Feb 13-14 snowstorm/nor’easter potential

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Just now, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

Same here but at least that one had a memorable fall KU out here. 

4" of slush here...got porked.

[MJO812]

Uncle is a miss

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3 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

I’m currently at all time ratter by a wide margin.   It’s early February and the Berkshires have about 3” of snow cover.  Unreal. 

Yea, its really a fluke that this winter has been so abysmal across the interior...no rhyme or reason for it. I won't use the "L" word because it will trigger so many, but you get my drift.

If I had my choice, I would have traded the 1' of sand in the blizzard for the futility record.

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1 minute ago, MJO812 said:

Uncle is a miss

I'm sure sis, aunt, daddy and ugly red headed step cousin are, too.

[SouthCoastMA]

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yikes

[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

8 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

Uncle is a miss

It’s over. Yesterday’s positive steps was a pump fake. 

[HoarfrostHubb]

Next...

 

...season

[SnowGoose69]

Given the GFS continues to get better with the NRN stream you can hope its crapping the bed with the dampening of the SRN stream which even now after all the improvements it still regularly does...the 06z Euro was definitely "better" than the 12Z GFS so I would not toss this one yet.  

[Typhoon Tip]

15 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

I’m currently at all time ratter by a wide margin.   It’s early February and the Berkshires have about 3” of snow cover.  Unreal. 

I seldom get involved in this sort of subjective banter but ...in the spirit of commiseration I will add, this is different than 2012 was.

That year had considerably fewer circumstantial chances - in a way... you give it prize/recognition to that seasons as a distinct sort of event in itself.

This year seems to be achieving startlingly poor return numbers, despite ( or perhaps "in spite" of ) several qualitative contenders.   This is where the damnable devil of the comparison resides:  in the relativity between the two years.   This year, to me, is far in a way the worse "luck" ( for lack of better word). 

It's kind of like 2012 was the slowest kid in the class.  You wouldn't send that poor bloke into a Chess tourney and expect anything better. But this year?  This year may take the prize in wasted potential... I remember 1994-1995 as the king piece of shit year, and still did as of this last November.  Because again ... 2012 was so unique, it sort of on an appreciative island phenomenon.  But this may beat 1994-1995 - we still have time.  That year had a bomb that did not disappoint in February. This year had a "blizzard" that for lack of better word, felt like it cheated to earn distinction.  It was interesting... doing so with least impact plausible to still get that done.  LOL. 

That's commiseration

[Ginx snewx]

Just now, SnowGoose69 said:

Given the GFS continues to get better with the NRN stream you can hope its crapping the bed with the dampening of the SRN stream which even now after all the improvements it still regularly does...the 06z Euro was definitely "better" than the 12Z GFS so I would not toss this one yet.  

Thanks for dropping in. Yea that's what I see but kept quiet less the me oh my sharks devour me.

[Ginx snewx]

1 minute ago, Typhoon Tip said:

I seldom get involved in this sort of subjective banter but ...in the between the two years.   This year, to me, is far in a way the worse "luck" ( for  This year had a "blizzard" that for lack of better word, felt like it cheated to earn distinction.  It was interesting... doing so with least impact plausible to still get that done.  LOL. 

That's commiseration

11 sites with blizzard conditions over 6 hours some with 12 and it cheated?

[WinterWolf]

2 minutes ago, SnowGoose69 said:

Given the GFS continues to get better with the NRN stream you can hope its crapping the bed with the dampening of the SRN stream which even now after all the improvements it still regularly does...the 06z Euro was definitely "better" than the 12Z GFS so I would not toss this one yet.  

Good post…always like having you post in here. Not looking promising, but maybe the Euro can show something ? 

[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

15 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

4" of slush here...got porked.

Weird. The noaa nesis map is way off then.

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2 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

I seldom get involved in this sort of subjective banter but ...in the spirit of commiseration I will add, this is different than 2012 was.

That year had considerably fewer circumstantial chances - in a way... you give it prize as a distinct sort of event in itself.

This year seems to be achieving startlingly poor return numbers, with several qualitative contenders.   This is where the damnable devil of the comparison resides:  in the relativity between the two years.   This year, to me, is far in a way the worse "luck" ( for lack of better word). 

It's kind of like 2012 was the slowest kid in the class.  You wouldn't send that poor bloke into a Chess tourney and expect anything better. But this year?  This year may take the prize in wasted potential... I remember 1994-1995 as the kind piece of shit year, and still do.  Because 2012 was so unique it sort of an appreciative island phenomenon.  But this may been 1994-1995.  That year had a bomb that did not disappoint in February. This year had a "blizzard" that for lack of better word, felt like it cheated to earn distinction.  It was interesting... doing so with least impact plausible to still get that done.  LOL. 

That's commiseration

Absolutely.

100%.

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2 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

11 sites with blizzard conditions over 6 hours some with 12 and it cheated?

Which gives you idea of what was on the table....this could have had February 2013 coverage.

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Its not an IMBY thing, Steve.....March 5, 2001....probably the best snow event on record IMBY, but that thing left soooooo much on the table regionally speaking. I can still recognize that.

[CoastalWx]

1 minute ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Which gives you idea of what was on the table....this could have had February 2013 coverage.

But it's not cheating if it effects millions of people in a big metro area. I don't agree with that. What could have been in terms of aerial coverage and what occurred I think are different things.

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6 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Thanks for dropping in. Yea that's what I see but kept quiet less the me oh my sharks devour me.

Nah, you are one of the posters I consider must read...hope you are right, though I certainly have reservations.

[SJonesWX]

1 hour ago, CoastalWx said:

What do you mean smeared?

sorry, that's what he saw when he checked his Spiderman underoos.

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Just now, CoastalWx said:

But it's not cheating if it effects millions of people in a big metro area. I don't agree with that. What could have been in terms of aerial coverage and what occurred I think are different things.

Yes...cheated in terms of aerial coverage. I figured that difference was implicit. I understand the amount of people that experienced around 2' of snow with several hours of blizzard conditions.

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A storm could always be worse....if Andrew hadn't jogged slightly south at the last moment....if Katrina didn't weaken.... etc

[CoastalWx]

2 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Yes...cheated in terms of aerial coverage. I figured that difference was implicit. I understand the amount of people that experienced around 2' of snow with several hours of blizzard conditions.

A blizzard is defined by metrics, not aerial coverage, so I don't agree with Tip. Maybe he worded it wrong.

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2 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

A blizzard is defined by metrics, not aerial coverage, so I don't agree with Tip. Maybe he worded it wrong.

Well, whatever....you know what I mean. By the strict definition, yes....certainly a historic blizzard....but not up there with upper tier systems such as Feb 2013 in terms of aerial impact.

[Cyclone-68]

The large snowfall was nice but honestly the blizzard of a few weeks ago will make little to no lasting impression on me. IMHO

[CoastalWx]

1 minute ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Well, whatever....you know what I mean. By the strict definition, yes....certainly a historic blizzard....but not up there with upper tier systems such as Feb 2013 in terms of aerial impact.

No that one likely may be a one timer in terms of impacts and what it did. It's up there with '78.   

 

But I will say, that ( two weeks ago)  was  probably the harshest conditions I have seen for so many hours. 

[MJO812]

I'm going to cancel my stormvista subscription tonight since there is nothing to look forward to ahead. 

[CoastalWx]

2 minutes ago, Cyclone-68 said:

The large snowfall was nice but honestly the blizzard of a few weeks ago will make little to no lasting impression on me. IMHO

That will be memorable. 40-60mph winds and hours in a deformation band? That won't happen again like that.

[Typhoon Tip]

9 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

A blizzard is defined by metrics, not aerial coverage, so I don't agree with Tip. Maybe he worded it wrong.

Like I said ... I don't typically engage in the subjective tenor with this stuff, because of the semantic bullshitness of it.

I said, it got it done with the least plausible amount necessary to do so - focus on that.  Which it did, sorry!

plus, the storm left a lot on the table.

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4 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

That will be memorable. 40-60mph winds and hours in a deformation band? That won't happen again like that.

You can keep the winds...give me more than 12" of snow.

[Cyclone-68]

3 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

That will be memorable. 40-60mph winds and hours in a deformation band? That won't happen again like that.

I confess this might be more about “me” than the storm