January 26-28 Blizzard Observations/Nowcast

[TauntonBlizzard2013]

Tried to measure....... Anywhere between 15-18"

[highways1]

  On 1/27/2015 at 2:14 PM, mostman said:

Shrewsbury MA just reported 29.7 - do we have anyone on here from that area?

 

I live there, I haven't measured but we've been sitting under that band for hours so not shocked.

[Spoons56]

Nowhere near an official report here, but in Worcester about 3 miles south of Holden border, at least 24" here right now with drifts over 3'.

Looks like HRRR wants to lighten us up for a few hours then bring one final mod/heavy band through this evening.

[remheads]

22" here

[mostman]

That is an incredible gradient of reported amounts in Worcester county.

[walthsnow]

S+ measured 22 inches. Drifts almost 5 feet in places. Going to be a fun cleanup. Awesome storm.

[NEK_VT_Upslope_Event]

  On 1/27/2015 at 2:11 PM, klw said:

North movement is clear on visual

http://climate.cod.edu/flanis/satellite/2km/index.php?type=NY-vis-12

 

A stall looks unlikely. Whether it gets pulled more northerly or easterly from here will dictate our outcome. I'm afraid it looks like we will be on the outside looking in.

[Damage In Tolland]

Hot off the presses..check out the weenie the HRRR extends over my area..just dangling over our heads

 

[BostonWX]

Back to heavy heavies here. That band is exploding over the S suburbs.

[mahk_webstah]

  On 1/27/2015 at 2:12 PM, dendrite said:

Do you have a vis sensor or something?

CON has been -SN/SN 3/4-1/2SM.

But yeah...it's ramped up in intensity since that post. The RWIS site just to my south is 1/8SM, but some of that has to be attributed to BLSN.

no vis sensor, but I can look out the window and down the road...visibility is pretty low.  No doubt the blowing is contributing to that.  Look at the radar and you can see the lighening of echoes near CON, and the heavier band in N Merrimack Co.  I believe the strong winds from that band are blowing the snow this way.  It 's a tightrope here and the heavy pulse is over but still mod here.  I guess you aren't too enthused with the HRRR, or with the idea that we get a somewhat heavier band to park here for a while.

[Brewbeer]

Blowing snow here outside Springfield. 16F and 9 inches on the yards stick in the back yard.

[dendrite]

So much for that band not jackpotting.

[CoastalWx]

GFS did a good job do with this.

[mahk_webstah]

  On 1/27/2015 at 2:11 PM, dryslot said:

+SN

Wind 15-20 mph G40

6.0"

7.1°F

If if you underperform on amounts, those are awesome conditions to be outside in!

[jamesnichols89]

As of 919am EST snowfall amounts of 22"

[MotionxxUSxx]

  On 1/27/2015 at 2:17 PM, 40/70 Benchmark said:

mablizzard, but he left for school in Plymouth, NH LOL

 I wouldn't be surprised, I'm in Sudbury, a little bit east and we've been in the same band. It's crazy intense.

[Lava Rock]

5" so far. Heavy banding atm

[jamesnichols89]

Kevin that model gives me an additional 9-10" of snow, that would give me 31-32" total.

[Hambone]

  On 1/27/2015 at 2:14 PM, mostman said:

Shrewsbury MA just reported 29.7 - do we have anyone on here from that area?

 We're about 12 miles south.  I have no idea how deep it is outside, but there's a 4ft drift across our deck.

[dryslot]

It is just ripping here, We are seeing 2-3"/hr rates

[Clinch Leatherwood]

  On 1/27/2015 at 2:11 PM, klw said:

North movement is clear on visual

http://climate.cod.edu/flanis/satellite/2km/index.php?type=NY-vis-12

 

Nice storm...I'm expecting no more than nuisance snows the rest of the day...1-3" tops.  Nice icing on the cake but not the 6-12 or whatever to make it historic I was hoping for!

[butterfish55]

New band blowing up over my head right now.....

 

 

[BostonWX]

  On 1/27/2015 at 2:26 PM, Clinch Leatherwood said:

Nice storm...I'm expecting no more than nuisance snows the rest of the day...1-3" tops.  Nice icing on the cake but not the 6-12 or whatever to make it historic I was hoping for!

 

That OES is saving you at least... What a brutal slithole over the mid south shore.

[SnowMan]

  On 1/27/2015 at 2:22 PM, Damage In Tolland said:

Hot off the presses..check out the weenie the HRRR extends over my area..just dangling over our heads

is this additional snowfall?

[HoarfrostHubb]

  On 1/27/2015 at 2:22 PM, Damage In Tolland said:

Hot off the presses..check out the weenie the HRRR extends over my area..just dangling over our heads

Needs cialis

[jamesnichols89]

I knew I would reach into the 30" mark.

[dendrite]

  On 1/27/2015 at 2:23 PM, mahk_webstah said:

no vis sensor, but I can look out the window and down the road...visibility is pretty low.  No doubt the blowing is contributing to that.  Look at the radar and you can see the lighening of echoes near CON, and the heavier band in N Merrimack Co.  I believe the strong winds from that band are blowing the snow this way.  It 's a tightrope here and the heavy pulse is over but still mod here.  I guess you aren't too enthused with the HRRR, or with the idea that we get a somewhat heavier band to park here for a while.

Yeah there'll be some heavier bursts. Like you said, with north winds you want those bands on radar to be a tick to your north since they will travel under the beam. We'll do well compared to WNE. It just won't be close to historic here like it will be just to our SE.

HRRR doesn't really impress me. I'll probably just watch the radar and snow and maybe take a peak at the new king, the RGEM.

[Spoons56]

  On 1/27/2015 at 2:27 PM, SnowMan said:

is this additional snowfall?

Looks like additional from 8am onward.

[dryslot]

Whoa, That was gust to 45 mph

[subdude]

I would say i'm at about 13-15" still coming down heavy, winds aren't as bad as I thought they would be sustained about 5, gusts to 25. Just looking like a good old classic NorEaster for us here by Wachusett Mountain. I'll take it,