Damage In Tolland Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 8 minutes ago, Modfan2 said: Not Tolland, the hills on 74 in Wilmington Just east of the RT 32 Intersection. He’s talking about exit 67-69 in Tolland as you climb into the hills on 84. The area is known as the Bermuda Triangle due to all the accidents and deaths . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomNH Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Don't have a ruler but had to have been at least 3'' here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 29 minutes ago, dryslot said: 1.18" LE on the melted core and 9.0" of snow, That's a 7.6:1 ratio of dense snow, So there was some warm air aloft, Its still snowing and probably when its all said and done could see another 1" or so that's a pretty good slug of moisture moving north on radar just to the east of PWM that may sneak in here Same ratio as my 3.5" (at 7, probably another inch since.) Last evening flakes were heavily rimed, or perhaps seemed that way because dry air wrecked any decent dendrites - gritty stuff. Nicer flakes this morning, but still small and mostly light with a couple short periods of moderate. Almost no wind - lower branches are loaded despite the dry powder consistency of the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 What a difference between here and Winter Hill. We spring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 1 minute ago, tamarack said: Same ratio as my 3.5" (at 7, probably another inch since.) Last evening flakes were heavily rimed, or perhaps seemed that way because dry air wrecked any decent dendrites - gritty stuff. Nicer flakes this morning, but still small and mostly light with a couple short periods of moderate. Almost no wind - lower branches are loaded despite the dry powder consistency of the snow. Yeah my arbors are loaded too 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWMan Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Quite an over-performer around here, with around 13-14" in my corner of Scarborough. Driving up 95 this morning it flipped from light rain back to snow right around PWM. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 9 minutes ago, PWMan said: Quite an over-performer around here, with around 13-14" in my corner of Scarborough. Driving up 95 this morning it flipped from light rain back to snow right around PWM. Nice! I have yet to take a measurement after we flipped back to SN at 7:30, but I was at 13" when it was raining at 5:30, so I should end up close to you. I'm right on the Scarborough line in SoPo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowBrosForever Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 1 hour ago, OceanStWx said: I know that the models overplayed the dry air eating away the northern edge of the precip. That was forecast to basically push precip back into NH for the day yesterday. Never happened and stayed predominantly snow around here. But also I want to look into why were models so warm initially only to flip to a very wintry system. Ensemble sensitivity is archived for at least a month, so I want to look into it from that perspective. Got into an amusing exchange at 9:50 last night (when the temp was 27) with the head of the plow crew who told me that by 2300 temps would rise to 38 degrees. Not sure where that was coming from, but I told him that wasn't going to happen. When we checked on with each other at midnight we were still sitting at 27. It is currently 33. So also will be curious because (limited background here) this storm seemed to over perform for us. Not complaining at all but would be curious why it stayed so cold so long, if that is even the right way to phrase it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 14 minutes ago, SnowBrosForever said: Got into an amusing exchange at 9:50 last night (when the temp was 27) with the head of the plow crew who told me that by 2300 temps would rise to 38 degrees. Not sure where that was coming from, but I told him that wasn't going to happen. When we checked on with each other at midnight we were still sitting at 27. It is currently 33. So also will be curious because (limited background here) this storm seemed to over perform for us. Not complaining at all but would be curious why it stayed so cold so long, if that is even the right way to phrase it. The cold is fairly easy to predict when you see a high building towards New Brunswick. That was a big change in guidance around the morning of the 26th. Instead of the high sliding off Newfoundland, it built southeast (and got stronger). Just a classic CAD location. The easiest call I could've made yesterday was that most of the places away from the immediate coast would not sniff 32. The harder question is why the high trended stronger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Also the SLP shifted a little further east the last 24hrs so that turned the winds a little more NNE then ENE. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 1 minute ago, dryslot said: Also the SLP shifted a little further east the last 24hrs so that turned the winds a little more NNE then ENE. Yes it did. Some guidance had it over SE MA a day prior. Looked like it went near outer cape? That’s certainly going to limit some of the modeled warming from 850 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Did any models at all show convection with so much lightning ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: Yes it did. Some guidance had it over SE MA a day prior. Looked like it went near outer cape? That’s certainly going to limit some of the modeled warming from 850 or so. Yes, Actually, Just east of there too, I think that's what kept H85 off shore, It was going to be close here as it was, It looked like about a 3hr window where we went +2c but never happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 8 minutes ago, dryslot said: Yes, Actually, Just east of there too, I think that's what kept H85 off shore, It was going to be close here as it was, It looked like about a 3hr window where we went +2c but never happened. Yeah deepen the low that Far East and it will limit the taint trying to move in due to WAA from parent low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 11 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Did any models at all show convection with so much lightning ? Euro had a decent handle on it, albeit a little too far SE. That was the general trend in guidance, too far SE with instability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 2 hours ago, Cold Miser said: ...This guy last night. It's really hard to drive under control after a night at Electric Blue. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 I've lost power 3 times during this event. Sick! Makes it so quiet and peaceful with the woodstove crackling snuggled up with a table talk pie and whole milk at night. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NW_of_GYX Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 I think we’re done here in Bridgton at 11”. Nice storm here, skiing was fantastic at Shawnee this morning. This will set up for a nice base hopefully, probably need another one for the sleds tho 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Just now, NW_of_GYX said: I think we’re done here in Bridgton at 11”. Nice storm here, skiing was fantastic at Shawnee this morning. This will set up for a nice base hopefully, probably need another one for the sleds tho This will make a good base for the trails as it settles and then freezes next week, Maybe we catch some on the weekend storm or around the 8th could be a good one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 3 hours ago, dendrite said: 1.3”/0.16” overnight 5.6”/1.74” total Needless to say the snowbanks look impressive for under a half foot of frozen. There’s basically no additional compaction when you move it. It’s equivalent to a 2ft fluff bomb. Nice man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Just finished cleanup. Snowblowed drive, cleaned off 3 vehicles and roof raked. This 10"+ inches is heavy as hell. So much weight with hours of sleet mixed in. We were below freezing from start to finish. This pack is not going anywhere. Going to take a lot of energy to melt 1.7" frozen liquid equivalent Picture attached. Doesn't look like 10" on the driveway because i snowblowed it late afternoon yesterday before last nights inches 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Just now, dryslot said: This will make a good base for the trails as it settles and then freezes next week, Maybe we catch some on the weekend storm or around the 8th could be a good one. That's what I'm hoping for. We only got 4"-5" but it is dense and has a thick crust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 3 hours ago, OceanStWx said: Snow is serious business. I'll steal from anyone. I think this is a key point for clown mappers. One look at 700 mb told you there was going to be a lot of sleet in NH. The natural adjustment to the forecast would have been to shift the heavier snow accumulations NE accordingly. We did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, wxeyeNH said: Just finished cleanup. Snowblowed drive, cleaned off 3 vehicles and roof raked. This 10"+ inches is heavy as hell. So much weight with hours of sleet mixed in. We were below freezing from start to finish. This pack is not going anywhere. Going to take a lot of energy to melt 1.7" frozen liquid equivalent Picture attached. Doesn't look like 10" on the driveway because i snowblowed it late afternoon yesterday before last nights inches Nice Gene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 13 minutes ago, dryslot said: This will make a good base for the trails as it settles and then freezes next week, Maybe we catch some on the weekend storm or around the 8th could be a good one. I think the masses are going to to hit the trails hard this wknd, ready or not. I really want to go, but we need more snow then this to get trails really ready. Rangeley/Jackman will be beat to piss by saturday noon. And they've only received 4" so far. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 11 minutes ago, wxeyeNH said: Just finished cleanup. Snowblowed drive, cleaned off 3 vehicles and roof raked. This 10"+ inches is heavy as hell. So much weight with hours of sleet mixed in. We were below freezing from start to finish. This pack is not going anywhere. Going to take a lot of energy to melt 1.7" frozen liquid equivalent Picture attached. Doesn't look like 10" on the driveway because i snowblowed it late afternoon yesterday before last nights inches That’s what we said on 12/3. congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NW_of_GYX Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 4 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: I think the masses are going to to hit the trails hard this wknd, ready or not. I really want to go, but we need more snow then this to get trails really ready. Rangeley/Jackman will be beat to piss by saturday noon. And they've only received 4" so far. Trails in west Bridgton/ Fryburg were seeing riders this am for better or worse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Another 3" fell 7-noon for a 6.5" total. Snow has lightened and radar suggests we're in the end game so that may be the final, so 6-10 verified. Some very localized whiteouts as the occasional gusts clear snowy limbs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 A foot in Portland, fortified with a bunch of sleet and I guess some rain for a bit overnight. Some of the heaviest stuff I've ever had to move 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 28 minutes ago, NW_of_GYX said: Trails in west Bridgton/ Fryburg were seeing riders this am for better or worse How are the trails in that area? I've never ridden in Maine but love that area and spent time there camping in summer. It's probably one of the easiest areas to get to for me, straight over on 302 and feels like it would be a good place to go for a Maine rookie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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