Ji Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 ?. Do they count the impact in the south or just the Northeast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 ?. Do they count the impact in the south or just the Northeast? It counts for everyone east of the rockies, but is calibrated to fixed northeast impact numbers (population and area affected by 10" amounts) for just what they consider the 13 Northeast states (WV and VA are included) for the biggest Nesis rated storms....the result is high impact storms with a lot of snow outside the 13 states can add a couple points, but the meat is based on just the northeast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I was wondering earlier too. This has more 10"+ reports across states than your normal big storm. Could it be a 4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I was wondering earlier too. This has more 10"+ reports across states than your normal big storm. Could it be a 4? These 2 are tied for lowest rated 4's....my guess is it will be a high rated 3....but I would need to have a better look at snowfall distribution..1983 got 10"+ amounts well east of 95 where a crapload of people live... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 It counts for everyone east of the rockies, but is calibrated to fixed northeast impact numbers (population and area affected by 10" amounts) for just what they consider the 13 Northeast states (WV and VA are included) for the biggest Nesis rated storms....the result is high impact storms with a lot of snow outside the 13 states can add a couple points, but the meat is based on just the northeast Thanks for the info. Surprising that the southern cities dont carry more weight. Just look what has happened to them over the past week. You would figure with what happened to Atlanta and Charlotte the rating should be high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillvilleWx Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Well, the jury for our big storm last week is in. The survey says.........major NESIS 3 ranking for the #20 spot. I don't understand why that was as low as it was, just comparing to other storms with similar ranking. I guess the lack of widespread 2' snowfalls put a damper on it being a NESIS 4. Great storm. Will be interested in seeing what everyone thinks of the ranking. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/snow-and-ice/rsi/nesis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Well, the jury for our big storm last week is in. The survey says.........major NESIS 3 ranking for the #20 spot. I don't understand why that was as low as it was, just comparing to other storms with similar ranking. I guess the lack of widespread 2' snowfalls put a damper on it being a NESIS 4. Great storm. Will be interested in seeing what everyone thinks of the ranking. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/snow-and-ice/rsi/nesis pretty much what I thought...Thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Well, the jury for our big storm last week is in. The survey says.........major NESIS 3 ranking for the #20 spot. I don't understand why that was as low as it was, just comparing to other storms with similar ranking. I guess the lack of widespread 2' snowfalls put a damper on it being a NESIS 4. Great storm. Will be interested in seeing what everyone thinks of the ranking. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/snow-and-ice/rsi/nesis That's exactly the reason-- to reach NESIS 4, a storm has to have at least a large blob of 20" plus amounts. (Not 2' plus, just 20") The scale emphasizes both population affected and area covered by high snow totals, so a NESIS 4 should have both covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillvilleWx Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 That's exactly the reason-- to reach NESIS 4, a storm has to have at least a large blob of 20" plus amounts. (Not 2' plus, just 20") The scale emphasizes both population affected and area covered by high snow totals, so a NESIS 4 should have both covered. I agree. I basically said the same thing you did in the other sub forum. I thought maybe it would sneak into upper part of 3 due to population affected, but the fact Boston didn't get in on much of any action from the storm really hurt its chances of receiving a high ranking. That being said, still an awesome storm overall. Rankings mean nothing overall. Personal memories are what dictates the impact of such an event. pretty much what I thought...Thanks for posting No problem. I know people after storm wanted to know the final word. Just the messenger at your service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozz Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I'm surprised this one beat all the 09-10 storms that hit us.... it really lacked the widespread 20"+ totals, but then again I think the vast extent of the 10"+ swath makes up for it. Regardless of its ranking, it was an amazing storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deck Pic Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I'm surprised this one beat all the 09-10 storms that hit us.... it really lacked the widespread 20"+ totals, but then again I think the vast extent of the 10"+ swath makes up for it. and probably also the fact that it didnt completely goose egg 25 million people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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