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December 19-20 Talking Points - Part 3


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I wouldn't write this one off yet guys...I think tomorrows runs will be much better than todays as far as consistency...lets face it...the northern stream part of the event is not even in the data network yet and the southern branch shortwave is the only one that is getting readily sampled at the moment...in addition, the timing of the phasing of the northern and southern streams is the key to this event and those details will be panned out tomorrow once the northern stream enters into our RAOB network...so, don't worry yet...worry tomorrow night if things are looking rough ;-)

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I remember that storm distinctly. I took the day off from school just to see it-- and ended up with a virga storm lol. Our science teacher back then was a major GW person and told us we had probably seen our last major snowstorm LOL

That was in the middle of the major snowstorm drought of the mid-80's to the superstorm of 1993.

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Sort of happened with Gloria, where the NHC said its winds east of KACY were 125 mph, where they clearly weren't that high.

I remember that one too-- the news was blaring about how Long Island would be destroyed and during the storm, about how dangerous its backside would be.  The eye actually opened up right over us and there wasnt a true backside-- which is not that uncommon as these storms transition to extratropical at our latitude.

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axesmiley.png one. But I passed, and that's all that matters. :D

Congrats!  There's a lesson to be learned here-- be happy about the things you can control and shrug off that which you cant (like the weather.)  It's much easier to remain sane that way lol.

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I'm sure they would do better (if you assume microwave satellites were available back then), but there are still way too many microscale interactions that will keep an operational model limited (chaos, as you said).

Definitely-- there are probably a few that would still be missed, but the hit percentage should be much higher, especially within 48 hours.

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Actually on of L.I.'s biggest snowstorms during that period was the norlun trough surprise.

Im thinking that was for eastern long island lol.  Im on the western side.  There is a media misconception that eastern long island gets less snow than the city-- actually, the reverse is true. 

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Still enough spread to hold interest.

Not even referencing that I was trying to get a serious answer in regards to the dual low scenario?

We see it on the GFS at 60 hrs...

We seen in on the NAM around the same time frame...

We seen it on the GGEM as well & if i was a betting individual i would say the UKMET has it to...

We seen it on the ECM...

However...on the means in the members at 60 hrs ...not one member has the double low scenario.

I be willing to bet that neither does the ECM means....

Now, according to tornadojay he thought that the presence of this low was causing the flatter look etc and robbing the storm of moisture...So if that 2nd low is not realistically part of the equation which from the means members of the GFS it does not...then would the outcome of the GFS/GGEM/ECM been different then what we are "physically " seeing tonight?

I do not think this is a dumb question and very applicable to what has happened and effects the outcome at the end!

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