J.Spin Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 ADK is getting dumped on. I'd wager the high peaks will get 30 or so above 3000 ft (which isn't that high over there).Really interesting storm otherwise. Stowe is def. getting a little shadowed. It was dumping in BTV (and still is) WOOF. All the way thru the pass on 89. Then it started changing to a lighter snow. Stowe's 6 was about right. It was a wetter more solid 6. Temps were about 27. In richmond there was 8-10 on the ground and it was 22-24F. In BTV there is 10-11 and it's 24-25F. Keene Valley is reporting 16 already with 1" hr snowfall rates. The tricky part is going to be what happens when the winds start to rotate around to the N. Per the hig res BTVWRF we're looking at temps falling to -12 to -16C at 850 and about .5 inches of moisture. That could result in a really nice 8inches of champlain powder along the spine. Thanks a lot for the detailed update adk. I just did an 11:00 A.M. check on the snowboard; there’s 5.4” on there since the 6:00 A.M clearing, so that’s a bit over 1”/hr average for this morning. Current storm total here is 10.2”. One interesting thing to note is that this is 1”/hr snow, but these aren’t upslope-style flakes – they’re very small here, generally 1-2 mm in diameter, with a few up to 5 mm. So that’s some serious moisture coming down. The noontime stack should have a decent shot of water in it with all these small flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsnowstorm628 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 LOL at 3" at lsc. God damn. Good thing I'm not there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 closing in on 10" here in Williston. Here is a short video taken with an ipad. I will edit footage from my good camera later: Thanks eyewall, it’s great having your Williston observations to add to the NNE thread. Come on up any time you want to bring these storms to NNE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Tiny flakes and 8-9:1 ratio continues. 4.0" new at 11 AM, with -SN and 24F, now ramping up to moderate, and the winds continue to blow it around. The 2" I just swept off the stairs was dry but took more push than such a modest depth usually would. Unless we see some bigger flakes/aggregates, it will be tough to reach 10" here. However, there's 11" now at the stake, and any time I see over a foot OG in December it's a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Act III of this storm- the upslope part is going to be very interesting. For basebuilding snow this event is perfect. With cold temps following for a few days this snowpack will lock in nicely. For faceshots however this just isn't the stuff. Gotta get colder for those big fluffy dendrites to appear. Looking closely at the 7 to 7am timeframe along the spine. Little capping inversion popping up later this evening that might inhibit orographic ascent...or confine it to the western slopes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 What is going on. Big bust so far. Perhaps 3". Very light snow vis 4 miles, sun very visable!. 29F. Lots of blowing and we have had light snow most of the morning but nothing heavy at all. Big snow hole in my area! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Thanks eyewall, it’s great having your Williston observations to add to the NNE thread. Come on up any time you want to bring these storms to NNE. You're welcome! 10.5" now but snow has let up a bit. This was taken as it was approaching that amount (averaged several measurements). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahk_webstah Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 What is going on. Big bust so far. Perhaps 3". Very light snow vis 4 miles, sun very visable!. 29F. Lots of blowing and we have had light snow most of the morning but nothing heavy at all. Big snow hole in my area! well no sun here but about 3.5 or 3.75 otg. We are the screw zone. doesn't look to eager to fill in either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Interesting to watch the visual sat images showing the different levels of the storm moving in different directions. http://www.wxforecas...w_England.html# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 What is going on. Big bust so far. Perhaps 3". Very light snow vis 4 miles, sun very visable!. 29F. Lots of blowing and we have had light snow most of the morning but nothing heavy at all. Big snow hole in my area! dynamics for us = faildownslope = fail ratios = fail Everything that can go wrong has. But at least it is snowing and we will keep the wintry look for awhile. Maybe we can score a few inches on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j24vt Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Lunch time in Stowe. Heading to the mountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Event totals: 10.5” Snow/0.77” L.E. The snowfall rate slowed down from the 1”/hr pace toward the end of this last collection period, but it has since picked back up. Flake size remains generally small (1-3 mm diameters) with occasional bouts of larger flakes up to the 10-12 mm range. Details from the 12:00 P.M. Waterbury observations: New Snow: 5.7 inches New Liquid: 0.40 inches Snow/Water Ratio: 14.3 Snow Density: 7.0% H2O Temperature: 26.2 F Sky: Moderate Snow (1-3 mm flakes) Snow at the stake: 14.0 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlauderdal Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Lunch time in Stowe. Heading to the mountain perfection..will be there on saturday afternoon..an overperform on the 12/30 system would be a bonus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j24vt Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 The mountain typically gets a lot more than we do in the yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Lunch time in Stowe. Heading to the mountain I hear ya, thinking of heading up to Bolton to see how things are going up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxjim207 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Coastal Front has stalled off the Maine Coast or at the shore... Means Portland, Brunswick and Wiscassett stays all snow! My forecast is verifying right on the money and the same with ctsnowstorm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Some pictures from dowtown Montpelier Stat employee parking lot on Taylor St. Looking up State St. Towards Main St. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 One more of the State House Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxjim207 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 7.2" of snowfall so far here in Brunswick Maine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Storm total 5.5" as of 1 PM, 12" at the stake. Currently next to nothing coming down, but it should resume before 2:30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Temp jumped up to 32.9 but fell to 31.5... a change to rain would be amusing. Getting enormous flakes as that heavy clump of precip scrapes by to the east. Maybe a yellow pixel will graze me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlantStick Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 About 12" here, light snow atm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 After the storm I will have some good footage to share of the heaviest rates. Going to measure again soon. We have to be at 12" or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 We are at 12" now in Williston. Snow has picked up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxjim207 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 8.1" of snow here in Brunswick Maine... down to light snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 As far as I can tell, its 11.5" and still snowing at home in Stowe Village. I just found 13" at 1,500ft snow board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 3 to 4" of snow here. Seems close to over. Less than 25% of the QPF that I was expecting. Can't even open the snowmobile trails. Lots of wind but a huge dissapointment. I really thought this storm was a lock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEaster27 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 about 10 inches around lake george 13 or so at Gore 20ish at Face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderwx Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 just ran home to help the better half make it to the driveway and clear it out. pouring snow. full on whiteout. +12" from the AM clearing/ 15" so far. the snow has fluffed out a bit from this mornings deposit prior to the break. wind coming pretty much straight east now, she starting to turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 As far as I can tell, its 11.5" and still snowing at home in Stowe Village. I just found 13" at 1,500ft snow board. Heavy wind transport no? With that east wind some stuff had to end up in strange places. Wind should start to shift around to the N/NW pretty shortly here. That's going to be the next interesting time frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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