1/23-24/16 #1 All Time KNYC Snowfall-please add Obs, Accums, Pics

[SnowGoose69]

Anyone have a quick definition of a Deathband (weather variety)?

 

Someone defined the CRAS model on urban dictionary a few years back, so you never know.

[EasternLI]

 

 

 

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0060

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1144 AM CST SAT JAN 23 2016

AREAS AFFECTED...MD...ERN PA...NJ...SE NY AND SRN NEW ENGLAND

CONCERNING...BLIZZARD

VALID 231744Z - 232345Z

SUMMARY...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS

FROM MD AND ERN PA ENEWD ACROSS NJ INTO SE NY AND SRN NEW ENGLAND.

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MCD AREA WITH

SNOWFALL RATES LOCALLY EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR.

DISCUSSION...LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS AN IMPRESSIVE

UPPER-LEVEL LOW MOVING EWD ACROSS NRN NC WITH A POWERFUL 100 TO 120

KT MID-LEVEL JET ROUNDING THE ERN SIDE OF THE SYSTEM. A 987 MB SFC

LOW IS LOCATED 190 STATUTE MILES TO THE SOUTH OF NEW YORK CITY.

STRONG ISENTROPIC LIFT IS OCCURRING TO THE NORTH OF THE SFC LOW IN A

BAND FROM SE PA EXTENDING ENEWD ACROSS SRN NEW ENGLAND WHERE THE

EXIT REGION OF THE MID-LEVEL JET IS ALSO ENHANCING LIFT. IN

ADDITION...FORECAST SOUNDINGS IN FAR SRN NEW ENGLAND SHOW CONDITIONS

VERY FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH A DENDRITIC GROWTH LAYER FROM

500 TO 600 MB AND AN ISOTHERMAL LAYER FAVORABLE FOR AGGREGATION FROM

700 TO 900 MB. HEAVY SNOW WILL BE MOST FAVORABLE JUST TO THE NORTH

OF A DEFORMATION ZONE LOCATED NEAR THE SRN NEW ENGLAND COAST. THE

RAP KEEPS THIS DEFORMATION ZONE NEARLY STATIONARY WHICH SHOULD KEEP

A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IN PLACE WITH A GRADUAL NWD EXPANSION FROM NEAR

INTERSTATE 80 IN ERN PA ENEWD INTO NEW YORK CITY AND ACROSS SRN NEW

ENGLAND ALONG INTERSTATE 95. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE

POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE MCD AREA ACROSS ERN PA...NRN NJ INTO THE NEW

YORK CITY AND SRN NEW ENGLAND WHERE MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ARE REPORTING

WIND GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 45 KT RANGE.

..BROYLES.. 01/23/2016

[ILoveWinter]

Public Information Statement

Statement as of 1:39 PM EST on January 23, 2016

The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 5
hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation
is extended to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn
spotters and media for these reports. This summary is also available
on our home Page at weather.Gov/NYC

********************storm total snowfall********************

Location storm total time/date comments
                     snowfall of
                     /inches/ measurement

Connecticut

... Fairfield County...
   Darien 6.5 1200 PM 1/23 CT dot
   Stamford 6.0 1130 am 1/23 public
   Greenwich 6.0 1100 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Bridgeport Airport 5.5 100 PM 1/23 FAA observer
   New Canaan 5.5 1200 PM 1/23 CT dot
   Cos Cob 5.0 1034 am 1/23 public
   Fairfield 3.0 1025 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Bridgeport 2.0 1000 am 1/23 co-op observer
   Wilton 2.0 915 am 1/23 public
   Danbury 1.5 1200 PM 1/23 CT dot

... Middlesex County...
   Old Saybrook 1.0 1200 PM 1/23 CT dot

... New Haven County...
   Milford 4.0 1200 PM 1/23 CT dot
   New Haven 3.0 1200 PM 1/23 CT dot
   Beacon Falls 1.3 1200 PM 1/23 CT dot

... New London County...
   Groton 1.0 1200 PM 1/23 CT dot
   Colchester 1.0 1200 PM 1/23 CT dot

New Jersey

... Bergen County...
   Ridgewood 7.2 955 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Wyckoff 7.0 1024 am 1/23 public
   Franklin Lakes 6.9 1000 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Harrington Park 6.8 1000 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Mahwah 6.7 1045 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Hasbrouck Heights 6.5 1000 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Montvale 6.5 1000 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Allendale 6.1 1000 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Bergenfield 6.0 945 am 1/23 trained spotter

... Essex County...
   Newark Airport 16.5 100 PM 1/23 FAA observer
   Nutley 13.4 100 PM 1/23 trained spotter
   Millburn 10.0 915 am 1/23 public
   Belleville 9.0 900 am 1/23 trained spotter

... Hudson County...
   Harrison 12.3 1135 am 1/23 co-op observer
   Hoboken 12.0 938 am 1/23 trained spotter

... Passaic County...
   Bloomingdale 12.7 1200 PM 1/23 trained spotter
   Ringwood 8.2 1130 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Clifton 7.8 1000 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Wayne 5.0 930 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Hewitt 3.0 1000 am 1/23 trained spotter

... Union County...
   Elizabeth 13.7 1030 am 1/23 public
   Roselle Park 13.5 953 am 1/23 public
   Westfield 11.5 920 am 1/23 trained spotter

New York

... Kings County...
   Fort Greene 10.0 1118 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Williamsburg 9.1 900 am 1/23 public

... Kings (Brooklyn) County...
   Brooklyn Heights 8.0 906 am 1/23 social media

... Nassau County...
   Mineola 10.5 900 am 1/23 trained spotter
   North Bellmore 10.3 907 am 1/23 social media
   New Hyde Park 10.2 900 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Malverne 10.0 1100 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Carle Place 10.0 900 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Seaford 9.5 845 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Oceanside 9.0 930 am 1/23 law enforcement
   Bellmore 7.5 900 am 1/23 trained spotter
   East Meadow 7.1 900 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Baldwin Harbor 6.7 900 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Hicksville 6.5 900 am 1/23 trained spotter

... New York County...
   Central Park 14.7 100 PM 1/23 FAA observer
   East Village 10.0 908 am 1/23 social media
   Hamilton houses 10.0 900 am 1/23 trained spotter

... Orange County...
   Greenville 4.6 1200 PM 1/23 trained spotter
   Monroe 1.0 1000 am 1/23 trained spotter

... Putnam County...
   Putnam Valley 2.8 1130 am 1/23 broadcast media

... Queens County...
   NYC/La Guardia 16.2 100 PM 1/23 FAA observer
   NYC/JFK Airport 14.6 100 PM 1/23 FAA observer
   Hollis hills 13.5 1250 PM 1/23 trained spotter
   Middle Village 13.0 1100 am 1/23 public
   Fresh Meadows 12.0 1145 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Little Neck 11.4 1000 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Woodside 10.0 930 am 1/23 public
   Richmond Hill 9.5 1136 am 1/23 trained spotter

... Richmond County...
   Eltingville 11.0 1109 am 1/23 public

... Rockland County...
   New City 6.6 1155 am 1/23 public
   Valley Cottage 5.0 1100 am 1/23 public
   Nyack 5.0 1000 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Congers 4.0 1000 am 1/23 trained spotter

... Suffolk County...
   Islip Airport 15.4 100 PM 1/23 FAA observer
   Bay Shore 13.0 1200 PM 1/23 NWS employee
   Centereach 12.6 1252 PM 1/23 public
   Eastport 12.0 1100 am 1/23 public
   Farmingville 11.2 1010 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Manorville 11.0 1000 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Mastic 10.5 1109 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Upton 10.1 133 PM 1/23 NWS office
   Islip 10.0 1115 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Deer Park 9.5 900 am 1/23 public
   Sayville 9.2 1200 PM 1/23 NWS employee
   North Babylon 9.0 1108 am 1/23 trained spotter
   East Northport 8.5 945 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Mount Sinai 8.0 1130 am 1/23 NWS employee
   Riverhead 8.0 1120 am 1/23 NWS employee
   South Huntington 7.0 845 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Stony Brook 7.0 1023 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Kings Park 6.3 915 am 1/23 social media
   1 ENE Cold Spring ha 5.5 945 am 1/23 public

... Westchester County...
   Pelham 8.0 1000 am 1/23 trained spotter
   Port Chester 6.5 100 PM 1/23 public
   Armonk 4.7 1040 am 1/23 Fire Dept/Rescue
   White Plains 4.0 100 PM 1/23 public
   Mamaroneck 3.5 1000 am 1/23 trained spotter

[dmillz25]

That band over Northern New Jersey looks to be consolidating with the band over the city

[forkyfork]

Will that band pivot back east into Westchester as well?

yes. it will slowly sink ese over the course of the afternoon

[Rjay]

just measured an average of 13" here. KISP, which is 2mi away is reporting 15" right now

That's going to happen in these type of events. Also, most of our measurements won't be 100% accurate.

[CIK62]

How can JFK and LGA report only about .50" liquid and have about 16" each, while CPK has 1.5"  (Could someone post current total in CPK) since I see none listed like the other locations.   At 30:1 ratio, if such a thing is possible with temps. in upper 20's) wouldn't CPK have near 50"!   What gives?

[dmillz25]

20 + is a given now for KNYC

[allgame830]

yes. it will slowly sink ese over the course of the afternoon

Thank you for responding. That should put us close to or over 2 feet... Absolutely unbelievable

[hooralph]

Central Park at 14.7" at 1 PM. My 13-14 estimate was good!

[Superstorm93]

Rates should explode near NYC within the next few hours.

 

700mb VVels are bordering on intense. 

 

[SnowGoose69]

How can JFK and LGA report only about .50" liquid and have about 16" each, while CPK has 1.5"  (Could someone post current total in CPK) since I see none listed like the other locations.   At 30:1 ratio, if such a thing is possible with temps. in upper 20's) wouldn't CPK have near 50"!   What gives?

 

The Central Park measurement sure seems 0.5-1.0 too low.  They had 6.0, then had .90 liquid and only got another 8.7 inches?  Ehhh, maybe but I think its low.  EWR I think may be too high at the same time.

[North and West of Town]

About as heavy as I've seen it at MMU since February 13, 2014. Just bonkers. Dry and powdery; I'm guestimating around 16", but that's likely conservative.

[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

Danbury DOT always reporting low, every single storm. 

[danstorm]

That's going to happen in these type of events. Also, most of our measurements won't be 100% accurate.

People (myself included) always want to get the most. Then once the storm hits, I'm reminded that the difference between 15 or 18 or 20 is really pretty negligible.

[BxEngine]

lol.. Are you in or home?

Home. Last minute mutual. Prob owe the guy who swapped a case of beer lol

[danstorm]

Danbury DOT always reporting low, every single storm.

Yes. Buddy of mine had 4 in North Ridgefield an hour ago

[WeatherFeen2000]

White out conditions here in Pelham Ny with a 29 degrees drifts up to 3-4 feet

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[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

Yes. Buddy of mine had 4 in North Ridgefield an hour ago

 

exactly what I have. 

[NYCGreg]

Pretty small flakes in Hoboken but still heavy snow.

[Rjay]

I'm observing a Tony pic

[Brian5671]

6 here give or take.  Hoping for 12

[inter]

Rates should explode near NYC within the next few hours.

 

700mb VVels are bordering on intense. 

 

Weenie question, but is that gonna make the flakes bigger?

[BxEngine]

That band was awesome even up here, easily 2" per hr stuff.

[IntenseBlizzard2014]

White out conditions here in Pelham Ny with a 29 degrees drifts up to 3-4 feet

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20" of snowfall? Is that right? Am I actually seeing that? Wow. 

[Superstorm93]

Weenie question, but is that gonna make the flakes bigger?

 

I'm in it right now, and yes. The dendritic growth should be excellent. 

 

Getting beyond pummeled in Millersville. 

 

[danstorm]

Don't sleep on LI, they'll have some impressive totals, too.

[CIK62]

The historical note about Bof88 is probably true, since I read that in large open field areas (no drifts possible) in Bensonhurst the snow was 4 feet deep.   With those high winds and low temps. who knows what really happened.

[mikeysed]

4" hr 42 dbz band:
Can't see 10 feet in front


 

[jdt]

Very heavy snow. Rates probably close to 3"/hr currently!