Damage In Tolland Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 Nice spin. Your 5" of slush when I get rain is fine. I have no use for that kind of snow. That's what makes us different. I love snow..any snow..I live in the hills because I chose to. It wasn't an accident I ended up at the 2nd highest spot in town. I wish I could be in NW CT..but since I can't this suits me fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 That's what makes us different. I love snow..any snow..I live in the hills because I chose to. It wasn't an accident I ended up at the 2nd highest spot in town. I wish I could be in NW CT..but since I can't this suits me fine. People say I average the same as you and I'm at the same elevation and basically in Torrington which is pretty far NW. To get 10-15" more a season you have to move to places like Norfolk or Canaan etc...where you only really want to live if you have 7 teeth. It's not worth it IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 < Kev> Pig pile</Kev> He is .15 North of me and closer to IJD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 People say I average the same as you and I'm at the same elevation and basically in Torrington which is pretty far NW. To get 10-15" more a season you have to move to places like Norfolk or Canaan etc...where you only really want to live if you have 7 teeth. It's not worth it IMO. Harwinton at 1,000 feet is def a better snow spot than Tolland at 1,000 feet..Not by a lot. But it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 People say I average the same as you and I'm at the same elevation and basically in Torrington which is pretty far NW. To get 10-15" more a season you have to move to places like Norfolk or Canaan etc. Canaan and Salisbury do not do that well. They downslope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Harwinton at 1,000 feet is def a better snow spot than Tolland at 1,000 feet..Not by a lot. But it is. The 2 best spots in the state are Norfolk and Hartland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Harwinton at 1,000 feet is def a better snow spot than Tolland at 1,000 feet..Not by a lot. But it is. If you average 58 and I average 60-65 that's really not that big a deal. We should keep really close accurate track of our snowfall this year just out of curiosity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Canaan and Salisbury do not do that well. They downslope. Sorry, I thought that line from Canaan to W. Granby was really the moneyspot. I forgot Canaan actually had pretty bad relative elevation in a valley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Well NW CT probably is a bit better at snowpack retention too. Not much (except maybe far NW), but perhaps a bit more and you get those refreshers from LE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 If you average 58 and I average 60-65 that's really not that big a deal. We should keep really close accurate track of our snowfall this year just out of curiosity. The main diff..is the coastals where you end up stuck under those heavy bands that like to pivot in your area..while I get the heavy bands, but then tend to get out of the heaviest stuff for hours while NW Ct pounds..eventually the hvy bands move back over me twds the end..but by then you've had a few inches more than me and it's over. That's where the diff comes from..And maybe a bit of LE snow that NW CT gets that I don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Well NW CT probably is a bit better at snowpack retention too. Not much (except maybe far NW), but perhaps a bit more and you get those refreshers from LE. Yeah some of those towns on the E slope like Norfolk and Hartland (and a bit of Colebrook) are almost like Pete kind of weather. >1000 feet and good retention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 No offense to the folks on here, but I really hate CT NY should just buy it I think you're thinking of Fairfield County. You must have never really explored NE CT very well. That's the nicest part of the state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 The main diff..is the coastals where you end up stuck under those heavy bands that like to pivot in your area..while I get the heavy bands, but then tend to get out of the heaviest stuff for hours while NW Ct pounds..eventually the hvy bands move back over me twds the end..but by then you've had a few inches more than me and it's over. That's where the diff comes from..And maybe a bit of LE snow that NW CT gets that I don't That's true but it's just sort of odd that it happens like that so frequently. There is definitely some kind of climatologically favored area for some of that mesoscale banding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 25" events are not all that common for many people. How often does ORH get them? Maybe once every 10 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I think you're thinking of Fairfield County. You must have never really explored NE CT very well. That's the nicest part of the state. I was just kidding. Much of CT is fine. I used to have to work in Rocky Hill and elsewhere. Hated working there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 The main diff..is the coastals where you end up stuck under those heavy bands that like to pivot in your area..while I get the heavy bands, but then tend to get out of the heaviest stuff for hours while NW Ct pounds..eventually the hvy bands move back over me twds the end..but by then you've had a few inches more than me and it's over. That's where the diff comes from..And maybe a bit of LE snow that NW CT gets that I don't Yeah, I'm just happy cause in a lot of synoptic storms I get only like 2-3" less than say Norfolk. They just get smaller events way more often (when I'm raining, rotting LES) etc that add up to more. I can't remember back too far because I was young, but I've measured 2'+ more than a couple of times. I would still like those small events to keep things fresh but I'm happy with what I get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 My driveway entrance: 541' Parking area: 556' Weatherstation location: 563' Highest point on property: 602' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Don't forget that at 10,000' in elevation Mt Tolland benefits from orographic lift snowfall enhancement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 That's true but it's just sort of odd that it happens like that so frequently. There is definitely some kind of climatologically favored area for some of that mesoscale banding? Yeah there is something that causes that to happen. I mean they aren't any colder than here unless you get up into Norfolk..The way the coastals track..that part of W CT ends up under those bands forever..and it'll still be snowing here, but much lighter. I do better than them on the Miller B's that bomb just south and east of LI. Any kind of Miller A they always kill me Also I tend to warm more at mid levels than they do..SO we both may be 28, but I'll have sleet or snow grains while they pound S+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 That one localized area in NW CT centered around Norfolk is an almost perfect orographic setup....its almost an elevated plateau with a very sharp upslope component to the west of them where any rotting LES gets regenerated. They will get heir own little private snowstorms of 4-8" of fluff on occasion while 5 miles away might see flurries and 10 miles away is sunny. And they don't get screwed on a NNE wind during coastals...they get a nice upslop component there too from the CT Valley in MA gliding up the extreme S Berks and then into the NW CT elevations there. The problem with NW CT if you are south of that peak elevated area in Norfolk is that you will actually downslope on a north wind, which could hurt in coastals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I think you're thinking of Fairfield County. You must have never really explored NE CT very well. That's the nicest part of the state. +1 I think it's a nice place lo live as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 Where did those downpours come from entering W CT? 40's fail tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 58.4F Great start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Yeah some of those towns on the E slope like Norfolk and Hartland (and a bit of Colebrook) are almost like Pete kind of weather. >1000 feet and good retention. I would say that the eastern part of Somers and the northern part of Stafford and Union do pretty good for retention in the eastern part of the state. There's places that will have a full pack of snow in the woods and open areas long after other the rest of the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Where did those downpours come from entering W CT? 40's fail tonight? S/W moving through. Probably will dissipate soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 That's true but it's just sort of odd that it happens like that so frequently. There is definitely some kind of climatologically favored area for some of that mesoscale banding? I haven't seen any real consistent pattern to larger mesoscale banding in coastal snowstorms...though the GC to NW CT area got the jackpot twice in less than a one year span from 1/12/11 and then again in October 2011...so it made it seem like they get it all the time. However, when I looked prior to that in our coastal storms...I came up with: 1/27/11: E CT/RI/E MA jackpot...GC to NW CT porked 12/26/10: Just west of Berks/NW CT jackpot into E NY state. 12/19/09: SE CT/RI/SE MA jackpot...smoking cirrus in GC to NW CT 3/2/09: SE CT/RI jackpot 12/21/08: NE MA jackpot...GC to NW CT grazed 2/12/06: central/SW CT jackpot (HFD to DXR)...electrical bath for GC to NW CT 12/9/05: NW CT jackpot, though the totals were pretty uniform...they onyl got like an inch more than most which was probably just due to upslope, etc...NE MA was the real jackpot 1/22/05: E MA/RI/Cape Cod jackpot Going back further, we still see no real pattern...NW CT into N ORH and SW NH got smoked in Feb 2001, Mar 2001 and Jan '03...but storms like Feb 2003, Dec 2003 and Xmas 2002 varied from jackpots on the coast to NW of GC/NW CT (like ALB area). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Bigelow Hollow is a good place for snow/ice retention. This winter Bigelow Pond was the only place that I was able to walk out on the ice in safety. The snowmobile trails will sometimes have packed snow on them into April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnno Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Norfolk and Hartland do blow the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Not much to add regarding snowfall here. I take what I can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnno Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Norfolk and Hartland do blow the rest of NW CT out of the water, I can be in Hartland in about 10 to 15 mins and it is a whole different world up there iin the winter, very much like West Chesterfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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