NorthShoreWx Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 This snow barely blew around. So the roof lawn issue doesn't apply. Islip will be around 10. I measured 9.5 and you 9. People to his west 10-11. I think the numbers make sense for this storm. In the blizzard I agree, the roof is an issue. But not with heavy wet snow. All the snow is on the roof. If anything you undermeasure in wet snow because it gets stuck in the trees and compacts. Very true. Very little blowage today. I will say though you need to be away from trees too to accurately measure Not so here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 9.8" official for ISP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doncat Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 NorthShoreWx, on 05 Feb 2016 - 4:01 PM, said:I disagreed with you calling his 8" measurement BS. I've been down this road many times. Believe me, I'd rather measure higher amounts, but when they're not there, they are not there. I've seen this in my own neighborhood being told we had two feet when I couldn't even find a 20" drift. I've been thru that many times also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Not so here: https://youtu.be/PgymvR3THLs Nice homes there in Smithtown. Double congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 She's a keeper. I took an hour walk this morning with my dog and some girl. Maybe she's a keeper too. Both are def keepers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Not so here: https://youtu.be/PgymvR3THLs I guess I wasn't the right person to say that as I was in Manhattan for 90% of the event. By the way that white pine looks like it's about to collapse. Did you loose limbs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I guess I wasn't the right person to say that as I was in Manhattan for 90% of the event. By the way that white pine looks like it's about to collapse. Did you loose limbs? The White Pine survived, but we did loose limbs on other trees and had a few hours without power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 The White Pine survived, but we did loose limbs on other trees and had a few hours without power. Wow I'm surprised. There was allot of white pine damage in wantagh afte the after super bowl event 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternLI Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 The White Pine survived, but we did loose limbs on other trees and had a few hours without power. I didn't have any wind like that over here, and thank god too because I'd probably be in the dark. That snow looked a bit drier too, what kind of temps did you have there? It was basically 32/33 here the whole time. I assume you were a degree or two cooler in that area? Just curious, I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I didn't have any wind like that over here, and thank god too because I'd probably be in the dark. That snow looked a bit drier too, what kind of temps did you have there? It was basically 32/33 here the whole time. I assume you were a degree or two cooler in that area? Just curious, I could be wrong. It was between 31 and 32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternLI Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 It was between 31 and 32. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsentropicLift Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Storm total of 1.50" here. It came down heavily around sunrise but didn't accumulate well. 90% of it has now melted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason215 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I'm in Melville LI just south of the South Huntington border and near the Northern State Parkway.. I did not measure, but I went out and shoveled twice.. By eyeballing it.. I'd say at least 10 inches easy, prolly 11 or so. Nice storm and stuck to everything! I told a bunch of co-workers and some family last night that we were getting a significant surprise snowstorm.. Now today, I look like a champ, lol. I'm licking my chops for the next one. I love this forum! -Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv88 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I'm in Melville LI just south of the South Huntington border and near the Northern State Parkway.. I did not measure, but I went out and shoveled twice.. By eyeballing it.. I'd say at least 10 inches easy, prolly 11 or so. Nice storm and stuck to everything! I told a bunch of co-workers and some family last night that we were getting a significant surprise snowstorm.. Now today, I look like a champ, lol. I'm licking my chops for the next one. I love this forum! -Jason That's right where I grew up! At least how you described it. Trained spotter in south huntington reported 11, so you are in the range. Looks like western suffolk/eastern nassau jackpot of 9-11 inches. Great event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsentropicLift Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 This was an elevation helped event, hence the 5.6" report in West Milford which is the highest point in the NJ Upton CWA. Just far enough SE, as compared to places further North into NY. Once into LI that no longer matterd, but looks like the North shore did better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv88 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I disagreed with you calling his 8" measurement BS. I've been down this road many times. Believe me, I'd rather measure higher amounts, but when they're not there, they are not there. I've seen this in my own neighborhood being told we had two feet when I couldn't even find a 20" drift. You and I measured nearly identical amounts this storm. Very uniform reports across western suffolk/eastern nassau. Trained spotters, NWS employees, and FAA observers uniformly measured 9-12 in the area. I trust their measurements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheticus Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 9" inches in Elwood section of Huntington. I'm approx. 270' above sea level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason215 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 That's right where I grew up! At least how you described it. Trained spotter in south huntington reported 11, so you are in the range. Looks like western suffolk/eastern nassau jackpot of 9-11 inches. Great event. I grew up in Rego Park/Forest Hills area of queens. Moved to LI in 2001... Just in time to work the new Climo! Never looked back since. I'm totally spoiled rotten now and expect at least 1 blizzard per year.. Question for you folks. What do you guys consider is a MECS? I'd say for NYC/LI it's 10" or more. I think a SECS is 5-9 or 6-9. -Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 As of 10:15 am, we have 4.0" in Metuchen at 31F and it's snowing lightly, with the back edge at our doorstep (right along the Turnpike, which I live W of by about 1 mile), so I think that'll be the final measurement. Very nice storm and great forecast by the NWS (I was in their 3-4" swath on the graphic, although the WWA said 1-3", which I never quite understood), DT, and many others. Definitely less to the N/W and more to the S/E, as predicted. And I just made a snowman, which is always fun. Now at 27" for the season, which is right around climo for the whole season, which is pretty amazing given that this will end up being one of our warmest winters on record (DJF), if not the warmest. On to Monday/Tuesday. New Brunswick has 30.7 for the year 3.1 today and 26 for the blizzard. Kind of odd because we usually do better then them, but I measured myself in the blizzard and had the same Number as you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherFox Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I suppose I'll put about 11.0 in the journal for this one; one thing I do need to do is reestablish the link to the old Upton storm reports system...the new one on the NOAA OKX page leads to one where you may only roughly report the storm total (they give you a series of choices from a drop down menu and they are rather inexact i.e. "18-20 inches")...making a precise report to them problematic. Yes, I see what you mean on their link: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/StormReport_new/SubmitReport.php?site=okx They also have a FaceBook page that more precise data can be submitted: https://www.facebook.com/NWSNewYorkNY/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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