Animal Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 5 minutes ago, West Mtn NY said: Usually too windy here for me for accurate rain totals with my exposed elevation. Radar scope storm total precip mode is usually pretty close to actual amounts. It is only showing the heavier amounts from the Highlands and to the NE in a narrow stripe. It seems accurate showing around an inch in Middletown now see my post...it is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmillz25 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 1.55" here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 As noted. I called Mt Holly NWS regarding this storm. Issue - Radar - did not justify rain totals Heavy dark on radar and plain Amy rain. Problem - Radar What I told - Radar beam - snow/ice 4500-5000 feet Action - how often does this occur in May!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Point, NY Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 14 minutes ago, Animal said: I called Mt Holly NWS. Spoke with Sarah. Apparently ice crystals and snow are to blame on the QPF storm total on NWS site. Snow level is 4900 feet. I'll bite. But why are the estimated amounts further west correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, West Mtn NY said: I'll bite. But why are the estimated amounts further west correct? I don't know bro..or do I care. Just saying....if you are going off radar totals for this event...use with your best situation...wrong..I confirmed it. Nobody got 2 inches of rain in this event.....you may have had a solid down pour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtd208 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Now up to 1.41" of rain for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJwx85 Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share Posted May 13, 2017 I wonder if people landing can see the snow when they first drop below the clouds or if the ceiling is still too low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmillz25 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 People east of Albany and western mass are getting hammered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, Rtd208 said: Now up to 1.41" of rain for the day. legit total 1 minute ago, NJwx85 said: I wonder if people landing can see the snow when they first drop below the clouds or if the ceiling is still too low. I do 100K miles a year. 60 K domestic. I close the window typically....hate bad weather. Worst flight ever was a take off from SeaTac... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 1.36" now, has me at 4.17" MTD and it's only the 13th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Point, NY Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 15 minutes ago, Animal said: I don't know bro..or do I care. Just saying....if you are going off radar totals for this event...use with your best situation...wrong..I confirmed it. Nobody got 2 inches of rain in this event.....you may have had a solid down pour. Well then the ice crystals affected a narrow stripe while most everywhere else it seems in the reported ballpark. Got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Point, NY Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, West Mtn NY said: Well then the ice crystals affected a narrow stripe while most everywhere else it seems in the reported ballpark. Got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyWx Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 2 hours ago, nzucker said: I know 48F here in the Bronx. Incredie for this late in the season. Reminds me of the 46F high on 5/14/2010. Glad I didn't put the coat away. Yeah, this feels like a March storm, or at least early April. The thought of the heat next week is keeping me going though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 22 minutes ago, West Mtn NY said: The radar beam increases in height with distance from the radar. That's why the echoes look so heavy toward the edge of the radar in this case-the height of the radar beam out there catches the melting ice. Melting ice has high reflectivity and causes yellow/orange echoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Point, NY Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 6 minutes ago, jm1220 said: The radar beam increases in height with distance from the radar. That's why the echoes look so heavy toward the edge of the radar in this case-the height of the radar beam out there catches the melting ice. Melting ice has high reflectivity and causes yellow/orange echoes. I get that. But areas immediately west of that enhancement and in range are accurate. All I know is my mulch in growing season usually doesn't puddle up unless we thunderstorm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJwx85 Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 Most station reports in the Central Hudson Valley don't support the estimated 4-5" totals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJwx85 Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 It's been raining for 15 hours. If this was Winter everyone would have been looking at 18-24". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJwx85 Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 Down to 43.9 degrees. 1.12" so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 55 minutes ago, dmillz25 said: People east of Albany and western mass are getting hammered I've been on the southeast edge of the heavy stuff for a few hours and I can tell y'all that the high reflectivity you're debating is only partially correct. It's been coming down hard, not torrential, and will add up to well over an inch and maybe close to two inches when all is said and done. I took a ride this afternoon and it's absolutely pouring north of here where the shot below shows it is, won't surprise me at all to see totals of 3+". 44 minutes ago, West Mtn NY said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 22 minutes ago, NJwx85 said: Most station reports in the Central Hudson Valley don't support the estimated 4-5" totals. 1.20 so far in the bucket. Just south of KSWF. 46/46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv88 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 1.31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover11 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 1.13" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Bright banding FTW. NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/... As of 726 PM EDT...KENX radar imagery shows steady rainfall over all of eastern New York and western New England. According to surface observations, rainfall is falling not quite as hard as radar would suggest, and this is probably due to some bright banding within the radar data, as the higher echos on radar are occurring where dual-pol variables suggest that melting layer is located. As a result, light to occasionally moderate rainfall is ongoing over the area, as a wave of low pressure slowly lifts northeast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 most of nj is 1.5"+ not bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 1 hour ago, West Mtn NY said: NYS Mesonet in Dover Plains in Dutchess is reporting 1.10" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyWx Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Around 1.35" here and sitting at 42° Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 1.09" here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NortheastPAWx Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Just hit 1.50". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Moderate to heavy rain over NYC and boroughs. 1.46"-1.57" at all the stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doncat Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 1.75" here with a temp range of 51/44...a nice May day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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