WintersComing Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/4/2018 at 6:45 PM, CoastalWx said: In between cleaning up sh*t and vomit...eye balling a good spot. Expand LOL....suppose that's the best way to do it. Wind and snow just rippin all over the place here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/4/2018 at 6:41 PM, WinterWolf said: Sure is...15 inches here we come lol. And to think we were in the 2-4 inch zone yesterday morning... Expand Gonna say about 10" here so far. Snow is much better again. Hoping for another 3-5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Logan 6.5 as of 1pm. Considering I was at 7 around 12:30 and +SN and considering the Logan observations are t seems a bit low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/4/2018 at 6:46 PM, WintersComing said: LOL....suppose that's the best way to do it. Wind and snow just rippin all over the place here Expand I feel good about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apm Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/4/2018 at 6:44 PM, CoastalWx said: Large pressure falls, highest tides of the year, NE fetch offshore..rising sea levels. We flood. Expand Good point about the offshore fetch, the easterly flow far off shore (I note PVC is NNE) must be sloshing the water into the harbor. Incredible that there wasn't a ripple in the water yesterday off Winthrop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Just missed the bombing record by 1mb from January 1989. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/4/2018 at 6:47 PM, weathafella said: Logan 6.5 as of 1pm. Considering I was at 7 around 12:30 and +SN and considering the Logan observations are t seems a bit low. Expand They'll do the classic Feb 2013 and bump up 50% after hours of 2Sm -SN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice1972 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 When May comes I'll have to remind myself that these gusts we're getting now are better than 90% of any SNE Svr TSTM......lolz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/4/2018 at 6:47 PM, weathafella said: Logan 6.5 as of 1pm. Considering I was at 7 around 12:30 and +SN and considering the Logan observations are t seems a bit low. Expand Prob a lot of scouring there with the winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/4/2018 at 6:47 PM, apm said: Good point about the offshore fetch, the easterly flow far off shore (I note PVC is NNE) must be sloshing the water into the harbor. Incredible that there wasn't a ripple in the water yesterday off Winthrop. Expand Ekman spiral. Water will move to the right. So, N winds will help pile water onshore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxsniss Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Wow... 17z HRRR puts down another .75-1" qpf after 1pm [edit: in eastern SNE]... maybe the RAP was onto something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/4/2018 at 4:59 PM, Baroclinic Zone said: Here's the RAP as Will alluded to. Full-frontal nudity if this verifies. We'd see 24" reports if this verifies. Expand Full-fronto nudity? On 1/4/2018 at 5:01 PM, WintersComing said: Question....Anyone know what radar setting/image depicts snow growth? I saw Ryan tweeted an image earlier indicating it. Expand Check ZDR (differential reflectivity). Normally around 0 for snow, but pure dendrites start pushing it back up towards 0.5-1 dB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Watching Boston 25 live stream, yikes with the flooding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Lots of blowing and drifting now FTL. Will measure in a bit while I clear a path to the chooks. Still very +SN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digityman Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/4/2018 at 6:28 PM, WthrJunkyME said: Bring it! Our wind just now kicked up and vis is way down. Went to grocery store an hour ago, I was very meh, but my tune has changed! I knew I’d be late to the game though. Expand I did the same in Freeport. Was meh on the way in, really coming down on the way out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Approaching 14”.... exhausted.... going to nap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR Airglow Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/4/2018 at 6:39 PM, RI Rob said: Channel 5 just reported 5 or so inches in Boston. I don't buy it.. Ripping in West Roxbury currently. Will head out to measure shortly. Expand No way - anywhere from 8.25"-10" here on Mission Hill, calling it 9". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 9.5" Snow growth starting to looks like Boxing day, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/4/2018 at 6:50 PM, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Approaching 14”.... exhausted.... going to nap Expand Wrong answer. Correct answer is: Coffee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRSno Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/4/2018 at 6:47 PM, weathafella said: Logan 6.5 as of 1pm. Considering I was at 7 around 12:30 and +SN and considering the Logan observations are t seems a bit low. Expand Hard to measure here in Eastie, but I just got back from outside and measured 9" at Orient Heights. 6.5" seems low, but Logan seems to always be lower than surrounding areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderblizzard Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/4/2018 at 6:41 PM, WinterWolf said: Sure is...15 inches here we come lol. And to think we were in the 2-4 inch zone yesterday morning... Expand Must have forgotten the 1 in front of those numbers. Dumpage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattm4242 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I'd guess 8 or 9 inches in Gloucester, really hard to tell with the wind. Box had us for 5.5 at 11:50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomNH Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/4/2018 at 6:51 PM, 40/70 Benchmark said: 9.5" Snow growth starting to looks like Boxing day, though Expand Same here. Under 25-30 dBZ echoes but not as impressive snowgrowth as earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxBlue Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Questions for y'all: Is this storm significant enough to be up there in the history book? Are we already there because of the coastal flooding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Absolutely getting hammered. Horizontal snow FTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/4/2018 at 6:44 PM, CoastalWx said: Large pressure falls, highest tides of the year, NE fetch offshore..rising sea levels. We flood. Expand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WintersComing Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/4/2018 at 6:53 PM, WxBlue said: Questions for y'all: Is this storm significant enough to be up there in the history book? Are we already there because of the coastal flooding? Expand It'll certainly have Honorable Mention at the very least!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WthrJunkyME Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/4/2018 at 6:50 PM, Digityman said: I did the same in Freeport. Was meh on the way in, really coming down on the way out. Expand In the game now. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tavwtby Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/4/2018 at 6:48 PM, CoastalWx said: Ekman spiral. Water will move to the right. So, N winds will help pile water onshore. Expand Wow, Ekman Spiral, haven't heard that term in a long time... crazy what's happening there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSnowman Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 9" 1" from 1-1:45pm Taunton with 13.5"?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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