NorthShoreWx Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 My understanding is that it's actually caused by the 300-ft. tall stack for an old research reactor (now decommissioned) at Brookhaven Lab. It's only about 1/4 mile from the Upton doppler, so it takes out a small slice there which spreads the further NW you get. The stack is scheduled to come down sometime in the next five years... Thanks Pete. That makes more sense than a design flaw in the radar dome (or the equipment itself). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaner587 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Sure about that? Should have been above 4 with the last storm so it wouldn't surprise me to see the zookeeper pull off a 2.5 or 3". But they were under heavy echos for the duration of the time they were all snow so they should have a nice total. Driving rain here now, watching what's left of the snow melt. Ya lol you never know. The truth is with the last event they were at 4 at 1115 and probably accumulated another 3/4 to 1 inch, but temps warmed and they didn't measure again till over an hour later when precip slowed down and some compaction occurred. So while it was probably incorrect the measurement was right, just probably poorly timed. Anyway it was clear the park got 5 with that event but w.e they've under reported on a bunch of nickle and events so the 23.1 is probably around 24.5 in reality. 3.0 seems like a good bet for this one with an outside chance of 3.5-4 but well see. It def accumulated close to 4 here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Sure about that? Should have been above 4 with the last storm so it wouldn't surprise me to see the zookeeper pull off a 2.5 or 3". But they were under heavy echos for the duration of the time they were all snow so they should have a nice total. Driving rain here now, watching what's left of the snow melt. I've seen some neighborhood measurements, but has anyone on this forum actually measured snow in central park tonight? It's hard enough to guestimate one's own backyard just looking of the window, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaner587 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I've seen some neighborhood measurements, but has anyone on this forum actually measured snow in central park tonight? It's hard enough to guestimate one's own backyard just looking of the window, Pazzo was in the park earlier, he may have gotten a measurement. 1.8 as of 8pm with much more snow falling so you'd figure at least another inch and a half if not more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.I.Pete Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 A pic from earlier. It was coming down really hard for 90 minutes or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHSnow Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 It has gone over to all sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allgame830 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 5.5" measured 30 min ago in Hawthorne, NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 It has gone over to all sleet. 15 miles due South and apparently in a different climate zone its been all rain for over an hour. Coastal front must be hung up on the LIE like usual. I think you guys have 10+ more on the season then my 30ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 all snow here... 31/29...3 plus on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 15 miles due South and apparently in a different climate zone its been all rain for over an hour. Coastal front must be hung up on the LIE like usual. I think you guys have 10+ more on the season then my 30ish. The mid level warm air was supposed to slow down as it headed north from our area overnight and eventually get hung up around the Boston area tomorrow morning. Places north and east of our area like Danbury up toward Hartford and likely Boston are in for a good thumping with this. I was always more confident about those areas than places west since the mid level warm air is coming from that direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv88 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 15 miles due South and apparently in a different climate zone its been all rain for over an hour. Coastal front must be hung up on the LIE like usual. I think you guys have 10+ more on the season then my 30ish. yea i now have about 39 on the season in northern nassau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Well now, that drive home was a blast! Slush covered from Soho to the S Bronx and a total sh*tshow the rest of the way. By the time I got to where the BRP crosses 95 there were all sorts of cars that couldn't get up the overpass over the train yards and I uphill slalomed through then at 233rd it was worse. It opened up for a while but shut down again where the Sprain gets hilly by the reservoir and I had to go around on the grass because the big state plows couldn't get past all the stuck cars and the road was an absolute mess the rest of the way. The Taconic is nearly impassable in anything that's not AWD. By the time I hit Millwood it was down to ~10 mph so I got off and took 100 up to Somers and that was not too bad. But, then the back roads from there up are unplowed. I have almost 6" here at the house and its 28*. SUBARU FTW!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv88 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 33 and sleet btw, 2.8 final amount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeS Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 snow and sleet mix, measured just under 5" about 10 minutes ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntenseBlizzard2014 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 5.4" of Snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkrangers Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Rain. Secaucus. I get to walk a mile home in the cold rain. FML. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Still sleeting here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHSnow Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 15 miles due South and apparently in a different climate zone its been all rain for over an hour. Coastal front must be hung up on the LIE like usual. I think you guys have 10+ more on the season then my 30ish. Rain is mixing in with the sleet now. It will be all gone by tomorrow afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 all snow here... 31/29...3 plus on the ground. Sw ct loves when you say winter is over lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Pazzo was in the park earlier, he may have gotten a measurement. 1.8 as of 8pm with much more snow falling so you'd figure at least another inch and a half if not more I was running (approx 900-915) but it looked like 3" at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaner587 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I was running (approx 900-915) but it looked like 3" at least. Ya that sounds about right for 9. My guess is somewhere between 3 and 4 as a final but can never be sure with the zookeepers lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Ya that sounds about right for 9. My guess is somewhere between 3 and 4 as a final but can never be sure with the zookeepers lol Yea, I'm hoping they don't end up measuring after a few hours of sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaner587 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Yea, I'm hoping they don't end up measuring after a few hours of sleet.Lol they'll come in with a final lower than the initial 1.8. Just kidding but could see them doing that and it being like 2.5 or so. Either way it appears we've seen as many 4+ events in the last 10 days as the previous 4 months of fall/winter. Crazy march, and think it keeps on giving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Lol they'll come in with a final lower than the initial 1.8. Just kidding but could see them doing that and it being like 2.5 or so. Either way it appears we've seen as many 4+ events in the last 10 days as the previous 4 months of fall/winter. Crazy march, and think it keeps on giving The insane anomalous weather continues. It's been a few years now. Watch us be in the 90s in a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkrangers Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 http://twitter.com/gkrangers/status/313851707434078209/photo/1 Walking in a winter wonderland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dsnowx53 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 The insane anomalous weather continues. It's been a few years now. Watch us be in the 90s in a few weeks. Once the blocking breaks, it's going to get very warm, very quickly, IMO. I foresee a rapid transition from winter to "summer". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Once the blocking breaks, it's going to get very warm, very quickly, IMO. I foresee a rapid transition from winter to "summer". Just like 2010... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 ***********STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENTCONNECTICUT...FAIRFIELD COUNTY... WESTPORT 5.0 1034 PM 3/18 PUBLIC NEW CANAAN 4.7 1035 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER STAMFORD 4.4 1035 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER OLD GREENWICH 3.4 955 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER NORWALK 3.0 1000 PM 3/18 PUBLIC DARIEN 2.8 915 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER RIDGEFIELD 2.5 1009 PM 3/18 PUBLIC WESTON 1.5 815 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER NORTH STAMFORD 1.3 821 PM 3/18 PUBLIC DANBURY 1.0 1000 PM 3/18 CT DOT BRIDGEPORT 1.0 920 PM 3/18 COOP OBSERVER ...NEW HAVEN COUNTY... NAUGATUCK 1.4 1027 PM 3/18 PUBLIC SOUTHBURY 1.0 1000 PM 3/18 CT DOT NEW HAVEN 0.8 1000 PM 3/18 CT DOT WATERBURY 0.8 1000 PM 3/18 CT DOT CLINTONVILLE 0.7 1019 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER BEACON FALLS 0.5 1000 PM 3/18 CT DOT ...NEW LONDON COUNTY... COLCHESTER 0.8 1000 PM 3/18 CT DOT NORWICH 0.3 1000 PM 3/18 CT DOT NEW JERSEY...BERGEN COUNTY... RIDGEWOOD 4.7 1023 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER MAHWAH 4.2 920 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER GLEN ROCK 4.0 915 PM 3/18 PUBLIC ALLENDALE 4.0 901 PM 3/18 PUBLIC ...ESSEX COUNTY... CEDAR GROVE 3.5 1030 PM 3/18 PUBLIC BLOOMFIELD 3.0 1000 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER WEST ORANGE 2.0 900 PM 3/18 PUBLIC NEWARK AIRPORT 1.9 1104 PM 3/18 FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER MILLBURN 1.7 900 PM 3/18 PUBLIC ...HUDSON COUNTY... HARRISON 2.3 955 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER NORTH BERGEN 2.2 1025 PM 3/18 PUBLIC HOBOKEN 1.7 945 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER ...PASSAIC COUNTY... RINGWOOD 5.6 926 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER WEST MILFORD 5.5 1000 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER WAYNE 4.5 945 PM 3/18 PUBLIC HAWTHORNE 4.1 933 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER CLIFTON 2.5 849 PM 3/18 PUBLIC ...UNION COUNTY... ELIZABETH 1.8 930 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER NEW YORK...BRONX COUNTY... BEDFORD PARK 4.4 1020 PM 3/18 PUBLIC PARKCHESTER 3.9 1000 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER ...KINGS (BROOKLYN) COUNTY... SHEEPSHEAD BAY 0.6 1000 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER ...NASSAU COUNTY... BALDWIN 2.8 913 PM 3/18 PUBLIC ALBERTSON 2.5 920 PM 3/18 PUBLIC WANTAGH 2.3 945 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER BAYVILLE 2.1 905 PM 3/18 PUBLIC EAST MEADOW 2.0 1031 PM 3/18 BROADCAST MEDIA NORTH MERRICK 1.5 1031 PM 3/18 BROADCAST MEDIA ...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) COUNTY... CENTRAL PARK 3.0 1055 PM 3/18 CENTRAL PARK ZOO UPPER WEST SIDE 3.0 940 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER ...ORANGE COUNTY... GREENVILLE 5.5 1057 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER MONROE 5.0 1045 PM 3/18 PUBLIC HARRIMAN 4.2 1000 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER NEWBURGH 4.0 915 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER MIDDLETOWN 4.0 930 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER GOSHEN 3.5 1020 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER ...QUEENS COUNTY... ASTORIA 3.0 1102 PM 3/18 PUBLIC NYC/LA GUARDIA 2.9 1057 PM 3/18 FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER QUEENS VILLAGE 2.0 846 PM 3/18 PUBLIC BAYSIDE 2.0 1030 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER WHITESTONE 2.0 900 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER NYC/JFK AIRPORT 1.4 1055 PM 3/18 FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER ...ROCKLAND COUNTY... STONY POINT 5.1 935 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER NEW CITY 5.0 1025 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER NANUET 5.0 1013 PM 3/18 PUBLIC SUFFERN 4.0 932 PM 3/18 PUBLIC ...SUFFOLK COUNTY... STONY BROOK 2.2 1030 PM 3/18 PUBLIC SETAUKET 2.0 1030 PM 3/18 PUBLIC NORTH BABYLON 1.8 1015 PM 3/18 PUBLIC MOUNT SINAI 1.7 1043 PM 3/18 COOP OBSERVER UPTON 1.5 1038 PM 3/18 NWS OFFICE ISLIP AIRPORT 1.2 1105 PM 3/18 FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER YAPHANK 1.2 1030 PM 3/18 PUBLIC RONKONKOMA 1.1 1027 PM 3/18 NWS EMPLOYEE CENTEREACH 0.8 920 PM 3/18 NWS EMPLOYEE LAKE RONKONKOMA 0.6 1005 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER ...WESTCHESTER COUNTY... SOMERS 5.0 1023 PM 3/18 PUBLIC SCARSDALE 5.0 1030 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER ARMONK 4.3 903 PM 3/18 PUBLIC WHITE PLAINS 4.0 1105 PM 3/18 SKYWARN SPOTTER Once the blocking breaks, it's going to get very warm, very quickly, IMO. I foresee a rapid transition from winter to "summer". It happens like this every year. We go from winter right into summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I know this isn't directly obs, but it is related to the absolute absurd blocking we have right now. Low to mid 50s along SW Greenland coast today. That is about a +40 for them. Just insane, likely without precedent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoSki14 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Once the blocking breaks, it's going to get very warm, very quickly, IMO. I foresee a rapid transition from winter to "summer". The question is how long until it breaks, the blocking looks solid even as we enter April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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