Sub_Zero Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 It started off as sleet here for about 40 minutes, then changed to heavy snow. It's very windy with blinding snow. The only thing missing to make this a true Canadian blizzard is cold air! It's a mild 30f at the moment, but its ripping out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub_Zero Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 PL was short lived, it's coming down heavily out there. Tremblant is getting crushed! expect this to be a crushing storm for parts of eastern ontario and regions N of montreal. ottawa city and east along the ottawa river.... 8-16 inches (20-40cm) depeding on amount of rain/mix precip....right now i would lean less rain/mix, but i would feel more comfortable if the track was 20 or 30 miles eastward....the current track is defintely not classic for heaviest snow in the ottawa city area but the amount of moisture, dynamics being progged unanimoulsy by the models over the region means there will be a period of very heavy snowfall at least for several hours that should pile things up quickly even if there is some mix/rain. lingering snow into saturday could really put this storm over the top. areas up the river from ottawa and into the upper ottawa valley and west of the city into the should have a pure 8-14 inches (20-35cm) of snow. N of the ottawa river and into the ski regions N of montreal, i think 12-20 inches (30-50cm) of snow can be expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organizing Low Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 keep us posted Subzero quite upset that i am missing this one i asked my parents to call me with updates at work tomorrow lol. early traffic cams in ottawa look promising http://traffic.ottawa.ca/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeEffectKing Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Reports are coming in around CNY (higher elevations) tha a change over is taking place. Stll a good deal of synoptic precip to go...so some may end up with a quick 3" of concrete....then an 8 hour calm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying MXZ Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Reports are coming in around CNY (higher elevations) tha a change over is taking place. Stll a good deal of synoptic precip to go...so some may end up with a quick 3" of concrete....then an 8 hour calm. Reports of a couple of inches on the hilltops in Delaware County this morning. Rain and bare ground at home and in Delhi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNYWeather Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Still raining here near Rome. 0.42" since 7am yesterday. There was some sleet around 9pm last night before it changed over to all rain. 36 mph was my top gust. If this keeps up i'll have to get the mower out because my grass is very long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub_Zero Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 keep us posted Subzero quite upset that i am missing this one i asked my parents to call me with updates at work tomorrow lol. early traffic cams in ottawa look promising http://traffic.ottawa.ca/ Leaving for work now, I'm guessing 7+ inches on the ground and still snowing heavily. Updates later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champy Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Reports are coming in around CNY (higher elevations) tha a change over is taking place. Stll a good deal of synoptic precip to go...so some may end up with a quick 3" of concrete....then an 8 hour calm. Changed over at about 7am here just a bit west of 'Cuse - snowing hard, sticking to everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winter_rules Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Reports of a couple of inches on the hilltops in Delaware County this morning. Rain and bare ground at home and in Delhi. It has changed to snow in Binghamton. It's not sticking at 900ft, but I'm looking at a ~1,450ft hill and the top 100ft or so is white! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy_wx Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Latest SPC mesoanalysis showing very impressive frontogenesis east of BGM. This is co-located with a band of high reflectivity around 50 dBz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortmax Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Light, wet snow falling in Roc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy_wx Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 50 right now in ALB. Last night's MOS numbers only had 42-44 for today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorizer Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 41 and rain at 1,400 feet in Delanson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeeffectkid383 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 light flurries in OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNYWeather Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Was mixed around 9am. Finally coming down at home. Big wet flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bumble Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Light snow here for the last half hour. Not quite sticking yet, but good flake size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 At least the cold's here, gfs is below freezing the entire run.. SAT 12Z 22-DEC -3.7 -8.6 986 93 96 0.11 516 527 SAT 18Z 22-DEC -5.2 -11.5 995 90 97 0.10 520 524 SUN 00Z 23-DEC -5.6 -11.8 1005 92 45 0.07 526 523 SUN 06Z 23-DEC -6.9 -11.6 1008 91 75 0.00 528 521 SUN 12Z 23-DEC -4.8 -10.6 1010 92 38 0.02 530 522 SUN 18Z 23-DEC -2.4 -10.2 1010 87 15 0.03 534 526 MON 00Z 24-DEC -3.7 -10.0 1012 96 30 0.01 535 526 MON 06Z 24-DEC -5.9 -11.1 1014 94 28 0.02 534 523 MON 12Z 24-DEC -7.7 -12.1 1017 95 5 0.00 540 527 MON 18Z 24-DEC -4.1 -9.9 1017 86 5 0.00 542 529 TUE 00Z 25-DEC -6.6 -8.1 1017 94 7 0.00 542 529 TUE 06Z 25-DEC -6.2 -8.2 1016 91 63 0.00 539 526 TUE 12Z 25-DEC -7.4 -10.3 1020 92 72 0.00 540 524 TUE 18Z 25-DEC -3.7 -11.5 1020 84 10 0.00 541 525 WED 00Z 26-DEC -5.6 -10.3 1022 97 23 0.00 544 527 WED 06Z 26-DEC -6.3 -9.4 1021 96 13 0.01 546 530 WED 12Z 26-DEC -7.4 -7.1 1021 97 7 0.00 547 531 WED 18Z 26-DEC -4.0 -4.5 1016 86 56 0.00 546 534 THU 00Z 27-DEC -4.9 -5.8 1010 91 98 0.03 542 534 THU 06Z 27-DEC -5.9 -7.2 1008 95 98 0.19 536 530 THU 12Z 27-DEC -11.8 -8.6 1012 95 38 0.02 535 526 THU 18Z 27-DEC -10.4 -12.0 1015 92 21 0.00 534 523 FRI 00Z 28-DEC -11.0 -13.0 1018 95 28 0.00 535 521 FRI 06Z 28-DEC -13.4 -14.3 1020 96 36 0.00 536 520 FRI 12Z 28-DEC -12.6 -15.2 1022 96 31 0.00 536 519 FRI 18Z 28-DEC -9.0 -14.9 1023 88 41 0.00 535 517 SAT 00Z 29-DEC -13.9 -11.6 1025 96 22 0.00 544 524 SAT 06Z 29-DEC -15.5 -10.3 1025 96 15 0.00 545 526 SAT 12Z 29-DEC -13.1 -9.7 1025 91 44 0.00 543 524 SUN 00Z 30-DEC -15.5 -10.0 1022 99 77 0.01 539 522 SUN 12Z 30-DEC -15.6 -10.9 1022 95 80 0.00 536 519 MON 00Z 31-DEC -15.3 -12.0 1023 98 52 0.00 537 519 MON 12Z 31-DEC -14.5 -13.0 1026 98 60 0.01 536 517 TUE 00Z 01-JAN -12.3 -8.4 1022 95 11 0.00 545 529 TUE 12Z 01-JAN -11.3 -9.5 1012 94 98 0.12 535 526 WED 00Z 02-JAN -8.1 -10.3 1006 96 93 0.16 525 521 WED 12Z 02-JAN -16.5 -18.3 1017 93 6 0.04 529 516 THU 00Z 03-JAN -24.4 -17.5 1023 94 43 0.00 530 513 THU 12Z 03-JAN -27.0 -18.3 1022 89 88 0.00 520 504 FRI 00Z 04-JAN -17.6 -17.4 1019 96 33 0.00 527 512 FRI 12Z 04-JAN -18.6 -17.4 1022 94 73 0.01 531 514 SAT 00Z 05-JAN -20.4 -15.6 1021 97 90 0.01 532 517 SAT 12Z 05-JAN -21.2 -14.7 1023 89 62 0.00 534 517 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNash Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Light snow here for the last half hour. Not quite sticking yet, but good flake size. Light snow here near Delaware Park. Starting to stick a bit, actually. Nice sized snowflakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bumble Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Light snow here near Delaware Park. Starting to stick a bit, actually. Nice sized snowflakes. Yep, sticking here too now. Bit of a bonus - wasn't expecting any accumulation until tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorizer Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Peaked at 43 about 20 minutes ago. Still light rain, but temp has fallen back to 41. The descent is underway. Good riddens December torch. 41 and rain at 1,400 feet in Delanson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couchsachraga Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 1.5" of snow on the ground this morning, then rain since around daylight. Still a bit of water saturated snow left, but it's going fast at this point in the standing water from all the rain today (heavy at times). I heard more snow up north (3+" in North Creek of new snow, on top of the 4" of crust that was there from the other day), have not heard if they've avoided more of the rain than we are here in KGLF . Looking forward to seasonal temps the next few days (not getting above freezing) and a few more inches of snow. WIth any luck we'll have a white christmas down here. Johnsburg, as usual, will have a white Christmas. (IIRC NOAA page showed for northern warren county 90 or 95%+ of the time there is snow on the ground in Johnsburg for Christmas...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorizer Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Down to 35 degrees with a heavy burst of snow! Peaked at 43 about 20 minutes ago. Still light rain, but temp has fallen back to 41. The descent is underway. Good riddens December torch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schinz Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Does anyone have any idea how the latest Euro effects the area with regards to the 26-27 storm system? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kulaginman Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 My thoughts regarding the current event have changed very little since yesterday. I think the bulk of the accumulation in Western New York will occur between 6-7PM this evening and 9-10AM tomorrow. That's when the models seem to agree on the best combination of mid-level deformation and synoptic scale wraparound moisture. Both the NAM/GFS have converged on a general 0.50-0.75" QPF in most spots...perhaps a little less near the lakeshore, and a little more in the typical higher terrain "sweet spots" like the Chautauqua Ridge and Boston Hills. As we discussed yesterday, temperatures in the h85 to h7 layer look ideal for dendritic growth (-8C to -13C) so I think the ratios will be pretty good. I still think most spots will come away with a 6-10" snowfall, except maybe 4-7" near the lakeshore and on the Niagara Frontier, and more like 8-13" in the higher terrain. The wild card remains whether a Lake Huron or Georgian Bay connection can be established for a time NORTH of Buffalo. The NAM has been hinting at this for a number of runs now, and the 12z run is targeting the I-390 corridor south of ROC for a period of enhanced snowfall from 12-15z tomorrow (see graphic below). This will ultimately come down to nowcasting, but there is certainly the potential for some locations between Niagara and Monroe Counties to end up with more snow than currently anticipated if this actually were to occur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kulaginman Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Does anyone have any idea how the latest Euro effects the area with regards to the 26-27 storm system? Thanks. It has shifted east and isn't quite as deep as yesterday morning's run, but still a very good storm for much of the region. It's actually a better storm for central/eastern parts of the state where mixing and dry slotting would have been an issue with yesterday's track. Regardless, there is a long way to go so I wouldn't get too caught up in the details just yet. For now, we should all be happy that a storm is still being depicted and know that the track will likely shift around quite a bit between now and the actual event. I'd keep an eye on Christmas morning, too. That little event could surprise some folks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Does anyone have any idea how the latest Euro effects the area with regards to the 26-27 storm system? Thanks. Looks pretty good. ROC to SYR on into the 'Dacks jackpot. Dryslot shuts the snow down early, but back-end snows as the upper level low swings through. Looks like at least 4-8" for all NY state outside of NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 It has shifted east and isn't quite as deep as yesterday morning's run, but still a very good storm for much of the region. It's actually a better storm for central/eastern parts of the state where mixing and dry slotting would have been an issue with yesterday's track. Regardless, there is a long way to go so I wouldn't get too caught up in the details just yet. For now, we should all be happy that a storm is still being depicted and know that the track will likely shift around quite a bit between now and the actual event. I'd keep an eye on Christmas morning, too. That little event could surprise some folks... Totally agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schinz Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 It has shifted east and isn't quite as deep as yesterday morning's run, but still a very good storm for much of the region. It's actually a better storm for central/eastern parts of the state where mixing and dry slotting would have been an issue with yesterday's track. Regardless, there is a long way to go so I wouldn't get too caught up in the details just yet. For now, we should all be happy that a storm is still being depicted and know that the track will likely shift around quite a bit between now and the actual event. I'd keep an eye on Christmas morning, too. That little event could surprise some folks... Thanks...I am hoping for a good LES flow after the 26-27th storm as I will be in the area of the Chautauqua Ridge between Christmas and New Years!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bumble Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 It has shifted east and isn't quite as deep as yesterday morning's run, but still a very good storm for much of the region. It's actually a better storm for central/eastern parts of the state where mixing and dry slotting would have been an issue with yesterday's track. Regardless, there is a long way to go so I wouldn't get too caught up in the details just yet. For now, we should all be happy that a storm is still being depicted and know that the track will likely shift around quite a bit between now and the actual event. I'd keep an eye on Christmas morning, too. That little event could surprise some folks... Thanks for the updates and safe travels into BUF. BTW - we might not let you leave WNY since you seem to be quite the snow magnet. I believe the only snowfall we've had this year was when you were in town around T'giving... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 KUCA THU 00Z 27-DEC -6.6 -3.5 1013 77 100 0.13 549 539 THU 06Z 27-DEC -6.8 -9.4 1003 81 89 0.50 538 535 THU 12Z 27-DEC -5.4 -6.4 998 82 97 0.07 532 534 THU 18Z 27-DEC -5.3 -8.6 999 87 97 0.16 530 530 KSYR THU 00Z 27-DEC -5.6 -3.4 1012 80 100 0.16 547 538 THU 06Z 27-DEC -5.5 -9.8 1003 82 97 0.55 536 534 THU 12Z 27-DEC -5.6 -8.7 999 87 100 0.13 532 532 THU 18Z 27-DEC -7.2 -8.7 1001 85 99 0.16 530 529 KALB THU 00Z 27-DEC -6.1 -3.6 1014 79 99 0.14 552 541 THU 06Z 27-DEC -5.0 -8.2 1004 85 95 0.49 542 539 THU 12Z 27-DEC -3.0 -4.0 995 82 83 0.11 533 536 THU 18Z 27-DEC -2.4 -5.9 994 84 89 0.13 529 533 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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