HIPPYVALLEY Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Sugarloaf1989 said: Sleet definitely saved Sugarloaf from tree destruction and power loss. We could not leave Sugarloaf as Maine was under a state of emergency. Going south through Farmington, Jay etc was a war zone with utter tree destruction and power line damage. I drove up their via Belgrade lakes the next weekend and the destruction was epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Not huge but quarter inch of ZR and 2" of wet snow with around 0.90" liquid...wintery appeal. I'm more happy we can actually get QPF from a coastal storm! It's the little victories. Whole mess of branches down under these pines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkO Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 8 minutes ago, dendrite said: What a PITA trying to clean up 1" of sleet. 10x the effort and no enjoyment from the storm. Just cleared 2" of partially set concrete. Gave up on the pile at the end of the drive. Took my truck over it a few times to flatten it to a negotiable speed bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Getting close to 2.4" rain here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 16 minutes ago, dendrite said: What a PITA trying to clean up 1" of sleet. 10x the effort and no enjoyment from the storm. I'm going to multiply that by at least two later tonight by the looks of that radar, We are far from over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 the 12z Euro continues with the idea of collapsing the 850 mb 0 C isotherm SE this evening as it's mid level gyres work their way on up and more astride of Boston's latitude. Question is, could there be a kind of back side deform arc working back through the region when that happens? the GFS actually has that banded on it's QPF - ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 34 minutes ago, Sugarloaf1989 said: We lost cable but the power never went out. Sugarloaf was closed for most of the storm so I went snowmobiling to Bigelow Lodge. The rental lady gave me a GSM phone in case I got stranded by falling trees. What was interesting was the warm and gusty southerly wind when I hiked to the summit of Sugarloaf with the summit temp at 43F. 34 minutes ago, Sugarloaf1989 said: We lost cable but the power never went out. Sugarloaf was closed for most of the storm so I went snowmobiling to Bigelow Lodge. The rental lady gave me a GSM phone in case I got stranded by falling trees. What was interesting was the warm and gusty southerly wind when I hiked to the summit of Sugarloaf with the summit temp at 43F. That summit temp was evidence of the inversion that led to the ice. Even more fascinating was the "sandwich" in the MWN Valley, where Gorham at 700' had rain, MWN summit had rain and set a new record high for the month of January (IIRC, same 43 as you saw at the 'Loaf.) Meanwhile, the forests from about 1,500' to 2,500' were crushed - my first thought upon seeing them while driving thru the Gorham area was, "Wow, WMNF sure made some starkly visible clearcuts last winter!" Then I realized what had made the "clearcuts." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 1 minute ago, Typhoon Tip said: the 12z Euro continues with the idea of collapsing the 850 mb 0 C isotherm SE this evening as it's mid level gyres work their way on up and more astride of Boston's latitude. Question is, could there be a kind of back side deform arc working back through the region when that happens? the GFS actually has that banded on it's QPF - ... NAM drops a couple inches of sleet ORH south and west Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, dryslot said: I'm going to multiply that by at least two later tonight by the looks of that radar, We are far from over Models really hold or increase that warm nose up here tonight. So I have to think we just get too warm for PL, but what the hell do I know anymore. This storm hasn't followed those rules so far, why start now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Could be the most straight sleet I've seen accumulate. Most measurements I took were 2 - 2.5" Bands of sleet moving through periodically this afternoon. Radar looks like a bit more on the way. Picnic table has cover again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Nice blast of windswept rain coming through. 33.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 1 minute ago, OceanStWx said: Models really hold or increase that warm nose up here tonight. So I have to think we just get too warm for PL, but what the hell do I know anymore. This storm hasn't followed those rules so far, why start now. Surface don't seem to be warming to fast as well, So if its not PL it looks like it will be FRZRA which should add to the problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 8 minutes ago, tamarack said: That summit temp was evidence of the inversion that led to the ice. Even more fascinating was the "sandwich" in the MWN Valley, where Gorham at 700' had rain, MWN summit had rain and set a new record high for the month of January (IIRC, same 43 as you saw at the 'Loaf.) Meanwhile, the forests from about 1,500' to 2,500' were crushed - my first thought upon seeing them while driving thru the Gorham area was, "Wow, WMNF sure made some starkly visible clearcuts last winter!" Then I realized what had made the "clearcuts." I know it may sound funny, but I swear I could smell the tropics with the strong southerly flow at the top of Sugarloaf. One thing is for sure is that it was crazy warm for January way north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 38 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: Absolutely wind-whipped rain in Quincy right now...it was sad driving from winter wonderland and watching the white disappear as I headed east this morning....but I'll say that if it's gonna rain, at least it's a good ole fashioned nor' easter. This is pretty impressive wind pulses coming with the rain. I can see the rain falling outside and it looks like pulses of spray moving sideways. Salem was like that. Over in Andover, right on 495, and its the same as my house..inch of slushy sleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 It just hasn't stopped. Constant barrage of windswept rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 6 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: It just hasn't stopped. Constant barrage of windswept rain. Wish I lived there. These ptype grids are killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 42 minutes ago, dendrite said: What a PITA trying to clean up 1" of sleet. 10x the effort and no enjoyment from the storm. But, it will last 10x as long. I agree that it's a PITA but I'll take it. Something different. Just under 2.5" here with 2.4" recorded this morning. The wind was pretty impressive component here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 At least somebody is getting their blue bomb. Sugarloaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I watched a power line snap due to the ice and hit a car in this area earlier and there is some tree damage scattered around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 31 minutes ago, dryslot said: I'm going to multiply that by at least two later tonight by the looks of that radar, We are far from over My John Deere will be crying tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 On and off rain showers here, 36F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 15 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: It just hasn't stopped. Constant barrage of windswept rain. If it's gonna rain...might as well be a stormy rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Just now, Lava Rock said: My John Deere will be crying tonight. Mine is a 1989 185 hydro with a 36" blower, It will be crying for its momma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 7 minutes ago, powderfreak said: If it's gonna rain...might as well be a stormy rain. Weenie land-sea conv on dual pol estimates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 12 hours ago, Dan said: Sitting at 29 right now. Temp dropped from 33 around 9. All sleet from what I can tell. Probably about an inch on the ground. Still coming down hard. Hi Dan, At my home in Methuen I measured 2 inches of snow by early yesterday afternoon. And close to 2 inches of additional snow and sleet(mostly sleet) overnight. I would have preferred it to be all snow, but all in all a good storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Occasional sleet. 31.9F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 22 minutes ago, dryslot said: Mine is a 1989 185 hydro with a 36" blower, It will be crying for its momma Yesssah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 46 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: At least somebody is getting their blue bomb. Sugarloaf. They are over 6" now and apparently still dumping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Pelting again here. Small pellets but coming down pretty good. Should put a nice film on my cleared driveway. 34/32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 temps creeping up. 28.2F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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