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This one wasn't 2 foot snow total like some of the other ones, but man, that was the most brutal cold I've ever experienced in a moderate to heavy snow event. IT is a lot different getting these temps in saturated air with wind than calm nights or even dry CAA windy cold temps. This stuff literally sliced through you like a sharp razor.

 

 

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50 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

This one wasn't 2 foot snow total like some of the other ones, but man, that was the most brutal cold I've ever experienced in a moderate to heavy snow event. IT is a lot different getting these temps in saturated air with wind than calm nights or even dry CAA windy cold temps. This stuff literally sliced through you like a sharp razor.

 

 

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59 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

This one wasn't 2 foot snow total like some of the other ones, but man, that was the most brutal cold I've ever experienced in a moderate to heavy snow event. IT is a lot different getting these temps in saturated air with wind than calm nights or even dry CAA windy cold temps. This stuff literally sliced through you like a sharp razor.

 

 

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Remember it well.  Night time storm if I recall correctly.  Snowing with temps in the 20s and then the front came thru and we dropped to near zero in less than an hour.  Pixie dust blowing everywhere.

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19 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Look at that fetch

 

Yeah, that is a great map....literally like 800+ miles of easterly fetch. That was a really bullish signal not to go too light in eastern New England.....all of that is like a long train hitting a brick wall when it reaches land.

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@EastonSN+ well since we did Feb and Mar might as well do the rest of the winter, before that anyways...

Nov 26th - First possible significant snowfall of the season. Nor'easter than trended west pretty dramatically inside 24hrs. Watches up converted to advisories. Well interior NW CT recieved low end warning while most of southern CT and the coast saw little to nothing. Rain changing to white rain. Elevation helped signifcantly 2-3" of slop in the hills of Hamden and North Haven (200-500ft) while near sea level got about a half an inch.

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Jan 9th - Snow squall event. Line of +SN moved through the state during the AM commute. Most picked up 2-4" in about a 1-2 hr period. 

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Jan 24th - Coastal storm that was much more potent on models 3-5 days out then turned into a weak low. Overruning snows at night turned to sleet and rain before the precip shut off. 1"+ rates for a while. High adv/low warning event. (Notice how awful that Weather Channel map is, i saved it just for laughs..Rain to the North of the Rain & Snow line)

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Jan 26-27th - We all know the deal, the pain, the heartache that was this storm. 24-36, 15-30, 20-30 etc forecasted as the storm was unfolding. Huge bust. East of the River did about as well as expected though. 

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37 minutes ago, The 4 Seasons said:

@EastonSN+ well since we did Feb and Mar might as well do the rest of the winter, before that anyways...

Nov 26th - First possible significant snowfall of the season. Nor'easter than trended west pretty dramatically inside 24hrs. Watches up converted to advisories. Well interior NW CT recieved low end warning while most of southern CT and the coast saw little to nothing. Rain changing to white rain. Elevation helped signifcantly 2-3" of slop in the hills of Hamden and North Haven (200-500ft) while near sea level got about a half an inch.

 

 

Jan 9th - Snow squall event. Line of +SN moved through the state during the AM commute. Most picked up 2-4" in about a 1-2 hr period. 

 

 

Jan 24th - Coastal storm that was much more potent on models 3-5 days out then turned into a weak low. Overruning snows at night turned to sleet and rain before the precip shut off. 1"+ rates for a while. High adv/low warning event. (Notice how awful that Weather Channel map is, i saved it just for laughs..Rain to the North of the Rain & Snow line)

 

Jan 26-27th - We all know the deal, the pain, the heartache that was this storm. 24-36, 15-30, 20-30 etc forecasted as the storm was unfolding. Huge bust. East of the River did about as well as expected though. 

 

I have a ton of radar loops from the 1/26-27/15 storm....epic storm

 

 

 

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9 hours ago, ORH_wxman said:

I have a ton of radar loops from the 1/26-27/15 storm....epic storm

 

 

 

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That storm til this day pisses me off when it’s brought up. Got 12”of snow here in NYC which is great but when you’re expecting double and get that it leaves a sour feeling. Luckily we made up for it a year later

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11 hours ago, The 4 Seasons said:

@EastonSN+ well since we did Feb and Mar might as well do the rest of the winter, before that anyways...

Nov 26th - First possible significant snowfall of the season. Nor'easter than trended west pretty dramatically inside 24hrs. Watches up converted to advisories. Well interior NW CT recieved low end warning while most of southern CT and the coast saw little to nothing. Rain changing to white rain. Elevation helped signifcantly 2-3" of slop in the hills of Hamden and North Haven (200-500ft) while near sea level got about a half an inch.

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Jan 9th - Snow squall event. Line of +SN moved through the state during the AM commute. Most picked up 2-4" in about a 1-2 hr period. 

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Jan 24th - Coastal storm that was much more potent on models 3-5 days out then turned into a weak low. Overruning snows at night turned to sleet and rain before the precip shut off. 1"+ rates for a while. High adv/low warning event. (Notice how awful that Weather Channel map is, i saved it just for laughs..Rain to the North of the Rain & Snow line)

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Jan 26-27th - We all know the deal, the pain, the heartache that was this storm. 24-36, 15-30, 20-30 etc forecasted as the storm was unfolding. Huge bust. East of the River did about as well as expected though. 

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I remember watching channel 7 news and Lonny saying he believed the EURO was correct due to the small blow up next to Deleware. At least I ended up with 7 unlike Philly which was looking at 8 to 12 and getting 0.

NYC I think ended up with 10 due to the initial piece staying south of us over LI.

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11 hours ago, The 4 Seasons said:

@EastonSN+ well since we did Feb and Mar might as well do the rest of the winter, before that anyways...

Nov 26th - First possible significant snowfall of the season. Nor'easter than trended west pretty dramatically inside 24hrs. Watches up converted to advisories. Well interior NW CT recieved low end warning while most of southern CT and the coast saw little to nothing. Rain changing to white rain. Elevation helped signifcantly 2-3" of slop in the hills of Hamden and North Haven (200-500ft) while near sea level got about a half an inch.

That was the only double-digit snowfall I personally witnessed that good-but-frustrating winter, and my only November storm of 10"+, anywhere.  We did get 20" on Jan 27-28 but my only "witness" was behind the snowblower 12+ hours after final flakes.  During the storm we were in SNJ, anticipating the forecast 12-16 there, which verified at 1.5", all of which was gone less than 4 hours after snow stopped.

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The 1/26-1/27/15 storm was the best up here since Feb 1969.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1157 AM EST WED JAN 28 2015

 

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 28

HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION
IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN
SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE
ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/GRAY

 

 

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************


 

 

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS

                     SNOWFALL           OF
                     /INCHES/   MEASUREMENT

 

MAINE


 

 

...ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY...

   5 NNW GREENE          30.0   700 AM  1/28
   1 WSW TURNER          28.5   743 AM  1/28
   2 E LEWISTON          28.5  1001 AM  1/28
   LEWISTON              25.0   722 AM  1/28
   1 ENE LISBON FALLS    24.0   931 AM  1/28
   2 W AUBURN            24.0   934 AM  1/28
   DURHAM                23.0  1042 PM  1/27
   4 S TURNER            22.0   622 PM  1/27
   TURNER                13.5   700 AM  1/28

 

 

...CUMBERLAND COUNTY...

   STANDISH              30.0   940 AM  1/28
   5 NNW GORHAM          30.0   700 AM  1/28
   YARMOUTH              29.0  1123 AM  1/28
   1 E PORTLAND          27.4   808 PM  1/27
   1 ENE SOUTH WINDHAM   27.0   723 AM  1/28
   SCARBOROUGH           27.0   949 AM  1/28
   GRAY NWS OFFICE       26.6   706 AM  1/28
   GORHAM                26.3   715 AM  1/28
   1 SSE GORHAM          26.1   800 AM  1/28
   5 NW YARMOUTH         26.0   721 AM  1/28
   NORTH YARMOUTH        26.0   945 AM  1/28
   CUMBERLAND FORESIDE   26.0   949 AM  1/28
   PORTLAND - N DEERING  25.5   700 AM  1/28
   2 NE GORHAM           25.3   655 AM  1/28
   2 SSW CUMBERLAND      25.0   258 AM  1/28
   4 WSW NEW GLOUCESTER  25.0   815 AM  1/28
   4 NNE RAYMOND         24.0   856 AM  1/28
   1 SSW SOUTH PORTLAND  24.0   516 AM  1/28
   PORTLAND JETPORT      23.8   909 AM  1/28
   3 NE NAPLES           23.5   700 AM  1/28
   WINDHAM               23.0   515 PM  1/27
   GRAY - NWS OFFICE     22.4   700 PM  1/27
   2 NW FALMOUTH         22.2   623 AM  1/28
   1 WSW GORHAM          22.0   700 AM  1/28
   1 ENE SCARBOROUGH     21.0   642 PM  1/27
   2 SW CASCO            21.0   804 PM  1/27
   BRIDGTON              20.9   637 AM  1/28
   3 N WESTBROOK         20.0   700 AM  1/28
   CUMBERLAND CENTER     20.0   600 AM  1/28
   3 ENE WESTBROOK       20.0   754 PM  1/27
   3 SE NEW GLOUCESTER   18.6   700 AM  1/28
   6 WNW PORTLAND        18.0   700 AM  1/28
   2 SSW FREEPORT        17.0   915 AM  1/28
   2 ESE SEBAGO          16.0   800 AM  1/28
   1 SSE NORTH SEBAGO    16.0   955 PM  1/27
   4 S POWNAL            15.5   700 AM  1/28
   3 NW BRIDGTON         12.8   700 AM  1/28

 

 

...FRANKLIN COUNTY...

   FARMINGTON            22.0   700 AM  1/28
   NEW SHARON            14.0   445 PM  1/27
   EUSTIS                 6.9   655 AM  1/28

 

 

...KENNEBEC COUNTY...

   1 SSE WINSLOW         16.5   700 AM  1/28
   WINSLOW               14.0   505 PM  1/27
   VASSALBORO            10.0   705 PM  1/27

 

 

...KNOX COUNTY...

   CUSHING               16.0   704 PM  1/27
   2 SW CUSHING          15.5   522 PM  1/27
   SW ROCKPORT           14.0   830 AM  1/28
   1 SSW CAMDEN          12.0   533 PM  1/27
   3 W UNION             12.0   720 AM  1/28
   3 NW UNION            11.0   715 AM  1/28

 

 

...LINCOLN COUNTY...

   2 SSW WESTPORT ISLAN  20.0   800 AM  1/28
   BOOTHBAY              14.0   654 AM  1/28

 

 

...OXFORD COUNTY...

   OXFORD                28.0  1048 AM  1/28
   HARTFORD              18.8  1154 AM  1/28
   BETHEL                18.0   736 AM  1/28
   1 N HARTFORD          17.5   700 AM  1/28
   PERU                  17.5   942 AM  1/28
   BRYANT POND           14.0  1049 AM  1/28
   2 WNW BETHEL          12.3   700 AM  1/28
   6 SSE BETHEL          10.0   718 AM  1/28
   ANDOVER                9.0   700 AM  1/28

 

 

...SAGADAHOC COUNTY...

   BATH                  24.9   943 AM  1/28
   POPHAM BEACH STATE P  23.0   722 AM  1/28
   1 WSW BATH            22.0   600 AM  1/28
   TOPSHAM               20.3   421 PM  1/27
   1 N TOPSHAM           13.7   700 AM  1/28

 

 

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2 hours ago, tamarack said:

That was the only double-digit snowfall I personally witnessed that good-but-frustrating winter, and my only November storm of 10"+, anywhere.  We did get 20" on Jan 27-28 but my only "witness" was behind the snowblower 12+ hours after final flakes.  During the storm we were in SNJ, anticipating the forecast 12-16 there, which verified at 1.5", all of which was gone less than 4 hours after snow stopped.

Ooof thats frustrating, i thought 8.5" in a 24-36" forecast (15-30" NBC on the conseravitive/more realistic side) but 1.5" on 12-16 is worse. At least i hade plowable low end warning snow.

I really wanted to experience my first 2 to 3 footer but alas it still eludes me to this day.

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Yeah that was fun 4 nor’easters each exactly a week apart.

mar 1- inland elevated event rain at the coast and low elevations.

 mar 7/8- major snowstorm  for most of New England 1-2 ft for a lot.

mar 13- major snowstorm East New England bust for central areas and west.

 mar 21st- huge bust for southern New England nyc and li crushed with 1-2ft. 

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20 minutes ago, The 4 Seasons said:

Yeah that was fun 4 nor’easters each exactly a week apart.

mar 1- inland elevated event rain at the coast and low elevations.

 mar 7/8- major snowstorm  for most of New England 1-2 ft for a lot.

mar 13- major snowstorm East New England bust for central areas and west.

 mar 21st- huge bust for southern New England nyc and li crushed with 1-2ft. 

I somehow lucked out with that Western CT strip that gave me 9.5 and Bridgeport 5.5 on the March 13 event.

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