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1/25-1/26 Snow Threat


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Here are some revised estimates based on the changes in modelling to the northeast of this forum ...

 

DCA 4.0 .. IAD 6.5 .. BWI 9.0 .. PHL 13.0 ... MDT 5.0 .. ACY 6.0 .. SBY 10,0 ... RIC 2.2 ... ORF 3.5

 

and I'm thinking EWR 18, NYC 16, ISP 22, BDL 15, BDR 12, PVD 15, ORH 30, BOS 22

 

Not much change to my forecast for the storm anywhere west of Chesapeake Bay and I don't think there would be a reason to reduce any previous amounts, just more piles in from the northeast into the eastern half of the region and as DT states there may be even better prospects now for se VA although I think with the second system keeping a frontal boundary rather tight to the west, it prevents this particular coastal storm from just leapfrogging DCA and re-developing.

 

Snow mostly moderate west of BWI but could be heavy at times PHL to BWI and while not as heavy in Delmarva could be more wind-blown with resultant lower visibility issues and drifting in open areas.

 

Certainly never thought that my original 4-8 would seem a bit puny at any point but hey, if it busts low then we're all due for a pretty good laugh about that I would imagine.

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Credit to Typhoon Tip in the NE forum :

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Quick notes of caution... This system has evolved in the models to be a very large, and powerfully dynamic system. So much so that it will have "it's own" internal idiosyncrasies that will inevitably emerge, and be poorly modeled when they do. Such nuances can and do have an impact on sensible as well as more meaningful strike events...

Having said that, the Euro actually is processing details that may not even exist ... or, perhaps they will; but the point being, with immense systems of certain power comes along equally daunting complexities, and the Euro's creating a wave out over the Gulf Stream may have a couple considerations....



One, it may rob some moisture from wrapping W into the CCB band. It may also cut off some of the WCB ingest into the core deep layer mechanics. The 2ndary result of that (if in deed it is an error) is that the system may actually not be currently modeled deep or prolific enough in that particular guidance source...

That said, there is soooo much incredible dynamics with this thing, satellite vortices (to borrow an expression from our Plains brethren) almost seem necessary. I could almost even envision a wave forming over the Bahamas after the cold front clears Florida."

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Unlikely. The strength and slp track of the clipper is pretty good. Accum snow before any transfer/bombing is pretty likely and supported by all guidance. 

 

IMO- the only way we get a meaningful hit from redevelopment is the trough going neutral then negative before it clears the coast. Even though h5 is closed off at our latitude, getting precip back further west will be tough unless we get the tilt going early. Which is probably not very likely. 

Exactly, and the models have differed on the trough's tilt from run to run. 

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Credit to Typhoon Tip in the NE forum :

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Quick notes of caution... This system has evolved in the models to be a very large, and powerfully dynamic system. So much so that it will have "it's own" internal idiosyncrasies that will inevitably emerge, and be poorly modeled when they do. Such nuances can and do have an impact on sensible as well as more meaningful strike events...

Having said that, the Euro actually is processing details that may not even exist ... or, perhaps they will; but the point being, with immense systems of certain power comes along equally daunting complexities, and the Euro's creating a wave out over the Gulf Stream may have a couple considerations....

One, it may rob some moisture from wrapping W into the CCB band. It may also cut off some of the WCB ingest into the core deep layer mechanics. The 2ndary result of that (if in deed it is an error) is that the system may actually not be currently modeled deep or prolific enough in that particular guidance source...

That said, there is soooo much incredible dynamics with this thing, satellite vortices (to borrow an expression from our Plains brethren) almost seem necessary. I could almost even envision a wave forming over the Bahamas after the cold front clears Florida."

I love reading Typhoon Tip's write ups. He's a very knowledgeable Met on American and is not afraid to benunk anything he sees. I know he's excited because he's located in NE, but hearing him mention how complex this setup is for a system of this magnitude and to heed caution is a big statement. This has such huge boom/bust potential that if you get too worked up, you could end up being majorly disappointed. I'm leaning 2-4", 3-6" for Baltimore on north for now. I need more than one Euro run to change my mind. 0z runs should be fun tonight ;)
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Ok, for you. Your world is small. Your reply to DT's post made little sense in the context of how this storm may evolve regionally.

 

his reasoning rarely makes sense.  norfolk would likely be a mix and rain, more so than snow.  that's just the way it goes down there most of the time.

 

annapolis sometimes gets more snow than areas further west, but not that often.

 

you are in a bit of a tough spot, but if you want a lot of snow i hope it works out for you.

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My 2pm update for DC proper

 

https://www.facebook.com/HeadfulOfSnow

 

There are a three different scenarios on the table. Keep in mind, my confidence level for all 3 is medium at best.

Scenario 1 - We get light snow starting late Sunday evening or overnight, and ending Monday evening. 1-3"

Scenario 2 - We get 1-2" in part 1 (see above). But then we get a "2nd round" from the deepening coastal storm starting Monday evening and lasting into Tuesday morning. This scenario would give us 4"+ total. We have failed many times at getting wraparound from a coastal, so we need to be bearish on this.

Scenario 3 - We get no help from the coastal and the front end is too dry - 1"

Right now I lean toward a blend of 1 and 2, but leaning toward 1. So if you forced me to make a forecast for DC right now, I would say 2-3".

Sounds reasonable to me. 

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Isn't worst case for you guys is like 3-4" if the coastal completely misses? Trend is to deepen this further south and west, still time.

It's starting to get too complicated. I've been down this road too many times to count. Bombing miller b's have a habit of reducing our "easy" snow on the front and give us nothing on the back.

Under 3" region wide is very much a possibility. I just wanted a simple 3-6. There is time for things to get right but I'm not feelin it like I was the last few days.

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