New York City, Northern NJ, Long Island, Southeast NY, Connecticut OBS

[Ridingtime]

That band will pause and swing thru all of NYC eventually. Fluctuating in strength. We are all enjoying moderate snow and we should all get a chance at super heavy snow throughout the night.

The ocean banding is taking place and all LI and NYC will get their turn.

What makes you so sure of that? I mean I hope you're right, but I'd like to understand why you think the band will make it to NYC.

[Chris L]

That band did its damage, since the last time I was out and measured. Im comfortable saying we have around 12" at this point, with 2' drifts. Snowing about 1"/hr maybe a little harder. WOW!

Honestly man, I didn't even measure because of the wind, but yeah we have to have close to a foot.

[A-L-E-X]

That band will pause and swing thru all of NYC eventually. Fluctuating in strength. We are all enjoying moderate snow and we should all get a chance at super heavy snow throughout the night.

The ocean banding is taking place and all LI and NYC will get their turn.

And there is another heavy band moving west from Suffolk County-- the two will meet up at some point

[FPizz]

Been in that band for awhile here. 2nd heaviest snow I remember in my 32 years. Last year I had 5" in 1 hour.

[earthlight]

Unbelievable. We've accumulated around 2.2" since 7pm.

[A-L-E-X]

Its actually snowing heavily right now-- even outside those bands.... but its a difference of 1 inch per hr outside the bands, vs 2-3 inches per hr inside them.

[Dosh]

Unbelievable. We've accumulated around 2.2" since 7pm.

I shoveled a path to the cars at 6 and its already under 3 inches.

[tornadojay]

I think I have somewhere between 5-10 inches but that's not scientific by any means. lol

[Ridingtime]

It looks like another band is forming to the east of NYC and heading west. I hope it combines with the band to NYC's west and then BAM. But still, awesome heavy snow here regardless.

[A-L-E-X]

Been in that band for awhile here. 2nd heaviest snow I remember in my 32 years. Last year I had 5" in 1 hour.

In which storm? Was it 2/26?

[ag3]

And there is another heavy band moving west from Suffolk County-- the two will meet up at some point

Exactly. Low pressure is starting a NNE move.

And as that happens jersey band will come east and will rotate over all of NYC and then LI.

Fairly confident.

[FPizz]

I think I was 2/26 yeah. I shoveled, went out an hour later to 5 inches. I was shocked!

[Amped]

Upton's updated snowfall forecast map: :o

Calling for an additional 15-21 inches here tonight....

I'd like to see them measure this one to the nearest 10th of an inch.

[Wxnyc]

Exactly. Low pressure is starting a NNE move.

And as that happens jersey band will come east and will rotate over all of NYC and then LI.

Fairly confident.

That's what I was thinking too, in 2006 that's what happened and it parked over us in NYC

[mikemost]

Location: Verona, NJ

I'm stranded at a friends house, so I don't have so much as a ruler. However, I would estimate we've accumulated somewhere in the vicinity of 10". Drifts are roughly 16-20". The snowfall rates are as intense as they've been since the event began. Winds are gusting to 30-40mph (again, a rough estimate).

Main roads are atrociois. Backroads are not passable without a 4x4.

[MikeS]

My quick measure (while trying to avoid drifted areas) was about 11".

[Dosh]

it seems as though the current band over NJ is reforming or feeding itself along a line extending down the garden state parkway from the NY/NJ line down to say, Sayreville. Interesting dynamics in this storm i would say.

[earthlight]

This is the hardest snow I have ever seen...wind makes it so much worse. We just had decorations fly off our house.

[gkrangers]

Wasn't the Upton map just 24" or so for right around NYC? Did they just adjust downward?

[JonClaw]

7:51pm

Richmond Hill, Queens, NY

Moderate Snow

Temp: Sensor flew away!

THUNDER?!

[Dosh]

The SPC couldn't be more accurate with these banding predictions. Kudos to them!

[winterwarlock]

dark green on the radar finally entering my area in Somerset County

[nzucker]

Dobbs Ferry, NY:

18.8/17

SN

can't even tell how much...

[Dosh]

Newark TDWR radar is picking up 40+ DbZ echoes over Mahwah and Ramsey, NJ. There must be some insane snowfall rates going on up there

[jm1220]

The winds are just insane, there's really no other word I can use to describe them, just crazy. Must be at least 50 mph gusts right now if not more. My power keeps flickering on/off. I really think a lot of Long Islanders are going to be w/o power later tonight. It's clear these modeled winds on the GFS/NAM are reality.

This must have been what the Blizzard of 1978 was for here.

[A-L-E-X]

The winds are just insane, there's really no other word I can use to describe them, just crazy. Must be at least 50 mph gusts right now if not more. My power keeps flickering on/off. I really think a lot of Long Islanders are going to be w/o power later tonight. It's clear these modeled winds on the GFS/NAM are reality.

This must have been what the Blizzard of 1978 was for here.

Still think we get 20" JM?

[chazman]

Its actually snowing heavily right now-- even outside those bands.... but its a difference of 1 inch per hr outside the bands, vs 2-3 inches per hr inside them.

Good point. Have gotten a few of the heavy bands as they came thru from the east, but nothing stalled overhead like they have in NJ.

Not complaining though

[earthlight]

Unbelievable

[jdt]

8PM

Sparta, NW NJ

Heavy Snow ~1" past hour ~4-5" total

Temp: 21

DP: 19

Winds: N 7 G 14-17

Pressure: 997.4

[Sn0waddict]

The snow is great, but honestly the wind is stealing the show at the moment. WOW