WestBabylonWeather Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 South shore was so close to the good stuff. The blob was hugging the shore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdp146 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 0.0 south east Nassau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Went for a walk to Union Square during lunch 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpruf Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 11 minutes ago, winterwx21 said: Yep. As others pointed out, times have changed. It never used to be cancelled ahead of time for borderline events, because sometimes they bust. But posters made good points on why it's reasonable to cancel beforehand these days. I still can't get over the fact that we can't even get a dusting on car tops here today. This is one of the most disappointing events that we've had in recent years. Also, a LOT of staff in North Jersey live in Ocean and Monmouth counties. If they aren't coming in, either because their own kids are off from school or they just don't want the hassle of driving and can burn a personal or sick day, then you have kids in school with not enough staff. And since they outsourced the subs to an almost minimum wage outfit that can't seem to find anyone who doesn't have a felony record, they can't get subs anymore. This mean putting the kids in the auditorium or cafeteria with a few beleaguered staff members who immediately regret coming in, and definitely won't the next time. 31 years experience here...... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dseagull Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Nice wintry feel. Perfect little system for good wintry vibes. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picard Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 15 minutes ago, MANDA said: How much to you have up in Sparta? I'm at work out in Hampton. I'd say maybe 1/2 inch here. I'll be back home later, but I'm guessing not much difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpruf Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 minute ago, Nibor said: Went for a walk to Union Square during lunch Will be in the Bronx tomorrow for my son's celebration at the zoo with his graduate cohort. Hope there will be some cover otg. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjtc1979 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 16 minutes ago, weatherpruf said: Were you around in 94? We ran out of days. Went to June 30th. Part of that was Whitman's decision to declare a state of emergency in NJ for....frigid temps ( talk about Murphy all you want, there is precedence here ). Schools heard that and closed for the WEEK. And what did her education secretary say? ( Leo Klagholz, who never worked in a public school ) " I heard the governor declare a state of emergency; I did not hear her say to close the schools." Private schools, of course, did not bother to make up all the days, but we did. I was in Elizabeth where they normally didn't close for snow. I'm NYC based, and ran a school in Queens. As a student, from K all the way through 12, school was only closed twice for inclement weather: Hurricane Gloria in 1986 and the Blizzard of 1996. We got hit locally very badly by the 93 Noreaster, but schools were still open that day. None of us from my area made it in. The snow that we got once I became a teacher and then principal was on a completely different level than anything I saw growing up. But NYC schools are under mayoral control, and who the mayor is made a big impact on whether or not we got a snow day. DeBlasio was quick to close, while Bloomberg avoided it at all costs. DeBlasio being a Brooklyn guy and Bloomberg a Manhattan guy might have a lot to do with that. It's hard for Manhattan folks to imagine how hard it is to get around the other four boroughs during and after a bad snowstorm! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANDA Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Friends update from Mt. Laurel: Light snow, sometimes moderate but small flakes. Temperature holding at 30. Total snow so far 2.8". No sticking on paved surfaces. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpruf Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 2 minutes ago, Kjtc1979 said: I'm NYC based, and ran a school in Queens. As a student, from K all the way through 12, school was only closed twice for inclement weather: Hurricane Gloria in 1986 and the Blizzard of 1996. We got hit locally very badly by the 93 Noreaster, but schools were still open that day. None of us from my area made it in. The snow that we got once I became a teacher and then principal was on a completely different level than anything I saw growing up. But NYC schools are under mayoral control, and who the mayor is made a big impact on whether or not we got a snow day. DeBlasio was quick to close, while Bloomberg avoided it at all costs. DeBlasio being a Brooklyn guy and Bloomberg a Manhattan guy might have a lot to do with that. It's hard for Manhattan folks to imagine how hard it is to get around the other four boroughs during and after a bad snowstorm! I do remember Bloomberg shutting down in March 2003 or 4 for a storm that never accumulated much. We'd had a run of big storms by then. You're right, the monster storms we saw in the 2000's were on another level. I believe they were an anomaly connected to climate change, and that we may have reached a tipping point where normal snows become more and more rare. But I'm not a scientist. I've just read this may happen at some point. No one can say when. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover11 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 about an inch here, mostly just on grass, left over snow, cars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poker2015 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 12 minutes ago, FPizz said: On top of the crust from Tuesday there is nearly 1.5". On my deck an inch. But all other area's minus my back paver walkway its just wet. Hoping to get out later to have a drink withh friends. A bunch of us are taking the kids to WOP at 2pm and we are bringing beers. Come by for a drink. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoulderWX Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Back edge seems to be coming through western NJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Coating here on old snow/cold surfaces. Pavements wet. Light snow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwx21 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 15 minutes ago, Allsnow said: Sorry. It really was all about a northern band that we got lucky with Thanks. I'm glad you have a nice event in Metuchen! Here it is finally starting to dust the cars and my porch a little bit. We do have a little over a half inch (I measured 0.6") on top of the old snow. Maybe we can get to an inch. As Stormlover said, at least it's freshening up the old snow and trees a little bit. Hopefully we can get a bigger event in February that gives the entire area good accumulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPizz Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 minute ago, Poker2015 said: A bunch of us are taking the kids to WOP at 2pm and we are bringing beers. Come by for a drink. Wish my kids were younger for that still. They are pissed school was closed today since they wanted to go to ski club at the high school. So far ski club is batting zero, 0-3 with trips the past 3 Fridays. I'm "working" until 5, but thanks for invite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Just now, winterwx21 said: Thanks. I'm glad you have a nice event in Metuchen! Here it is finally starting to dust the cars and my porch a little bit. We do have a little over a half inch (I measured 0.6") on top of the old snow. Maybe we can get to an inch. As Stormlover said, at least it's freshening up the old snow and trees a little bit. Hopefully we can get a bigger event in February that gives the entire area good accumulations. I hope…the start of February looks very warm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycsnow Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Bad bust for Upton, 0 support for a winter weather advisory since yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwx21 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 3 minutes ago, Allsnow said: I hope…the start of February looks very warm. Yeah it doesn't look good. Maybe we can get lucky with 1 big storm later in February or early March. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsnow Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Our latest preliminary totals as of 1 pm... Central Park: 0.1" JFK: 0.1" LGA: 0.6" EWR: 0.2" ISP: T" BDR: 0.3" NWS office (Upton, NY): 0.7" Other unofficial reports: Commack, NY: 1.2" Monroe, NY: 1.0" Danbury, CT: 1.2" NYC at 1.8 YTD which might beat last years least snowiest winter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANDA Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Can't find a traffic cam on NJDOT site that shows anything but wet roads. State of Emergency and NJDOT Commercial Travel Ban? Was totally uncalled for. Dilutes the message when one is actually needed. Was not THAT long ago that States of Emergency during winter storms were reserved for 12"+, blowing/drifting and heavy rates of fall so as to actually impede travel. This was never any of that. Then they wonder why people are apathetic and don't pay attention. 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselbug Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 8 minutes ago, MANDA said: Friends update from Mt. Laurel: Light snow, sometimes moderate but small flakes. Temperature holding at 30. Total snow so far 2.8". No sticking on paved surfaces. Similar to here on the turnpike in Swedesboro NJ. (Exit 2) except we are up to 3.5" of powdery snow. Surprisingly the main roads are still very passable. I'm not sure if it is from the residual salt from the 1/16 event, or is it due to the filtered sun appearing thru the clouds. (NOT a deep gray overcast at this time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherpruf Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 minute ago, MANDA said: Can't find a traffic cam on NJDOT site that shows anything but wet roads. State of Emergency and NJDOT Commercial Travel Ban? Was totally uncalled for. Dilutes the message when one is actually needed. Was not THAT long ago that States of Emergency during winter storms were reserved for 12"+, blowing/drifting and heavy rates of fall so as to actually impede travel. This was never any of that. Then they wonder why people are apathetic and don't pay attention. See my previous post. This isn't new. Whitman declared a state of emergency for a week because it was COLD. I mean, it really was cold, but ya know, we have heat in the modern world....and we did in 1994. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwarlock Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1.75 in Belle Mead on cold surfaces Mostly wet on paved Embarrassing they had state of emergency 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwarlock Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 35 minutes ago, weatherpruf said: See my previous post. This isn't new. Whitman declared a state of emergency for a week because it was COLD. I mean, it really was cold, but ya know, we have heat in the modern world....and we did in 1994. Was that the year of ice on the roads for 2 weeks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalland Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 about 0.6” in new haven. accumulated on most surfaces, except those with a bucketload of salt on them… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatamy Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1.5” new OTG. Light snow with visibility of 1 mile. 27/24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestBabylonWeather Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Temp dropped to 28. Finally have a slight dusting. Too bad it’s ending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJwx85 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Nothing but white rain here all day. Not going to stick to pavement especially with all of the salt still present from Monday. Hard to believe that this pattern didn't deliver a big one after all of those cutters but it is what it is. GFS has above average temps through at least the first week of February from here on out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 minute ago, NJwx85 said: Nothing but white rain here all day. Not going to stick to pavement especially with all of the salt still present from Monday. Hard to believe that this pattern didn't deliver a big one after all of those cutters but it is what it is. GFS has above average temps through at least the first week of February from here on out. Hopefully we get another period in Feb otherwise it's a 01-02, 11-12 style winter with a 7-10 day stretch in Jan and then torch rest of way 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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