dendrite Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Up to 10". Nice surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 It's like a fog..pretty epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRSno Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Still absolutely ripping here. Eyeballing around 6" but could be more cause it's hard to measure. I could see us easily breaking 10", hope we can get to 14" but that could be wishful thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Great flakes, very heavy puking snow! Vis maybe 200 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 23 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Early returns This is horsesh1t. I have a lot more at 2pm that .5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleetussnow Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Hi all just creeping your obs thread. I am in westchester county in downstate NY and we had a break in the action and I thought we were done but it's been ripping for the last hour. Bigger flakes and gusts to 20. Radar says goodbye but the window says hello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 24 minutes ago, snowgeek said: 12.5" here with huge flakes and lower intensity S+. Getting some great HVMV convergence. Best I've seen since Dec 92. So so happy for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Just now, amarshall said: This is horsesh1t. I have a lot more at 2pm that .5" Those are old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 24 minutes ago, wxeyeNH said: eek, My vis has come down to about 3/4 of a mile which is the best for the day. Winds have gone from calm to a NE breeze to. What are the vis over at the big lake? Pretty steady around 1/4 mile. Basically no wind here yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 11 minutes ago, sbos_wx said: 2:36 PM Radar That's just a sweet look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Easy 3-4/hour now. Jay, this is how you verify a foot or more iyby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Taunton schools closed again tomorrow. Seems like a knee jerk reaction to current conditions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajisai Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 These flakes are gorgeous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 Encouraging to see it try to back build a little. Hanging on. (tilt 2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjn Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 1 minute ago, STILL N OF PIKE said: serious question if it was obvious and part of forecast why did no forecasts have it It wasn't obvious we'd bust this low necessarily, I'm saying the models, especially short term ones like HRRR and ARW and even the NAM showed the dry slot over NE MA at the beginning. I think snow ratios also might have something to do with it but I'm not sure because I don't know what the ratios are. I've noticed sometimes during colder storms or storms where theoretically there's a good profile through the DGZ they expect good ratios but it don't always verify that way. We had good radar echoes but the flakes were small and fall slow and then settle a bit like sand. Also when the HRRR runs came in last night it showed eastern MA getting a lot less than western MA. The HRRR is usually pretty accurate in my eyes but it's still one model and can't always be taken verbatim. Beyond that, I can't tell you why other people forecast the way they do. I think NWS has to go by guidance using a model blend or else they have to explain in the AFD why they went against guidance, but maybe someone from Taunton could chime in on that. Hope that answers things a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 9 minutes ago, STILL N OF PIKE said: serious question if it was obvious and part of forecast why did no forecasts have it in accums. Seems someone could paint an AWT onto quite the broad range of outcomes if that is the case. Just to be clear i'm just pointing this out, I enjoyed the last 2 hrs of this storm where i got 6" in 2hrs. It was amazing. Hopefully we can do a bit better on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 3 minutes ago, eekuasepinniW said: Pretty steady around 1/4 mile. Basically no wind here yet. It's been picking up here for my standards. Getting some blowing and drifting now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 8 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: It's like a fog..pretty epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJHUB Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 death band incoming, rates have been insane all day. 8+ here without breaking a sweat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeonPeon Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I know in past storms I've seen notes in forecast discussion about what locations verify blizzard conditions, is this standard practice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I do appreciate it Ryan. Jerry is about to get under the meat of that death band , if we could get a pivot over boston, it could drop 8" in 2 hr somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 This is just awesome. Pure legit blizzard. Winter rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 1 minute ago, ryanjn said: It wasn't obvious we'd bust this low necessarily, I'm saying the models, especially short term ones like HRRR and ARW and even the NAM showed the dry slot over NE MA at the beginning. I think snow ratios also might have something to do with it but I'm not sure because I don't know what the ratios are. I've noticed sometimes during colder storms or storms where theoretically there's a good profile through the DGZ they expect good ratios but it don't always verify that way. We had good radar echoes but the flakes were small and fall slow and then settle a bit like sand. Also when the HRRR runs came in last night it showed eastern MA getting a lot less than western MA. The HRRR is usually pretty accurate in my eyes but it's still one model and can't always be taken verbatim. Beyond that, I can't tell you why other people forecast the way they do. I think NWS has to go by guidance using a model blend or else they have to explain in the AFD why they went against guidance, but maybe someone from Taunton could chime in on that. Hope that answers things a bit. Models had Lowell/LWM with like 2" total by 18z. They did well on that part. We'll see how much more falls...this stuff tries to backbuild a little as the low nukes out, so the 1" per hour stuff may last a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 1 minute ago, ryanjn said: It wasn't obvious we'd bust this low necessarily, I'm saying the models, especially short term ones like HRRR and ARW and even the NAM showed the dry slot over NE MA at the beginning. I think snow ratios also might have something to do with it but I'm not sure because I don't know what the ratios are. I've noticed sometimes during colder storms or storms where theoretically there's a good profile through the DGZ they expect good ratios but it don't always verify that way. We had good radar echoes but the flakes were small and fall slow and then settle a bit like sand. Also when the HRRR runs came in last night it showed eastern MA getting a lot less than western MA. The HRRR is usually pretty accurate in my eyes but it's still one model and can't always be taken verbatim. Beyond that, I can't tell you why other people forecast the way they do. I think NWS has to go by guidance using a model blend or else they have to explain in the AFD why they went against guidance, but maybe someone from Taunton could chime in on that. Hope that answers things a bit. The best banding is getting the best lift in the DGZ. I had 22:1 in my few hours under it. Of course the sand you guys were getting was probably closer to 9-10:1 at the start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 This band. Holy crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 1 minute ago, CoastalWx said: This band. Holy crap. Congrats: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 I honestly have no idea why but it's definitely trying to hit the brakes... The death band is regenerating just west of BOS. Holding on by the skin of our teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 where is jerry that is over his casa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 best back building in recent memory and its not just mood snows, this is 1"hr type stuff. wind is whipping. Making a run at 16", currently 14.25". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 1 minute ago, ORH_wxman said: Congrats: Pretty sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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