Chris L Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 what a storm this was..... TheTrials got this one right and so did Nzucker, if I recall correctly. the evening of the January 26, had some of the heaviest snow I have ever seen; must have picked up 12" in 3-4 hours alone; ended up with around 16 inches of snow; snow depths were in the 25-30" range the next morning.... Some Photo s: Absolutely buried at night.... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I had 3-4 inches in the morning and around 13 inches at night. Amazing storm. The snow rates were unbelieveable at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow_Miser Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 The snow rates were unbelieveable at night. Remembering this storm legitimately makes me sad. I got 18" out of that one in C NJ. The Thundersnow was particularly impressive from this storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris L Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 I'll add some more later; some of the depths and drifts are nuts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooL Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 another awesome storm to track. I think the snow rates for a 3 hr period were even heavier than the Boxing Day blizzard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris L Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 If it was a bit slower, we would have gotten 25 inches or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheTrials Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Second best storm behind 96. Boxing day is a distant third to this thing of beauty. 6 inches in the am 18 at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Why was this storm so poorly forecasted? A total bust for the morning and the predictions for the evening were paltry, even the morning of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv88 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Why was this storm so poorly forecasted? A total bust for the morning and the predictions for the evening were paltry, even the morning of. Yea the forecasts called for 3-6...but people on here were hinting otherwise. Was pleasantly surprised with my 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthlight Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Why was this storm so poorly forecasted? A total bust for the morning and the predictions for the evening were paltry, even the morning of. I went 8-12+ for a corridor but the forecast soundings were hinting at marginal profiles and poor snow growth so I couldn't go any higher than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 The Jan 26-27 storm was not the biggest of the season for me, but I did have thundersleet and incredibly heavy snow rates that evening...It was the perfect cap on the trifecta of big storms, and I remember taking a long Jebwalk just admiring the 14" of snow falling on top of an already large snowpack in Dobbs Ferry. We had well over a foot on the ground prior to the storm and finished it with a snowdepth around 26", with close to 30" in some of the sheltered areas of the higher-elevation nature preserve. We also hit this snowdepth after the 2/2 snowfall and capped it off with .5" ice accretion, followed by bitter cold. It's amazing to think how beautiful and transformative last winter was compared to this total dud...what a difference a year makes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooL Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 The Jan 26-27 storm was not the biggest of the season for me, but I did have thundersleet and incredibly heavy snow rates that evening...It was the perfect cap on the trifecta of big storms, and I remember taking a long Jebwalk just admiring the 14" of snow falling on top of an already large snowpack in Dobbs Ferry. We had well over a foot on the ground prior to the storm and finished it with a snowdepth around 26", with close to 30" in some of the sheltered areas of the higher-elevation nature preserve. We also hit this snowdepth after the 2/2 snowfall and capped it off with .5" ice accretion, followed by bitter cold. It's amazing to think how beautiful and transformative last winter was compared to this total dud...what a difference a year makes the good news is we are already over half thru this horrid winter.. Always good to get the bad ones out of the way, just gotta hope for a Chris L NINO next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris L Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 the good news is we are already over half thru this horrid winter.. Always good to get the bad ones out of the way, just gotta hope for a Chris L NINO next year The issue for next season is the Atlantic side; if we get a decent block, with Nino, then we'll be using analogs like 77-78, 92-93, 02-03, and maybe to a extreme, 09-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 The great thing about this storm is it dumped almost everywhere. I had 16 inches. The rates that night were insane i had less then one block visibility for several hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris L Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 One of my favorite pictures on Jan 27. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolute Humidity Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Yes pretty amazing storm to say the least with heavy thundersleet. 4" in the am and 13" at night. Was cool HECS and the last of 5 bookending the 2010 2011 snow madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJwinter23 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Why was this storm so poorly forecasted? A total bust for the morning and the predictions for the evening were paltry, even the morning of. My final call was 7 - 13" for the storm which was only supposed to be the night time part...That seemed to verify nicely, however, the morning shot was a nice surprise. I don't know how/if I can bring up forecast soundings from back then, but a friend of mine has pointed out how the models may have shown nothing- couple hundredths qpf output with that first shot, but the soundings were hinting at the surprise amts. In that they were showing intense omega/dendrite growth at 600 mb above a dry layer that the model interpreted as "this will not reach the ground". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 another awesome storm to track. I think the snow rates for a 3 hr period were even heavier than the Boxing Day blizzard. Watch the bow echo headed for the south shore at the beginning of the loop. I had 50mph gusts and torrential sleet Ill never forget that! It was probably sleeting at a rate of several inches an hour (though it only lasted 20 minutes) But had the intensity of a solid summer thunderstorm for both lightning wind and precip rates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTrials Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Watch the bow echo headed for the south shore at the beginning of the loop. I had 50mph gusts and torrential sleet Ill never forget that! It was probably sleeting at a rate of several inches an hour (though it only lasted 20 minutes) But had the intensity of a solid summer thunderstorm for both lightning wind and precip rates! That's not a bow echo, its cellurlar in nature and it actually had rotation because craig allen was screaming about it on 880am as it approached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCSuburbs Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 The 2nd closest near miss I had last winter behind 12/26 - evening round started with snow/sleet and by the time it was plain snow, the heavy banding was barely a few miles to my east. I still had 1 hour of zero visibility and 3"/hour rates, with a storm total of 14 inches. If I remember correctly there was also a surprise round of snow the day before the storm (not the morning surprise round) with 2-3 inches or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 That's not a bow echo, its cellurlar in nature and it actually had rotation because craig allen was screaming about it on 880am as it approached. Looks like bow echo to me... Certainly had all the signs of a bow echo on the ground. If it looks like a dog and acts like a dog its probably a dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Not my house, but I like the pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlover74 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 One more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Only minus about this was is that the heavy rates were b/w 11pm and 5am...would have loved for it to hit at mid-day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris L Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Plfdwxdude, post more photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Only minus about this was is that the heavy rates were b/w 11pm and 5am...would have loved for it to hit at mid-day... Definitely one that was worth staying up for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv88 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Looks like bow echo to me... Certainly had all the signs of a bow echo on the ground. If it looks like a dog and acts like a dog its probably a dog. I remember i was in the Roosevelt Field mall when that hit. I was on my phone reading the board hearing the reports and went outside to a torrential sleet storm. Little did i know that was just the beginning of the fun. i miss last winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 This storm was amazing. Just upper level low goodness and amazing frontogenesis. Not too much in the way of WAA type forcing, especially the second half that dumped on you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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