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OBS/DISCO - The Historic James Blizzard of 2022


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23 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

Haven’t measured in a while but we’ve gotta be around 14-15ish now? I didn’t think we had a shot at 18 but I’d this band can stay parked for an hour then we have a chance.  This is legit 2-3” per hour stuff in the past 15 min. I’ll be outside again in a bit. 
 

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Agree--just walked the dog and there was 3/4 of an inch on the driveway when I got back  Keep it going.

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Very tight gradient here in Fairfield county. 6-8” storm for the majority of the county but eastern Fairfield county along the beach got hit hard (Fairfield, Bridgeport). The gradient was very obvious while out driving. Just saw a report of 16” in Fairfield and 10.4 was the last I saw at BDR airport at 1pm and I figured they got an inch or two on top of that.. anyways we were right on that edge 

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1 minute ago, PhineasC said:

Wow. That’s actually telling. The older folks almost always wax nostalgic and claim storms from back in their day were stronger/colder/snowier. 

For some this is probably equal to it in terms of snowfall and drifting.    I haven’t seen much as far as destruction and coastal stuff

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19 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

Wow, this sucker is intensifying too. Tip might be in the best of it

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What is that weird looking return going down toward the canal?

Meanwhile, ORH verified a blizzard.

As of 530 PM on Saturday, January 29, some snow was still
occurring across the region, so we will issue a more complete
report, listing durations of blizzard conditions, early next week.
However, in the meantime, we can confirm that the following
locations did meet blizzard criteria today...

In Rhode Island...

Providence (KPVD)
Westerly (KWST)
Newport (KUUU)
Block Island (KBID)

In Massachusetts...

Boston (KBOS)
Worcester (KORH)
Beverly (KBVY)
Hyannis (KHYA)
Marshfield (KGHG)
Martha`s Vineyard (KMVY)

Stations at Chatham (KCQX), Falmouth (KFMH), Provincetown (KPVC),
and Smithfield (KSFZ) were unable to be determined because they
stopped reporting wind, visibility, or all data.
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2 minutes ago, moneypitmike said:

What is that weird looking return going down toward the canal?

Meanwhile, ORH verified a blizzard.

As of 530 PM on Saturday, January 29, some snow was still
occurring across the region, so we will issue a more complete
report, listing durations of blizzard conditions, early next week.
However, in the meantime, we can confirm that the following
locations did meet blizzard criteria today...

In Rhode Island...

Providence (KPVD)
Westerly (KWST)
Newport (KUUU)
Block Island (KBID)

In Massachusetts...

Boston (KBOS)
Worcester (KORH)
Beverly (KBVY)
Hyannis (KHYA)
Marshfield (KGHG)
Martha`s Vineyard (KMVY)

Stations at Chatham (KCQX), Falmouth (KFMH), Provincetown (KPVC),
and Smithfield (KSFZ) were unable to be determined because they
stopped reporting wind, visibility, or all data.

Ocean enhanced snowfall, due to the north wind!

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Blizzard conditions were reached at several locations across
Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts on Saturday, January 29,
2022. Light snow began late at night on Friday, January 28.
Snowfall totals of 1 to 2 feet were common across the region. Wind
gusts reached hurricane force on Cape Ann, Cape Cod, and
Nantucket during the storm.

The definition of a blizzard is that falling and/or blowing snow
reduces visibility to below 1/4 mile along with winds that
frequently gust to 35 mph or more. These blizzard conditions must
be the predominant reported condition for at least 3 consecutive
hours.

When reviewing whether a particular observation location had
blizzard conditions, we considered visibilities equal to 1/4 mile
because that is quite low for an automated sensor to be able to
detect in snow or blowing snow.

As of 530 PM on Saturday, January 29, some snow was still
occurring across the region, so we will issue a more complete
report, listing durations of blizzard conditions, early next week.
However, in the meantime, we can confirm that the following
locations did meet blizzard criteria today...

In Rhode Island...

Providence (KPVD)
Westerly (KWST)
Newport (KUUU)
Block Island (KBID)

In Massachusetts...

Boston (KBOS)
Worcester (KORH)
Beverly (KBVY)
Hyannis (KHYA)
Marshfield (KGHG)
Martha`s Vineyard (KMVY)

Stations at Chatham (KCQX), Falmouth (KFMH), Provincetown (KPVC),
and Smithfield (KSFZ) were unable to be determined because they
stopped reporting wind, visibility, or all data.
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1 minute ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

A good friend of mine‘s house just burned to the ground in North Falmouth.  
Generator caught fire and house went up in minutes. 
firefighters had a horrendous time. 
Humans and pets are safe but I am heartbroken for them. 

Just horrible.  Glad they are ok, but man, that's just terrible.

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