weatherpruf Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Any reasoning to why we changed to sleet faster than modeled? We always seem to get the bad stuff sooner, but the rain has held off, for the time being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdp146 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Back home on the island. Machine gunning sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeS Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Heavy sleet now. It took me over 2 hours to go from Florham Park to Wayne. Brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantom X Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 light snow and 32° Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chietanen Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Any reasoning to why we changed to sleet faster than modeled? I heard it had something to do with the sun angle. Or perhaps the warm layer aloft moved in faster than modeled, which almost always seems to happen. Picked up 1.7" of snow before the sleet began. Mostly sleet now. 24 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowblind Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 How was 440? Wife has to get on 287 in S plainfield soon.[/terrquote] Terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Sleet counts as snow. Don't forget. 1.4" of snow here and .4" of sleet. 1.8" total. What was the combined maximum depth of new snow and sleet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowblind Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I heard it had something to do with the sun angle. Or perhaps the warm layer aloft moved in faster than modeled, which almost always seems to happen. Picked up 1.7" of snow before the sleet began. Mostly sleet now. 24 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowGoose69 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 What is up with the MMU observer? Does this guy seriously not know the difference between snow and sleet? I've seen it at SWF too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCG RS Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Long Beach mix of IP and pain rain. Interesting mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I heard it had something to do with the sun angle. Or perhaps the warm layer aloft moved in faster than modeled, which almost always seems to happen. Picked up 1.7" of snow before the sleet began. Mostly sleet now. 24 degrees. Gonna go with the warm layer lol. Currently sleet/freezing rain. 30.7f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternLI Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Still snow here, 1/2"+ so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 4 Seasons Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 flipped, 1.2/ snpl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpruf Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Still getting pelted here in Colonia. Anyone measure this? had to clean up a good bit, and it is right back again. No rain yet. When is this thing changing over? Gotta wonder if they pull the trigger on delays tomorrow. PARCC testing all week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathermedic Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Mostly rain and 32 degrees now here. JFK up to 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjr231 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 The streets here are tough to even walk on. I cant imagine what driving must be like on slick side roads, especially. Just watching people bite it all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 27 Sleet. A few snow flakes still from time to time, but nearly all sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomcatct Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Snow/sleet here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCG RS Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Plain rain in long Beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmillz25 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Sleet ZR mix here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doncat Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Had 0.6 snow then 0.6 sleet so 1.2" so far...sleet with some freezing rain currently...temp 28.5 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastonSN+ Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Easton now sleet 1 inch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdp146 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Plain rain now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpruf Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Had 0.6 snow then 0.6 sleet so 1.2" so far...sleet with some freezing rain currently...temp 28.5 degrees. ZR now in Colonia, changed in a flash. Roads are a mess. 287 a mess. Rt 1/9 a mess in Edison. Gotta head out now to Rahway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternLI Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Still snow here, over 1" now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loadletterpaper Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Snow and sleet mix at BNL (Upton). 30F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I think almost no one here knows this. With few exceptions, snow depth should be measured once per day preferably at the end of precipitation or when new snow and sleet has reached its maximum depth. If 6 inches of snow transitions to 3" of sleet, but the maximum depth reached was 7", then 7" is recorded as the total snowfall for the day. You may not like it, but unless we all follow the same standard, there is no way to make accurate forecasts, verifications, comparisons, etc. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/coop/reference/Snow_Measurement_Guidelines.pdf "Snowfall is the accumulation of new snow and ice (ice pellets [sleet], graupel, snow pellets) since the last observation, prior to melting or settling. Measure snowfall to the nearest 0.1 (one-tenth) inch. The measurement should be made as soon as possible after the snow ends in order to capture how much accumulated. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allgame830 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Heavy sleet... Close to 2" snow n sleet combo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I think almost no one here knows this. With few exceptions, snow depth should be measured once per day preferably at the end of precipitation or when new snow and sleet has reached its maximum depth. If 6 inches of snow transitions to 3" of sleet, but the maximum depth reached was 7", then 7" is recorded as the total snowfall for the day. You may not like it, but unless we all follow the same standard, there is no way to make accurate forecasts, verifications, comparisons, etc. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/coop/reference/Snow_Measurement_Guidelines.pdf "Snowfall is the accumulation of new snow and ice (ice pellets [sleet], graupel, snow pellets) since the last observation, prior to melting or settling. Measure snowfall to the nearest 0.1 (one-tenth) inch. The measurement should be made as soon as possible after the snow ends in order to capture how much accumulated. " It says "or when sleet/snow reaches its maximum depth". So sounds like you can measure multiple times if you feel depth is rising in certain situations? Like today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv88 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 31.9 Warming fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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