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I just looked at the 12z Euro, crazy snowstorm in NNE early next week. Inches of rain at 35F in our neck of the woods. Most of the warmth is in the low levels so maybe there's something there if we can get some northerly flow from a deeper surface low... who knows. Probably grasping at straws.

 

Seriously, though - 2"+ of rain in the mid-30s would probably prompt some of these: :cliff:

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There is actually a bright side to that. The soil moisture will be high so when it does get cold the ground will freeze hard instead of having that air pocket under the snowpack which promotes a fast melt off at the end of the season. It will also extend the mt bike season and that's never a bad thing :)

I get the feeling that anything short of last season's duration will leave you disappointed ;)

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Nice to see that some inland areas and SNE might jackpot more often this winter. Norwich 30"? Lol. Last few seasons you couldn't jackpot unless you lived in Freehold, NJ

Last season the strongly -EPO covered up ALOT of the poor teleconnectors throughout the winter. IMO without that we would've had a real clunker on our hands. Now this winter the -NAO is being shy currently lol
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Euro with a sub-990 mb low at 40.5N, 71.5W, next Tuesday, drawing in low-level air just cold enough for snow, especially the further NW you go. QPF over an inch, as well.

 

Unfortunately, the Euro has actually been one of the more inconsistent models with this potential storm... then again, it's nice to know that even in a weenie suicide pattern, we could still theoretically pick up a quick foot or two of snow. ;)

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I think it's pretty clear the ECMWF just has a superior grasp on worldwide forecasting overall. Does anybody ever get the feeling that NCEP is just trying to juggle too many models and products? Obviously each one was intended to serve a distinct purpose, but none of them stand out as particularly reliable...

the GFS parallel does hold "some" promise but we will have to see how it rates as it builds its track record starting with this winter season. EURO and UKMET are two top models IMO. the CRAS/NAVGEM & NAM being the bottom three in that rank

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the GFS parallel does hold "some" promise but we will have to see how it rates as it builds its track record starting with this winter season. EURO and UKMET are two top models IMO. the CRAS/NAVGEM & NAM being the bottom three in that rank

Yeah but the CRAS is run independently by CIMSS at the University of Wisconsin/Madison so it's the closest to a basement model out of any of those.

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The 12z Canadian and UK both adjusted quite a bit weaker and further west. We might still do alright with something like that, but given the marginal airmass, I'd definitely rather have a stronger surface low.

 

If it cuts through LI into SNE we should still be ok ( especially on the west side of the Hudson) but if this thing cuts right through NYC into the HV then a CNY hit looks more likely 

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