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

[MJO812]

3 minutes ago, romba said:

the worst is digging out from the street for hours and then having no where to put it after you return....

Yep

This is why I will not even try to dig my car out or drive to work until next week. I will dig my car out when I'm off this weekend ( more snow Sunday so maybe it's not a good idea)

[NJwx85]

Big shout out to @BxEngine and @Rjay for keeping the board clear both before and during the storm of the typical nonsense and bickering that usually goes on.

[Northof78]

So if I was 2.3" ish QPF, 100% snow, and lost no accumulation to melting, is the best estimate of 'true' snowfall is around 23" even though I would say max depth is around 15-18" or so

[romba]

Great event here in Bergen, still shoveling 2 days later so you KNOW it was awesome. 

 

See y'all next weekend

[jm1220]

7 minutes ago, Northof78 said:

So if I was 2.3" ish QPF, 100% snow, and lost no accumulation to melting, is the best estimate of 'true' snowfall is around 23" even though I would say max depth is around 15-18" or so

Not necessarily, ratios can be below 10-1 sometimes especially if it’s wet snow or rimed flakes/snow grains. 

[psv88]

1 minute ago, jm1220 said:

Not necessarily, ratios can be below 10-1 sometimes especially if it’s wet snow or rimed flakes/snow grains. 

Where did you see the NWS snow history map? I don’t see it anywhere 

[jm1220]

1 minute ago, psv88 said:

Where did you see the NWS snow history map? I don’t see it anywhere 

On Norton MA NWS home site then click on Snow Totals

[psv88]

5 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

On Norton MA NWS home site then click on Snow Totals

Got it. I could see that 18” total in Northport. They were in heavy bands which hugged the extreme north shore into the evening. 

[Fishmn]

40 hours into this storm. Still snowing. Moderately in Western Hunterdon Co. 25F. Almost over, calling for another inch or two. Currently 17" on the ground. Its very packed. We did end up having several rounds of heavy sleet for extended times during the height of the storm. Total sleet accumulation near 2" this packed the pack fown good. Another anomaly was 8" of fluffy snow in between sleet rounds. That 8"  fell in 2 hours yesterday aftetnoon. I haven't seen totals from my town but 20 to 23" total seems safe but its hard to tell. Very fun storm. One of my favorites.

[HVSnowLover]

Temp is definitely colder than modeled but doesn’t seem like any precip left other than scattered snow showers 

[BxEngine]

If you didnt clear your walkway/driveway/whatever at a couple points yesterday youre in deep doodoo. The bottom 2” weighed twice as much as the top 16-18” lol

[tamarack]

2 hours ago, rgwp96 said:

I live in butler I have 22 on the ground but yes more actually fell , but I only report snow depth . Nick Stefano who I am good friends with who you know as well has 22.5 on the ground on sparta Lafayette border and right near Newton as well .

If, say, one cleared 7" from the board yesterday morning and then 18" more this morning, IMO that's 25" snowfall even if the depth is only 22".  (And I'm a bit jelly with my 5.5" of teenyflakes and maybe 2-3 more coming.  Also surprised that wdrag's map shows no obs from the NE half of Morris County.)

[JustinRP37]

This storm really helped change the tune of this winter. Really nice snow for most of the day here in Tuckahoe. I wish the slop that we ended with could have still been powder, but beggars cannot be choosers. My wife even commented that I always seem happier in winter when there is snow on the ground. I said of course, it is bright and beautiful when there is snow. 

[RU848789]

9 hours ago, RU848789 said:

Last post of the night on the storm. As of midnight, we now have 16.5", as we got another 1/2" over the last 3 hours. Radar has quieted down, although models are still showing several more inches of snow being possible through tomorrow. We'll see.

Got another 1/2" since midnight to bring me to 17.0", but I see many others who saw 1-2" not far away; 32F right now in Metuchen and snowing lightly.  Does anyone have the radar loop for overnight - I used to use the RU weather site, but it seems to be dead right now.  Thanks.

[snywx]

1" new inch overnight at the stake..

20.2" total snow as of 9am

[wdrag]

Wantage NJ (this part): 940AM report 27" will get you an SD by 1130A. S- continues to accumulate. 30F. 10A/2 

This is steady snow... not snow showers. The continued accumulation only increases roof and branch snow load. 

[IrishRob17]

48 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said:

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. 

 

33 minutes ago, tamarack said:

If, say, one cleared 7" from the board yesterday morning and then 18" more this morning, IMO that's 25" snowfall even if the depth is only 22".  (And I'm a bit jelly with my 5.5" of teenyflakes and maybe 2-3 more coming.  Also surprised that wdrag's map shows no obs from the NE half of Morris County.)

You’re a trusted wealth of knowledge here, please see my post above from the NW thread, would you record the 17.7 or the 19.5 for the event?

[MANDA]

3 minutes ago, wdrag said:

Wantage NJ (this part): 940AM report 27" will get you an SD by 1130A. S- continues to accumulate. 30F. 10A/2 

This is steady snow... not snow showers. The continued accumulation only increases roof and branch snow load. 

Persistent band moving SSW through most of Sussex into Warren County.  Based on radar looks like western Warren could be getting moderate snow at this time.

Have not picked up anything additional here since 7am obs so total remains at 26.5".

Sweeping drifts to 40".  Impossible to walk through.

[MJO812]

Let the cleanup begin

Brooklyn NY

[crossbowftw3]

Started with 3” snow depth from last Tuesday, measured out 25” in three different spots so approximate final total is around 22” and still potentially delivering around another inch or two today. This is truly one for the books.

[MJO812]

Rgem for the rest of the storm 

[alexj7]

Montague, NJ reported an average reading of 33" at 7 AM. They may set the NJ record of 34" in 1899. However, not sure why Boxing Day Blizzard reported amounts of 36" in NJ don't count.

[MJO812]

[CPcantmeasuresnow]

13 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

It's actually the 17th  biggest storm of all time. Two storms (numbers 10 & 11 on the list) have the same totals that are above it and are tied and they don't adjust for that.

Sloppy and careless reporting and TWC keeps making the same mistake today too.

Top 20 Snowstorms All Time
Central Park in NYC
(through 7 Am February 2, 2021)
Rank.Amount..Date
1……..27.5…..January 23, 2016
2……..26.9…..February 11-12, 2006
3……..25.8…..December 26-27, 1947
4……..21.0…..March 12-14, 1888
5……..20.9…..February 25-26, 2010
6……..20.2…..January 7-8, 1996
7……..20.0…..December 26-27, 2010
8……..19.8…..February 16-17, 2003
9……..19.0…..January 26-27, 2011
10…..18.1…..March 7-8, 1941
11…..18.1…..January 22-24, 1935
12…..18.0…..December 26, 1872
13…..17.7…..February 5-7, 1978
14…..17.6…..February 11-12, 1983
15…..17.5…..February 4-7, 1920
16…..17.4…..February 3-4, 1961
17....17.2...Jan 31-February 1,  2021
18…..16.0…..December 19-20, 1948
19…..16.0…..February 12-13, 1899
20…..15.3…..February 9-10, 1969

 

 

[rclab]

23 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

Let the cleanup begin

Brooklyn NY

Good morning and nice area, Anthony. Only one  narrowpass through on my block. No blacktop showing. I haven’t see street side telephone poles in awhile. It does bring me back. Be well, as always

[Isotherm]

13.8" total here, likely total. An additional 1.7" fell overnight/this morning. Year to date seasonal is 21.3".

[batmansascientist]

I find it odd (in a random way), that there are 7 storms between 17.4 and 18.1 inches, considering there are only 3 between 15.3 and 17. Just one of those things.

 

 

[rgwp96]

1 hour ago, tamarack said:

If, say, one cleared 7" from the board yesterday morning and then 18" more this morning, IMO that's 25" snowfall even if the depth is only 22".  (And I'm a bit jelly with my 5.5" of teenyflakes and maybe 2-3 more coming.  Also surprised that wdrag's map shows no obs from the NE half of Morris County.)

I called into Mt Holly for snow reports three times this year and three times left off  including this one . Oh well they rather take Joe smoes off of Facebook them callers that actually went to one of there classes 

[nesussxwx]

3 hours ago, rgwp96 said:

Yup my total ground is 22 , no doubt I had many more inches as what I shoveled  after it was cleared was at least 6 more inches .  Aren’t we supppose to report what’s on the ground ? My brother in law  lives in Hamburg and says he got 30 because he saw Newton’s report . I bet him 1000 dollars he doesn’t have 30 on the ground . He shut up real quick lol 

There's 28"+ from Hacks-Town through Stanhope through Newton. Watch the banding from yesterday.

[MJO812]

22 minutes ago, rclab said:

Good morning and nice area, Anthony. Only one  narrowpass through on my block. No blacktop showing. I haven’t see street side telephone poles in awhile. It does bring me back. Be well, as always

Thanks

Same to you