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2-1-15 to 2-2-15 Snow and Mix to Snow Storm


Clinch Leatherwood

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sorry wiz but i think we are all hoping you fail on this one lol  :snowing:

 

The SREF probs worry me too...

 

obviously getting better north of the MA Pike or so but it looks like the probs for 8'+ and 12'+ are like 50%?...maybe 60%?  can't really tell but not really encouraging when looking for widespread 8-10'+ amounts

 

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Snow amounts aside, high societal impact especially in eastern locales. High rates on existing deep pack, blowing and drifting, extreme wind chills. In other words Laptop to the ceiling weenie rating.

 

Has Ekster sexted you the picture of our 7 foot tall drift that keeps creeping out of the equestrian farm towards the WFO yet?

 

Blowing and drifting is pretty good around these parts considering all the tree cover.

 

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LOl..enough WIz..stop downplaying this

 

 

I don't think he is downplaying.  Sounds like he's bringing legit concern to the table (due to one model obviously, but still legit).

 

these are def legit concerns I have.  Trying to do much more of remembering past events and setups and flags that were in place that were either missed or not taken with enough credence b/c other factors were too "exciting" looking...such as QPF.  I feel sometimes we all get so excited over QPF output and such and snow maps we forget to look at the bigger picture and look into things with more detail.  

 

Bufkit soundings are an incredible tool to use and give a very unique perspective of the atmosphere and is probably the best at picking up on flags and such.  One thing I remember from past events, both underperformers and overperformers, has alot to do with omega values, where they are placed and the snow growth zone.  How all this seems to be aligned matches well with setups in the past which "busted".  

 

So if we have ****ty snow growth and ratios tomorrow it's going to be very difficult to pile up 8-14'' of snowfall over a widespread region...unless we can rock 2''+/HR rates for a good few hours or so.  

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Check the map again, Brian.  The injustice has been corrected.

lol

If the sfc CAD overperforms a bit we may be able to push the boundary a little more SE too. I have a below zero F snow fetish too so I hope I can pull off some -1F flakeage tomorrow.

Pretty high probs for 12"+ on the SREFs. Yeah they can suck, but at least they all seem to be on the same page as the globals right now.

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We probably will see though a narrow zone of some pretty impressive snowfall totals...definite signals for that but that will depend on the exact tracks of the 925 and probably more importantly, 850 low.  Low-level lift here will be pretty damn strong and could help to yield better snowgrowth, Plus there will be a surge of stronger VV's at and just below 500mb which could enhance lift as well and get more moisture into the snow growth zone.  This is where getting that influx of Atlantic moisture overriding the strong Arctic air to really become beneficial but just not region wide.  

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Wiz, snow growth can definitely be a concern. But the SREF is not a concern. I mean really????

these are def legit concerns I have.  Trying to do much more of remembering past events and setups and flags that were in place that were either missed or not taken with enough credence b/c other factors were too "exciting" looking...such as QPF.  I feel sometimes we all get so excited over QPF output and such and snow maps we forget to look at the bigger picture and look into things with more detail.  

 

Bufkit soundings are an incredible tool to use and give a very unique perspective of the atmosphere and is probably the best at picking up on flags and such.  One thing I remember from past events, both underperformers and overperformers, has alot to do with omega values, where they are placed and the snow growth zone.  How all this seems to be aligned matches well with setups in the past which "busted".  

 

So if we have ****ty snow growth and ratios tomorrow it's going to be very difficult to pile up 8-14'' of snowfall over a widespread region...unless we can rock 2''+/HR rates for a good few hours or so.

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I gotta hand it to wiz, he's worked hard and really puts good thoughts out.

 

Thanks!

 

I actually won't be too pissed if I'm wrong either here.  This will be more of a learning experience than anything and sometimes to better yourself and become more knowledgeable is to experiment and then you go back and look at what went wrong and what went right.  

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