BostonWX Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 A bit less than Weymouth for sure. Ill stick with 15 Sideways for some reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Where in the World is Pickles Today?Melrose for about a weekHave a stowe gift certificate ill be looking to see when pattern turns wet up there End of today's gfs run (ya ya i know...shows a very wet s stream system and some cold air near border) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Nice pics man. Looks deep for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold214 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 It was always going to be marginal either side of blizzard. I hedged because of impacts, and possibly life threatening cold if people got stuck. We came close this morning with a few 35 mph gusts and 1/2SM at PSM and PWM.it was probably the right call in this specific case because of the cold. However the vast majoity of blizzard warnings should be kept on the shelf unless it's for something like 2/8/13 or Jan 2005 (even if criteria are marginally met in other cases). Blizzard should be the creme de la creme of storms so that public doesnt desensatize. The nws as a whole probably overissues them nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonWX Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Nice pics man. Looks deep for sure. Some crazy drifts pre shovel haha. One part of the sidewalk must have had close to 3 feet while the adjacent lawn was almost bare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Okay Ginx...Lol, man I love winter. Great storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Kev, welcome to Mass. BTW, what made you choose Shrewsbury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 it was probably the right call in this specific case because of the cold. However the vast majoity of blizzard warnings should be kept on the shelf unless it's for something like 2/8/13 or Jan 2005 (even if criteria are marginally met in other cases). Blizzard should be the creme de la creme of storms so that public doesnt desensatize. The nws as a whole probably overissues them nowadays. 100% agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Kev, welcome to Mass. BTW, what made you choose Shrewsbury? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Sure Don go ahead. I'm sticking with 19" but I think it was probably over 20-22with normal measuring. The S Weymouth total may be low but it's extremely difficult to gauge. Based on best area measuring, visibility not due to blowing etc, seems right. Rockland with 16 seems ok. Thank you very much. This was an enjoyable storm with its combination of cold and snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 ThanksWait...what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJHUB Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 side roads are just horrible in my neck of the woods, they aren't even trying to salt sand or get them close to pavement. cold temps FTL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Holy moly... 5.0" on the ground with a LE of 0.65"!!! That's 7.6:1 - hideous!!! Boxing Day style snow grain garbage. Just hideous snow growth even during the "brunt" of the storm. I'm really, really surprised it was that bad. As an aside, I think I found a really nice snow measuring spot in the backyard set back from the fence (on the south side of the fence about 10 feet away which seems to be enough to limit drifting downwind). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Look at a storm total QPF prog from NEXRAD. You can see the weenie band that got me for about 7 hrs. I know what 12-15 looks like and you don't get that landscape with that much. This reminds me of Boxing day 2010 to be honest. Hingham got nailed too, but the CF stalled for about 3 hrs near Weymouth/Hingham line. That is the exact parallel that I kept drawing last night...colder Boxing Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Holy moly... 5.0" on the ground with a LE of 0.65"!!! That's 7.6:1 - hideous!!! Boxing Day style snow grain garbage. Just hideous snow growth even during the "brunt" of the storm. I'm really, really surprised it was that bad. As an aside, I think I found a really nice snow measuring spot in the backyard set back from the fence (on the south side of the fence about 10 feet away which seems to be enough to limit drifting downwind). snow sugar and it's spectacular, high density stuff, love it, sleds and cross country skiers do too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 snow sugar and it's spectacular, high density stuff, love it, sleds and cross country skiers do too. Yes - great for those - was thinking that as well earlier today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Looks like Taunton revised down the 15" to 14", but it still sticks out if it came from Bourne proper. To the immediate south 10" FALMOUTH 10.0 631 AM 1/03 HAM RADIO NORTH FALMOUTH 10.0 552 AM 1/03 HAM RADIO Just to the east through the base 9" CENTERVILLE 9.0 716 AM 1/03 TRAINED SPOTTER Sagamore over the bridge near the base (Bourne) 7" SOUTH SAGAMORE 7.0 612 AM 1/03 HAM RADIO Areas just to the W and SW were in the 7-10.5" range along the water. This was a very good storm, and we've no doubt picked up another 1-3" this morning (still snowing). I just wonder about reports that stick out like that..maybe the wrong town west sandwich etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Holy moly... 5.0" on the ground with a LE of 0.65"!!! That's 7.6:1 - hideous!!! Boxing Day style snow grain garbage. Just hideous snow growth even during the "brunt" of the storm. I'm really, really surprised it was that bad. As an aside, I think I found a really nice snow measuring spot in the backyard set back from the fence (on the south side of the fence about 10 feet away which seems to be enough to limit drifting downwind). Puzzled by it to. It happened here for much of the storm and really hurt our totals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Enjoy GYX snow.png Little ORH max looks like the map ORH_wxman posted the other day from some historical system. 8"-9" looks to be the total here. Cleared the car with the leaf blower. Shifting wind soaked and chilled me when clearing the driveway with snow thrower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston-winter08 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 KBOS in at 15.1 final Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTWeatherFreak Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Puzzled by it to. It happened here for much of the storm and really hurt our totals. What likely caused it? Couldn't have been lack of cold in the growth levels. Lack of moisture? I thought the skews looked good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Wait ... Kevin is moving to Shrewsbury ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 it was probably the right call in this specific case because of the cold. However the vast majoity of blizzard warnings should be kept on the shelf unless it's for something like 2/8/13 or Jan 2005 (even if criteria are marginally met in other cases). Blizzard should be the creme de la creme of storms so that public doesnt desensatize. The nws as a whole probably overissues them nowadays. Absolutely. Last night's storm we may never see again, with the moderate snow and sub-zero temps. Unless we somehow lose all our trees blizzards are probably best kept to the corn yetis of the Midwest and Plains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polski Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Living vicariously through you guys (though we are getting it pretty good down here) ... phenomenal post. What an epic storm, subzero with moderate snow... unreal. That's one of the amazing things about this storm, at least round one - it never really snowed very heavily here. But boy did it accumulate. Late in the morning and early afternoon I was watching out my window and thinking the appearance was of light snowfall, yet we were approaching 1"/hr at that point. Then when we saw considerable dendritic growth and I thought "this may be edging into moderate now" we had at least a couple hours of 2"/hr. When I was driving to the train station after 4 p.m. I'd say it was nudging toward the higher end of moderate, but the wind was picking up and there were some near whiteouts. And we were supposed to be in a "lull" most of that time. These were only eyeball estimates from the "snow stake" in my front yard but FYI, pieced together from email I sent to friends. (All #s are -4" from the actual snowpack with glacial base from mid-Dec.) 1:11 p.m. - >4" 1:39 p.m. - 6" 2:09 p.m. - >7" 2:39 p.m. - 8" 4 p.m. - 10" My front yard, 12:50 p.m. yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codfishsnowman Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Holy moly... 5.0" on the ground with a LE of 0.65"!!! That's 7.6:1 - hideous!!! Boxing Day style snow grain garbage. yup i knew ratios were ten to one or less at times....just awful Just hideous snow growth even during the "brunt" of the storm. I'm really, really surprised it was that bad. As an aside, I think I found a really nice snow measuring spot in the backyard set back from the fence (on the south side of the fence about 10 feet away which seems to be enough to limit drifting downwind). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dotb Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I'd say a final call of somewhere between 14-15". Someone else mentioned it, but in North Andover, my office shows less snow now than it did yesterday around 2:00 p.m. when I left. Compaction ate up probably 30% or more of the snow, so anyone measuring today won't be close to what fell. Ray, is your current temp really 13? My car is showing the current as 6 degrees in North Andover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Frustrating that the edge of the 2'+ jackpot started on the east side of N Reading, the next town east of me, but I can't complain about 13.5". 33" on the season is a good first half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Wait ... Kevin is moving to Shrewsbury ?I get it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Frustrating that the edge of the 2'+ jackpot started on the east side of N Reading, the next town east of me, but I can't complain about 13.5". 33" on the season is a good first half. You are croaking me so far28.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 it was probably the right call in this specific case because of the cold. However the vast majoity of blizzard warnings should be kept on the shelf unless it's for something like 2/8/13 or Jan 2005 (even if criteria are marginally met in other cases). Blizzard should be the creme de la creme of storms so that public doesnt desensatize. The nws as a whole probably overissues them nowadays. Agreed, and the two "confirmed" blizzards I experienced during 2010-2011 (in AUG, not at home unfortunately) offer a contrast. Both had the requisite wind, visibility, and duration at AUG,WVL, and BGR. However, the latter (Jan 12) was much the lesser despite its heavier snowfall rate. I was surprised that it met the wind criterion, though my estimating skills are modest. Boxing Day was a no-brainer. It had winds that were tough for standing upright, and I'm by no means small or thin. We spent 30 minutes at the North Augusta Wendys hoping in vain that things would improve (wife had a Dr. appt at PWM), and most of the time we couldn't see the Irving station less than 50 yards away. Edit: I'd add Aroostook potato country as an appropriate blizzard candidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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