Obs and nowcast Major Nor'easter near blizzard Sunday afternoon Jan 31 - Sunrise Wednesday Feb 3

[nycwinter]

accuweather ny radio is predicting total snow totals of 18-24 for the city..

 

[Fishmn]

10.5" at 27F

Heavy sbow currently. We got 1" of pure sleet about 2 hours ago. It was sleeting so hard it was painful. Accumulating fast now.

Western Hunterdon Co.

 

 

 

[ARyan]

Wind is whipping in Long Beach. Thankfully it's keeping the sidewalk clear. Haha.

 

[ILoveWinter]

 Wow, just wow at the persistency of this heavy snow for the past 90 mins

[psv88]

Massive gust just came through, had to be close to 50

[RU848789]

1 hour ago, RU848789 said:

OMFG, look at this radar snapshot from 10 am - that's 40-45DBZ over my house and insane rates over Somerset County.  Some of the heaviest snow I've ever seen for the past 15-20 minutes.  Was at 8.5" at 7 am, then 8.75" at 8 am (not much that hour), but then up to 9.5" at 9 am and 10.5" at 10 am and at the rate it's been falling since 10 am, I'm guessing we'll have close to 12" by 11 am.  Shoveling (2nd shovel - my son shoveled at 10 pm after about 4") took me from about an hour.  Hard work, but so nice being outside in it.  Walked around a bit afterwards taking my measurements and just enjoying it.  

 

 

Just went for a walk in that insane snowfall and measured about 12" (tough with the blowing - 12" is the average of about 10 measurements in the back yard, which varied from about 10" to 14" - 2 are on my board, but the board becomes less useful with the wind). That would make about 2" in the last hour, which seems about right given how heavily the snow was falling for that last hour. Since about 11 am, the intensity has dropped off a bit to moderate snowfall (probably 1" per hour stuff).  Temp up to 28F.  

[kenrad]

3 minutes ago, Joe4alb said:

East End of LI getting hammered right now. over 6" otg and just puking snow. I think that 3 - 6" nws forecast was a bust 

Per LSRs, did you get around 3" in the last 1.5 hours?

[EasternLI]

Dumping here right now. 

[Joe4alb]

Just now, kenrad said:

Per LSRs, did you get around 3" in the last 1.5 hours?

EASY! i picked up over 5" in a little over an hr

 

[nightknights]

Temp dropped a degree to 27 BP down to 29.83.  Snow is ripping

[LibertyBell]

6 minutes ago, forkyfork said:

so the december snow statistic rule works out again

correct, it does more often than not

[nesussxwx]

Have surpassed 13" now. About 2-4 miles N of Sparta.

 

There is 14-16" in the poconos currently. That's without the heavy bands still to come through, someone will see 30"+ out there.

[hooralph]

 

 

 

[andyhb]

Enjoy your 20"+ all.

[nesussxwx]

13 minutes ago, Blizzardo said:

Middlesex to union seems the honey hole so far? Not sussex. I have to be well north of a foot already. Maybe nearing 15. Its just been dumpin big time!

30+ baby!

You will see later what he means.

[sussexcountyobs]

Just now, nesussxwx said:

Have surpassed 13" now. About 2-4 miles N of Sparta.

 

There is 14-16" in the poconos currently. That's without the heavy bands still to come through, someone will see 30"+ out there.

Wow. You're close to me, but am not up to a foot yet.

[jdt]

23 minutes ago, snywx said:

Sussex county is in the sweet spot for this event! 

It’s possible. Been on the northern edge of the heavy band thus nice continuous moderate to occasionally heavy snow. Final sweet spot will depend on how the banding evolves over next 3-9 hours but should be somewhere from eastern/NE PA across NNJ / SE NY into NYC metro area. Highest totals will probable reach and maybe exceed 30”. Probably will be good old West Milford. Lol

[HVSnowLover]

I believe the coastal has now taken over 

[dWave]

Heavy snow. So windswept its hard to measure but but it was over 6" a few hrs ago so got to be getting close to 10 by now. near whiteout conditions. 

[nesussxwx]

1 minute ago, sussexcountyobs said:

Wow. You're close to me, but am not up to a foot yet.

Those heavier bands are coming up your way soon! I've been on the northern edge of the Hunterdon death band.

[ARyan]

Intense band south of LI. Note the subsidence surrounding it.

[jdt]

5 minutes ago, nesussxwx said:

Have surpassed 13" now. About 2-4 miles N of Sparta.

 

There is 14-16" in the poconos currently. That's without the heavy bands still to come through, someone will see 30"+ out there.

I think our area and points NW are getting better ratio which are making up for lower qpf thus far. Snow here is a beautiful powder and never was a hint of an mix which many areas to the SE expericed for a while. I’m quite confident the jack area or areas ( might be a few) will be near 30” and maybe an isolated 36” amount.

[A_Status]

9.5" in Flatbush, Brooklyn.  Tiny flakes and lower intensity with some subsidence ahead of the mega band just offshore.

[Heisy]

Anyone near dover have anofficial measurement? Curious what I have I’d guess close to a foot but idk. Getting close to the epic stuff

[tim]

19 minutes ago, Joe4alb said:

East End of LI getting hammered right now. over 6" otg and just puking snow. I think that 3 - 6" nws forecast was a bust 

...yeah and news12 LI had us at 1-3" as of yesterday..LOL!!

[psv88]

Just now, tim said:

...yeah and news12 LI had us at 1-3" as of yesterday..LOL!!

News12 is terrible for weather, especially snow. Always underdone

[HeadInTheClouds]

19 with light/moderate snow. 3 inches OTG, high ratios 

[MikeStorms]

6.5 OTG in Ossining.


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[Metasequoia]

What are the odds that NYC breaks its all-time snowfall record? 

[HeadInTheClouds]

1 minute ago, tim said:

...yeah and news12 LI had us at 1-3" as of yesterday..LOL!!

The media has been horrible with this storm.