mgerb Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Everyone report your totals to Upton: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/okx/report.php Absolutely, but I see lots of people measuring on grass. Just remember that just sticking a ruler in the grass and taking that read out is going to inflate the true total by a few inches, especially with grass in its Fall growth phase. I saw one poster claiming 3" but also posting a picture that looks closer to 1.5" or 2.0". Please measure and submit totals from a solid surface (snow board if you've got it, or a deck table can work too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WintersGrasp Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Just about 1.5" here in Essex county nj....we missed this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB GFI Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Anyone in that Jackson NJ area east of Trenton , That radar return has looked like thats since 530 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euripides Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Radar expanding again over Queens and NYU a bit ? Yellows popping up in NJ http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?product=N0R&rid=dix&loop=yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowGoose69 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Absolutely, but I see lots of people measuring on grass. Just remember that just sticking a ruler in the grass and taking that read out is going to inflate the true total by a few inches, especially with grass in its Fall growth phase. I saw one poster claiming 3" but also posting a picture that looks closer to 1.5" or 2.0". Please measure and submit totals from a solid surface (snow board if you've got it, or a deck table can work too). Sometimes the deck table is no good either because you get blowoff from the roof of the house. I remember I'd get measurements sometimes 2-3 inches too high where I used to live from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uofmiami Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Nassau County 6th Precinct @ 100 Community Drive has a boiler fire per the scanner. Manhasset Lakeville dispatched to respond, this is crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgerb Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Sometimes the deck table is no good either because you get blowoff from the roof of the house. I remember I'd get measurements sometimes 2-3 inches too high where I used to live from that. Yes, definitely. Basically wanted to advocate using some judgement and not just sticking a ruler down into the grass and reporting that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dsnowx53 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Did anyone in Nassau county or Queens just see lightning!? Or am I crazy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Absolutely, but I see lots of people measuring on grass. Just remember that just sticking a ruler in the grass and taking that read out is going to inflate the true total by a few inches, especially with grass in its Fall growth phase. I saw one poster claiming 3" but also posting a picture that looks closer to 1.5" or 2.0". Please measure and submit totals from a solid surface (snow board if you've got it, or a deck table can work too). Snow accumulated at least 1"-2" on grass before the roads caught up. If you push the ruler hard down against the dirt ground, you can get an accurate reading. That's why I measured 4.50" on dirt and 2.5"-3" on cement an hour ago. This event accumulated on grass 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Sometimes the deck table is no good either because you get blowoff from the roof of the house. I remember I'd get measurements sometimes 2-3 inches too high where I used to live from that. Cars work if they aren't too close to the house or anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronx Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Just shy of 6 in as of an hour ago here in the Bronx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosh Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Radar expanding again over Queens and NYU a bit ? Yellows popping up in NJ http://radar.weather...id=dix&loop=yes under that right now. crazy winds just kicked up, hard to tell if the precip is falling to beat the band, but its certainly blizzard-like outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Did anyone in Nassau county or Queens just see lightning!? Or am I crazy? Transformers blowing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosh Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Did anyone in Nassau county or Queens just see lightning!? Or am I crazy? Likely transformers blowing. I've seen a few already tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace0927 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Yup...0.7 at 7pm, JFK was 2.1. My friend near Fresh Meadows said he was 5.1 as of 10 minutes ago and the Bayside NWS observer's 4.2 at 7pm confirms thats probably close. I can tell you with 100pct certainty, that JFK has 4-6". I was forced to take the air tran from Jamaica station to JFK to get home....it looked like a winter wonderland. More snow at JFk than my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Absolutely, but I see lots of people measuring on grass. Just remember that just sticking a ruler in the grass and taking that read out is going to inflate the true total by a few inches, especially with grass in its Fall growth phase. I saw one poster claiming 3" but also posting a picture that looks closer to 1.5" or 2.0". Please measure and submit totals from a solid surface (snow board if you've got it, or a deck table can work too). I was very careful when I measured on the grass. I first cleared a very neat hole to make sure that is was visible to me that I didn't push the ruler well into the foliage/soil. If anything I probably missed a few tenths of an inch. Pavement was easy obviously, but that didn't start to stick for a while after grass started to get coated. Even there however in an open area I measures a bit over 4 inches in several spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoSki14 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 It went from maybe seeing some flakes mix in to maybe seeing a coating to 1-2" to 1-3" to 2-4" to 3-6", and now we're under a WSW for 4-8" which we already reached with some 5.5". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardof09 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 looks like long island is gonna get whacked with that band just off shore of LI. dont think its over yet folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I just hope this isn't Deja vu from last year and the winter turns out to be another dud. that's basicly what happened in 1952 and 1953...early snows in Oct/Nov/Dec but both years ended up with below average snowfall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolute Humidity Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Winter storm warnings up for Middlesex Monmouth and Ocean. We're getting creamed here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Btw LGA's total so far is pathetic. They must have a heated Tarmac. I got plows out on the streets. They don't even call those out unless there's at least 3 inches on the roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I was very careful when I measured on the grass. I first cleared a very neat hole to make sure that is was visible to me that I didn't push the ruler well into the foliage/soil. If anything I probably missed a few tenths of an inch. Pavement was easy obviously, but that didn't start to stick for a while after grass started to get coated. Even there however in an open area I measures a bit over 4 inches in several spots. Upton should not even report the atrocious .7" in the PNS for LGA. It's embarassing. I'm right next to LGA and everyone has no less then 3.5". And that's on pavement. Forget the real snowfall which started on grass well before pavement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 0z NAM very wet over Long Island overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelocita Weather Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 4.25 inches and moderate snow vis near 0.5 with winds gusting near 30....great early November storm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JERSEYSNOWROB Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 5.7 inches and still snowing here in the Morganville section of Marlboro, NJ NW Monmouth County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris L Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Moderate Snow. This is a huge bonus!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthlight Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Almost can't believe it, we are quickly approaching a significant snowfall here and heavy snow still falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowGoose69 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 that's basicly what happened in 1952 and 1953...early snows in Oct/Nov/Dec but both years ended up with below average snowfall... 1937-38 I think also had 2 big snows in November and then maybe just 15 inches the rest of the winter, also a mild winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthlight Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 0z NAM very wet over Long Island overnight. The 18z RAP was as well. http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~fxg1/rucloopne.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzardof09 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 0z NAM very wet over Long Island overnight. awesome! more snow is great news my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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