HIPPYVALLEY Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 What's great about living in New England is that we've had 10/29/11 and we've had 4/1/97 so there really is a 5 month period where one cannot rule out the possibility of an epic snow event. As an 8th grader I thought April 6(?) 1982 was pretty epic up on the hill in Arlington. and come to think of it I remeber taking a picture of our porch in Cambridge some time in 1976 or 77 of an acumulating May snowfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 As an 8th grader I thought April 6(?) 1982 was pretty epic up on the hill in Arlington. It was epic for BOS too...over a foot of powdery snow. Cold storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 April 1982...prob when I became a snow weenie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxsniss Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 He's just joking about my caution flags. Yeah figured... I've been "off the grid" since the big one, easy to get out of touch in here lol... Caution flags are always healthy. Hopefully with such favorable large scale features, at least we should have some exciting things to track... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 It was epic for BOS too...over a foot of powdery snow. Cold storm. I remember getting an early dismisal from school. It could have been my first gratifying moment in weather weenieism because I had told a few classmates that morning that it was going to snow and our teacher basically said that was BS. (I heard that it was a possibility the night before from Bruce Schoegler and my older brother was all in) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 April 1982...prob when I became a snow weenie. lol I just posted the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 As an 8th grader I thought April 6(?) 1982 was pretty epic up on the hill in Arlington. and come to think of it I remeber taking a picture of our porch in Cambridge some time in 1976 or 77 of an acumulating May snowfall. That was May 76, I remember pictures in the paper from the town Florida getting hit pretty good, also in the early 80's we had a decent event in Worcester in May, maybe 5-6 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 That was May 76, I remember pictures in the paper from the town Florida getting hit pretty good, also in the early 80's we had a decent event in Worcester in May, maybe 5-6 inches. May 10 1977. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 That was May 76, I remember pictures in the paper from the town Florida getting hit pretty good, also in the early 80's we had a decent event in Worcester in May, maybe 5-6 inches. ORH only had 2 measurable events in May in the 1970s and 1980s...12.7" on May 9-10, 1977 and 0.3" in May 1986. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 May 10 1977. I thought it was 77 but was too lazy to go looking, now that I have googled it there is confirmation but interestingly, very little news accounts of the event. ORH only had 2 measurable events in May in the 1970s and 1980s...12.7" on May 9-10, 1977 and 0.3" in May 1986. Wow! I think we had 2" in Cambridge which I thought was extraordinary even as a 9 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 April 1982...prob when I became a snow weenie. That pic is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 ORH only had 2 measurable events in May in the 1970s and 1980s...12.7" on May 9-10, 1977 and 0.3" in May 1986. LOL I'm still processing that date and snow total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 My brother has had a house in W ME (Kingfield) since the early 90's and I remember him telling a tale of Sugarloaf getting well over a foot in late May or early June sometime in the 90's. He had gone up for the week to work on the house and was snowed in and had to have a local come up and plow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 This pattern looks almost nothing like Mar 1993 ironically even though it looks good. Mar 1993 had a huge +NAO/+AO...but it had a really stout western ridge. It looks more like 1958, though 1958 didn't have a good western ridge (though our initial pattern over the next week or 10 days doesn't have a big western ridge either). Mar 1960 is a decent match. Porn,,,,plain and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace0927 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 This pattern looks almost nothing like Mar 1993 ironically even though it looks good. Mar 1993 had a huge +NAO/+AO...but it had a really stout western ridge. It looks more like 1958, though 1958 didn't have a good western ridge (though our initial pattern over the next week or 10 days doesn't have a big western ridge either). Mar 1960 is a decent match. some all-time great March storms in those years... March 58, specifically in southern canada, kinda resembles what is upcoming-the closed h5 block Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 One ofthe reasons the pattern is so good looking to some of us, is because the block gives us margin for error. Look at how different the GFS is at handling the shortwaves this run, yet it still produces two large snow events on Feb 26-27 and Mar 1-2. That block forces the storms underneath us. It crapped out on the 2/24 a bit staying a bit strung out and south (but still close to good), but the other two deliever. Lots of chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 There are not enough buns for the gfs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisy Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Thought this was cool, tonight's 00z GFS looks so similar to March 4-6 2001 it is scary. March 01 500mb: Tonight'z 00z GFS: The revenge of March 2001? GFS of course shows a raging Blizzard for entire East Coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooL Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 There are not enough buns for the gfs. That is a KU pattern for sure to open up March on the GFS. This is going to be fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 ORH only had 2 measurable events in May in the 1970s and 1980s...12.7" on May 9-10, 1977 and 0.3" in May 1986. LOL, I knew you'd correct me if I was wrong, it was probably April 30th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 LOL, I knew you'd correct me if I was wrong, it was probably April 30th April 28-29, 1987 had 17" at ORH...though the lower elevations saw less. You might be thinking of that one. April '83 had a late one around April 19th that was more like 3-4"...but a good week earlier than the '87 event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxsniss Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 why positioning of the block is so critical... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 The 2/28 signal is pretty big now. This is like a championship team playing .500 at the all star break and then wiping the floor with everyone on the way to another ws win. I should start a thread to see if BOS can crawl into a top 10 winter snow wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Next weeks deal is a possible punt for something bigger down the road. It may work out, but it also sets up a better pattern afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Next weeks deal is a possible punt for something bigger down the road. It may work out, but it also sets up a better pattern afterwards. "I'll gladly pay you on Tuesday if you buy me a hamburger today" --Wimpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Although the 06z GEFS say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Next week might be a Rainer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 There are not enough buns for the gfs. Well we can start with 21...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Next week might be a Rainer Which day? I thought the end of week that the op euro has cutting west looked pretty snowy on euro ensembles and GEFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Which day? I thought the end of week that the op euro has cutting west looked pretty snowy on euro ensembles and GEFS.Yeah that's the one that worries me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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