gravitylover Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 ^^Well, it started snowing again a few hours ago. Sometimes it's at the heavy end of moderate but mostly the lighter end of moderate. It probably put down another inch and it's still accumulating now. Edit: 6:55 back to legitimately heavy snow. Yay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestHillWx Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Per twitter local spotter in my town measured 24.5” at 4:00 pm on 2/1; I was finding averages of 22.5” at that time. Since then, tacked on another 2.5” with more snow falling. So numbers seem in line with the Morris County locals. Going out to continue shoveling now and will get more measurements. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyWx Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 3 hours ago, rgwp96 said: And that’s basically what I have on the ground as well but no doubt more fell but snow was compacting , I bet many of those higher totals don’t have the same amount on the ground that they say fell That's what I'm thinking too. Definitely settled down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 13 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: My 2:30pm measurement should’ve been at 1:30pm, the only excuse I have is that I’m a dumbass but I digress. 7:30pm: -13.6” in the last 24 hours on the uncleared board (it’s cleared now) and I’m melting down a core sample from that board. -The measurement on the board I cleared last at 2:30pm was 7.4” so the cumulated total from that board is 15.4”. -14.8” OTG which includes the leftovers from last week. The core that I took from the 24 hour board with 13.6” on it melted down to 1.56”, note that by this point there had been a notable change in the flakes by the time I took the core. Another 4.1” on the boards this morning so by using the cleared board measuring method I got 19.5”. Using the measuring every 24 hours method it’s 17.7” but after all that there was a total of 15.5” on the ground when I measured this morning at 7:30am. This is a classic illustration IMO of how snowfall measuring is by far the least accurate weather record. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 I posted this in the main thread but if i had done the 6 hr clearing method (i usually do 2 snowboards, one for final and one for 6 hrs but i gave up the last few crappy winters lol) id probably be somewhere between 26-30”. Meanwhile im struggling to find anywhere thats over 18-19”. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, BxEngine said: I posted this in the main thread but if i had done the 6 hr clearing method (i usually do 2 snowboards, one for final and one for 6 hrs but i gave up the last few crappy winters lol) id probably be somewhere between 26-30”. Meanwhile im struggling to find anywhere thats over 18-19”. So which number should I record in the books? I’m going with the 17.7 but will note the 19.5, and I’ll note 15.5 at the stake. I’m sure weenies will go with the 19.5 or even round it up to 20. Using the eye ball measuring technique I got at least 24 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 23 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: So which number should I record in the books? I’m going with the 17.7 but will note the 19.5, and I’ll note 15.5 at the stake. I’m sure weenies will go with the 19.5 or even round it up to 20. Using the eye ball measuring technique I got at least 24 LOL that 19.5" seems accurate. Storm total here so far is 20.2" Picked up an additional 1" overnight at the stake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPcantmeasuresnow Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 I'll start it off with 25 inches here in Highland Mills in Orange County NY, and still snowing lightly, and explain as follows: I have 23.3 inches on the ground right now. I cleared my snow board last night around midnight and received another 2.2 inches last night. When I went to bed last night I had 22.8 inches on my snow board. The NWS says to clear the snow board at the beginning of each day (midnight) and add totals, not every 6 hours which is what the guidelines were several years ago (and should have never been changed IMO). I hope this doesn't eliminate me as a legitimate total. I'm just following the rules. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 15 minutes ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said: I'll start it off with 25 inches here in Highland Mills in Orange County NY, and still snowing lightly, and explain as follows: I have 23.3 inches on the ground right now. I cleared my snow board last night around midnight and received another 2.2 inches last night. When I went to bed last night I had 22.8 inches on my snow board. The NWS says to clear the snow board at the beginning of each day (midnight) and add totals, not every 6 hours which is what the guidelines were several years ago (and should have never been changed IMO). I hope this doesn't eliminate me as a legitimate total. I'm just following the rules. Yup, but I don’t think many follow those guidelines. I did the two methods as an experiment which I found interesting, the 17.7” is going in my records. That’s impressive that you have 23.3 on the ground now, so that goes in the log as 23.5 since as you know snow depth is rounded to the nearest half inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Gorilla Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Congrats to all who scored in the 20s plus! I am quite satisfied with my 14-18, hard to measure exactly. Looks like more on the way for Super Sunday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 I don't know what to do with this. I've got from 2" to 40" on the ground. The median is 23 so I guess 23 is what it is. It's been misting for the last 90 minutes or so and was a mix of crystals, frozen grains and big flakes for 2 hours before that. It's only 30* but everything is compacting in a hurry. The compaction started around 7 last night when a round of heavy pellets and sleet fell for a few minutes and then the temp went up over night and everything settled at least a few inches and then the RN. My estimate based on what I'm seeing in the wind and temp sheltered bushes is it was probably right about 30" but I could never count it that way. The driveway banks are well over my head. Waiting for the plow to come again and fill the end of the driveway for me. I always enjoy throwing that wet, heavy, salty, slushy mess up 6 or 7 feet onto the banks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 I had no power all morning. That was annoying. Got another 1.8" overnight which brought me up to 15.7" using 24-hour measurements. New depth had slumped back down to 12.9". Someone in East Fishkill called in a 25.6" storm total... wonder how many times he had to measure to come up with that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Not much drifting here. Winds weren't impressive at all here. I still have lots of snow on trees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 12 minutes ago, snywx said: Not much drifting here. Winds weren't impressive at all here. I still have lots of snow on trees Same here. I'm glad for it, honestly. It looks a lot prettier and it makes measuring much more reliable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 The wind was howling here for 8 hours straight. It's really light now so what's falling is just accumulating gently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 Some decent drifting over this way, there should be some massive banks on 416 along the horse fields, as is tradition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NepaJames8602 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Epic storm here in the Poconos and it continues to snow. Got crushed over night with banding once again. Measured anywhere between 30 and 32 inches on the ground storm total. That’s after compacting and settling! Cheers to making a run at 3 feet! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPcantmeasuresnow Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Juliancolton said: Same here. I'm glad for it, honestly. It looks a lot prettier and it makes measuring much more reliable. Totally agree. I hate high winds in these things, and was very thankful they never materialized here. The best part is I have two feet of snow and I never once lost power. If the winds were 40-50 I wouldn't be on the internet right now or in a heated house. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Windier now than during the storm lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 17.3 as of 9:30 last night. Another 2.2 since then so 19.5 will do it here so far. Light snow still falling. That was with measures around 6-7 hours between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Broke the sheer pins on my snowblower when i hit a piece of rebar doin the neighbor’s driveway. No good deed goes unpunished. Lol fwiw, Left Hand Peanut Butter Milk Stout paired perfectly with the snow last night. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 Surprised so many of you didn’t get much wind. I mean, it was nothing like Christmas Eve but KMGJ gusted to 30 or higher for 19 hours straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NepaJames8602 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: Surprised so many of you didn’t get much wind. I mean, it was nothing like Christmas Eve but KMGJ gusted to 30 or higher for 19 hours straight. I’m just under 2,100’ feet on the Pocono plateau and even I didn’t get much wind or drifting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 12 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: Surprised so many of you didn’t get much wind. I mean, it was nothing like Christmas Eve but KMGJ gusted to 30 or higher for 19 hours straight. Had good winds here and for many hours. Gusts in the 30’s. Sustained winds around 15. There are some roofs with the drifting very noticeable. A screenshot from the Obs. from KSWF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaGrangewx Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Family said another ~7” from last evening till this morning in Poughkeepsie side of Lagrange. So around 22-24” but that’s With adding 3 separate measurements. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NepaJames8602 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Snow continues to be moderate to heavy here in the Poconos and won’t let up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Gorilla Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 30 minutes ago, NepaJames8602 said: Snow continues to be moderate to heavy here in the Poconos and won’t let it. Building glaciers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 56 minutes ago, BxEngine said: Broke the sheer pins on my snowblower when i hit a piece of rebar doin the neighbor’s driveway. No good deed goes unpunished. Lol fwiw, Left Hand Peanut Butter Milk Stout paired perfectly with the snow last night. Hope you had some extra sheer pins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 56 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: Surprised so many of you didn’t get much wind. I mean, it was nothing like Christmas Eve but KMGJ gusted to 30 or higher for 19 hours straight. No drifting at all here.. Very easy to measure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snywx Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 21 minutes ago, NepaJames8602 said: Snow continues to be moderate to heavy here in the Poconos and won’t let it. Steady light snow here.. I took the 10 min drive west over toward Matamoras/Montague area. Jeez! Widespread 30+ otg there. That Montague report from Mount Holly is legit. Crazy to think that I missed that band by about 6 miles or so. About a 10-15" difference 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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