January 26-28 Blizzard Observations/Nowcast

[muddyrios]

what would ratios usually be for 15-18 deg F ??

[TalcottWx]

[Baroclinic Zone]

SPECI KTAN 270502Z AUTO 03012G35KT 360V070 1/4SM +SN FZFG VV005 M02/M03 A2968 RMK AO2 P0001 T10171028

SPECI KTAN 270515Z AUTO 03013G25KT 010V070 1/4SM +SN FZFG VV004 M02/M03 A2965 RMK AO2 P0003 T10171028

METAR KTAN 270552Z AUTO 01018G32KT 1/4SM +SN FZFG VV003 M02/M03 A2962 RMK AO2 PK WND 04040/0536 SLP031 P0009 60029 T10171028 11011 21017 58059

[NorEastermass128]

wxniss fwiw, and I am not a fan of the HRRR...it kind of falls apart in the next few hours ala the RGEM and RPM.  Toaster bath for some.

 

 

Latest RAP, on the other hand, is a weenie's dream though...we'll see how this shakes out.  Got that blizzard haze out right now. 

[40/70 Benchmark]

Man, temp will not stop dropping

 

13.2/10

[40/70 Benchmark]

what would ratios usually be for 15-18 deg F ??

It's all about temp/saturation in the snow growth zone.

[Boston Bulldog]

Drifts out there are stunning already.

[RI Rob]

http://vid.me/Et0r

 

 

Video I took at about 12:20, sorry its vertical!

 

Anybody know how I can embed the video in this post?

 

I'd also guess snow totals in the common are 5 inches and growing fast.

[ice1972]

Man that band in CT looks nice....

[SouthCoastMA]

Wow @ wind just now. Must have been at least a 60 mph gust or close

[BRSno]

Or maybe not, BOS only reported 2.3 as of midnight and that's blatantly wrong. Guess I'm going to have to guestimate.

 

Definitely around 4 by now.

[codfishsnowman]

2 inches.... tiny needle like flakes.... seems like it should be snowing harder..... has to be less than 10 to1 ratios. I don't even know how we get a foot if something doesn't happen soon. Been snowing since 3 pm.

[TalcottWx]

Definitely around 4 by now.

well over 4"

[TalcottWx]

[SR Airglow]

Definitely around 4 by now.

Double that I'd guess.

[Bostonseminole]

finally pouring snow!! should be 1+ per hour here

[weathercoins]

It's... just beautiful outside

[N. OF PIKE]

Western Areas should worry

 

Euro just sent NYC crowd jumping

 

.3 QPF thru 15Z tomorrow there (per thread)

 

Well Done Clinch

[SR Airglow]

For those of us following along on NYC, LGA reported 2" new in the last hour and has a total of 9" so far.

[weatherwiz]

Just took a brief little walk outside...beautiful out!  Nobody out, brutal cold, quite windy, and snow falling.  Snow already drifting.  

[40/70 Benchmark]

I hear some garbage cans and such blowing around....for Wilmington, that is an accomplishment.

This is where wind goes to die.

[Morch Madness]

That is a pretty sweet looking band for W CT. Hopefully this thing keeps pushing bands west across the region. Looks like Boston is gonna be demolished for the next several hours.

[NorEastermass128]

finally pouring snow!! should be 1+ per hour here

WOW at the euro. All of E MA at 30+

[TalcottWx]

Best thing for bos area tracking is prob the long range tdwr right now. Most accurate

[TalcottWx]

Western Areas should worry

Euro just sent NYC crowd jumping

.3 QPF thru 15Z tomorrow there (per thread)

Well Done Clinch

yup, thought nyc would do better. Nice cweat. I don't mind though. New euro is even better here.

[NHsleder]

Just started here in W. Central NH. Temp. 17, RH 80%, very light wind. Hope you got your bread and milk...

[ORH_wxman]

Banding really getting going...should intensify over the next 4-6 hours.

 

 

[40/70 Benchmark]

finally pouring snow!! should be 1+ per hour here

WOW

White fog

S+

4"

1.5"/hr

 

12.9/10

[ice1972]

Need that band to keep advancing west......

[Bostonseminole]

fox still on live, bunch of weather weenies