February 18th - President's Day Overrunning Snow Event Nowcast/Obs

[USCAPEWEATHERAF]

With precipitation breaking out across western PA and western NY, I think I am obliged to begin an observations thread for the region.  Snow will break out after 11pm for western SNE, while NE MA could see snow start after 2:00 a.m.  Cape Cod through the south shore of MA could see up to or more than 7-9" of snow in bands.  This is a bigger event for the South Coast of SNE, with my YTD of 1.83" of snow.  Mostly Sunny skies, clouds over NJ which is southwest of my location, winds out of the WSW and temperature falling to 30F.

[Baroclinic Zone]

32/16.  Northerly wind but it's basically calm.

Edit:  Make that 30/16

[MaineJayhawk]

1 hour ago, USCAPEWEATHERAF said:

  Blah blah blah blahby blah blah blahhh ... my YTD of 1.83" of snow. Blah blah blahby blah blah

How does one measure snow to the hundredths of an inch?

[dendrite]

24 with BKN skies. Hoping for the easiest clean up possible. 

[USCAPEWEATHERAF]

Temperatures are dropping rapidly over the Cape.  29F now 

[dendrite]

Just now, MaineJayhawk said:

How does one measure snow to the hundredths of an inch?

I get thousandths with my vernier. 

[USCAPEWEATHERAF]

Just now, MaineJayhawk said:

How does one measure snow to the hundredths of an inch?

I basically put the tenth of an inch for a dusting in spots, four events did that to my area.  Others -produced more than a half inch of snow.  the most snow was last week, 1.1" on Tuesday.

[dendrite]

Just now, USCAPEWEATHERAF said:

I basically put the tenth of an inch for a dusting in spots, four events did that to my area.  Others -produced more than a half inch of snow.  the most snow was last week, 1.1" on Tuesday.

Where are you getting the hundredths accuracy? Why 1.83” instead of 1.8”? Snow is officially measured in tenths. 

[USCAPEWEATHERAF]

Just now, dendrite said:

Where are you getting the hundredths accuracy? Why 1.83” instead of 1.8”? Snow is officially measured in tenths. 

My bad, 1.8" of snow this winter.

[MaineJayhawk]

2 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Where are you getting the hundredths accuracy? Why 1.83” instead of 1.8”? Snow is officially measured in tenths. 

4 traces = 0.03" 

[Sugarloaf1989]

Clear skies here and 29.1F. Mostly snow covered here with a freezing rain crust.

[USCAPEWEATHERAF]

Snow bands developing over western areas of Southern New England, Berkshires and Litchfield, CT

[USCAPEWEATHERAF]

There have been recent lightning strikes with the shortwave trough over the Great Lakes/Midwest entering the Northeastern US.

[Yukon Cornelius]

26.3/12

[#NoPoles]

28/21 i think i saw i had an ESE wind

[#NoPoles]

I guess i will be moving my car to the "snow overflow lot"

[Typhoon Tip]

the radar leaves much to be desired...

[USCAPEWEATHERAF]

1 minute ago, Typhoon Tip said:

the radar leaves much to be desired...

It has gotten much better since this morning Tip.

[Baroclinic Zone]

3 minutes ago, USCAPEWEATHERAF said:

It has gotten much better since this morning Tip.

[OceanStWx]

19 minutes ago, USCAPEWEATHERAF said:

Snow bands developing over western areas of Southern New England, Berkshires and Litchfield, CT

Unfortunately there are no ASOS/AWOS reporting precip between there are BUF/PHL.

[Damage In Tolland]

22 minutes ago, USCAPEWEATHERAF said:

Snow bands developing over western areas of Southern New England, Berkshires and Litchfield, CT

Drinking?

[STILL N OF PIKE]

This thread is gonna be a disaster till jimmy rains 

[40/70 Benchmark]

Just now, Damage In Tolland said:

Drinking?

Manic.

[Whineminster]

Dark. 27 degrees. 

[HoarfrostHubb]

26 minutes ago, Whineminster said:

Dark. 27 degrees. 

It’s always darkest before it turns pitch black...

[40/70 Benchmark]

27.5/15.1

[40/70 Benchmark]

I'm glad this one will stay fluff....so sick of the heavy sleet/ice/slush disasters

[HoarfrostHubb]

No winds either...should be a pretty snowfall...

[Baroclinic Zone]

27/19

[#NoPoles]

Radar is shredded, has been all day...i saw 6-8 on the nws map...interesting call...i was thinking a general 3-4 with maybe a lucky 5 spot