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Dec 16-20 Snow/Mix events - Going over like a fart in church


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Those 925mb temps can always be a red flag...also when you see the thicknesses not warm very much despite the mid-levels warming. That also seems to be a red flag. You'll sometimes see the models (esp a high res one like the Euro) show -3C 925mb temps while the sfc is like 35F in a CAD setup. That's usually when you toss the 2m temps.

Also you often see the models try and turn the wind too much out of the east too early on. It probably happens in at least 90% of our CAD setups with a high north of Maine. Its like they can't differentiate between a Quebec high and a high moving east through Nova Scotia.

But regardless, I'm sure we'll see some changes to the exact setup more than once.

Yeah I like the 925mb look for you guys and north. That was also a little evident in the nice Dec 1 snow I had. It's not very low level, but low enough to raise a flag like you said. I don't mean to troll Kevin, but I could see him rising a bit above 32 while you rot near or below freezing. Just simply latitude issues here, that's all. We'll probably see changes going forward, but I always like the look of high pressure nosing in like that. Sometimes it "overachieves" with that look for you guys.

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As modeled, euro 925mb temps to -6C or so near ORH Sunday morning. Temps below 30 or so. I don't see how it warms that much from there on north during the day and even for Monday morning. Perhaps maybe in the aftn they rot at 33 or so. It could change if we see a strong low move west or develop in NJ and not south of LI, but just speaking of the whole situation verbatim.

CAD can be a beautiful thing... I really would not mind punting this one away and getting colder air later

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yeah i'm not sure there's many different opinions being thrown around right now. pretty consistent across the board.

Well let's be clear, I don't think many red taggers are expecting as much snow as Kevin is for this first event correct? Lolli's to 4" Sunday?

Long term you have to be excited. If we got another series of systems like these next 2-3 after the 20th it'll be a lot of fun with some real cold air around.

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Well let's be clear, I don't think many red taggers are expecting as much snow as Kevin is for this first event correct? Lolli's to 4" Sunday?

Long term you have to be excited. If we got another series of systems like these next 2-3 after the 20th it'll be a lot of fun with some real cold air around.

no i think the official forecast was feet and feet, snowpack like 1971, snow for days and days. lots of nudity.

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Do you recall January 15th, 2001?

I've actually been looking at this analog pretty closely. Main low into Michigan, redevelopment just south of SNE.

http://www.meteo.psu...2001/us0115.php

That event did produce accumulating snow across interior Mass. and northern Rhode Island, but the PNS didn't have totals for Conn.

I dug up the ASOS temps...DXR got stuck at 35F and BDL only 34F with a period of icing.

The only minor difference was that the positioning high pressure was a bit more favored, as the surface wind reflection was NE to N on the obs, versus E to NE as we are expecting to see.

http://mesonet.agron...&month=1&day=15

Yeah actually I do remember that one. I didn't recall the date until I saw your analog. This is not too dissimilar. I think this high might be progged a little stronger. What that event had going for it was snowcover OTg and later in season. That storm was supposed to be snow and I remember Walt Drag changing that to icestorm warning that morning in the AFD. I think it was a Saturday

If that is an analog, Stafford, CT had 2.5" from that. I don't have any notes (I just kept track of the numbers during that time) but the high was 40°. We had good snow cover that winter - close to 3' in March.

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If that is an analog, Stafford, CT had 2.5" from that. I don't have any notes (I just kept track of the numbers during that time) but the high was 40°. We had good snow cover that winter - close to 3' in March.

From what Blizz chimed in with, there was already snow on the ground before the event, so that probably helped. IJD got stuck at 37, but that's a valley. What's your elevation?

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Euro ensembles have a low near the BM at hr 144. That's probably mix to snow for interior and then eventually coast, but I don't see lower level profiles on the ensembles.

Only in this 2 year stetch can I have a major low on the benchmark near the winter solstice, and still get mainly rain. :lol:

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I guess this run looks a little better. The primary is further west though, wonder if that will affect it?

To be honest...its better to have the primary cut waaaaay west, if you have a triple point run s.....the mid level warm punch is more displaced to the west, as was the case in 12/16/07.

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