Stormlover74 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Just now, winterwx21 said: Very fast melting as you would expect this late in the season. The 6.5" that I got yesterday is almost all gone already. Bare ground in sunny areas. Yeah similar to the Feb storm. The early march snow stuck around for days though with temps around 40 and little sun plus it froze into concrete the next night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwx21 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 22 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said: Yeah similar to the Feb storm. The early march snow stuck around for days though with temps around 40 and little sun plus it froze into concrete the next night. Yeah it was nice that our early March snow stayed on the ground for quite awhile. It was like 8 or 9 inches of cement, so it took quite awhile to melt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 We're definitely melting quickly in Long Beach. Snow is rapidly disappearing from pavement and even on the grass we have considerably less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 So I got home to wantagh at 8am and measured and got an average of 11”. At 7am the Wantagh spotter reported 11” as well. Obviously there was compaction overnight. What should I put in my logs??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 2 hours ago, donsutherland1 said: It is what it is, unfortunately. If I recall, earlier this winter, even as photos showed the ground covered by snow, the Park reported a trace. It sounds right to me. I was in better banding then Central Park to their East and ended with 10.9". I could see why I would get 2"-2.5" more then them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCG RS Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 So I got home to wantagh at 8am and measured and got an average of 11”. At 7am the Wantagh spotter reported 11” as well. Obviously there was compaction overnight. What should I put in my logs??? Do you have another reading from earlier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCG RS Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 We're definitely melting quickly in Long Beach. Snow is rapidly disappearing from pavement and even on the grass we have considerably less. Ridge, Centereach, Smithtown & all the locales in the northern shore which I have passed today have exhibited a plethora of melting and compaction. One place at my buddy's house which originally measured 19" is down to 13.2" and this was as of 1300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCG RS Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Yes i know. I was somewhat trolling. Asking for a friend were you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NycStormChaser Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Anyone know where I can find a radar archive of this storm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 58 minutes ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said: So I got home to wantagh at 8am and measured and got an average of 11”. At 7am the Wantagh spotter reported 11” as well. Obviously there was compaction overnight. What should I put in my logs??? I think you’re supposed to measure once the snow ends, and it’s one measurement on a board per 24 hours. When did it end? Around 3-4am? I measured about 11” as well early this morning around 6:45, but I have no idea of what compacted before then. It also wasn’t on a board. Crazy-it looks nothing like that much fell now with how much it’s melting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 1 hour ago, winterwx21 said: Yeah it was nice that our early March snow stayed on the ground for quite awhile. It was like 8 or 9 inches of cement, so it took quite awhile to melt. Big difference between early March and late March. It's common to have snowpack in the region through around March 10th, then it gets progressively more difficult as average highs approach 50F near the equinox. The March 2004 equinox storm melted in one day. We had 8" around dawn in Dobbs Ferry, then by dusk it was all gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 One of my fastest snowmelts. March sun, temps in the 50's, and compaction really went to work here today. Started out with 13" and now down to 6". Giant puddles everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 22 minutes ago, bluewave said: One of my fastest snowmelts. March sun, temps in the 50's, and compaction really went to work here today. Started out with 13' and now down to 6". Giant puddles everywhere. Yeah, I had a net negative pack day despite starting out with nearly 4" of new snow. Poof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Yep negative here too. Tick season starts... now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 36 minutes ago, jm1220 said: I think you’re supposed to measure once the snow ends, and it’s one measurement on a board per 24 hours. When did it end? Around 3-4am? I measured about 11” as well early this morning around 6:45, but I have no idea of what compacted before then. It also wasn’t on a board. Crazy-it looks nothing like that much fell now with how much it’s melting. That’s the problem I was in the city then getting subsidence. I think I’ll go with 13” based off Massapequa having several 14” measurements. amazing melting rates for such dense snow pack. Had it been early January and cold we would have this around for a long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 A couple pre-dawn and sunrise photos in the Hudson Highlands this morning after the overnight snowfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowGoose69 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 1 hour ago, jm1220 said: I think you’re supposed to measure once the snow ends, and it’s one measurement on a board per 24 hours. When did it end? Around 3-4am? I measured about 11” as well early this morning around 6:45, but I have no idea of what compacted before then. It also wasn’t on a board. Crazy-it looks nothing like that much fell now with how much it’s melting. I had no idea they changed the rules on that. I thought you were supposed to clear the board every 6 hours. I always wonder what airports do with those hourly measurements. I assume measure in a different place because I’ve seen SNINCR 2/5 one hour then next hour I see SNINCR 2/6 so they must be measuring the total on the ground in a different spot (I would hope), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 24 hour time lapse I did in my backyard. Coulda been better but I set it up super last minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowshack Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 9 hours ago, nzucker said: It hasn't really been a warm winter. November, December, January, and March all had below average temperatures. I’m talking DJF, which as a whole averaged warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RU848789 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 17 hours ago, RU848789 said: We're at 11.25" as of 12:45 am, after my 3rd and final shovel, and still 31F. Went from moderate to light, non-accumulating snow around 12:30 am, so unless we get some backbuilding, I think that's my final number, just short of my 12" prediction yesterday afternoon. Will be awake for another hour or so and will watch the radar and remeasure if needed. If not, wow, what an amazing freaking storm, especially for Spring! Been a ton of fun tracking, watching, kvetching, whining, and celebrating this storm with all of you and, of course, being out in it to enjoy it - it never gets old, even though we do. And remember, measure the snowfall at the end of the storm not tomorrow morning, as there is always some compaction (but luckily no melting tonight, which will limit compaction a bit). Just getting around to adjusting this slightly. Woke up and there was a 1/4" of pixie dust on my car and driveway early this morning, so my final number was 11.5". Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpruf Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 10 minutes ago, RU848789 said: Just getting around to adjusting this slightly. Woke up and there was a 1/4" of pixie dust on my car and driveway early this morning, so my final number was 11.5". Nice! Finally! It seems everyone had at least one good storm this year. Just never got one that bowled over the whole region. Woodbridge TWP ranged from 10-11.9 IIRC. Cheesequake with over 12; probably the hills make a difference despite its proximity to the bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doncat Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Probobly not, but hopefully a few more people learned not to call bust 6 hours before it even starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpruf Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 1 hour ago, gravitylover said: Yep negative here too. Tick season starts... now Ticks have been active for a few weeks. Once temps hit 40 they are up and about. They just have a better chance of getting to you in the growing spring grasses. I've got some treated socks to try to defeat them this year during trout season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduardo Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Measured an average of 15.8" before the melting began this morning. Snow came down at an incredible rate for a time last night. More than made up for the snizzlefest that dominated the day and, for me, moves this winter into Grade A territory. Just a shade under 50" on the season, which is not to shabby here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncforecaster89 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Left Central Park around 11 pm...with 7" on the ground. Subsequently, drove E via Queensboro bridge and onto Long Island expressway. From Queens onward, the snow rates continued to increase. Traffic accidents and white-out conditions brought traffic to a halt on the expressway. Finally, I stopped to record the incredible conditions at a gas station parking lot in Hauppauge, NY...just N of Islip. Here's a very brief video of what I observed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncforecaster89 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Note about the snowfall at KISP. According to the "NOWData" going back to 1964, the 18.4" event total puts this storm at #1 of all March snow storms. The 14" total on the 21st ranks as #2 for a single day snowfall in March (behind the 15" of 3/22/1967), and at #3 for all events occuring in March or later (also behind the 16" of 4/6/1982). Truly an historic and rare event for central Long Island; relative to March snowfall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Alot of melting today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 7 hours ago, doncat said: Probobly not, but hopefully a few more people learned not to call bust 6 hours before it even starts. Happens with every storm by the same people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brasiluvsnow Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 4 hours ago, Snow88 said: Happens with every storm by the same people There were definitely people calling this a bust , 88 you and a few others stuck to your guns and said this was coming, again props to you for never wavering . There are a few people that are currently on the back of milk containers because they are missing . I believe that Rjay even called 1 or 2 out late in the day hinting at this was not over yet and he would have won a few wagers. Im not sure where Ulstercounty has been but he has definitely been posting less , and that is surprising as he is usually all over these storms I hope all is well with that guy . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpruf Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 15 minutes ago, Brasiluvsnow said: There were definitely people calling this a bust , 88 you and a few others stuck to your guns and said this was coming, again props to you for never wavering . There are a few people that are currently on the back of milk containers because they are missing . I believe that Rjay even called 1 or 2 out late in the day hinting at this was not over yet and he would have won a few wagers. Im not sure where Ulstercounty has been but he has definitely been posting less , and that is surprising as he is usually all over these storms I hope all is well with that guy . Likely people are moving towards an eye on spring; breaks are underway or coming up, Passover and Easter, spring cleaning, getting the fishing gear ready, planning the garden.....these are the things that make having four seasons interesting. I loved this storm but it has seemed like a long winter despite the dull Feb ( I did do ok in that mid Feb storm ), with the first snowfall coming in Dec this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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