12/14 to 12/15 Snow Storm Observations

[jm1220]

My winds are now SSE

I'm pretty sure based on trends south of us we hit 45.

[green tube]

15F in sussex

54F in cape may.

[jm1220]

Torching hard at the beach. I'm 15 miles inland at 43 with smoking fog eating away at what was a 5" snow pack. Probably see bare ground by morning.

From the city southeast, snow will likely be gone completely by daybreak.

[Superstorm93]

I haven't seen Freezing Rain this hard in a long time...

 

Solid glaze on all surfaces. 

[Rjay]

I'm pretty sure based on trends south of us we hit 45.

Between 45-50 is my guess

[SnoSki14]

From the city southeast, snow will likely be gone completely by daybreak.

 

Well we all knew this was coming.

[IntenseBlizzard2014]

I knew what you meant. There have been several +AO/+NAO/-EPO Decembers but very few were above normal snowfall, and I'd venture to guess maybe only one or two (if that) were both colder than normal and >6in of snow on Central Park.

Interesting. Thanks. 

[RutgersWx92]

I don't think I've ever seen freezing rain this heavy before but it's literally been pouring here, and it's still 27 so it's cold enough for it to accumulate.  I can hear the ice on the branches when they sway in the wind.

[Superstorm93]

I don't think I've ever seen freezing rain this heavy before but it's literally been pouring here, and it's still 27 so it's cold enough for it to accumulate.  I can hear the ice on the branches when they sway in the wind.

 

Same here as well. It's really interesting. I wonder how the intensity affects accretion. 

[jm1220]

Can practically see the snow melting outside.

[jm1220]

Temp now 44.

[IntenseBlizzard2014]

HVY FRZ. 31F.

[snywx]

18f w/sleet

 

7.2" before the changeover at 11pm

[mgerb]

Same here as well. It's really interesting. I wonder how the intensity affects accretion. 

 

Higher intensity definitely reduces accretion to some degree. More of the rain drips off the limbs and wires before it can freeze. But even with less than 100% accretion, of course ice can still build up quickly when the rain is heavy. 

[doncat]

32 here with rain... winds have shifted to nnw.

[Absolute Humidity]

Well we all knew this was coming.

Yeah, I'm about to put shorts on.

[TwcMan]

32 degrees now. Not sure if it's rain falling now or if it's freezing rain still

[RutgersWx92]

Higher intensity definitely reduces accretion to some degree. More of the rain drips off the limbs and wires before it can freeze. But even with less than 100% accretion, of course ice can still build up quickly when the rain is heavy. 

Yeah I'm noticing some of the rain dripping off the limbs outside.  But it wasn't before when the rain was heavy, so I'm guessing once the temps start getting more borderline (like 28 or higher) then that becomes more of a factor.

[rgwp96]

still getting heavy sleet, better that than zr

[snywx]

still getting heavy sleet, better that than zr

 

yeah ill take sleet any day over zr.. Doesn't sleet count toward snow totals anyway?

[IntenseBlizzard2014]

Light Rain. 33F.

[sn0w]

20.8* - Heavy Sleet

[CaptainHarr]

29F, rest of precipitation will be freezing rain.  5" of snow, ~.25" of freezing rain.

[TwcMan]

What time will temps start to drop or stop rising? I'm assuming over the next hour or so we start to level out.

[green tube]

got a solid 1/4 inch of ice on top of the snow.  33F

[SACRUS]

Just an amazing contrast in temps

 

Sussex: 18

Piscataway: 32

NYC: 35

EWR: 34

Edison: 38

Monroe: 42

Freehold: 45

Toms River: 47

ACY: 54

[viking70]

Heaviest Precip of the day, unfortunately freezing rain. 27.0. Hoping now that we get above freezing and the storm leaves because it is getting bad out there. I would guess 1/4 inch of ice.

[WE GOT HIM]

Wow 37 to 42 in 20 min

[lindywx]

44F here with moderate rain.  All 3" of snow that fell is gone, a total wash out in 4 hours

[IntenseBlizzard2014]

Still Light Rain. 33F. The back side of the storm is over Central NJ.