice. We had put a standing seam on our home up in Maine--money well-spent. We also went with it for the renovation we did. On the main house, we've kept the slate but we've added snow shields. Meanwhile, temperature is stuck. I had a low of 38.3 and a high of 42.0. Sitting at 41.9 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 The main problem this time of year is that the subsurface soil temps are still warm. This time of year we're normally in the step down process of slowly cooling those 6" soil temps. The lowest my 6" soil temp has been this season was this morning and that was 50F. Obviously with cold enough temps and heavy rates that can be overcome (Foxboro a couple years ago), but it's tough to do in October in the lower els. We'll have latent heating/cooling processes occurring too. I think I've seen a few mention already how melting snow can cool the column. On the flip side, anyone with a wet ground that gets down to 32F will be having that water begin to freeze which is actually latent heating. There's a reason why columns often end up at an isothermal 0C or 2m temps across a region can all be near 32F. Anyways, I digress...hopefully you make out well down there. I think I'll end up < 1" and haven't ruled out the possibility of no accums at all imby. The little shift south hurt, but I think an inch is possible up there. I guess if everything is shunted se than all bets are off, but I'll stick by that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 If he measures on the grass the ruler could easily go an inch into the ground with all the rain we've had. He will measure the thin layer of slushy flakes that sit on top of the grass blades DomNH style...and say he got 1.5". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I may have to stare at the top of my car like Ray, tomorrow night. Actually, I haven't ruled out a trip up to MQE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomNH Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 He will measure the thin layer of slushy flakes that sit on top of the grass blades DomNH style...and say he got 1.5". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 He will measure the thin layer of slushy flakes that sit on top of the grass blades DomNH style...and say he got 1.5". Just do it like Pete does it, and measure a leftover dendrite from a rotting lake effect band that had 40:1 ratios....and call it 0.5". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I may have to stare at the top of my car like Ray, tomorrow night. Actually, I haven't ruled out a trip up to MQE. Weenie Ridge whispers "Ride me weather enthusiast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Weenie Ridge whispers "Ride me weather enthusiast" That will be a pretty good spot tomorrow evening I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I think he has a decent shot at an inch, unless the GFS is right...which it probably isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 He will measure the thin layer of slushy flakes that sit on top of the grass blades DomNH style...and say he got 1.5". He may measure on his roof top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I haven't been able to mow in a while and the grass is kinda long I will put out a board I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 GFS or NAM... that is the question for CT blizz Whatever model gives him the most snow is right, toss the others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomNH Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I haven't been able to mow in a while and the grass is kinda long I will put out a board I think Well as long as you make double or triple sure there are no air spaces between the snow and the grass, your measurement should be accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Just do it like Pete does it, and measure a leftover dendrite from a rotting lake effect band that had 40:1 ratios....and call it 0.5". Dude! WTF! Don't be a hater. I love how you guys make my bonus snow sound dirty. Jealousy is corrosive, don't let it eat you up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I think he has a decent shot at an inch, unless the GFS is right...which it probably isn't. I'm sure neither are right lol Which one is more right means the difference between flurries and a slushy inch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I still have to find a place to measure snow this winter. Our front porch is being taken down so there is a dumpster in the yard and in order to bring the dumpster in a bunch of bushes had to be cut down so I may have a spot I can measure, however, it's still not going to be an ideal spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Dude! WTF! Don't be a hater. I love how you guys make my bonus snow sound dirty. Jealousy is corrosive, don't let it eat you up. I like your traces for May and June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 One thing to watch is some bad snow growth tomorrow. The NAM at 21z looks good at first look for BDL and ORH but there's a dry tongue above 600mb (where the -10c isotherm is) that could be problematic. Yeah when I was looking at 12z bufkit soundings there was a great deal of dry air above 600mb and where the best snow growth zone was located. This was the NAM (not sur eif the GFS showed this) but did the 18z NAM bufkit have this dry air as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I like your traces for May and June. I saw weenie flakes in May...so did Will But they weren't at home. You need something cool to replace the stupid bug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 BostonDotCom (Boston.com News) Person struck and killed by train in Acton http://t.co/8BynZCmA Don't tell me Tip gave up already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Is 0Z the most important run of my nearly 65 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Is 0Z the most important run of my nearly 65 years? At your age every run is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I like your traces for May and June. LOL, May was snow but June was "other". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 At your age every run is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Is 0Z the last run of my nearly 65 years? Cmon man don't think like that., it's just one snow event in october... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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