bkviking Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 According to the info Ive been gathering, Miller Place is the snowiest (and overall coldest) place on Long Island-- correct me if Im wrong, please. What's your annual snowfall average? Alex, I'll do some homework on that but I lived in Miller Place just past 3 years (also in 1970s incl Feb 78) and lived in Shoreham , which is 3 miles directly north of Upton , most of the other years. So either way I've been in a sweet spot, at least since 2001. Based upon observation here though from folks like you and William and anecdotal evidence from others I know the Miller Place-Mt Sinai area form an axis of the heaviest snows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHSnow Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 It has started on EELI. http://www.hamptons.com/live_view.php?camID=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkviking Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 In Port Jefferson Village by water. Already nice coating, and here exposed to sound a nice stiff sideways snow from NNE underway. We must be thankful this storm offers us a few hours of daylight to see it start. Last Dec 19, the snow evaporation from low dews took so long until well after dark for us to get any daylight visible storm effects. I'm praying we get some decent intensity before 4pm so we can get some good videos and pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHSnow Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 A light coating in Laurel Hollow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 It's been snowing here since 9:30am and the roads are already snowcovered and the snow is blowing and drifting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Alex, I'll do some homework on that but I lived in Miller Place just past 3 years (also in 1970s incl Feb 78) and lived in Shoreham , which is 3 miles directly north of Upton , most of the other years. So either way I've been in a sweet spot, at least since 2001. Based upon observation here though from folks like you and William and anecdotal evidence from others I know the Miller Place-Mt Sinai area form an axis of the heaviest snows. Thanks! Shoreham is part of that axis too! I used Ed's site for some of my info and superimposed his snowfall maps over a map of Long Island and came up with Mt Sinai to Miller Place to Shoreham. Once you get out by Wading River, the averages slowly start dropping off. Also note that this region also is due south of New Haven (approximately) and when winds blow from a northerly direction they blow over the largest cross section of Long Island Sound before hitting that region-- thus they also benefit the most from sound effect and sound enhanced snow. I've found that region to be really good for radiational cooling also, once you get a few miles from the Sound-- second only to Westhampton Beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHSnow Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Near term /until noon today/... first of several near term mesoscale updates for today. First...seeing some spits of mainly light snow across eastern Long Island and coastal southeast CT...driven in part by low level convergence noted near Montauk Point where a coastal front may be developing. How far west that coastal front drives tonight as the intense low makes its closest approach to Long Island still a big question...as the 12z NAM...while now very close to the 06z GFS/00z European model (ecmwf) low track...hangs tougher with colder air...with only brief mixing indicated near Montauk as maximum bl wet bulb temperatures warm briefly above +1c tonight. Wet bulb temperature just to the east at Block Island already warm enough for rain...so NAM too cold unless strong northerly flow on the cold side later today keeps the coastal front in place. Other big issue concerns exactly where heaviest snow will fall later today into tonight...which may be coming more into focus. The 12z NAM showed its strongest 700 mb-8 layer frontogenesis displaced about 30 miles northwest of the strongest radar returns off Delaware-Maryland-Virginia at this time...no surprise there as this often happens with intense coastal storms. Taking the NAM otherwise as a perfect forecast and following evolution of its frontogenetic forcing indicates that the heaviest snow will occur over south central CT into western Suffolk and Nassau counties on Long Island..possibly a little farther west into southwest CT and NYC if you look at 700 mb frontogenesis only. May have to increase maximum totals in those areas to near 20 inches...maybe more...as that banding looks to set up there toward evening and remain for a good chunk of the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkviking Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 I applaud that prognosis for my western LI friends as I really just cant be more grateful for the past decade overall in my areas of central-eastern long island have been overall hot spots for snow accums. We have a good head start out east here now but I know that ultimately doesn't matter. If Jimminy Cricket could give me a wish upon a star now would be for temps another 5F colder...at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtRosen Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 How many times has Long Island seen a foot or more of snow in the past decade? December 2000 February 2003 December 2003 December 2005 February 2006 December 2009 February 2010 February 2010 and now December 2010. That's 9 major snowstorms in 10 years. That's incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted December 26, 2010 Author Share Posted December 26, 2010 How many times has Long Island seen a foot or more of snow in the past decade? December 2000 February 2003 December 2003 December 2005 February 2006 December 2009 February 2010 February 2010 and now December 2010. That's 9 major snowstorms in 10 years. That's incredible. Art if some areas see the possible magic 24" mark does it count twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted December 26, 2010 Author Share Posted December 26, 2010 For those that are interested I have setup a live "Snowcam" at my website for you to check out. Enjoy the snow! Kings Park NY Live Snowcam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkviking Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 It is amazing bc I grew up mainly in 80s to early 90s( well never really grew up) BUT in 80s I believe I rarely had school days off. ( of course DTs weekend rule wasn't well known) since turn if century it's been a bonanza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIsevereWX Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 It is amazing bc I grew up mainly in 80s to early 90s( well never really grew up) BUT in 80s I believe I rarely had school days off. ( of course DTs weekend rule wasn't well known) since turn if century it's been a bonanza Steady light snow has been falling for a few hours now in Farmingville. 29F I'm really looking forward to the main event!! Everyone stay safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIsevereWX Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 For those that are interested I have setup a live "Snowcam" at my website for you to check out. Enjoy the snow! Kings Park NY Live Snowcam Hey Bobby....love the snow cam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 It is amazing bc I grew up mainly in 80s to early 90s( well never really grew up) BUT in 80s I believe I rarely had school days off. ( of course DTs weekend rule wasn't well known) since turn if century it's been a bonanza No snow days and some of the worst winters ever back in the 80s and early 90s! Feb 83 happened late on a Friday so that was just a delayed closing. We didnt even have a 10 inch storm between Feb 1983 and Mar 1993-- and that changed to heavy rain so really our first really big storm after Feb 83 was like Jan 96, which will still be my favorite-- sort of like winning the world series after 10 years plus of futility is the one most treasured, no matter how many you win after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 For those that are interested I have setup a live "Snowcam" at my website for you to check out. Enjoy the snow! Kings Park NY Live Snowcam Thats an awesome cam, I need to get me one of those lol. Your yard looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowshack Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 0.5" on the ground now, snowfall rate has been steady over the past two hours at what I would still call light, despite pretty good looking returns on OKX's radar. Really perfect Sunday after Christmas kind of weather day.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 For those that are interested I have setup a live "Snowcam" at my website for you to check out. Enjoy the snow! Kings Park NY Live Snowcam I clicked the link just in time to see you shutting the doors on the 2 sheds Nice web cam! Where in KP are you? I'm near the golf course in N Smithtown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Also remember March 2001 (up to 16" in Suffolk), January 2004 (up to 14"), January 2005 (up to 20") , and March 2009 (up to 16"). I don't think the December 2005 one on your list is correct though... Dang John...your typing is getting faster...I was about to say the same: Moderate snow here now...viz down to around a half mile. It looks like a snowstorm is brewing. Haven't been out...but it looks like we are still short of an inch. Damn shame about the game in Philly. Wimps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowshack Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 How many times has Long Island seen a foot or more of snow in the past decade? December 2000 February 2003 December 2003 December 2005 February 2006 December 2009 February 2010 February 2010 and now December 2010. That's 9 major snowstorms in 10 years. That's incredible. It really has been an amazing decade. I tried explaining same to my 10 year old today. What i difference from when i grew up in the 80;s... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 How many times has Long Island seen a foot or more of snow in the past decade? December 2000 February 2003 December 2003 December 2005 February 2006 December 2009 February 2010 February 2010 and now December 2010. That's 9 major snowstorms in 10 years. That's incredible. December 2000, February 2003 (PD2), December 2003, January 2004, January 2005, February 2006, December 2009, February 2010 (1), February 2010 (2), December 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted December 26, 2010 Author Share Posted December 26, 2010 Hey Bobby....love the snow cam Thanks!! Will be up every storm we have. Hoping to get a Megapixel/low light up for the next one if it comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted December 26, 2010 Author Share Posted December 26, 2010 I clicked the link just in time to see you shutting the doors on the 2 sheds Nice web cam! Where in KP are you? I'm near the golf course in N Smithtown. Just off Pulaski, 2 blocks east of the Sag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIsevereWX Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 I don't want to be a but is central to eastern LI getting dry slotted? Or is this nothing to worry about because the storm is still underway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted December 26, 2010 Author Share Posted December 26, 2010 Thats an awesome cam, I need to get me one of those lol. Your yard looks great! Thanks Alex! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Thanks Alex! I hope youre saving the footage, this is going to be something for the record books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntingtonwx Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 i hate the sleet. i hear it pinging in huntington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowshack Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 I don't want to be a but is central to eastern LI getting dry slotted? Or is this nothing to worry about because the storm is still underway? We sure are out here, not even snowing right now. Hopefully for us everything shifts a little east soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowshack Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 light precip resumed, but its all sleet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted December 26, 2010 Author Share Posted December 26, 2010 All snow and heavy in Kings Park. My wife said she has never seen it snow that hard in her life Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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