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December 16-17, 2020 Winter Storm Obs/Nowcasting


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3 minutes ago, Chris78 said:

What are you thinking out our way?  Didn't think we would be fighting the mix line but it looks as if we may be.

I've thought all along this could be an 8-12" storm for us.  12-18" seems high in spite of the models consistently printing out those big totals.  Nearly everything would have to go right to get there IMO. 

I expect to see sleet for a while with the heaviest precip tomorrow evening, but hopefully not for a long duration.

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2 minutes ago, psuhoffman said:

No but in January with a colder airmass and less scolding water temps the low likely doesn’t track as far west. 

Won't debate that. Just saying there is more wrong with this storm now than the airmass. There is cold air around to tap. It isn't like it's 32 degrees in New England and Upstate NY right now.  The track is just putrid for the I-95 corridor.

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8 minutes ago, high risk said:

       As you noted, the core was changed, but most of the actual physics (except for the microphysics) were retained.    I think that the PBL scheme plays a role in these warm layer cases.

Ah new peramiterization same flawed math. I kid of course. If not for the euro the gfs would be the gold standard.   

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5 minutes ago, ErinInTheSky said:

Yeah.

I mean, there are ensemble members that shut us all out, and there are ensemble members that look like the GFS 3 days ago.

It’s a tough call, gonna come down to a few miles. I don’t envy the tv meteorologists seems like pitchforks either way. I think we really need to cash in on a front end thump and hope for any backend snow as icing.

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4 minutes ago, Zdudswx said:

Does the hrrr have any cold bias? It’s been very steady with giving the metros more of a front end thump probably the steadiest I’ve seen anything in the past couple days 

Not sure honestly. Think it may have either a wet bias or a tendency to see sleet as snow. 
 

that being said... it could be onto something. WAA with these classic Miller A’s tend to overproduce. 

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Any other storm I’d have much more confidence in the outcome this close to the storm. The forecast looks pretty locked from 15 on west. However...in the  C MD, N VA and the I 95 corridor, not so much. Models still differ a great deal at both the surface and the upper levels. Going to truly be a nowcasting situation with this one.  

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Just now, jayyy said:

Any other storm I’d have much more confidence in the outcome this close to the storm. The forecast looks pretty locked from 15 on west. However...in the  C MD, N VA and the I 95 corridor, not so much. Models still differ a great deal at both the surface and the upper levels. Going to truly be a nowcasting situation with this one.  

This is the first time in awhile I truly don’t have a clue what’s gonna happen in my neck of the woods. Setting the bar super low here 

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