NYC/PHL Dec 26-27 Boxing Day Blizzard Part 9

[Bobby]

What I mean is there any official link to it? Or an article about it? It affects whether I go to work at 2am or not.

http://teaneckprogress.blogspot.com/2010/12/nj-has-declared-state-of-emergency.html

[Bluescat1]

The governor's mouth.

Radar shows the deformation band creeping west. Looks like a slight V-shape extending from Poughkeepsie to Atlantic City with a vertex in New Brunswick

That would have to be the Senate President as bot the Lt. Gov and Gov are out of State. NJ 101.5 said the announcement should come shortly.

[NJHurricane]

Alex, I never thought we would see a storm that might exceed the JAN 1996 blizzard.... never.

Post it another 15 times.

[supermeh]

will this band west of the city begin to shift east overnight?

[jwilson]

The problem is that it isn't a huge storm for the entire East coast. The mid-Atlantic surpassed January 1996 back in Feb, and NYC metro will probably surpass it with this storm, but neither of these storms are bringing such heavy snow to so many people. This is a NYC-Boston HECS.

Yeah this will be well short of historic for our area. Even last year I didn't see any numbers close to '96, despite what the official PHL measurements say. The gradients were extreme. Did DC-Baltimore beat their records?

[SmokeEater]

That would have to be the Senate President as bot the Lt. Gov and Gov are out of State. NJ 101.5 said the announcement should come shortly.

Thanks, and thanks for the article, Bobby.

[A-L-E-X]

The problem is that it isn't a huge storm for the entire East coast. The mid-Atlantic surpassed January 1996 back in Feb, and NYC metro will probably surpass it with this storm, but neither of these storms are bringing such heavy snow to so many people. This is a NYC-Boston HECS.

Going through the analogs, this seems to be like March 1960, except further west. Nantucket got 32" in that one while we got 18"

[Stormlover74]

it's hard to say. sometimes they just weaken and die out

will this band west of the city begin to shift east overnight?

[Zir0b]

http://teaneckprogre...-emergency.html

Snow emegency =/ State of Emegency

[A-L-E-X]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1960_nor'easter

The March 1960 nor'easter was a severe winter storm that impacted the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions of the United States. The storm ranked as Category 4, or "crippling", on the Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale.[1]Contents [hide]

1 Synoptic history

2 Impact

3 See also

4 References

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Synoptic history

A cold high pressure area extended from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic coast preceding the storm.[2] On March 2, a storm system in the Gulf of Mexico moved northward.[3] The low intensified as it entered the Ohio Valley on March 3, and a secondary cyclone formed near the coast of South Carolina along a coastal front. Following the development of the secondary low, the primary system strengthened slowly before dissipating around 15 hours later. The new storm rapidly strengthened; between 0600 UTC on March 3 and 1200 UTC on March 4, it deepened 45 millibars. Initially tracking quickly to the northeast, the nor'easter slowed significantly as it approached New England and reached its peak strength. Strong northeasterly flow, combined with the storm's slower forward motion, enhanced snowfall across the region.[2] The cyclone began moving away from the United States on March 5.[4] It took place during a stormy period in the affected region,[5] contributing to record snowfall totals in the southern Appalachian Mountains.[6]

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Impact

The storm's impacts were wide-reaching; snow accumulated from the southeastern United States through northern New England.[1] Totals exceeding 10 in (25 cm) were reported from West Virginia to Maine, while snowfall of over 20 in (51 cm) fell in parts of eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island, northern Connecticut, southern New Hampshire, northern New Jersey and southeastern New York.[2][5] Nantucket, Massachusetts reported 31.3 in (80 cm) of snow. Blizzard conditions organized in eastern Massachusetts, accompanied by intense winds.[2] The storm caused at least 80 fatalities and stranded thousands of residents. Schools were forced to close, and transportation was severely disrupted. Stalled vehicles on roadways hampered snow removal efforts. New York City received the most severe winter storm since 1948.[7] Many commuters in Manhattan became marooned.[8] Major airports closed during the storm, resulting in the cancellation of hundreds of flights.[9]

[bluewave]

I don't have a reliable spot outside my house for an official measurement,but the drift on the side of my house it up to 21 inches now.

[jm1220]

Wow... 12-18 inches tonight per Upton. Could be a historic and crippling storm for many in this area.

Very bandy radar appearance out over Long Island and New England showing the extremely dynamic nature of the storm, just like the 12/30/00 storm. Your expected megaband over northern NJ is there as well. They probably receive the jackpot totals, but we get slammed as well. The winds have to be gusting over 50 mph and my power has been flashing on/off for a while now. Hopefully I don't lose it completely in the near future.

[forkyfork]

that band will eventually pivot and rotate over most of the region... it did that in feb 06

[SACRUS]

Looks like Bridgewater and areas just west of the i-95 now getting the pounding. Look offshor of the band going east against the main flow.

[jm1220]

I don't have a reliable spot outside my house for an official measurement,but the drift on the side of my house it up to 21 inches now.

Yeah, it's impossible to measure accurately here now. Maybe 9" or so? There really aren't any sheltered enough locations near my house for me to take a measurement.

[LMolineuxLM1]

That band wont make it to Philly or even close will it? Just wondering.

[Dosh]

Unreal. almost 8 inches so far and its only 7:30

[SteveB]

Looks like Bridgewater and areas just west of the i-95 now getting the pounding. Look offshor of the band going east against the main flow.

850 mb vorticity it appears to me. Really impressive system!

[SnowGoose69]

that band will eventually pivot and rotate over most of the region... it did that in feb 06

Unfortunately for whatever reason though they usually fall apart once they do so....but still thats alot of snow that likely has to rotate back through the area.

[Dosh]

That band wont make it to Philly or even close will it? Just wondering.

It may make it but it will be weaker and have been replaced by a new band over NYC

[snowman21]

Why was my post deleted? I was providing an observation for my area...not complaining.

It might have been moved to the observation thread. Observations should be made in their respective threads (NYC or PHL).

[tornadojay]

Ummmm... How do I measure snow again? I have an unknown accumulation I'll call "x"

[jasonli18t]

lightning just observed here in commack...

[NJHurricane]

Why was my post deleted? I was providing an observation for my area...not complaining.

tried to move it to the E Pa/De/NJ thread based on location but for some reason it deleted...my bad...feel free to repost it in that thread.

[GD0815]

That band wont make it to Philly or even close will it? Just wondering.

I dont know, man, it is coming down pretty good in philly right now, maybe not the best bands, but nothing to sneeze at.

[green tube]

Unreal. almost 8 inches so far and its only 7:30

the 12z nam pretty much nailed that.

[earthlight]

My favorite storm ever. Still absolutely pouring. Blizzard conditions going on two hours straight.

[CentralQueens]

Seroiusly the worst Blizzard of my lifetime! Almost 14in. in Queens now with 2 ft. drifts.

[Ray8002]

14" or so in Toms River... Still snowing good and the Radar looks very good!

[earthlight]

It's non-stop.

It's really unbelievable..the dynamics are insane and the frontogenic forcing is not going anywhere. It's realigned a bit over the past hour but it's not moving. Absolutely unbelievable.

Heaven on earth.