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February 12-13 Storm IV, Model Discussion


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Whatever it is the RAP and HRRR are keying on, they're going nuts. 3Z HRRR has spots along 95 in the 10-14" range by 6am. It's crushing that corridor between DCA and BWI.

 

The HRRR is forecasting thundersnow from 4am through about 7am. For example, take a look at the 4am EST lightening 2 index (link) and the 4am EST snowfall qpf (link).

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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...

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not exactly sure what you're asking, but the HRRR is run at ESRL in Boulder using their version of the RAP Version 2 (V2) as initial conditions.   It's the same RAP being implemented by NCEP in two weeks, and I was saying that given how juicy the RAP V2 is tonight, it's not surprising that the HRRR is going crazy too.

Sorry..you. NCO SPA?

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1 hour snowfall from HRRR is showing highly localized 5-6" per hour snowfall rates tomorrow pre-dawn passing through the area - looks like thundersnow is the cause. (Link)

 

This in turn is making a nice large swath of high snowfall estimates with widespread 12+ inches and moderate areas of 18+ inches in the DC/Baltimore corridor. (Link)

 

Don't know whether to believe this or not. If we get thundersnow, we might hit that, but that is a big if.

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1 hour snowfall from HRRR is showing highly localized 5-6" per hour snowfall rates tomorrow pre-dawn passing through the area - looks like thundersnow is the cause. (Link)

 

This in turn is making a nice large swath of high snowfall estimates with widespread 12+ inches and moderate areas of 18+ inches in the DC/Baltimore corridor. (Link)

 

Don't know whether to believe this or not. If we get thundersnow, we might hit that, but that is a big if.

 

One thing that would be questioned is the fact that it still has the RIC area receiving good snowfall rates through 06Z (now). Meanwhile a good chunk of that area simulated for 0.5-1.0"/hour snowfall rates had turned over to sleet a few hours ago. 

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