LakeEffectKing Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 It appears that winds will veer a touch over the next few hours....might see the bands consolidate a bit, and drift a few miles south... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortmax Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Irondequoit hasn't really seen much action today. @1". Someone in Webster is claiming huge snowfall amts on Twitter, but I question his msrmts Not in the town, but maybe more along the lakeshore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeEffectKing Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Can anyone answer me this....if there are concurrent advisories, warnings or watches in the same county...which one's supersede the others....if any? The other day, BUF issued LES advisories while there was a wind chill watch in effect, but we say the advisories on their home page map....yet today, we have windchill warnings up, yet we can't "see" the LES advisories. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY_WX Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Pouring snow right now! Winds are blowing it around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeEffectKing Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 You can see some echoes moving slowly SW'ward out of S. Quebec/Ontario...some of the models have indicated these make it down over L. Ontario later tonight....if that happens, this will add addition seeding to the bands...I've seen it before (back in Jan. '04) where the LES bands (in a similar arctic type airmass) responded very well to these little pockets of moisture/precip....it'll be interesting to see if we get such an enhancement later tonight....again loop the link below.... http://weather.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=XFT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarbear Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Can anyone answer me this....if there are concurrent advisories, warnings or watches in the same county...which one's supersede the others....if any? The other day, BUF issued LES advisories while there was a wind chill watch in effect, but we say the advisories on their home page map....yet today, we have windchill warnings up, yet we can't "see" the LES advisories. Thanks. Im just guessing here but I would think which ever flag posses the most disruptive or dangerous situations/outcomes at a given time. Like when you saw the advisory that was current and in the moment issue. Where are the wind chill watch while potentially serious was further out in time and not a current issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Can anyone answer me this....if there are concurrent advisories, warnings or watches in the same county...which one's supersede the others....if any? The other day, BUF issued LES advisories while there was a wind chill watch in effect, but we say the advisories on their home page map....yet today, we have windchill warnings up, yet we can't "see" the LES advisories. Thanks. Warnings always supercede advisories so that's what you see on the main page. If you click on the appropriate county you will see the LES ads as well. http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=buf&wwa=lake%20effect%20snow%20advisory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrmax Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Just leaving gym in Phoenix. You've got to be sh*tting me outside. Not sure what visibility is but it's low enough I drive past my house. Unreal out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeEffectKing Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Just leaving gym in Phoenix. You've got to be sh*tting me outside. Not sure what visibility is but it's low enough I drive past my house. Unreal out here. And the "main" band, over S. Oswego Co. isn't even over you/us yet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revracer800 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Getting hammered here again lol. Whiteout with crazy winds again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY_WX Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 And the "main" band, over S. Oswego Co. isn't even over you/us yet!! The bands seem to be drifting to the south but as one moves south there's another from the north to take its place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeEffectKing Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 I talked about frictional convergence before.....nice example of that off the NE part of L. Ontario right now....small band originating over a (most certainly) frozen part of L. Ontario, yet a band has formed just north of ART....this also goes to my point that some additional llv moisture is getting thrown back from the departing storm, which is seeding/helping to generate/enhance that band, and would certainly aid the bands further southward if they make it here!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrmax Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 And the "main" band, over S. Oswego Co. isn't even over you/us yet!! that short drive reminded me of some long ones to/from the site in Oswego. Damn near whiteout. The BLSN is really making it bad out there. I'd guess rate is 1"/hr, hard to tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrmax Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I have to say, conditions this afternoon and evening have been significantly worse than most of the a Winter Storm Warnings we get issued. The wind has made this far more of a challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Good radar in clear air mode here. http://www.wunderground.com/weather-radar/united-states/ny/montague/tyx/?region=bgm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Another good one. http://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/index.php?type=TYX-N0Q-1-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrmax Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Good radar in clear air mode here. http://www.wunderground.com/weather-radar/united-states/ny/montague/tyx/?region=bgm Nice! Thx. Better than other options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Nice! Thx. Better than other options. Np. Hard to get a good radar with these insanely low temperatures and low cloudtops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrmax Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Anyone want to throw a shrimp on the Barbie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeEffectKing Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 I think over the next 4-6 hours the E. end of Ontario will gush with snow...if you loop the IR sat. you can see enhanced mid level clouds working down from the NE...I bet they "super charge" the current activity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeEffectKing Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 How about surf and turf....you took the surf....I'll take the turf!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrmax Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I think over the next 4-6 hours the E. end of Ontario will gush with snow...if you loop the IR sat. you can see enhanced mid level clouds working down from the NE...I bet they "super charge" the current activity... Interesting. We are not accumulating like you would think, given the low visibility, although some of that is BLSN. Dendrite size could be better overall. When it gets to a heavier rate, bigger flakes show up, otherwise medium to smaller flake sizes. I just measured 2-3" in my spot but I'm not sure that's accurate. Seems low, but that's what I have... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaT13 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Western end of lake. Clear air mode. http://www.intellicast.com/National/Nexrad/BaseReflectivity.aspx?location=USNY0181&animate=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaT13 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Interesting. We are not accumulating like you would think, given the low visibility, although some of that is BLSN. Dendrite size could be better overall. When it gets to a heavier rate, bigger flakes show up, otherwise medium to smaller flake sizes. I just measured 2-3" in my spot but I'm not sure that's accurate. Seems low, but that's what I have... These windy events significantly compact and settle the already poor quality snow. Its tough to judge them on accumulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeEffectKing Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Western end of lake. Clear air mode. http://www.intellicast.com/National/Nexrad/BaseReflectivity.aspx?location=USNY0181&animate=true Boy they must be getting pounded pretty good in in Niagara and Orleans Cos.!! Any obs from there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrmax Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Boy they must be getting pounded pretty good in in Niagara and Orleans Cos.!! Any obs from there? we are in a lull here, in between streamers...I'd like to see an ob from Auburn area, they have been under a fairly healthy looking band virtually all day and evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaT13 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Boy they must be getting pounded pretty good in in Niagara and Orleans Cos.!! Any obs from there? I always wonder that myself. We never seem to have any posters in the niagara frontier. It's a shame, they get some solid lake effect at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrmax Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 From NWS BGM: SYRACUSE TIED THE DAILY RECORD TODAY FOR COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURERECORD 11 IN 1916 AND NOW 2015 BINGHAMTON BROKE THE DAILY RECORD TODAY FOR COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATUREMAX TEMP 10 OLD RECORD 13 IN 1993 -------------------- Looking snowy and damn cold for the next week. No real sign of a "pattern change" thru 240 hours as near as I can tell. We'll see how far out to lunch 12Z ECMWF is for mid next week. It spins up a major cyclone into SNE, GFS and GGEM say: what storm? This weekend looking snowy but nothing exceptional, with more LES to follow the Saturday system. Just passed 100" last night IMBY...103" now for season as of this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeEffectKing Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 From NWS BGM: SYRACUSE TIED THE DAILY RECORD TODAY FOR COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD 11 IN 1916 AND NOW 2015 BINGHAMTON BROKE THE DAILY RECORD TODAY FOR COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE MAX TEMP 10 OLD RECORD 13 IN 1993 -------------------- Looking snowy and damn cold for the next week. No real sign of a "pattern change" thru 240 hours as near as I can tell. We'll see how far out to lunch 12Z ECMWF is for mid next week. It spins up a major cyclone into SNE, GFS and GGEM say: what storm? This weekend looking snowy but nothing exceptional, with more LES to follow the Saturday system. Just passed 100" last night IMBY...103" now for season as of this morning. And I don't know about you, but with the very cold temps, and little if any melting of the pack, we have been slowly building quite the snow depth....quite canyon-like driving around in the hood.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrmax Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I hate to beat a dead horse but this is from NWS evening AFD: 9 PM UPDATE...FORECAST ON TRACK. NARROW LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS IN THE SYR ANDRME AREAS. INTENSITY IS WEAKENING AND AREA IS SHIFTING SOUTH.WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 CAUSING BLOWING ANDDRIFTING SNOW. ASOS HAS ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS OF LIQUID. I'm not seeing LES bands bodily shifting south. Does anyone else? I mean, individual streamers are developing and redeveloping over Oswego County and moving south but one would get the impression that LES is dying off and moving S of SYR. Drier air may kill this off eventually but I'm not getting this statement. As far as ASOS...is it possible that wind is skewing automatic precip recording? I don't have more than 2-3" of snow but I'm pretty damn sure if i go out and melt it down from my snow gauge, its going to be well more than a Trace of liquid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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