TalcottWx Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Looks like the arctic jet wants to join in on the fun with the polar and ST jets both phasing the arctic jet is also in play. If it can phase in time we may see a major snowstorm actually verify for a lot of SNE. The surface low is lowest over NC down to 1003.8mb, while the primary is down to 1004.4mb over PA. Don't worry too much about all the details. Sit down, relax, and watch the snow fall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Bostonwx is going to drop within minutes. Boundary is heading south and east. Slow coastal front march. Heaviest echos in essex have collapsed, showing signs of rebuilding right in the heart of Boston on the higher tilts!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonWX Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Front just came through here. Winds northerly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlantStickers Anonymous Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Nearly impossible to measure. Lots of drifting against existing snow banks. 7.1F / S 6 - 6.5" new Yeah, it's growing exceedingly difficult to measure, I've got a few areas that are fairly shielded from the wind, but its getting messy lol, I imagine once the wind picks up it'll be a crap shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowMan Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 In some nice banding now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesnichols1989 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Sorry there is no energy in the STJ to phase with, its just good moisture transport in the GOM coming northward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 RE: The weather station in question from earlier. It was not Canton, It was Randolph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 5.0" at home in North Warerboro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 18z HRRR absolutely smokes Boston and south all the way down the South Shore. Scooter BURIED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxsniss Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Well it has nothing to do with snowfall amounts, just visibility, wind speed, and duration. It's silly because in all likelihood it was done to avoid putting their largest city in the blizzard warning. But they are up surrounding BOS so this storm will be called a blizzard whether they wanted it or not. Heck it was called one before today. Yeah sorry I wasn't clear. I understand blizzard criteria... just extrapolating from the Box snowfall map 14-18 circle around Boston that they acknowledge snowfall intensity can't be so different from immediately north or south. And of course we've been flirting with wind criteria all afternoon at Logan. Objectively it doesn't make sense. And in terms of impact: For us on this forum, it's a weenie badge of honor as sbos_wx said. But you can argue people will dismiss this because "it's not a blizzard". In any case, I wouldn't be surprised if the trigger is pulled later tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonWX Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Front just came through here. Winds northerly This really is as extreme as it gets for a gradient. 23 here and 13 on the Dorchester line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 18z HRRR absolutely smokes Boston and south all the way down the South Shore. Scooter BURIED. Not even close to being done at the end of the run either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bch2014 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Anyone have any recent reports from the Concord/Bedford area? It's pretty meh here, about 4"... Tough to measure though because the landscape is windswept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomNH Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Finally off the schnide. Vis under a mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmj16725 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 1" here with a temp of 14. This area is going to struggle to reach warning criteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewbeer Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 About 2.5 inches in the lee of my house just outside of Springfield. 13 F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb65 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I'm trying to look at it objectively, and I'm not really altering my warning decisions too much based on the population of Portland, ME versus Pittsburg, NH. In fact more people I would probably hedge the higher end to safety's sake. Hi-Res NAM keeps the >20 knot 10-m winds confined to the blizz-warned areas and just outside of Boston proper. I'm sure that probably goes into the thinking too. Although right on the coastline in South Boston I bet the winds will be roaring quite a bit stronger than back here in the more western part of the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowMan Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Finally off the schnide. Vis under a mile. Due to darkness? Heavy heavy darkness... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Yeah sorry I wasn't clear. I understand blizzard criteria... just extrapolating from the Box snowfall map 14-18 circle around Boston that they acknowledge snowfall intensity can't be so different from immediately north or south. And of course we've been flirting with wind criteria all afternoon at Logan. Objectively it doesn't make sense. And in terms of impact: For us on this forum, it's a weenie badge of honor as sbos_wx said. But you can argue people will dismiss this because "it's not a blizzard". In any case, I wouldn't be surprised if the trigger is pulled later tonight. Given the current media hype on the evening news... I don't think anyone will be dismissing this because its not a blizzard. The general public thinks any storm over 10" is a blizzard anyway, regardless of temps/wind/visibility lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Hi-Res NAM keeps the >20 knot 10-m winds confined to the blizz-warned areas and just outside of Boston proper. I'm sure that probably goes into the thinking too. Although right on the coastline in South Boston I bet the winds will be roaring quite a bit stronger than back here in the more western part of the city. Outside of the Cape I definitely think it's confined to the areas really close to the coast, but I think they'll be very close at BOS one way or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 How does the HRRR look for the taunton area? Can't access it right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Just heard a report from WBZ of 16" in Boxford, MA. No idea how credible that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Outside of the Cape I definitely think it's confined to the areas really close to the coast, but I think they'll be very close at BOS one way or the other. Considering Boston's reporting location at Logan, there would be good reason to agree with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Bulldog Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 RE: The weather station in question from earlier. It was not Canton, It was Randolph. I'm in Canton and its still 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonWX Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I'm in Canton and its still 24 I'm down to 19 and dropping fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonWX Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I guess they weren't kidding when they named the town Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 The current scene. It has started to snow pretty hard here. All things considered probably have 5-6" OTG. Windswept back deck. Shot of the front of the house. Roads and sidewalks are like a frozen tundra. It's about 1/3rd of mile to see the water. 3/4th across the water to the usually visible JFK library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 SN, 2.5" Temp -7F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 1" when I left my house at 7am, seemingly in a lull, but a steady S- ha sseemingly recommenced. Albeit with rather paltry snowgrowth... 8" as of 5:30 pm 4.4/1 S- There could not have been more than 5 in in KBED when I left work....only about 8 miles. Nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I'm down to 19 and dropping fast Just looking at the TDWR radar base radial velocity 20 deg elevation radar, I believe you can pick up the CF with some slight color variations in Norfolk County. Looks like its running from just south of E. Milton Sq, to the 128/24 intersection to Stoughton Ctr (1/3 mile from my house, I'm still at 24.3) to N. Easton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.