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2/13/2014 Major Coastal Storm Observations


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Based on qpf or mixing issues? I agree, lots of moisture headed NE, and out your way I would think you'd stay all snow or snow longer.

 

I'm really shocked by their take on it - they reduced the WSW to 6-12 from 8-12. I just know that speaking with one of the State Highway folks earlier, they were told verbatim: 'Don't expect more than 4"'

 

Most of them are apparently planning on being home by 3am with the end of snow based on what they were told.

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Which of the short range models is traditionally the most accurate?

 

To be honest, the 'model accuracy' is based heavily on what they have seen lately. Which has been northern-stream dominant systems. Additionally, take QPF maps with a grain of salt. Snow ratios are going to be all over the place.

 

Though for this system, I'm really keen on using the NAM for placement and HRRR for QPF.

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Also SPC Meso:

 

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MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0098
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1117 PM CST WED FEB 12 2014

AREAS AFFECTED...NRN VA TO THE NYC METRO AREA

CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW

VALID 130517Z - 131015Z

SUMMARY...A SWATH OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP NEWD ACROSS
PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST MEGALOPOLIS FROM WASHINGTON DC TO NEW YORK
CITY THROUGH 12Z. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 IN/HR WILL BE LIKELY.

DISCUSSION...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND LOCAL STORM REPORTS CONFIRM
MULTIPLE HOURS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAVE BEEN CENTERED ACROSS
SWRN INTO CNTRL VA AND FAR SRN WV. THIS CORRIDOR WILL SHIFT NEWD
THIS MORNING AS AN ARC OF INTENSE LOW-LEVEL WAA IS SHUNTED
DOWNSTREAM OF CYCLOGENESIS OCCURRING NEAR THE ERN NC COAST. 21Z SREF
GUIDANCE ALONG WITH THE 00Z NAM AND WRF-NSSL/NMM SUGGEST THE MOST
PERSISTENT BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL LARGELY OVERSPREAD THE
MEGALOPOLIS THROUGH DAYBREAK. THIS SHOULD GENERALLY LIE JUST NW OF
THE TRANSITIONAL CORRIDOR TO RAIN ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COASTAL
PLAIN. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FIRST INCLUDE THE
WASHINGTON/BALTIMORE METRO AREAS SHORTLY AFTER 06Z. FARTHER
NE...ADVECTION AND LIFT WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN FULL SATURATION OF
A VERY DRY 850-500 MB LAYER SAMPLED BY THE 00Z OKX/CHH RAOBS. WHILE
LIGHT SNOW SHOULD BE ONGOING FOR SEVERAL HOURS...HEAVIER SNOW RATES
WILL EVENTUALLY DEVELOP INTO THE PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK CITY
METRO AREAS BETWEEN 09-12Z.

..GRAMS.. 02/13/2014


ATTN...WFO...OKX...PHI...AKQ...CTP...LWX...

LAT...LON 40837484 41057415 41087378 40887341 40697334 39867433
38997582 38037782 37717875 37947920 38647894 39557782
40217641 40667535 40837484 

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This was interesting in the meso:

 

 

...THE MOST PERSISTENT BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL LARGELY OVERSPREAD THE

MEGALOPOLIS THROUGH DAYBREAK. THIS SHOULD GENERALLY LIE JUST NW OF
THE TRANSITIONAL CORRIDOR TO RAIN ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COASTAL
PLAIN.

 

The area that is highlighted in pink in the mesoscale discussion is 95 through CNJ.  Does this mean that a transition to rain is not expected in this area, and that the "Transitional Corridor" will be SE of the highlighted zone?

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