12/20-21 Clipper/Coastal Nowcast and Obs

[kdxken]

Winter like.

[PWMan]

2 hours ago, Lava Rock said:

Sn shwr last nite. Barely enough to whiten the ground. Congrats to those that will secure a white xmas

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Maybe 5 flakes here last night. Ground completely bare. Hopefully we get a little something on Tuesday.

[dryslot]

5 minutes ago, PWMan said:

Maybe 5 flakes here last night. Ground completely bare. Hopefully we get a little something on Tuesday.

Yes, Been awful so far this december.

[UnitedWx]

Flurried and light snowed our way to an inch in Westfield. At least it looks festive 

[DavisStraight]

43 minutes ago, kdxken said:

 

5 inches of snow, 5 feet of wood. Lets see if we can bury that wood this year. In 2015 I couldn't see my stacks of wood, had to really dig to get at it.

[jbenedet]

The early Jan pattern —I’m seeing a number of synoptic scale parallels to the period which produced the blizzard of 96. Weenies will of course take this and run with it…but so much still has to break right for a similar outcome.

Of course timing is everything but main point here is I see SNE, and especially mid Atlantic in best spot for significant snowfalls after the late December warmup. 

[weathafella]

Ok which one of you is signed in as the pope?

[jbenedet]

Merry Christmas.

[TauntonBlizzard2013]

About an inch total here. Grass still showing. Better than nothing I guess 

[wxsniss]

And while we have a fresh example, put me in the column of folks who are a little delighted (relieved?) to see that Euro-AI was completely useless this last event.

Wonder how the Google GenCast that received all this media hype a few weeks ago did…

[tamarack]

4 hours ago, rgwp96 said:

3.9 in my area of north jersey. Another positive bust. Original forecast was 1-2 inches 

Decent.  Kids in Gloucester County saw a few flakes - need to have a Jersey-wide dump.

Only a dusting here but we're still AN for YTD.

[wxsniss]

2 hours ago, ORH_wxman said:

The common really is awesome when there’s snow during Christmas season. Next few nights are gonna be really awesome for skating on Frog Pond with all the lights and snow. 

 

1 hour ago, mreaves said:

It has nothing on Quebec City though.

 

4 hours ago, moneypitmike said:

That's a sad statement about the world.  

Cobblestoned lamp-lit Beacon hill is pretty iconic too

Anyway, not necessarily agreeing with this list (methodology was by showing people photos), but here were top cities:

[rcostell]

7 minutes ago, tamarack said:

Decent.  Kids in Gloucester County saw a few flakes - need to have a Jersey-wide dump.

Only a dusting here but we're still AN for YTD.

Tamarack- Agree    Enjoy your "home posts" from the North country....Where in Gloucester County are you at present? I live up in Haddon Heights- next county north. Had about 1.5 here on non paved areas- nice to see. Our Camp on north side of Whiteface Mountain in the 'Dacks continues to get slow buildup of fluff from upslope. Was there last weekend and caught a hefty lake effect band oscillate through...nice to see the mood snow her in South Jersey. 

[tamarack]

3 minutes ago, rcostell said:

Tamarack- Agree    Enjoy your "home posts" from the North country....Where in Gloucester County are you at present? I live up in Haddon Heights- next county north. Had about 1.5 here on non paved areas- nice to see. Our Camp on north side of Whiteface Mountain in the 'Dacks continues to get slow buildup of fluff from upslope. Was there last weekend and caught a hefty lake effect band oscillate through...nice to see the mood snow her in South Jersey. 

Kids live in Monroeville, about 6 miles south from Glassboro.  (And 515 miles from here  - still better than when they lived in Decatur, IL.)

[Patrick-02540]

2 hours ago, kdxken said:

Winter like.

Congrats.  It requires some talent to speak on a cellphone whilst taking a leak.  

[40/70 Benchmark]

4 hours ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

Jezuz, I’m up to 8” here and we usually tied.  Need sone SWFE’s! 

This is why my area has struggled so much over the last 8 years or so.....big coastals are hit or miss here, but SWFE are my bread and butter, but they have been noticeably absent due to the lack of favorably positioned/timed +PP.

CJs are of course 95% misses.

[weathafella]

How does Paris, the most amazing city I’ve ever visited not be on that list which is predicated on how long web users look at images (a ridiculous metric which probably would make a bloody scene #1)?  With that said, snowy downtown Boston in the holiday season is pretty great as it is other times of the year.

[40/70 Benchmark]

1 hour ago, jbenedet said:

The early Jan pattern —I’m seeing a number of synoptic scale parallels to the period which produced the blizzard of 96. Weenies will of course take this and run with it…but so much still has to break right for a similar outcome.

Of course timing is everything but main point here is I see SNE, and especially mid Atlantic in best spot for significant snowfalls after the late December warmup. 

I'm actually not thrilled to hear this...the way my luck is going....

[rcostell]

51 minutes ago, tamarack said:

Kids live in Monroeville, about 6 miles south from Glassboro.  (And 515 miles from here  - still better than when they lived in Decatur, IL.)

Nice quiet, rural area, there and south...real "South Jersey".    I know the feeling- son in Denver, daughter in San Diego.   

[kdxken]

30 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

I'm actually not thrilled to hear this...the way my luck is going....

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-04096-5

[Spanks45]

Finished up with 1.6" after the light snow early this morning. Regardless of the snow, might be able to go below zero here Sunday night on a clear calm night. First time in almost 2 years. 

Great December for this neck of the woods, hoping WOR crowd can regain some dominance after a lack luster half decade or so...currently 27.3⁰

[Patrick-02540]

56 minutes ago, weathafella said:

How does Paris, the most amazing city I’ve ever visited not be on that list which is predicated on how long web users look at images (a ridiculous metric which probably would make a bloody scene #1)?  With that said, snowy downtown Boston in the holiday season is pretty great as it is other times of the year.

We ran a very similar study back in 2004 in which participants were shown photos of people.  Those with the 2nd longest stare rates were of people who satisfied the traditional 20th century/modern concepts of "beauty." (That has a higher degree of subjectivity, to be sure.)  But the photos that were looked at longest were images of obviously grotesque, malformed, or extremely terrified people.  The theory was that looking at something pleasing elicits less complex brain responses versus looking at something terrifying or morbid or in pain.  Brain wave analysis seems to confirm that.

 

Sorry, Boston. (just kidding.)

[MJO812]

2.7 here for the total 

[Sey-Mour Snow]

Just now, MJO812 said:

2.7 here for the total 

Congrats you guys deserved some snow.

[Sey-Mour Snow]

25 minutes ago, Spanks45 said:

Finished up with 1.6" after the light snow early this morning. Regardless of the snow, might be able to go below zero here Sunday night on a clear calm night. First time in almost 2 years. 

Great December for this neck of the woods, hoping WOR crowd can regain some dominance after a lack luster half decade or so...currently 27.3⁰

Ya 1.4” storm total here grass almost completely covered which is nice for hopes for a white Christmas. 

[tamarack]

1 hour ago, rcostell said:

Nice quiet, rural area, there and south...real "South Jersey".    I know the feeling- son in Denver, daughter in San Diego.   

Farm country, just west of the Barrens.

[Damage In Tolland]

Getting a heavier lake streamer squall currently 

[TheMainer]

Was closing in on an inch at home when we left for the airport at 11, sunny and nothing at PWM. 

[gonegalt]

Picked up about 3" powder last night/this morning on top of 2" base, Blowing around now and getting cold. 

River opened up last week but is slowing up with floating slush cakes, will likely close up solid again tonight.

[DavisStraight]

Got a bit over an inch, not sure it will make it til tues/weds but we might get an inch or so tuesday.