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February 13-14 Potential Snowstorm II


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This would be a potential tree and roof crusher for some because it'll be a heavy water content snowfall similar to the past storm that broke several large branches and really weighed on many trees and lines. Many roofs still have heavy snow on them and a lot of trees have been weakened, and then add in some wind and there could be some problems. 

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This would be a potential tree and roof crusher for some because it'll be a heavy water content snowfall similar to the past storm that broke several large branches and really weighed on many trees and lines. Many roofs still have heavy snow on them and a lot of trees have been weakened, and then add in some wind and there could be some problems. 

I'm a little worried about that here as well. Flat roofs have a lot of snow on them loaded with water, and this snow would likely be another pasty snow that would add a lot of weight. There could be 2 foot snow depths in many places if this reaches its full potential.

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Yea GGEM does the GFS thing where it weakens the precip in the CCB....Even on the EURO most of the heavy precip comes from the WAA out ahead of the low. 

If there's a closed off 500mb low, there will be a heavy snow area associated with it. I think we only have to really worry about it if the 500mb opens back up.

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One of the big issues that we don't need models to rely on is IMPACT.

Im not sure about the NYC metro, but I know all of southwestern CT has 10-20" of concrete like snow on the ground with massive piles everywhere, as big as it gets a week after a snowstorm.  There will be no where to put this snow.. If we get a MAJOR snowfall, there are going to be some major issues. Also a lot of trees still have snow on them.  If we get a 15"+ paste job, power outages are also a concern.. Also all roofs have just as much snow on them.. 

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One of the big issues that we don't need models to rely on is IMPACT.

Im not sure about the NYC metro, but I know all of southwestern CT has 10-20" of concrete like snow on the ground with massive piles everywhere, as big as it gets a week after a snowstorm.  There will be no where to put this snow.. If we get a MAJOR snowfall, there are going to be some major issues. Also a lot of trees still have snow on them.  If we get a 15"+ paste job, power outages are also a concern.. Also all roofs have just as much snow on them.. 

 

All of NYC's boroughs have 7"-13" of cement like snow pack.

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The GGEM clearly shows the northern stream kicker coming and disrupting the system right as it reaches our latitude. The NAM closes back off south of Long Island, the GGEM does not. It's still a really big hit. I want to make that clear. Just not quite as big as it could have been.

This could be huge if the models can trend more favorably with it. It could easily take a major storm into something more historic, but at the same time that kicker is important and we don't want it to trend too weak or the storm could hug the coast more. 

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One of the big issues that we don't need models to rely on is IMPACT.

Im not sure about the NYC metro, but I know all of southwestern CT has 10-20" of concrete like snow on the ground with massive piles everywhere, as big as it gets a week after a snowstorm.  There will be no where to put this snow.. If we get a MAJOR snowfall, there are going to be some major issues. Also a lot of trees still have snow on them.  If we get a 15"+ paste job, power outages are also a concern.. Also all roofs have just as much snow on them.. 

 

12-15" throughout up this way..  Believe it or not but alot of the snow is powdery here. Very thin layer of ice between the 2" of fluff that fell last night and the 12" beneath it.

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