Typhoon Tip Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 and now the harsh reality of mid March sun under 850's rising above 0C - Nearing 50F at FIT!! The depth in blue of the skies with the searing brilliance reflecting off the landscape, while the confusion of a clear spring vibe in the air, plays with your senses, is all pretty fantastic right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 BOX tossed all the Hampshire county reports in the latest PNS for some reason. Parts of Hadley and South Amherst had a T. Goes to show just how strong the signal needs to be post mid-Feb to even lean advy criteria. No cold antecedent airmass equals no chance. I ended up going 1-3 for Umass and busted high. ...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY... WARE 10.8 700 AM 3/08 COOP OBSERVER BELCHERTOWN 8.0 1145 AM 3/08 HAM RADIO HUNTINGTON 7.0 845 AM 3/08 HAM RADIO WORTHINGTON 6.6 700 AM 3/08 COOP OBSERVER SOUTH HADLEY 2.5 1146 AM 3/08 HAM RADIO NORTHAMPTON 2.0 939 AM 3/08 HAM RADIO AMHERST 1.0 700 AM 3/08 COOP OBSERVER It wasn't just elevation, there was just a massive QPF cutoff W of the Ct River N of Rt 9. I just got back from driving to Pittsfield with my wife and there is plenty of bare ground now showing even in the N Berkshires. Most of what fell yesterday has vaporized through the Worthington/Plainfield/Cummington area and it looks like hardly anything fell along the Rt 2 corridor - Savoy, Peru, Charlemont etc. Savoy/Peru has ok snow pack but still pretty meager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 It wasn't just elevation, there was just a massive QPF cutoff W of the Ct River N of Rt 9. I just got back from driving to Pittsfield with my wife and there is plenty of bare ground now showing even in the N Berkshires. Most of what fell yesterday has vaporized through the Worthington/Plainfield/Cummington area and it looks like hardly anything fell along the Rt 2 corridor - Savoy, Peru, Charlemont etc. Savoy/Peru has ok snow pack but still pretty meager.Mrg says still 2 feet there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 It wasn't just elevation, there was just a massive QPF cutoff W of the Ct River N of Rt 9. I just got back from driving to Pittsfield with my wife and there is plenty of bare ground now showing even in the N Berkshires. Most of what fell yesterday has vaporized through the Worthington/Plainfield/Cummington area and it looks like hardly anything fell along the Rt 2 corridor - Savoy, Peru, Charlemont etc. Savoy/Peru has ok snow pack but still pretty meager. No doubt the primary mesoband set up shop well east and south of GC, with a second one out in Mitch's area. Top of Berkshire east did get about 6" though and in town had maybe 2" which has all melted by now I'm sure. At least here elevation was the primary factor because the gradient is extremely sharp in all directions going down my hill, a much smaller spatial scale than even the width of the band. I did notice the winds were heavily out of the north on the UMass radar which generally results in less shadowing... In fact it was snowing pretty well for most of the day and evening in Amherst, but with temps between 36-38 it would've taken 1/16sm +tssn to get us down to freezing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codfishsnowman Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I took a weenie drive, the snow line down in SE CT is literally at the border. From my house to Windham CT goes from 5-6 OTG to 14-16 in 6 miles. Garth who is 5 miles as my crow flies has 14, his crow flies drunkardly 15 miles.But when this case study comes out please let us know. I looked at OKX, CHH soundings for yesterday and the day before and nothing stood out, thought there might be hint . Pretty sure it was downward drying at midlevels. The persistence is what is truly amazing, even when the axis shifted yesterday the drying was still taking place. as long as i live i will never forget the dec 1992 storm living in bristol ct where we got about eleven inches and by the next day it had settled down to eight or so and i took a drive up to wolcott (2mi as the crow flies) and the snow was up to mid thigh!!).. next best one was feb 06 going from 16.5 inches here to 8-9 inches downtown spfd (1-2 mi) away as crow flies to nearly 20 inches in east longmeadow just another 1-2 mi from the house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I took a weenie drive, the snow line down in SE CT is literally at the border. From my house to Windham CT goes from 5-6 OTG to 14-16 in 6 miles. Garth who is 5 miles as my crow flies has 14, his crow flies drunkardly 15 miles.But when this case study comes out please let us know. I looked at OKX, CHH soundings for yesterday and the day before and nothing stood out, thought there might be hint . Pretty sure it was downward drying at midlevels. The persistence is what is truly amazing, even when the axis shifted yesterday the drying was still taking place. Ekster can look at cross sections and isentropic stuff which might explain what happened. I'll be curious if that shows it. I have a few ideas on what happened...mostly what other mets have said about it. Just a combo of a few things I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Mrg says still 2 feet there?see other thread, pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I had some drifting but I always do where I am. That total is too high IMHO, but I could buy 20. I noticed the Quincy total always high and it's a general public report which should raise flags. there is another total where the number is usually a bit high......Framingham. anyway i was wondering throughout the storm how "blue hill" was doing. when i saw canton had 3.4 inches at 8 am on fri am and it snow'd hard for much of day , then ripp'd at nite, then into yesterday. i thought a 30 was the ball park. I mean when i hear a report of randolph and s. weymouth in low 20's. I was thinking , i hope the blue hill guy didn't take this storm off. Any idea what the record snow is at MQE and where this ranks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 there is another total where the number is usually a bit high......Framingham. anyway i was wondering throughout the storm how "blue hill" was doing. when i saw canton had 3.4 inches at 8 am on fri am and it snow'd hard for much of day , then ripp'd at nite, then into yesterday. i thought a 30 was the ball park. I mean when i hear a report of randolph and s. weymouth in low 20's. I was thinking , i hope the blue hill guy didn't take this storm off. Any idea what the record snow is at MQE and where this ranks. I could buy low 20s I guess there in Quincy. Anyways MQE stas yesterday and where it ranks. http://www.bluehill.org/discussion.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I could buy low 20s I guess there in Quincy. Anyways MQE stas yesterday and where it ranks. http://www.bluehill.org/discussion.txt Lol...nearly 30 and it barely cracks top 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Lol...nearly 30 and it barely cracks top 5. That place is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 That place is awesome. What happened to bostonWx? Surely he would have melted in the early stages...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 OBSERVATORY MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA DAILY DISCUSSION AND CLIMATE SUMMARY FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2013 ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME PRELIMINARY SNOWFALL TOTAL 29.8 INCHES MARCH 6-8, 2013 Total melted precipitation over 3 inches. Blue Hill Greatest Snowstorms, inches, (1885-2013): 1) 38.7 on Feb 24-28, 1969 2) 30.3 on Mar 3-5, 1960 3) 30.1 on Feb 6-7, 1978 4) 30.0 on Mar 31 - Apr 1, 1997 5) 29.8 on Mar 6-8, 2013 6) 26.6 on Feb 8-9, 2013 7) 24.7 on Feb 17-18, 2003 Greatest March Snowstorms, inches (1885-2013) 1) 30.3 on 3-5 Mar, 1960 2) 30.0 on 31 Mar-1 Apr, 1997 3) 29.8 on 6-8 Mar, 2013 4) 23.0 on 5-7 Mar, 2001 5) 19.5 on 19-20 Mar, 1956 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 What happened to bostonWx? Surely he would have melted in the early stages...lol. Yeah I wonder what he got...probably 2'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cja1987 Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Yeah I wonder what he got...probably 2'. Sounds about right. I measured an average of 26" in Randolph, spotter had 24" but he has a bit of a low bias IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Sounds about right. I measured an average of 26" in Randolph, spotter had 24" but he has a bit of a low bias IMO. That's awesome man. What a storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Mrg says still 2 feet there? I dunno' he's S of where were today so I can't fairly comment on his neighborhood. I can only speak for the areas 10 - 15 miles N of him and there was just not much snow in the E Slope of the N Berks. Chesterfield and Beckett are some type of anomolous winter zones and not just by Pete's enthusiastic standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Lol...nearly 30 and it barely cracks top 5. only .5 from a 2nd place finish though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I dunno' he's S of where were today so I can't fairly comment on his neighborhood. I can only speak for the areas 10 - 15 miles N of him and there was just not much snow in the E Slope of the N Berks. Chesterfield and Beckett are some type of anomolous winter zones and not just by Pete's enthusiastic standards. worthington per coop reports this morning has 20 OTG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 RI really took in on the chin with this one, practically bare ground compared to close neighbors. Loop a 1 km visible and you can see the snowpack retreating to the NW near the CT border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonWX Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Yeah I wonder what he got...probably 2'. Close to 22 here. I do think the Quincy report is high but who knows impossible to tell now. Drastic drastic cutoff what an interesting storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonWX Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Close to 22 here. I do think the Quincy report is high but who knows impossible to tell now. Drastic drastic cutoff what an interesting storm I'm sure the more elevated areas around chickatawbut road got 24+ given mqe 30 inch report. It was very marginal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I'm sure the more elevated areas around chickatawbut road got 24+ given mqe 30 inch report. It was very marginal Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I could buy low 20s I guess there in Quincy. Anyways MQE stas yesterday and where it ranks. http://www.bluehill.org/discussion.txt This statement is pretty awesome... congrats! "This is the first time that two snowfalls of 25 inches or more have occurred in a single winter season in the 128-year record of the Observatory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 This statement is pretty awesome... congrats! "This is the first time that two snowfalls of 25 inches or more have occurred in a single winter season in the 128-year record of the Observatory." Yeah just to my south...they've had two >2' storms. Just nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Did ray report? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 And wow at the melting today. 51F and full sun here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 And wow at the melting today. 51F and full sun here Yup. Snow is retreating faster than Ray's weenie in a whore house full of horny senior citizens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Yup. Snow is retreating faster than Ray's weenie in a whore house full of horny senior citizens. LOL he is probably still steaming Kevin laid an ass whopping on him yesterday. He told me I look at algorithmic maps too much, the day before the storm, lol, I think he poo pooed himself to 17 or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIsound Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Drove down yesterday to Greenhill beach, South Kingtown, R.I. Rt 2 was pretty bad all the way down. Hit 95 at New London and different world. At beach , a dusting and by evening , all gone. Today, doing yard work in gym shorts after run. But waves are absolutely huge, rolling in, and being held up by Northeast wind off land. Surfers are out in force getting great rides. More over wash into salt ponds and breach into Trustom Pond on Moonstone looks like a raging river.. Gotta love New England; skiing North, surfing South Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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