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Possible April Snowstorm (4/9) & Observations


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Discuss...Image Courtesy of Board member NorthShoreWx...whose permission to borrow images I hope I still have:

 

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Is the Nam really saying possible 6 to 8 inches ? Amazing if this happens,,,ps if it did happen it would be " the best " for certain parts of the area this year

 

Yes Brazil it looks good...until the next model run at least...

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Is the Nam really saying possible 6 to 8 inches ? Amazing if this happens,,,ps if it did happen it would be " the best " for certain parts of the area this year

 

And close to 10" for central LI. Meanwhile, it shows 1" for High Point NJ.  How long has that been the case? You can't make this stuff up.

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And close to 10" for central LI. Meanwhile, it shows 1" for High Point NJ.  How long has that been the case? You can't make this stuff up.

 

The temperatures at 850 mb look to be around -5 C on the NAM...that's pretty cold...if the snow can hold off till about 3 PM Saturday...we've got a pretty fair shot for it to pile up...especially in the countryside.

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The temperatures at 850 mb look to be around -5 C on the NAM...that's pretty cold...if the snow can hold off till about 3 PM Saturday...we've got a pretty fair shot for it to pile up.

Idk Pam. This looks very marginal. 850 temps of -5 in April are "meh" but they could get the job done if surface temps are below freezing. The NAM verbatim seems to be above freezing at the suface. White rain is the most likely outcome if the NAM is correct.

There I go discussing the NAM...

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Idk Pam. This looks very marginal. 850 temps of -5 in April are "meh" but they could get the job done if surface temps are below freezing. The NAM verbatim seems to be above freezing at the suface. White rain is the most likely outcome if the NAM is correct.

There I go discussing the NAM...

 

It would help if the onset of precip is delayed by about 4 hours from what the NAM is showing...so the sun can get low in the western horizon.  The further east you are; the later it will start...as is par for the course.  We'll see.

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In fairness, the April 1, 1997 storm was better than the April 10, 1996 one in northern NJ and interior SE NY...where more than 20 inches fell in the high spots.

 

 

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Idk Pam. This looks very marginal. 850 temps of -5 in April are "meh" but they could get the job done if surface temps are below freezing. The NAM verbatim seems to be above freezing at the suface. White rain is the most likely outcome if the NAM is correct.

There I go discussing the NAM...

Sort of disagree here. This is a strong arctic airmass with -20C 850s into New England. Temperatures will cool down comsiderably Friday night in preparation for this event. You have a very impressive shortwave with a nearly closed 700mb low and big temperature gradients.

Probably mostly snow in all suburbs, City starts as a mix and ends with a slushy coating. Could be OK for Central Park, too, if it trends a little deeper/organizes faster.

Again, this is a very unusual airmass and pattern for April.

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Sort of disagree here. This is a strong arctic airmass with -20C 850s into New England. Temperatures will cool down comsiderably Friday night in preparation for this event. You have a very impressive shortwave with a nearly closed 700mb low and big temperature gradients.

Probably mostly snow in all suburbs, City starts as a mix and ends with a slushy coating. Could be OK for Central Park, too, if it trends a little deeper/organizes faster.

Again, this is a very unusual airmass and pattern for April.

I was speaking of the NAM verbatim which you won't often see me do.

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A LATE SEASON SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE ON SAT. MODEL GUIDANCE HAS COME INTO BETTER ALIGNMENT FROM 24 HOURS AGO AND ARE SIGNALING LOW PRES APPROACHING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY AND PASSING OVER OR JUST S OF THE AREA. ALTHOUGH HIGHS FOR THE DAY ARE GENERALLY FORECAST TO BE IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S...THE WET BULB EFFECT FROM FALLING PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DROP TEMPS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON THROUGH THE 30S AREA WIDE. THIS IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN AN LIGHT ACCUMULATING WET SNOWFALL. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT THERE WILL BE A 1-3 INCH SNOWFALL FOR MOST LOCATIONS

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