January 26-28 Blizzard Observations/Nowcast

[dryslot]

rap gives us another foot or so and i already have 15

 

That is insane, This band is epic

[highways1]

Much better intensity out here the last 20 minutes or so, be interesting to see if ORH gets close to their record. Certainly think given the band from earlier this morning that we'll end up in that area in Shrewsbury.

[DavisStraight]

My side yard must be a giant drift, my 3 foot post and rail fence is totally buried, must be due to the fluffiness of the snow combined with the wind, first time its ever been buried. Must have been a helluva band last night.

[N. OF PIKE]

Much better intensity out here the last 20 minutes or so, be interesting to see if ORH gets close to their record. Certainly think given the band from earlier this morning that we'll end up in that area in Shrewsbury.

You must be at  a Legit 30" you were ground zero for like 8 hours

[SeanInWayland]

At approximately 1230am I measured a gust of 81 mph.   Not entirely trusting my stuff although it's great....   neighbor also measured 83 mph.  His stuff is legit, and he's been measuring here for 16 years.  These would be the peak gusts measured here for as long as the homes have been here.   There is considerable damage, mostly minor, some broken windows, many ruined fences, sidewall and roof shingles all over the place.  

 

This exceeds all prior storms here for damage.  And I do believe it beat 05, and some spring rain gales for peak winds.

 

Sorry for not knowing, but where exactly are you Clinch? I have a house in E. Falmouth that I'm concerned about, hence my question.

[MainePhotog]

Impossible to get accurate measurements. Snowboard is useless in this wind. Peak gust at 11:30 am of 49 mph. At 12:45 pm, I took another 8 measurements with an average of 18.3". Just not comfortable with measuring this way. What else can you do.

Another heavy band coming in off the GOM should be here shortly.

[dan11295]

ORH had a gust to 45 kt an hour ago..not too shabby. Still reporting +SN, despite what the radar shows. Same goes for here. Snowing better than what the radar shows. As for BOS obviously final total will depend on banding location. Right now they are still in nod-heavy band.

[N. OF PIKE]

clinch is in SE corner of PYM I believe right next to ocean..(I think)

[CoastalWx]

Radar beam is overshooting strong 850 inflow. So, it makes the echoes look weaker than they are, echoes below beam.

[highways1]

You must be at  a Legit 30" you were ground zero for like 8 hours

 

Yeah, believe so. The band was very impressive earlier overnight and this morning.

[BostonWX]

Temp has dropped to 14.8 in this band, it's just cranking. Nice OES enhancement from South Boston points south.

[mahk_webstah]

actually getting a burst of heavier snow right now.  Our snow growth is fantastic I have to say.  I can momentarily imagine what ya'll are seeing as you look out the window.

[Hoth]

Looks like that band offshore might pivot back west. Slight push back towards the coast evident on radar.

[ksingh0311]

Snow really picked up again here in Worcester in the last 10-15 mins or so.

[40/70 Benchmark]

Looks like another surge ready to push west off the ocean

[dan11295]

Conditions on cape just look brutal. Last 3 hours at ACK

 

271753 VV002                       0.25 SN       30  28 3640G53      897              32  30                  
271653 VV004                     0.25 +SN       32   28 3640G55 895
271553 VV006                       0.25 +SN      32  28 0540G56     

[BostonWX]

Looks like another surge ready to push west off the ocean

 

What a great storm... Everything wobbles east, but you have great bands that pivot back west, one for the books.

[CoastalWx]

Will must be passed out in a snowbank like Jack Nicholson in the Shining. Just a frozen smile.

[rnaude241]

I just got in from snowblowing the driveway for the 3rd time since last night.  It's def still 1+ an hour here at TAN, it was coming down so fast it was pointless to keep snowblowing.

[J Paul Gordon]

I'm guessing close to 30" here and snowing hard again. Drifts are incredible for how much of the yard they fill. Can't see last weekend's snow never mind grass anywhere. Been shoveling here for 18 years and nothing like it in a single storm. That includes a few great ones, 2013 included. There is just nowhere to put it in our urban neighborhood. Depth almost as great as early February 2011--and that was after several major hits. -7C/19F

[ORH_wxman]

Looks like the band hugging the coast is trying to push back wets a little bit now...we'll see if that comes back far enough to engulf much of E MA again.

 

These bands sort of wax and wane, but there's definitely still some good stuff in there

 

 

[Baroclinic Zone]

Radar beam is overshooting strong 850 inflow. So, it makes the echoes look weaker than they are, echoes below beam.

What do you make of the swirl in the GOM that pivoted in?  Mesolow?  Helping to increase convergence along the coast there at all?

[H2Otown_WX]

Well, I've lost interest in meteorology due to this storm. It's probably for the best since I am incompetent would never have gotten a good job in the field anyway with my worthless diploma from Western Connecticut State University. Ended up with 5.6" via the snowboard here but I think a little blew off so probably more like 6 or 6.5". The worst bust I've ever seen and it isn't close. Every TV met. should come on air and start with an apology like Geoff Fox in 2010: 

[jamesnichols89]

Wow the snow is unbelievable, nothing like the 05 Blizzard, but better than Nemo and the 1999 Snowstorm.

[dendrite]

seems that way, but still good snow growth and the hole is filling in....light to moderate building back into the area. maybe it enhances, but we probably get 2-4 more. That would get me close to a foot.

Yeah it's picking up again. We'll see.

[CT Rain]

7.9" here in WeHa. 

[Baroclinic Zone]

 

 

000

FXUS61 KBOX 271807

AFDBOX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

107 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2015

.SYNOPSIS...

A CRIPPLING AND HISTORIC WINTER STORM/BLIZZARD WILL CONTINUE TO

IMPACT CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS INTO THIS EVENING...WHILE JUST A

MODERATE SNOWSTORM AFFECTS FAR WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. DRIER WEATHER

FOLLOWS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THURSDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL

BRING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. DRY BUT

VERY COLD AIR LOOKS TO FOLLOW FOR NEXT WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...

HIGHLIGHTS...

* BLIZZARD CONTINUES ACROSS EASTERN MA/RI THIS AFTERNOON WITH

GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT TONIGHT

* SNOW DIMINISHING ACROSS WESTERN MA/NORTHERN CT THIS AFTERNOON BUT

SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUES

* DESTRUCTIVE WINDS CONTINUE ON THE CAPE/NANTUCKET THROUGH THE

AFTERNOON WITH WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT

1235 PM UPDATE...

JUST LIGHTER SNOWFALL REMAINED ACROSS NORTHERN CT AND WESTERN MA AT

AROUND NOON. THEREFORE...HAVE DOWNGRADED NORTHERN CT TO A WINTER

STORM WARNING. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THIS REGION

SHOULD BE LIGHT WITH IT ALL PRETTY MUCH OVER BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

HOWEVER...GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND

DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

MEANWHILE...1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES CONTINUE ACROSS

EASTERN MA/RI. THIS A RESULT OF WELL DEVELOPED STORM AND A GOOD MID

LEVEL DEFORMATION ZONE. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN

THIS REGION FOR ANOTHER FEW HOURS...BEFORE TAPERING TO LIGHTER

SNOWFALL BY EARLY EVENING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE

TO RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY THROUGH THE

AFTERNOON. GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT OCCURS THIS EVENING AND ESPECIALLY

TONIGHT.

CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CAPE AND ISLANDS ARE LIFE THREATENING.

NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 55 AND 70 MPH WITH HEAVY SNOW AND

NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION. SNOW WILL

DIMINISH SOME IN INTENSITY BY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING...BUT

BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE RIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT.

WINDS WILL REMAIN POWERFUL WITH STRONG NORTHERLY LOW LEVEL JET

THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...SO IT WILL TAKE UNTIL THIS EVENING TO

DIMINISH SOME ALTHOUGH THEY WILL REMAIN STRONG.

TONIGHT...

AS MID LEVEL LOW LIFTS NORTH FROM EAST OF CAPE COD...EXPECT SNOW

TO GRADUALLY WIND DOWN AND END FROM WEST TO EAST. SOME MINOR

ADDITIONAL ACCUM POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE VERY COLD WITH LOWS DOWN

INTO THE SINGLE NUMBERS...EXCEPT TEENS IMMEDIATE COAST. EXPECT

SUBZERO WIND CHILLS DEVELOPING AND APPROACHING WIND CHILL

THRESHOLD OF -15 OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN WESTERN AND NORTHERN

MA.

&&

[gymengineer]

Boston folk-- how would rank this one compared to 1/05 and 2/13 when you factor in winds/drifting? It looks like they may all end up around the same final total downtown of 26-29." Maybe this one hits 30? 

[Arnold214]

Absolutely insane rates right now.

[TauntonBlizzard2013]

Picking back up again.