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

[WeatherFox]

Don't fret. The NYC snow totals will surely come up to nice figures when it is all said and done.

[LocoAko]

Just went outside. Unreal out there. I'm still pretty much in shock at how big some of these drifts are and how crazy it is outside.

Got a rough estimate of 16" here in Jersey City now. Heavy band settling in over the area once again...

[Wxnyc]

Just saw JFK suddenly reporting 10 inches but the wind report is 40 with gusts to 56 mph

[tmagan]

PK WND 34067 means a peak gust of 67 knots from 340 degrees. Now, the newest observation is PK WND 17087, so clearly, the PK WND readings from KTEB are hosed.

You are right.

[billgwx]

METAR KTEB 270251Z 35020G34KT 1/16SM R06/1000V1400FT +SN BLSN FZFG OVC003 M06/M08 A2926 RMK AO2 PK WND 34067/0238 PRESFR SLP907 P0004 60008 T10561078 58051 $

Was this legit?

77MPH at Teterboro?

Definitely not. The TEB ASOS "ice free" wind sensor is experiencing problems as have been POU and MGJ...apparently they're not blizzard free.

[Terpeast]

Won't be surprised to see plenty of 30"+ totals around NYC when it's done.

[Dark Star]

i measured 16" in Garwood NJ at 9:30 PM. Saw some great storms in this area, but I can't remember the snow intensity as great as this one.

[BlueSkiesFading]

PK WND 34067 means a peak gust of 67 knots from 340 degrees. Now, the newest observation is PK WND 17087, so clearly, the PK WND readings from KTEB are hosed.

Yea, I'm 5 miles from the airport. Peak gusts have probably been near 50mph, but as you pointed out, it looks like something is wrong with the ASOS there.

[Zelocita Weather]

Definitely not. The TEB ASOS "ice free" wind sensor is experiencing problems as have been POU and MGJ...apparently they're not blizzard free.

18" with light/moderate snow falling. It is going to be close if that new mega-band that just crossed the Hudson can make it back to W Essex/Middlesex/Union...

[BrooklynSnow]

More Thundersnow in midtown west. I think I've seen at least 6 bolts or more. I do not remember seeing this much lightening with a snow storm!

[jamesny]

Shoveling is gonna be a **** tomorrow.

The streets are in terrible condition. This is the price I pay for living in an area where all the roads are small and secondary.

[gkrangers]

More Thundersnow in midtown west. I think I've seen at least 6 bolts or more. I do not remember seeing this much lightening with a snow storm!

Seems like a LOT of thundersnow in NYC with this one. We've had serious banding down here in Monmouth County too, numerous times today, but no thunder yet from what I can tell.

Is there any particular reason why it seems to be concentrated around NYC?

[Manny]

Oh my Goodnesssss. Just walked through Central Park from the East Side to Riverside Drive on the West side-86th to 157th. Incredible, and I have so much film along with it.

Heavy/Blizzard Conditions out there. Best Storm Ever!!!!

[Dsnowx53]

Over a foot for you already, JM?

Have you measured recently?

I measured close to 12" a little while ago.

[tmagan]

Definitely not. The TEB ASOS "ice free" wind sensor is experiencing problems as have been POU and MGJ...apparently they're not blizzard free.

KMGJ just reported a wind gust to 180 mph. So I guess we can name this storm 'Blizzard Andrew'.

[monmouthcounty11]

The snow drifts here are truly unbelievable and the amount of snow as well and it is coming down at one the hardest clips it has in this latest band. Totals are tough to come by, but an average accumulation I got just recently was ~20-21 inches.

Location: Lincroft, NJ (Monmouth County)

Accumulation: 20-21 inches (perhaps even higher than that)

Currently: 23 degrees and heavy snow

[Wxnyc]

I don't know why manhatten had 4-5 episodes of thundersnow while here in Brooklyn 7 miles to the south I didn't even see one lightning flash

[DCWeatherGuy]

More Thundersnow in midtown west. I think I've seen at least 6 bolts or more. I do not remember seeing this much lightening with a snow storm!

What kind of measurements are people getting in Westchester Co? I'm holed up at my in-laws house (in Bedford) and while I haven't ventured out into the thick of this thing yet, doing a measurement by the front door, I'm getting WAY less than everyone else seems to be in and around NYC. I suspect the front door area is just a crappy place to take measurements (wind exposed, etc).

[peregrinator]

Pictures from a walk around northwestern Queens at 9:15 this evening:

[A-L-E-X]

Definitely not. The TEB ASOS "ice free" wind sensor is experiencing problems as have been POU and MGJ...apparently they're not blizzard free.

Islip max gust 64 mph--- might have some hurricane force gusts by the time this is through.

[cjr231]

This band is the most intense its been all day for Staten Island. Whoever this decides to park over will hit 2 feet easily, probably more than that. Im in awe at what is happening outside right now.

[A-L-E-X]

Have you measured recently?

I measured close to 12" a little while ago.

13.2" just 10 min ago

[green tube]

17" in east brunswick an hour ago... at 10:30pm

[LocoAko]

This band is the most intense its been all day for Staten Island. Whoever this decides to park over will hit 2 feet easily, probably more than that. Im in awe at what is happening outside right now.

Yea, it is insane out right now. The snow is blowing up, and down, horizontally... I'm not sure I'll be able to open my door after this.

[Zir0b]

17" in east brunswick an hour ago... at 10:30pm

ABC7 reported 20.2" in North Brunswick for the highest total in NJ

[Isotherm]

This band is absolutely friggen amazing. Just sitting in 35+dbz echos here in Monmouth County. Back porch looks like a scene from Vermont, incredible. Drifts up to the kitchen window, which is about 4-5 feet above the porch.

[ace0927]

13.2" just 10 min ago

has to be more- I shoveled a solid 4" at 430 and came home and shoveled at least 12" maybe more

[Rtd208]

Estimating between 17-20" has fallen so far.

Temp: 23

[Isotherm]

The snow drifts here are truly unbelievable and the amount of snow as well and it is coming down at one the hardest clips it has in this latest band. Totals are tough to come by, but an average accumulation I got just recently was ~20-21 inches.

Location: Lincroft, NJ (Monmouth County)

Accumulation: 20-21 inches (perhaps even higher than that)

Currently: 23 degrees and heavy snow

I'd say you're estimates are correct just eyeballing now. I'm going out in a few.

[JCsnow17]

WOW, snow is just pouring here under the band in hudson county. Maybe the heaviest of the day?