January 26-28 Blizzard Observations/Nowcast

[Bostonseminole]

24.5" 17.5F snow still coming down 

[Cold Miser]

lol getting crushed again, hope to hit 30. Don't you ever whine again

lol

 

24.6 walked in the door

I haven't measured in a bit but it's been ripping.  I wish the NBC guys weren't down in the snow hole of Brooklyn.  Much better totals up here.

 

How much longer are you and I going to snow?

[Max]

Geezus 2 New in 45 mins 28.5 total

I hope you get to 40" man!

[40/70 Benchmark]

Way things look right now Ray we may climb a notch or 2 in wilmington?

We are kind of caught between the oes and the ORH band, so a little lighter here.

[Cold Miser]

The deck will not be fun to shovel

A larger photo would have been better.

[dryslot]

 

[HoarfrostHubb]

Well, it went smoothly because we all clean up

 

The western guys went to bed

Hi

It's funny, how this worked out.

[TheSnowman]

ORH to Thompson, CT, which has been Pumled with 27"-30", is getting 30dbz returns.  My Jesus Lord.  I missed out on a #3 Storm by 20 miles.  I'm sitting at a Top 25 Storm instead.  

 

20 Miles.  I'm Still in a hole.  And get more and more.  

[Lava Rock]

A larger photo would have been better.

Lol, sorry. No control over image size

[dan11295]

Looks like Boston is about to go into somewhat lighter snows shortly. Looks like ORH still has it coming down good.

[millpondwx]

A lot of blowing/drifting in my yard here in Littleton, MA however the official report of 28.4" looks about right.  Now if round 2 can get organized here in the next couple of hours we may hit 30".  Got to be close to an all time record snowfall in a lot of places!  

 

As for model performance got give more respect to the new GFS but also the RGEM and WSI's RPM.   Although the RPM jumps around a bit qpf wise, it had the general storm track correct (se of the 40/70) and correctly showed the lack of snow in NYC.    As always the key is to find the right blend of models.

 

 

[N. OF PIKE]

This is an ALL time snow storm . Radar is not giving up this stuff has to go somewhere....ORH getting crushed now ....especially down town ORH.  so much more moisture getting thrown back and around and tickling weenies all through the NE forum.  My guess is more ppl see Surprises .

 

WHO WILL GET 40

[geo1]

Id say we are good for another 2-3 at least looking at the radar. That should put us her in Wilmington over 30. We shall see

[N. OF PIKE]

Snow Friday then looks like a Miller A Beast Monday

[mostman]

Really ripping here again. At this rate I might hold off cleaning up until tomorrow.

[danstorm]

Geezus 2 New in 45 mins 28.5 total

 

Are you fkn kidding me? Good lord man, the CT jack...congrats.

[TauntonBlizzard2013]

Even with relatively lighter snows, another 2-4 seems reasonable based on radar and longevity if the event. Should be snowing into the night

[CoastalWx]

Ripping again in Andover. 

[Cold Miser]

Another 2.5" putting me at 30.5"

[N. OF PIKE]

Have been watching this radar and I think these   (pushing into saddleback/sugar loaf area soon?) are the highest returns I've seen in the storm

 

That juice is gonna end up sprinkling around and down somewhere and I have a feeling that NH/VT totals are gonna be surprising a few the way they  climb next 12 hours

[Morch Madness]

At this point, it would not surprise me if Worcester breaks it's record

[geo1]

Moderate again in Wimigton out to do shovel pass #4 this is rivaling most storms in this hood for wind, cold and snow great times!

[BostonWX]

Somewhere in the 27/28 range at this point and had 30 in Nemo

[bobbutts]

after it looked like things were breaking up not too long ago, now snowing about as hard as it has all storm

[Cold Miser]

Back to light snow falling now.

[ksingh0311]

At this point, it would not surprise me if Worcester breaks it's record

It's at 31 inches already - atleast IMBY. 

[Bostonseminole]

Another 2.5" putting me at 30.5"

 

 

congrats!

[Randy4Confluence]

After a 4-5 hour lull, back in business with a stronger band moving in from NH of all places.

[wxsniss]

This is not to take away from any of the other subforums and it is not a comparison.

 

But this group...all of you.  Kill it.  Collectively it's a very, very rare day where this gang of pros, soon to be pros, amateurs and hobbyists miss a forecast.   Everyone plays a part, and if you go back and look at the last xx years...there's a rare day where something breaks to a surprise solution that someone here wasn't on top of.

 

Today and yesterday case in point.   You guys are the best - we're very fortunate to have the pros, and the resource in general.  Such a great team....   There's a level of technical knowledge, theory, experience, and local climo knowledge that is just indispensable.  It really is.

 

Great post by a consistently great poster.

 

We're all very sleep-deprived, but the sentiment is widely shared.

 

Bickering and AIT-sword fights aside, this is a gem of a spontaneous community. The shared enthusiasm geeking out over model data and obs, and the shared appreciation for meteorologic rarities is a thrill. The analysis of the past 48 hours was yet another great example... some of us (me included) disappear for months, but invariably return and there is instant community with established personalities and idiosyncracies among old-timers, and embrace of any new-comers that want to contribute.

 

And at some point, I'm curious how everyone balances this hobby with any significant others they may have... man can these epic storms be challenging.

 

Regarding this storm, not sure which if any model had accurate depiction of this afternoons bands over eastern MA aside from HRRR/RAP. Both have eastern MA snowing until at least 8pm. HRRR slightly more east than RAP. Both lay down another 3-5" or so.

 

Someone has to tell TWC anchorwoman that it's not "Framington"

[T. August]

Congrats guys. 30"+... wow.