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February 8th-9th Potential Bomb Part III


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I don't understand this. The NAM shows everyone getting 2-4" OF QPF, almost all snow for everyone, except for maybe a couple of hours during the transfer. This is a flat-out crippling, crushing snowstorm. 18+ is conservative's conservative. The NAM dumps 30+" of snow for everyone, east Jersey and east.

Reality, as we know, is that we should cut these totals in half. But this run as is...utterly destroys us all.

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18z NAM is pretty...but it's overdone. I say cut the totals in half and run with your accums. So  3 in. of QPF with 10 or 12: 1 ratio = 15 in. or so.

I'd say 2" or so QPF is possible given the strong last few Euro runs and GFS adjusted west a little, plus ensembles. Those definitely aren't models known for over-hyping QPF, and the dynamics look literally off the charts.

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Just got out of an Upton briefing, said they're upping totals to 10-16 NYC and LI, blizzard watches/WS watches to become warnings, considering blizzard warning for NYC as well. 

 

I was surprised to see Mt Holly only going 6-10 in some of their areas, thought we might see 8-12 at least.

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Just got out of an Upton briefing, said they're upping totals to 10-16 NYC and LI, blizzard watches/WS watches to become warnings, considering blizzard warning for NYC as well. 

Thanks for the heads up.  Time to go to the store and get some extra milk, bread, and other stuff.  Everybody enjoy the upcoming event.   Please post your pictures and measurements too.

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I don't understand this. The NAM shows everyone getting 2-4" OF QPF, almost all snow for everyone, except for maybe a couple of hours during the transfer. This is a flat-out crippling, crushing snowstorm. 18+ is conservative's conservative. The NAM dumps 30+" of snow for everyone, east Jersey and east.

It isn't so easy to get 30" of snow. Physics, microphysics, thermodynamics, dynamics, and statistics suggest so.

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10 -16 is fair , they started 3-6 went to 6- 10 , they have to leave themselves some wiggle room .

If the 0z runs spit out 2 plus qpf and tomorrows BL are colder than progged for tomorrow , they go to 16 - 22 ,

But dont think u make that jump all at once .

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First Blizzard Warning

 

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
336 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013

CTZ001-013-081030-
/O.UPG.KALY.WS.A.0001.130208T1100Z-130209T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KALY.BZ.W.0001.130208T1100Z-130209T1700Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE
336 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON EST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...LITCHFIELD COUNTY CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 25 INCHES ARE
  LIKELY FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW RATES WILL LIKELY EXCEED ONE INCH
  PER HOUR FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING...AND BECOME STEADIER
  AND HEAVIER BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
  WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...
  OCCASIONALLY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS
  TRAVEL.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

 

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