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February Forecast Discussion


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The Ohio Valley blizzard occurred on January 26-27, 1978.

 

I know we had a snow/ice event here on the 2nd, but don't remember if it was a blizzard for the ohio valley

Was Dec 10   95 midwest , 3 weeks before , not as close as 78

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Was Dec 10   95 midwest , 3 weeks before , not as close as 78

Not there was one on 1/2/96. I found it on Ray's site. Looks like Indiana and upstate NY got hammered.

 

http://www.raymondcmartinjr.com/weather/1996/02-Jan-96.html

 

Looks like the 2nd low formed too late for us to get good snow

 

http://www.raymondcmartinjr.com/weather/1996/02-Jan-96-SurfaceMaps.html

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78 had something similar I believe. Big ohio valley blizzard and then the big east coast storm (2/6-7). Not sure how far apart the storms were but I know its been talked about alot

 

That was one of the wildest winter patterns we have seen here in such a short time. 

 

1-13....78 Ice Storm

1-20....78 Surprise KU

1-26....78 Cleveland Superbomb

2-5 to 2-7-78..Blizzard

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I feel really good about us having at least one more big storm. The fact that the subtropical jet is going to get much more active coupled with the fact that we maintain the -EPO and have an ample region of cold air nearby gives me a lot of hope heading forward. It'll just take some time.

 

The storm on the 5th should push the SE ridging further away making way for another huge storm coming out of the SW the week after or the 8-15th period and that could produce a MECS, if not a HECS. My bold statement is that February will be the snowiest month this winter because of continued cold, continued -EPO, AO leaning negative, and a much more active subtropical jet stream. Any transient high latitude blocking would strongly increase these odds. 

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We want the flatter less amped 500 mb evolution of 0z so the SE Ridge doesn't get pumped up.

It's pretty typical for the OP euro to move the PV around a lot in Canada day 8-10 from run to run.

 

0z

 

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12z

 

attachicon.gifGeopotential3250032hPa32and32Temperature32at3285032hPa_North32America_192.gif

one of those maps is a perfect example of what can occur when you have a -pna/+nao...ill let you guess which one

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Ridge gives way D 11 ( 8 th ) on the 0z Euro Ensembles so I like Week 2  better than week 1 . Week 1 has  too much

ridging  in the SE and the slightest bit of deepening and any system will cut .

Week 2  has a Minus 5c 5 day mean as per CFSV2  ,with close to `1.5 qpf , 

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78 had something similar I believe. Big ohio valley blizzard and then the big east coast storm (2/6-7). Not sure how far apart the storms were but I know its been talked about alot

the ohio valley blizzard was in late january. There was a KU a week before for the NE (and the big one about 2 weeks later)

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My comparisons to 78 and 96 etc systens are because I believe this is a big ticket winter and when it's all said and done it will b one that many look back on and say wow that was a layup

I think we finish strong. I think Feb is as good as Dec and jan if that happens colts neck may finish w 50 inches of snow which is twice the norm. Sitting at 36 now Temps for jan and Feb may finish in the top 3 in the last 20 years that's a big winter. Some of u think this is par for the course. Wish u lived in the 80s

If Feb is good then the winter totals up to b great

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Yeah, too much amplification is never your friend in a gradient pattern. 1-17-94 was the worst example

of this since it kept NYC from a 60" season.

 

http://www.meteo.psu.edu/ewall/NARR/1994/us0117.php

 

But was awesome for me out in State College, 110" of snow that winter and snow on the ground from Dec. 19th thru late March. Talk about being spoiled.

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didnt it go from -2 to 50 that day? or is that the storm where boston had 18" and we had taint?

Yep snow then -2 then 50s the next day. I believe 93-94 is Boston's snowiest on record (or at least it was at that point).

the early March storm which dumped two and a half feet in central Pennsylvania was originally supposed to be a huge storm for the coast

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Yep snow then -2 then 50s the next day. I believe 93-94 is Boston's snowiest on record (or at least it was at that point).

the early March storm which dumped two and a half feet in central Pennsylvania was originally supposed to be a huge storm for the coast

That's a storm of State College, PA legend. There was lightning, thunder, and even avalanches on some of the mountains due to the 3 foot snow cover at the time, and roads were completely impassable.

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