CT Valley Snowman Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Maintained pretty solid coverage in the back yard, definitely more patches of green in the front. It was a more classic climo drive driving on 91 to and from HVN today, nothing south of HFD except up on the hill in Meriden on the way down, and very patchy coverage up until near BDL on the way home where things started to fill in some if you looked in the woods and shaded areas off the highway with the most snow right on my street which is more of a side street off of Elm St 220 in Enfield. Still peanuts compared to folks up north but at least something is still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWolf Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 25 minutes ago, CTValleySnowMan said: Maintained pretty solid coverage in the back yard, definitely more patches of green in the front. It was a more classic climo drive driving on 91 to and from HVN today, nothing south of HFD except up on the hill in Meriden on the way down, and very patchy coverage up until near BDL on the way home where things started to fill in some if you looked in the woods and shaded areas off the highway with the most snow right on my street which is more of a side street off of Elm St 220 in Enfield. Still peanuts compared to folks up north but at least something is still there. We had a solid snowcover this morning in Southington...which caused us a two hour school delay. Plows were out scraping the inch off of the roads. However it has melted to nothing now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 33 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Yeah. Walked out to get mail and driveway and even street was ice . We slip ...we fall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 7.0" of powder at temps 15-low 20s, LE 0.52" for a 13.5-to-one ratio, pretty good for flakes 1/4" and smaller. Lack of wind helped. Most snow I've had disappear (as in brown ground, not just reduced pack) in December here is 5", in 2000, so I don't see my yard being Grinched back to grass this year. (And if it did happen, I'd certainly take a 2000-01 reprise.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 2 minutes ago, tamarack said: 7.0" of powder at temps 15-low 20s, LE 0.52" for a 13.5-to-one ratio, pretty good for flakes 1/4" and smaller. Lack of wind helped. Most snow I've had disappear (as in brown ground, not just reduced pack) in December here is 5", in 2000, so I don't see my yard being Grinched back to grass this year. (And if it did happen, I'd certainly take a 2000-01 reprise.) Nice young man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 1 hour ago, radarman said: I owe you a thanks because when you posted the $12 deal that directly lead to us being there today... We drove up 116 to 112 and can attest to the 6-7" reports in the higher parts of GC. I'd say 7-8" at the mountain. (4" IMBY) I thought the skiing was fantastic. It's a pleasure to have that kind of snow on the base. Not sure there was a noisy turn the entire day, nothing groomed, small bumps everywhere by afternoon. Seemed like 3/4ths of the trails were open amd good edge to edge. Big crowd in the parking lot but the mountain spread them out very well with zero liftlines. Should ski well the next few days as well. That's a great day anyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Holy heck is there black ice out there...I went to BJ'S, and almost ate it in the parking lot as I got out of my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Eating? BJ's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Now onto the wrap-around portion of the storm...not at BJ's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashFreeze Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Yep. driveway looked dry, all black ice, not good when holding onto the dogs leash when she's ready for her walk, 2.75 snow total, about 2.0 left, just a brief period of freezing drizzle, clouds cleared @ 3:00. Temp still at the the days high of 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 A quick quarter to half inch of snow and graupel...convective in nature when we are getting dippin dots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 4 Seasons Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Snow totals from today's storm in CT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Event totals: 3.9” Snow/0.40” L.E. Details from the 8:00 P.M. Waterbury observations: New Snow: 0.6 inches New Liquid: 0.06 inches Snow/Water Ratio: 10.0 Snow Density: 10.0% H2O Temperature: 34.2 F Sky: Mostly Cloudy Snow at the stake: 6.0 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 36 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Eating? BJ's? Something about BJs and parking lots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 s for all of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 10 hours ago, mahk_webstah said: Hats off to Mr. Curtis. You verified warning and here we verified high end advisory. I suspect that was an extremely well done forecast despite my desperate grasp for a warning.... Mrs. But overall I think the storm behaved fairly well, as did the forecasters. Nobody got sucked in by NAM QPF, or waffling warmer and colder solutions. We look like we stayed consistently colder than guidance, and put out some good warnings. I know the impacts between 5.5" and 6.5" are pretty similar, but those numbers matter at the end of the year for us. We got brutalized last winter on a bunch of 4-8" events that we either over-warned or under-warned. It's nice to get one right to start the year off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 24 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: Mrs. But overall I think the storm behaved fairly well, as did the forecasters. Nobody got sucked in by NAM QPF, or waffling warmer and colder solutions. We look like we stayed consistently colder than guidance, and put out some good warnings. I know the impacts between 5.5" and 6.5" are pretty similar, but those numbers matter at the end of the year for us. We got brutalized last winter on a bunch of 4-8" events that we either over-warned or under-warned. It's nice to get one right to start the year off. You guys did a great job on this one, Right from the opening bell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 52 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: Mrs. But overall I think the storm behaved fairly well, as did the forecasters. Nobody got sucked in by NAM QPF, or waffling warmer and colder solutions. We look like we stayed consistently colder than guidance, and put out some good warnings. I know the impacts between 5.5" and 6.5" are pretty similar, but those numbers matter at the end of the year for us. We got brutalized last winter on a bunch of 4-8" events that we either over-warned or under-warned. It's nice to get one right to start the year off. Not getting sucked into the NAM QPF is always a key obstacle to avoid in these events...and while I like the RGEM it can occasionally go too high as well. But I think it did pretty well in this one. Might have been slightly high in that jackpot zone over C NH but otherwise pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 1 minute ago, ORH_wxman said: Not getting sucked into the NAM QPF is always a key obstacle to avoid in these events...and while I like the RGEM it can occasionally go too high as well. But I think it did pretty well in this one. Might have been slightly high in that jackpot zone over C NH but otherwise pretty good. I definitely took note of the NCAR ensemble ticking colder in the last minutes there as snow was breaking out. It's a shame it only runs once a day, but it would be nice if becomes a good trend tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 -SN, Have a batch of snow showers rolling thru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Lurker Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 I owe you a thanks because when you posted the $12 deal that directly lead to us being there today... We drove up 116 to 112 and can attest to the 6-7" reports in the higher parts of GC. I'd say 7-8" at the mountain. (4" IMBY) I thought the skiing was fantastic. It's a pleasure to have that kind of snow on the base. Not sure there was a noisy turn the entire day, nothing groomed, small bumps everywhere by afternoon. Seemed like 3/4ths of the trails were open and good edge to edge. Big crowd in the parking lot but the mountain spread them out very well with zero liftlines. Should ski well the next few days as well.Glad it worked out for you! I've never been a big powder guy. I always love the day after the powder day. True "hero snow."Maybe it's because I'm not a fan of being in the back seat? Maybe it's because I'm not in shape? I dunno. I've always felt the urge to venture into fresh snow. Every time I think it sucks. I'm sure it's much different out west. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 700mb dryslot is a b**ch. Looking like my bullish amounts were too high. I think 4 to 8 will do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Mt. Pearl reporting 3.3" with 13:1 ratios with first batch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Event totals: 5.4” Snow/0.52” L.E. Details from the 6:00 A.M. Waterbury observations: New Snow: 1.5 inches New Liquid: 0.12 inches Snow/Water Ratio: 12.5 Snow Density: 8.0% H2O Temperature: 26.6 F Sky: Cloudy Snow at the stake: 7.5 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 Another 0.3" in the overnight show showers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahk_webstah Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 9 hours ago, OceanStWx said: Mrs. But overall I think the storm behaved fairly well, as did the forecasters. Nobody got sucked in by NAM QPF, or waffling warmer and colder solutions. We look like we stayed consistently colder than guidance, and put out some good warnings. I know the impacts between 5.5" and 6.5" are pretty similar, but those numbers matter at the end of the year for us. We got brutalized last winter on a bunch of 4-8" events that we either over-warned or under-warned. It's nice to get one right to start the year off. You have just pointed out to me, my unconscious biases. I assumed you were male. I feel like an idiot. I think it is the banter you have engaged in that I was interpreting as male. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Just now, mahk_webstah said: You have just pointed out to me, my unconscious biases. I assumed you were male. I feel like an idiot. I think it is the banter you have engaged in that I was interpreting as male. LOL. He is a male. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 10 minutes ago, mahk_webstah said: You have just pointed out to me, my unconscious biases. I assumed you were male. I feel like an idiot. I think it is the banter you have engaged in that I was interpreting as male. LOL. He is a male, But i suppose the name Chris could go either way.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Just now, dryslot said: He is a male Christina? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 4 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Christina? Kris? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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