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March 6-8 2013 Significant Coastal Storm Observations


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Winter Weather Advisory


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

119 AM EST FRI MAR 8 2013

...ACCUMULATING SNOW THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

NJZ002-004-103-NYZ067-068-081430-

/O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130308T1700Z/

WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-WESTERN BERGEN-ORANGE-PUTNAM-

119 AM EST FRI MAR 8 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST

TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF INTERIOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND

INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY OF NEW YORK.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 8 INCHES...HIGHEST

ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO LOCALLY

HEAVY SNOW MAY FALL AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW ON ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT

TRAVELING CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVY...WET

SNOW...COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS COULD LEAD TO A FEW DOWNED

TREE BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR

FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR

SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE

DRIVING.

&&

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Thanks for the report.  Always nice to see how elevation and greater latitude can make a huge diff. on the north Shore of LI.  I grew up in East Hills at ~250 ft elevation, about 2 miles north of you.

 

about 4 inches on grass here in n nassau.

 

Plows out, major highways snow covered too

 

32 S+

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2.25" and climbing here, probably an inch per hour in the good banding? Just had the first plow go by, probably have close to 1" on the roads, steady SN continues.

 

Can't imagine that schools will be open tomorrow here, with the worst of it being right during the morning rush, I think they would be silly to open, a delay dosen't accomplish much.

 

Upton just raised totals pretty substantially NE of the city, looks like around 20% higher here, much more in westchester and north. I'm feeling like the city is going to bust low, it's just too warm in the heat island to fight off the melting. if I was to revise my map, I would put them in 1-2". I'm going to bust bad in orange/rockland county, I only had 2-3"/3-5" there. Upton's Map below.

 

Going to bed for a few hours, should see the nice stuff in the morning. Good night and good luck to all! think snow!!! :snowing: -

-skisheep

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Finally.  Never been so happy to see 1/2" of snow in my life.  Big gorgeous flakes floating down and accumulating on the colder surfaces - just took a nice walk, threw a few snowballs, caught some snowflakes in my mouth, etc. .  If we can sustain this for a few hours, we'll get into the 2-4" called for by the NWS on the map.  I'll honestly be happy with 1-2" after all the heartache with this system so far.  Wish I were in the Hudson Valley, though - looks like you guys have been getting plastered. 

Oh my goodness, it's been ripping for the last 90 minutes and we've gone from 1/2" to almost 3" in that time - it's interesting, as it's not the heaviest snow ever in terms of visibility, but the flakes are huge and I think it might be one of the lowest bulk density snows I can remember, as the snowflakes are not packing in at all and you can even see lumps on the surface from aggregated snowflakes - almost like cotton candy - wish I knew how to post pics.  It's simply spectacular looking outside right now and the radar still looks good for us for at least awhile.  Snow is even starting to accumulate on paved surfaces. 

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Oh my goodness, it's been ripping for the last 90 minutes and we've gone from 1/2" to almost 3" in that time - it's interesting, as it's not the heaviest snow ever in terms of visibility, but the flakes are huge and I think it might be one of the lowest bulk density snows I can remember, as the snowflakes are not packing in at all and you can even see lumps on the surface from aggregated snowflakes - almost like cotton candy - wish I knew how to post pics. It's simply spectacular looking outside right now and the radar still looks good for us for at least awhile. Snow is even starting to accumulate on paved surfaces.

It's amazing. Can't believe how much is out there. Pictures tomorrow will be beautiful. What's our total so far? Def close to 2

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It's amazing. Can't believe how much is out there. Pictures tomorrow will be beautiful. What's our total so far? Def close to 2

Gotta go measure - from inside I figured we had 2", but then I got outside and saw how fluffy the snow was laying and my measurements were between 2.75 and 3.0" as of 15 minutes ago, so I'm sure we're up to 3" on average now, as it hasn't let up.  Radar looks good for at least the next 30 minutes - would love to get to 4 or 5" overnight.  People who wake up at 8 am and see 2" of melted compressed snow simply aren't going to believe how much we had. 

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Gotta go measure - from inside I figured we had 2", but then I got outside and saw how fluffy the snow was laying and my measurements were between 2.75 and 3.0" as of 15 minutes ago, so I'm sure we're up to 3" on average now, as it hasn't let up. Radar looks good for at least the next 30 minutes - would love to get to 4 or 5" overnight. People who wake up at 8 am and see 2" of melted compressed snow simply aren't going to believe how much we had.

Yeah I was shock when I went out. It's still coming down in these big cotton balls. Please post your total in the Phl thread. What a nice surprise

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