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March 18-20 Storm Discussion


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This is a map I made yesterday for the area. Thoughts? I thought that this map was a very solid call yesterday.

 

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I don't see 1 to 3" in most of that swath. I'd say C to 1 at most and I think the 3 to 5" is too large and too far south. Also Philly is sitting at 40 right now so I highly doubt they see anything frozen let alone pick up a coating to an inch.

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I don't see 1 to 3" in most of that swath. I'd say C to 1 at most and I think the 3 to 5" is too large and too far south

 

I took a blend of most of the models. The GGEM gives NYC nearly 20 mm of liquid in the form of snow. The Euro is also on the colder side as well as the UKMET. A blend very much supports the 1-3 I have for those areas. The RGEM from today almost matches this map exactly as well.

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They have upgraded Sussex and the Poconos to a warning

 

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
319 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-191100-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130319T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0006.130318T1919Z-130319T1200Z/
SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
319 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW, SLEET, AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.

* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET
  LATER THIS EVENING BEFORE TRANSITIONING OVER TO SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD TAPER OFF
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND SLEET, AS WELL AS SOME ICE
  WILL LEAD TO TRAVEL BECOMING HAZARDOUS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON
  TREES COULD BREAK SOME WEAKER TREE LIMBS... RESULTING IN SOME
  POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

 

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I took a blend of most of the models. The GGEM gives NYC nearly 20 mm of liquid in the form of snow. The Euro is also on the colder side as well as the UKMET. A blend very much supports the 1-3 I have for those areas. The RGEM from today almost matches this map exactly as well.

Yeah I'm not saying you're wrong, I just don't think most areas will see that much once south and east of 287. With that said most temps are at or below 35 right now and after a chilly night with lows in the 20s what snow does fall won't have as much trouble sticking

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They have upgraded Sussex and the Poconos to a warning

 

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

319 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-191100-

/O.UPG.KPHI.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130319T1200Z/

/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0006.130318T1919Z-130319T1200Z/

SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG

319 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER

STORM WARNING FOR SNOW, SLEET, AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN

EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.

* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE THIS

  AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET

  LATER THIS EVENING BEFORE TRANSITIONING OVER TO SLEET AND

  FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD TAPER OFF

  TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND SLEET, AS WELL AS SOME ICE

  WILL LEAD TO TRAVEL BECOMING HAZARDOUS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON

  TREES COULD BREAK SOME WEAKER TREE LIMBS... RESULTING IN SOME

  POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...

SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO

POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

 

 

I'm really surprised SMQ isn't under an advisory right now. Even if one to two inches were to fall, it would make for some extremely treacherous driving conditions. My roads IMBY are completely brined.

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Yeah I'm not saying you're wrong, I just don't think most areas will see that much once south and east of 287. With that said most temps are at or below 35 right now and after a chilly night with lows in the 20s what snow does fall won't have as much trouble sticking

 

Yeah, it should definitely be interesting to say the least. Garrett Bastardi reported 3.5" of snow from CCX (State College) a little over an hour ago. The precip should start moving into the area in a couple hours or so.

 

Also of interest is that the 850 mb and 925 mb temperatures remain solidly cold, so when those reflectivities from C PA reach the region, I don't see why this wouldn't start off as snow for pretty much the entire region once the higher reflectivities move in.

 

925 temperatures:

 

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850 mb temperatures:

 

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Yeah, it should definitely be interesting to say the least. Garrett Bastardi reported 3.5" of snow from CCX (State College) a little over an hour ago. The precip should start moving into the area in a couple hours or so.

 

Also of interest is that the 850 mb and 925 mb temperatures remain solidly cold, so when those reflectivities from C PA reach the region, I don't see why this wouldn't start off as snow for pretty much the entire region once the higher reflectivities move in.

 

925 temperatures:

 

attachicon.gif925 mb temperatures.png

 

850 mb temperatures:

 

attachicon.gif850 mb temperatures.png

Reports from State College are generally in the 2-3" range. The temperature profile you should pay most attention to is above 850mb, such as 750-800mb. The warmth in those layers likely runs out ahead of lower layers.

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Already rain at TTN...not looking good.[/quote

The precip will likely be rain/non snow for TTN until the heavier precip arrives from PA. Once the heavy precip moves in it will change over to snow. My friend in reading was getting light rain until the heavier precip moved in, and he changed to snow.

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The 18z NAM has the best lifting NW of NYC and warm nose at 800mb, early this evening.

 

Interestingly the hi-res NAM has increased snowfall accumulation amounts especially across Northern NJ. It looks like the high resolution models are trying to pick up on a period of cooling in the thermal profile once the moderate precipitation starts. I'm not sure I believe the 4-6" on the NAM for EWR-LGA corridor but I could see 2-4" in that area on non-paved surfaces.

 

http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~fxg1/NAMSFC4US_18z/snow60.gif

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Interestingly the hi-res NAM has increased snowfall accumulation amounts especially across Northern NJ. It looks like the high resolution models are trying to pick up on a period of cooling in the thermal profile once the moderate precipitation starts. I'm not sure I believe the 4-6" on the NAM for EWR-LGA corridor but I could see 2-4" in that area on non-paved surfaces.

 

http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~fxg1/NAMSFC4US_18z/snow60.gif

If I get 4 inches here in good old Jersey City, I will be one happy camper

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