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March 24-25 Winter Storm Threat


Mitchel Volk

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Close but we need another 50-75 miles or so. That solution verbatim would likely be light snow for the City south and east that barely accumulates. Where the precip is heavier is likely rain or slop. That's almost exactly what the main storm on 3/8 looked like-the snow clipped NYC and Long Island for a few hours and didn't accumulate. What gave us our snow was enhancement from a follow-up shortwave and a moisture feed from a powerful low-level jet.

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The 12z GFS is not too different in its outcomes in terms of qpf with respect to the 0z run. Subtle upper air differences are present. It seems that the GFS has been like a pendulum or yo-yo in its last for runs: 3/21 18z suppressed precipitation; 3/22 0z moderate precipitation; 3/22 6z suppressed precipitation; 3/22 12z moderate precipitation. It will be interesting to see whether the ECMWF maintains its continuity.


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Looks like models are picking up on the late recovery, even last nights euro showed it because initially the gfs really shredded the low near the coast. The primary out west really seems to help and waits a bit until the confluence relaxes to reintensify the secondary.

A bit less confluence or perhaps a delay in the storm could really help us out big time.

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Heaviest precip falls during daylight...we'd want +/- 12 hours to maximize accumulation.  Hr 84 GFS snowfall clown map demonstrates the result...or lack thereof for snow...as per this model run.

The slower timing could also be a problem-yesterday it was looking like this would be an overnight event. Light rates just won't do it in late March. We need heavier rates or a nighttime event. Don't look so much at the overall precip output, look instead at how much falls in the 3-hr panels. We have maybe .05-.15 per 3 hours, that's not good enough anywhere near the city.

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GFS very close to the euro ensemble last night.

 

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The confluence looks a little weaker which is very good, but the low cuts off over the OH Valley as well which isn't so good. We need the fast developing coastal low and developing CCB to move overhead.

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The nice thing with the current model projections are that the column looks plenty cold for snow for most of the area.

But it's going to be accumulation challenged without heavier rates or having the majority of precip fall at a different time than what the 12Z GFS depicts.

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The confluence looks a little weaker which is very good, but the low cuts off over the OH Valley as well which isn't so good. We need the fast developing coastal low and developing CCB to move overhead.

 

We would only need a 50-100 mile shift north over the next few days to make things interesting here.

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But it's going to be accumulation challenged without heavier rates or having the majority of precip fall at a different time than what the 12Z GFS depicts.

We'll have to watch to see how much faster we can get this coastal to spin up. The NAM showed a phase with a lead vort which allowed the low to develop faster. Other models which slow this down can perhaps buy time for a break in the confluence. Looks like a compact precip shield which is what you would expect when confluence is blocking the forward advance of lift/precip like a brick wall. That's why preferably we see an inside of benchmark track and fast development. Again, .10" in 3 hours is likely not enough for much sticking.

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