Wolf Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Tiny flakes here in Marlborough, MA at my office. No accumulation. We're closing the doors at 11am. Can someone explain what you guys mean by "-SN" or "SN" or "S+". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick-02540 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Moderate and steady here. Temp hasn't moved a degree from 32 since last night, and now with east winds at 15-20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbc360 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Should be fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 Preview to the main show later? I would think that's going to be about the location of the big band. Our local WRF is really hitting it hard just SE of that actually, but we really have no clue how well it handles these types of scenarios. It's really the first big coastal with the model up and running. SE works for me.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewbeer Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Snow just started in the last 15 minutes here in downtown Springfield; accumulating on untreated surfaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leesun Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I just have to laugh. It's been snowing here for almost a half hour and I've already beaten the last 6 times it's snowed. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostman Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Tiny flakes here in Marlborough, MA at my office. No accumulation. We're closing the doors at 11am. Can someone explain what you guys mean by "-SN" or "SN" or "S+". Light Snow, Snow, Moderate/Heavy Snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Absolutely wild stuff setting up around long island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 SE works for me.............. Local WRF would crush you. At this point, PWM is closing in on 6". Even if we "only" get 12" from the main show, we're talking 18" and just outside the top 10 all time. Pretty impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlacroix4 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I can't believe we have 4-6 inches of snow in Southern Maine already, wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR Airglow Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Snow finally starting to stick to the roads here, no accumulation but they are slowly turning white. Driving is going to go sharply downhill here in the next hour or two, might head out for a last minute store run. -skisheep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlacroix4 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Local WRF would crush you. At this point, PWM is closing in on 6". Even if we "only" get 12" from the main show, we're talking 18" and just outside the top 10 all time. Pretty impressive. I think 24-30 inches is certainly possible in Southern Maine. The 12Z NAM really shows that deformation band over our area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonseminole Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Snow has started... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&P Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Should be fun very cool, please keep posting picks throughout been snowing lightly here close to 3 hours now, dusting, wind is the most notable aspect so far (temp dropped from 32 to 31 as well) KUUU 081353Z AUTO 08016G22KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR BKN014 OVC025 M01/M03 A3023 RMK AO2 SNB1255 SLP237 P0000 T10061028 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chietanen Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Hey guys, mostly a lurker here but wanted to drop in and say thanks for all your model analysis and forecasting. I am just a hobbyist, but I've learned a bunch from you all. Hoping you get the storm of a lifetime... and just throw a little back my way I spent 20 years in Buffalo, there's nothing like the thrill of a raging snowstorm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritsnc Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Not sure where to post this, but if you want to "observe" the storm live, this is a webcam located near Martha's Vineyard at someones farm. We enjoy watching it and it's great live feed. I thought it would be cool to see how the animals react to the snow piling up. http://flyingskunk.com/live.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWMan Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I can't believe we have 4-6 inches of snow in Southern Maine already, wow. Plow just made its first pass here.This really is a great bonus. Of course, I'm having these occasional paranoid thoughts about how the early arrival of this stuff is a sign that things aren't coming together quite as progged (is the northern system outrunning the southern one?) and we'll end up underperforming during the main event. As I understand it what we have right now is front-driven, so that shouldn't be the case. It's funny -- we weenies wishcast when things look bleak and look for any sign of trouble when they seem to be going well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 Local WRF would crush you. At this point, PWM is closing in on 6". Even if we "only" get 12" from the main show, we're talking 18" and just outside the top 10 all time. Pretty impressive. I hope that tool is spot on, This storm should be a great indicator to see how it performs, In the end, This will be a very impressive storm for many areas, As always, There will be some that end up on the jackpot end with higher totals, But who can argue 12"+ totals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherX Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 1" OTG.....32f......snow picking back up in intensity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmanmitch Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Light pixie dust snow falling here. 24° F. In terms of IMBY (sorry for the IMBY fetish, but I couldn't resist), I'm a little concerned about the eastward tick and later phase overnight on the guidance. 12z NAM still wants to get me into the death band for a while though, but there is a strong QPF gradient over W NE and it is the NAM. As such, a 20-30 mile shift in the band one way or another will make a difference. The million dollar question for out here is how long do we get into the death band? I think the east slope gets into it longer than I do, but we're now walking a fine line here and we cannot afford another shift east or we'll be left with a pedestrian snowstorm vs. something historic. ORH, MHT, BOS, PVD points east still look great as I'm mostly speaking for areas west of the CT River. Very difficult forecast for GC and the Berkshires as our totals will depend on whether we can get into good deformation banding. I could get > 20" or I could get 7". My "gun to the head" call for my location is 10-15" as ratios will be good. Maybe 14-18" for east slope. Again, these numbers are subject to go up or down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loadletterpaper Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Absolutely wild stuff setting up around long island. Currently light rain, with some flakes/sleet mixed in RP, north shore LI. Curious what the burgeoning band to the south brings near term. Be interesting to see the final disparity between southern CT and eastern LI. Dicey BL/ML battle here before dynamics arrive. Good luck to all of NE. I expect very good things here, but it'll be awesome watching SNE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 went from pixie dust to mod snow and perfect snow growth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick-02540 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Increasing in intensity- moderate and steady. 32F holding since 4:00am. My back road is coated. My driveway is wet, owing to the fact my wife went out there last night and practically turned it into Carthage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman21 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Some of the side roads especially away from the water starting to get slick or people are not being careful. 5 MVAs working in town at the moment all within the last 10-15 minutes. Perhaps this will get the town crews out, haven't seen any out so far which is kind of surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Plow just made its first pass here.This really is a great bonus. Of course, I'm having these occasional paranoid thoughts about how the early arrival of this stuff is a sign that things aren't coming together quite as progged (is the northern system outrunning the southern one?) and we'll end up underperforming during the main event. As I understand it what we have right now is front-driven, so that shouldn't be the case. It's funny -- we weenies wishcast when things look bleak and look for any sign of trouble when they seem to be going well. I think we're looking at two mechanisms right now. One is the coastal stuff, easterly flow being forced over the coastal front and snowing out very near the water. The stuff west of the turnpike is related to the frontogenesis from the northern stream wave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Getting snow grains mixed in with better flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick-02540 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Not sure where to post this, but if you want to "observe" the storm live, this is a webcam located near Martha's Vineyard at someones farm. We enjoy watching it and it's great live feed. I thought it would be cool to see how the animals react to the snow piling up. http://flyingskunk.com/live.php Love this site- thank you. The camera is very valuable to me because I am exactly 15 miles north of where that shot takes place. If they have snow, we surely will. So good info for possible changeover/etc., as it will hit them first. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Steady light snow now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlacroix4 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Looks like the northern/coastal front moisture has now merged with the southern storm. I don't think there is even going to be a break in the snow. 30+ more hours of snow coming? Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlothianWX Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Winds are already picking up here in Boston...can't wait for tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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