TalcottWx Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Lol So glad you got to witness it... even through blearey eyes Thanks dave it was fun. Great weekend.Funny part was I sonehow made it to the beach and sat on a bench man thank god the alc was in my body ti warm me that must have been cane conditions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Thanks dave it was fun. Great weekend. Funny part was I sonehow made it to the beach and sat on a bench man thank god the alc was in my body ti warm me that must have been cane conditions ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Models are not even close to correct with current temps/initialization. IJD is down to 8. Plenty of readings in the 10's. Even high res 00z NAM was predicting 24-26. Could be a very icy morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Models are not even close to correct with current temps/initialization. IJD is down to 8. Plenty of readings in the 10's. Even high res 00z NAM was predicting 24-26. Could be a very icy morning! Classic rad cooling though with 2ft+ of fresh snow. Not a bad idea to go way way under guidance. Not sure it makes a huge difference for tomorrow morning... we'll see. You've been doing a nice job on TV btw. Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlantStickers Anonymous Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 No classes tomorrow for me! I went and visited the main commuter lot, just a disaster, majority of it looks like they barely put a dent in it. Also I haven't seen a single storm drain, they're all under 3 foot snow banks. Flooding tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 No classes tomorrow for me! I went and visited the main commuter lot, just a disaster, majority of it looks like they barely put a dent in it. Also I haven't seen a single storm drain, they're all under 3 foot snow banks. Flooding tomorrow? Not if the bulk of precip is frozen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Question regarding "trained spotters" who measure snow. I was talking to someone who said he was a trained spotter at one time and used to give snow totals. He had said that when he did it, if the storm was greater than 12 hours in duration, and even a 24+ hour storm he would just wait till the end and just take a measurement then. Isn't that Not really the way it should be done? I always thought that clearing the board every 6 hours gave more accurate results. Infact waiting till the very end of a long duration storm could give you rather less of what your true total should be. Not a big deal, but I was just curious as to what others think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlantStickers Anonymous Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Not if the bulk of precip is frozen... Wow I'm really out of the loop on this little event, is it looking more frozen than liquid even at the coast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonseminole Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Wow I'm really out of the loop on this little event, is it looking more frozen than liquid even at the coast? well BOX has 1-2" up to 495 and west of rt 3 it seems.. they don't think the coast will see much.. not sure if they make changes based on temp trends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Question regarding "trained spotters" who measure snow. I was talking to someone who said he was a trained spotter at one time and used to give snow totals. He had said that when he did it, if the storm was greater than 12 hours in duration, and even a 24+ hour storm he would just wait till the end and just take a measurement then. Isn't that Not really the way it should be done? I always thought that clearing the board every 6 hours gave more accurate results. Infact waiting till the very end of a long duration storm could give you rather less of what your true total should be. Not a big deal, but I was just curious as to what others think. This is taken from a pdf doc file I have of an older article (90's) which I believe was in the Boston Globe or New Yorker. "In sparsely populated rural areas, local NWS officers ask spotters to record temperatures and provide rain and snowfall totals. To measure rainfall, spotters use NWS-supplied rain gauges—glass or metal buckets with a funnel and a built-in ruler. To measure snowfall, the NWS recommends placing two flat boards painted white (preferable since white doesn't absorb sunlight and therefore keeps melting to a minimum) side by side in a backyard. The spotter lets snow pile up on one board through the course of a storm and measures its total height at the end. Snow on the other board is measured and wiped clean at regular intervals to determine changing precipitation rates throughout the storm." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 "In sparsely populated rural areas, local NWS officers ask spotters to record temperatures and provide rain and snowfall totals. To measure rainfall, spotters use NWS-supplied rain gauges—glass or metal buckets with a funnel and a built-in ruler. To measure snowfall, the NWS recommends placing two flat boards painted white (preferable since white doesn't absorb sunlight and therefore keeps melting to a minimum) side by side in a backyard. The spotter lets snow pile up on one board through the course of a storm and measures its total height at the end. Snow on the other board is measured and wiped clean at regular intervals to determine changing precipitation rates throughout the storm." Sounds like this guy didn't bother with the "other" board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Figure I'll keep my observations of today's light event here in banter as to not interupt the VD an dPD threads. Quick covering of new snow, 1/2 visiiblity, busses/schools running on time here in GC. 19.8/16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Well over the summer I told Scooter my perfect winter would be +3 temps and 40+ inches of snow.................guess what LOL, this is absolutely the best winter ever bar none, couple more snowstorms and and absolute blowtorch to end feb and march best of both worlds this winter. Best Winter Ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Well over the summer I told Scooter my perfect winter would be +3 temps and 40+ inches of snow.................guess what LOL, this is absolutely the best winter ever bar none, couple more snowstorms and and absolute blowtorch to end feb and march best of both worlds this winter. Best Winter Ever I'm not spiking yet-if we were for some reason to get little snow the rest of the way, then I'd remember for one great snowstorm in the middle of a front end snowless torch and a back end dry/cold period.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 LOL, the GFS has 5 threats in the next 16 days for the Northeast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 lol at the 384gfs could you imagine LOL, the GFS has 5 threats in the next 16 days for the Northeast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 LOL, the GFS has 5 threats in the next 16 days for the Northeast. I remember how in 10-11 we were sitting on 2/1/11 and there was 3-4 feet of snowpack everywhere and there was a storm progged for the following week-folks were talking about 100 inch yearly totals.....the progged storm flopped and we basically went snowless the rest of the way....not saying that's the case here, but who knows if any of those threats materialize into anything.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 LOL, the GFS has 5 threats in the next 16 days for the Northeast.Nothing like the chance for 3 chances of KUs in 15 days, lol. Porn city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmj16725 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Estimated last day for SNE school systems based on 12 GFS - July 4. Talk about active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Brian 90210 and Garth Cold Miserable need the 1888 1717 combo the GFS calls for in order to satiated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Now it just needs to verify, verbatim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Brian 90210 and Garth Cold Miserable need the 1888 1717 combo the GFS calls for in order to satiated. LOL...not really-my arms are crying uncle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 well we have seen pics of europe with 15 feet of snow last year, perhaps we could have a 3 week run of amazingness, not betting on it, but who knows i'm giggling like a school girl after looking at gfs loop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 What a weneie pattern on the GFS and GEFS. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 There is a heck of a lot of melting going on today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Your favorite red-tagger is also the sexiest man on TV in CT. Had to laugh at this when I saw it on facebook, he has a stalker! Ryan you are so sexy,i wanna kiss u all over haahha...i like watching NBC because of u..now seriously thanks for all your hard work informing us about the weather, you are awesome LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 oops, this is the thread i intended to post in...back to the same ol same ol pattern, above normal temps with some normal mixed in...a coating of snow or two thrown in for good measure...ho hum...this winter still blows...one A+ event doesn't make for a passing grade when all your other tests grades have been Fs and Ds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 40 degrees at 930am! Morch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Drip... Drip... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Taunton now at day 3 without school. Add that to the 2 for Sandy and that puts them at June 27 for last day. Only one more "snow day" and they will be looking at either July for school or weekends/vacations to prevent it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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