Amped Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I mean I never had an official measurement because of no yard stick, but some those pics I've posted before show that well. I was also 200' ASL which made a difference. I'm sure if we had this again MQE would report 45". Then it would almost compare to March 1958 in MD/PA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 The strapping was born. April Fools5.jpg awesome. Looks like Sierra/Cascades type paste job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 awesome. Looks like Sierra/Cascades type paste job. The joke around here that Hoarfrost hubb likes to give me crap for is that piece of strapping. I could find a yard stick lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codfishsnowman Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 you eastern folk have had a ridiculous number of giant snow events over the past 20 years....and that goes for most of the se areas too except gon to wst (save this year)....theres no doubt about it east is the place to be to see something special, i even think you guys have it over the berks when it comes to 18 inch and 24 inch plus events Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Nice! Road stickage in ALB in mid May during the day. Impressive Farther east, I thought it interesting that IZG had 2" in mid-May after having touched 90 early in the month. That pairing doesn't occur often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 you eastern folk have had a ridiculous number of giant snow events over the past 20 years....and that goes for most of the se areas too except gon to wst (save this year)....theres no doubt about it east is the place to be to see something special, i even think you guys have it over the berks when it comes to 18 inch and 24 inch plus events Well, it's a baroclinic orgy having the relatively warm ocean along side arctic air....and it probably won't grow any more infrequent in the years to come with the warming polar region inducing more periods of blocking. Storms feed off of contract, not ball-shriveling cold in-and-of-itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winging_it Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I remember that Sunday was in the 60's and I was doing yard work following the destructive back-to-back storms that December. A fellow weather geek and I were discussing the upcoming snowstorm and describing it with terms including "carnage" and "destruction". Our wives kept looking at us with head's tilted and eventually requested that I put down the chain saw I was using - I guess there was some question about my sanity. Anyway,we ended up with 21" which was the heaviest event in the 27 years I've lived in Townsend until this past winter's blizzard. I remember participating in a snow contest at the weather company I worked for at the time and being the only one to forecast more snow for Taunton than for Concord, NH. Lessons learned during the Dec '92 storm helped. Amazing what we geeks can recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 you eastern folk have had a ridiculous number of giant snow events over the past 20 years....and that goes for most of the se areas too except gon to wst (save this year)....theres no doubt about it east is the place to be to see something special, i even think you guys have it over the berks when it comes to 18 inch and 24 inch plus eventsBerks have plenty like 2010 when 48 inch totals dwarf the east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Berks have plenty like 2010 when 48 inch totals dwarf the east. I think 48" totals relatively rare out there. 2010, 1992..when else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Berks have plenty like 2010 when 48 inch totals dwarf the east. They didn't have that much in 2010 from one storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I know the crest had near 40" in the Jan 2011 storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I think 48" totals relatively rare out there. 2010, 1992..when else? Yeah 2010 wasn't even one storm...it was like over 5 days and part of multiple events...the first being the Feb 23-24 storm which gave my area like 12" of paste. The next was mostly on the occluded backlash of the retrostorm that screwed us with tons of rain while NYC had snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 The most they had was definitely Dec 1992...some 4 foot totals there. Though even the base of WaWa had 42"...so that's not like a normal occurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 The most they had was definitely Dec 1992...some 4 foot totals there. Though even the base of WaWa had 42"...so that's not like a normal occurance. Yea, Steve knows his stuff, but likes to exagerate and cherry pick facts to favor winteriest appeal. Hey, we all know are stuff, but all have quirks...except you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modfan Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I remember that day....I was at a dealer Rt 20 in Auburn getting work done on my car; it was pouring until about 930am and it changed to heavy snow. The ride west on 20 in Charlton was crazy, good storm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I was nearby in Hyde Park and we no doubt had at least 30". We had at least 6 when Logan finally flipped over. I was able to find some youtube clips of newscasts with the weather, and there were some sick bands near BOS overnight. While the snow taped off N and W of the city, it really pounded during the morning of 4/1. Yeah. I remember seeing that. Was amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold214 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I mean during the overnight..not in the aftn. I've seen those. Every other scan from 18z on 3/31 to 18z on 4/1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 You just made my week. GRanalyst? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Well easy to see why I had what I had. Jesus at those echoes out by Hopkinton in the evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold214 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 You just made my week. GRanalyst? ncdc climate toolkit (http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/wct/install.php) I downloaded the level 3 data, saved it to my PC, then loaded into the toolkit's animator (choosing every other frame). You can export a loop as an avi file or an animated gif. I don't really like how you can't control the looping with the animated gif, but I guess it'll have to do. The avi was much too large to post here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I've never been able to order more than one day UTC of radar data at a time... how'd you manage that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 ncdc climate toolkit (http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/wct/install.php) I downloaded the level 3 data, saved it to my PC, then loaded into the toolkit's animator (choosing every other frame). You can export a loop as an avi file or an animated gif. I don't really like how you can't control the looping with the animated gif, but I guess it'll have to do. The avi was much too large to post here. I guess I'll check it out. I always thought it was cumbersome, but seems like a different look from what I remember. I usually use the Iowa state site, but that has its limits. Thanks for grabbing that. God, almost gives me the chills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Man, scoots....your 4-1-97 fetish is getting creepy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Man, scoots....your 4-1-97 fetish is getting creepy... It's definitely something where clothing articles seem to slip off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold214 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I've never been able to order more than one day UTC of radar data at a time... how'd you manage that? Order both days separately, then save off all the files in one folder. Then load them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 It's definitely something where clothing articles seem to slip off.Very creepy and disturbing. I think the rev would agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold214 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I guess I'll check it out. I always thought it was cumbersome, but seems like a different look from what I remember. I usually use the Iowa state site, but that has its limits. Thanks for grabbing that. God, almost gives me the chills. Just "almost"? Liar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Just "almost"? Liar. Well as a dumbfounded senior in HS....brings back some good memories. I know you've mentioned before that was a storm you always wanted to be part of. The best part was looking out the window in physics and not giving a crap about the material being taught that day as it started ripping BBs and parachutes before flipping over mid aftn. You knew then it was on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold214 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Well as a dumbfounded senior in HS....brings back some good memories. I know you've mentioned before that was a storm you always wanted to be part of. The best part was looking out the window in physics and not giving a crap about the material being taught that day as it started ripping BBs and parachutes before flipping over mid aftn. You knew then it was on. Yeah definitely in my top 2 or 3 storms that I wish I could have a time machine and go back and experience. On the other hand, I was very fortunate to experience the brunt of two other storms that I probably shouldn't have (just really good luck). 2/5/01 and 12/9/05. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Every other scan from 18z on 3/31 to 18z on 4/1. 1997Apr1.giffirehose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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