PD Holiday Weekend Mess DISCO

[HIPPYVALLEY]

Walked the doggo after we got home and the cold, wind swept snow piles were reminiscent of 2015 but obviously on a smaller scale.  Deep and wintery.  

[powderfreak]

Upslope burst moving in.  Models indicate a few hours of steady westerly flow into the Spine.

Should transition to largely orographic precip as we go through the night.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

Tonight was the rare fruition of “fraud five” back end accumulating snows.  

[ma blizzard]

54 kts at ORH

[dryslot]

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gray ME
1038 PM EST Sun Feb 16 2025

MEZ014-018>028-NHZ006-010-170545-
Southern Somerset-Interior York-Central Interior Cumberland-
Androscoggin-Kennebec-Interior Waldo-Coastal York-
Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-Coastal Waldo-
Southern Carroll-Strafford-
Including the cities of Athens, Cornville, Skowhegan, Palmyra,
Pittsfield, Embden, Madison, Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford,
Goodwins Mills, Buxton, Limington, Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray,
North Windham, Gorham, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot,
Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls, Augusta, Sidney, Windsor,
Vassalboro, Waterville, China, Palermo, Brooks, Jackson, Knox,
Liberty, Montville, Morrill, Waldo, Winterport, Unity, Biddeford,
Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Portland, Cape Elizabeth,
South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath,
Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Whitefield, Dresden,
Alna, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Boothbay Harbor,
Wiscasset, Waldoboro, Owls Head, Rockland, Appleton, Camden,
Hope, Rockport, Thomaston, Belfast, Northport, Searsmont,
Lincolnville, Wakefield, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Ossipee,
Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro, Moultonborough, Barrington, Rochester,
Dover, Rollinsford, Somersworth, Durham, and Madbury
1038 PM EST Sun Feb 16 2025

A heavy burst of snow is moving through southeast New Hampshire
and southwest Maine. Sleet will continue to transition to a heavy
burst of snow along the I-95 and I-295 corridor. Visibilities
less than 1/4 mile, and heavy snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per
hour can be expected. Snow comes to an end across the Seacoast
around midnight, and a few hours later through the MidCoast and
central Maine.

$$

[powderfreak]

Wind shift to westerly upslope bringing wind and snow.  20G30 at MVL in 1.2sm vis at 17F….even the ASOS getting the wind.

[40/70 Benchmark]

32 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

Tonight was the rare fruition of “fraud five” back end accumulating snows.  

Actual backlash..Schowegelor smiling in his grave.

 

 

 

 

 

[tunafish]

15 minutes ago, dryslot said:

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gray ME
1038 PM EST Sun Feb 16 2025

MEZ014-018>028-NHZ006-010-170545-
Southern Somerset-Interior York-Central Interior Cumberland-
Androscoggin-Kennebec-Interior Waldo-Coastal York-
Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-Coastal Waldo-
Southern Carroll-Strafford-
Including the cities of Athens, Cornville, Skowhegan, Palmyra,
Pittsfield, Embden, Madison, Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford,
Goodwins Mills, Buxton, Limington, Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray,
North Windham, Gorham, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot,
Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls, Augusta, Sidney, Windsor,
Vassalboro, Waterville, China, Palermo, Brooks, Jackson, Knox,
Liberty, Montville, Morrill, Waldo, Winterport, Unity, Biddeford,
Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Portland, Cape Elizabeth,
South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath,
Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Whitefield, Dresden,
Alna, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Boothbay Harbor,
Wiscasset, Waldoboro, Owls Head, Rockland, Appleton, Camden,
Hope, Rockport, Thomaston, Belfast, Northport, Searsmont,
Lincolnville, Wakefield, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Ossipee,
Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro, Moultonborough, Barrington, Rochester,
Dover, Rollinsford, Somersworth, Durham, and Madbury
1038 PM EST Sun Feb 16 2025

A heavy burst of snow is moving through southeast New Hampshire
and southwest Maine. Sleet will continue to transition to a heavy
burst of snow along the I-95 and I-295 corridor. Visibilities
less than 1/4 mile, and heavy snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per
hour can be expected. Snow comes to an end across the Seacoast
around midnight, and a few hours later through the MidCoast and
central Maine.

$$

Rocking here. 9" within reach.

[HoarfrostHubb]

Some of the strongest gusts I’ve had in a long time just came through.  Reports of trees down on my street. 

[HIPPYVALLEY]

14 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

Some of the strongest gusts I’ve had in a long time just came through.  Reports of trees down on my street. 

It’s relatively tame MBY (I mean, it’s gusty, and the pines are rattling) but it sounds like an absolute freight train 1000 feet above my head.   Absolute thunderous roars that we can hear in the living room with the TV on.

[TheSnowman]

3 hours ago, dendrite said:

Ya know I as Always, ask a Serious Question on here, and NO ONE Answers.  Everyone just BS's and jokes at me.  ESPEICLALY after one of the Worst Days in my Weather Life.  Maybe #1, since at Least in the Fujiwawa of 2013, I didn't do Nearly the worst.  

 

Again - If we All in that Red and Yellow Blotch of the radar, which was Huge, got Thunder, Did Anyone get ThunderSleet or ThunderSnow in that when it came across SNW?  

[TheSnowman]

2 hours ago, TalcottWx said:

Do you ever stop whining 

Do you ever START Understanding that I had arguably the Worst Day in my Weather Life and almost 100% of the Rest of you had an Overperforming day and I have to Sit Here and Read everyone else playing in the Snow?  And Every Facet of this storm, EVERY One, is Positive for you guys, and negative for me?  And the Real Hell starts Tomorrow when everything is going to cut everyone's tires since no one could shovel?  

 

Do you also understand I haven't seen 12" of snow here in 6 Years??  Stop Bit*hing at my Bi*ching.  I have not even seen a 6" Storm in 3 freaking years.  

[40/70 Benchmark]

 

https://easternmassweather.blogspot.com/2025/02/strong-messy-weekend-forecast.html

Final Grade: A

 

[The 4 Seasons]

13 hours ago, dendrite said:

For everyone measuring ice today…

Seems like everyone (and spotters) is measuring radial ice but are the ASOS reports just flat ice? If that's the case aren't we comparing apples and oranges on reports? I mean flat ice is what more than double that of radial ice on branches? According to this radial ice only 39% of elevated flat ice. 

[superETA]

7 minutes ago, The 4 Seasons said:

Seems like everyone (and spotters) is measuring radial ice but are the ASOS reports just flat ice? If that's the case aren't we comparing apples and oranges on reports? I mean flat ice is what more than double that of radial ice on branches? According to this radial ice only 39% of elevated flat ice. 

Yeah, I’m driving around Warwick RI tomorrow and I’m concerned about icy road hazards. 
 

First, I hear Geoff Bensen from ABC6 describe the roads tomorrow morning as “ice rinks”:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1345632766472128&id=1345632766472128
 

That’s a dramatic characterization and can lead to rash decisions like telling my boss I might need to stay home (which I did). I don’t know why he’d use that phrase if there wasn’t a serious concern for safety due to ice. 
 

Then I get confused by this graph:

 

Does this mean only the highlighted major roadways will have .25 to .5” of ice? Or that all roadways in the surrounding areas of the highlighted roadways?

 

Sorry everyone still a newbie to this discipline. 

[40/70 Benchmark]

42 minutes ago, TheSnowman said:

Do you ever START Understanding that I had arguably the Worst Day in my Weather Life and almost 100% of the Rest of you had an Overperforming day and I have to Sit Here and Read everyone else playing in the Snow?  And Every Facet of this storm, EVERY One, is Positive for you guys, and negative for me?  And the Real Hell starts Tomorrow when everything is going to cut everyone's tires since no one could shovel?  

 

Do you also understand I haven't seen 12" of snow here in 6 Years??  Stop Bit*hing at my Bi*ching.  I have not even seen a 6" Storm in 3 freaking years.  

No one could shovel??

[tunafish]

PWM 05z -

2.8"/0.30" new

Total - 9.4"/1.41" - depth 21"

-SN 21.3°

Overperformer here, deep winter.  Deepest at the stake in (my) 4 seasons for PWM.

[tunafish]

45 minutes ago, TheSnowman said:

Do you ever START Understanding that I had arguably the Worst Day in my Weather Life and almost 100% of the Rest of you had an Overperforming day and I have to Sit Here and Read everyone else playing in the Snow?  And Every Facet of this storm, EVERY One, is Positive for you guys, and negative for me?  And the Real Hell starts Tomorrow when everything is going to cut everyone's tires since no one could shovel?  

 

Do you also understand I haven't seen 12" of snow here in 6 Years??  Stop Bit*hing at my Bi*ching.  I have not even seen a 6" Storm in 3 freaking years.  

Move.

[Sugarloaf1989]

Not much wind currently.  Peak gust of 27mph. When the front came through.  Currently 29F. High was 34F.  Wind did remove ice from the trees.

[The 4 Seasons]

51 minutes ago, TheSnowman said:

Do you ever START Understanding that I had arguably the Worst Day in my Weather Life and almost 100% of the Rest of you had an Overperforming day and I have to Sit Here and Read everyone else playing in the Snow?  And Every Facet of this storm, EVERY One, is Positive for you guys, and negative for me?  And the Real Hell starts Tomorrow when everything is going to cut everyone's tires since no one could shovel?  

 

Do you also understand I haven't seen 12" of snow here in 6 Years??  Stop Bit*hing at my Bi*ching.  I have not even seen a 6" Storm in 3 freaking years.  

I got 10.5" in 19-20, 8.9" in 22-23 and 16" last season and i average like 41..trust me we're all in the same boat. Last time i saw a 12" storm was 2021...4 years ago. Those are more rare than people think...we were spoiled in the 2010s, getting like 1 or 2 a year. Even the 00s...

[HIPPYVALLEY]

Best storm of the 24-25 season so far in the W RT2 corridor.

[The 4 Seasons]

I don't see how N Maine comes anywhere close to these numbers. Am i missing something here because it looks to be mostly over with reports of 6-9" and HRRR only has another 1-2 or so. Looks like a pretty bad bust 

[TheSnowman]

2 hours ago, tunafish said:

Move.

I’m 350’ up, quietly in the woods, an hour from Boston.  Jackpotted the All Holy Blizzard of 1978, Jackpotted March 2019 as well, got over 100” in 2004-2005, and 2014-2015, had snow on the ground from December 26 to April 15 in 2002-2003, and have gotten 24”+ 7 times since 1992.  IT’S FINE.  

 

I have just been getting Completely Screwed recently.  In Every Which Way Possible.  

[Johnno]

Ice ice baby been a while since we had a freeze up like this, just got a fresh coating as well

[CoastalWx]

3 hours ago, TheSnowman said:

I’m 350’ up, quietly in the woods, an hour from Boston.  Jackpotted the All Holy Blizzard of 1978, Jackpotted March 2019 as well, got over 100” in 2004-2005, and 2014-2015, had snow on the ground from December 26 to April 15 in 2002-2003, and have gotten 24”+ 7 times since 1992.  IT’S FINE.  

 

I have just been getting Completely Screwed recently.  In Every Which Way Possible.  

Yep I feel you. Season has that winding down look on guidance. Back broke after this week. We’re almost out of prison. Easy for others to laugh and say move when they’re  balls deep in snow.

[Lava Rock]

PWM 05z -
2.8"/0.30" new
Total - 9.4"/1.41" - depth 21"
-SN 21.3°
Overperformer here, deep winter.  Deepest at the stake in (my) 4 seasons for PWM.

Nice. Surprised you pulled off over 9". It was pretty pedestrian here. Most fell by noon and grabbed maybe 1/2" last night for 6" total.

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[ineedsnow]

6 hours ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

 

https://easternmassweather.blogspot.com/2025/02/strong-messy-weekend-forecast.html

Final Grade: A

 

Alot of those amounts atleast by rt2 will double or more on that map...  we were at 6 before the other snow even came in last night.. 

[moneypitmike]

7 hours ago, dryslot said:

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gray ME
1038 PM EST Sun Feb 16 2025

MEZ014-018>028-NHZ006-010-170545-
Southern Somerset-Interior York-Central Interior Cumberland-
Androscoggin-Kennebec-Interior Waldo-Coastal York-
Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-Coastal Waldo-
Southern Carroll-Strafford-
Including the cities of Athens, Cornville, Skowhegan, Palmyra,
Pittsfield, Embden, Madison, Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford,
Goodwins Mills, Buxton, Limington, Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray,
North Windham, Gorham, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot,
Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls, Augusta, Sidney, Windsor,
Vassalboro, Waterville, China, Palermo, Brooks, Jackson, Knox,
Liberty, Montville, Morrill, Waldo, Winterport, Unity, Biddeford,
Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Portland, Cape Elizabeth,
South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth, Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath,
Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin, Whitefield, Dresden,
Alna, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Boothbay Harbor,
Wiscasset, Waldoboro, Owls Head, Rockland, Appleton, Camden,
Hope, Rockport, Thomaston, Belfast, Northport, Searsmont,
Lincolnville, Wakefield, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Ossipee,
Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro, Moultonborough, Barrington, Rochester,
Dover, Rollinsford, Somersworth, Durham, and Madbury
1038 PM EST Sun Feb 16 2025

A heavy burst of snow is moving through southeast New Hampshire
and southwest Maine. Sleet will continue to transition to a heavy
burst of snow along the I-95 and I-295 corridor. Visibilities
less than 1/4 mile, and heavy snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per
hour can be expected. Snow comes to an end across the Seacoast
around midnight, and a few hours later through the MidCoast and
central Maine.

$$

Slept through it, and was surprised to find a new 3" or so when I oot up this morning.

[tunafish]

9 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

Nice. Surprised you pulled off over 9". It was pretty pedestrian here. Most fell by noon and grabbed maybe 1/2" last night for 6" total.

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Coastal front for the win I guess.  

[tunafish]

Deep winter.