Discuss the Blizz of 2010 - Part II

[HoarfrostHubb]

I dunno where she is, i didn't see it. I'm in north worcester. The airport is still reporting 3/4 mile vis. I can take pics, but I'm not making it up. Its still snowing pretty good here. Its not like it was maybe an hour ago, but its not even close to nothing.

There is still plenty of snow in the air, but it is pretty fine, can't tell if it is snow down, up, or blowing side to side...

I wish the laundry would finish so I could go to bed

[ROOSTA]

Ammended Official Snowfall at midnight: 7"

You were right. Pretty consistant on the several measurements

Thats more like it. Going to have to secure that yardstick somewhere else.

God it's brutal out there.

[dryslot]

SN, 1.0"

Snowfall Total-3.5"

Temp-26.4 F

Wids NE 8.4 mph G 42.4 mph

[40/70 Benchmark]

Honestly, I think inside Route 128 jackpots with this storm. This includes Arlington, Newton, down to Dedham...of course Woburn...then that area around Norwood...

Many spots in this area are around 7-12" right now. Another 12 solid hours to go; half way done. 14-24" and there you go. Don't think we see 24"+, but who knows. That dry slot stopped at 128 and now building W. Inside 128 never ceased with the heavy snow fortunately.

That snow hole west of ORH into WMA and CT...well, I don't know. I hope it fills; maybe another 3-6"? No clue.

It never got me badly....just lightened a hair for a bit.

[weatherwiz]

Let it end - NEXT! This system has some weird stuff going on... We have a 971mb low some 75 miles S of LI and all the rads are drying up?!

Very strange. This seems impossible but., let it be and move on to the next screwing.

Is it possible this thing is just wrapping in way to much dry air? Look at how much dry air is in place on the backside of the storm...some serious dry air all the way down into the Gulf of Mexico and the winds on the backside of the storm are wrapping around the lows so it must be drawing in some dry air, no?

[Typhoon Tip]

Lol at the rafter and noose posts. You guys are a trip.

Get real - if you get more than 12" i'll be surprised

[BostonWX]

It's time's like these I wished I still lived in Quincy.

Move back up

[40/70 Benchmark]

Ammended Official Snowfall at midnight: 7"

You were right. Pretty consistant on the several measurements

Thats more like it. Going to have to secure that yardstick somewhere else.

God it's brutal out there.

Ok...sounds better.

Noraster always comes in 1-1.5" higher, so we're good.

[ma blizzard]

I dunno where she is, i didn't see it. I'm in north worcester. The airport is still reporting 3/4 mile vis. I can take pics, but I'm not making it up. Its still snowing pretty good here. Its not like it was maybe an hour ago, but its not even close to nothing.

under even 5 dbz echoes, it was still pouring these extremely small flakes .. almost like a mist .. wierd stuff

[DeVries]

That band of snow is an an awesome position though

Yeah...the worst of the storm so far is RIGHT NOW.

[CoastalWx]

LAMO, dry slot FTW.

This is so pathetic that a storm of this magnitude is reduced to a f'ing band of snow 40 miles wide. What a suckfest.

Storms don't always have ccb monsters. When you see H5 lows come up from the south , but then elongate n-s, it can be a sign that it will probably punch some dry air into the column on the east side. At that point, sometimes snow will be confined to the dynamics of mid level lows, or perhaps from a developing ccb or CF convergence area. Every low is different. I think some of us mentioned the two qpf max area with some having trouble away from these qpf max's.

Give it a chance for some in eastern areas too. Many said 12-18" for eastern areas away from mix. Many may see 12, but everyone only focuses on 18.

[weathafella]

KBOS 270439Z 01020G25KT 1/4SM R04R/1800V2800FT +SN FZFG VV001 M03/M03 A2919 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1/2 PRESFR P0005

[NorEastermass128]

It never got me badly....just lightened a hair for a bit.

Yeah...I see no reason to panic. West of ORH, sure...but here, no way.

Your 15-25" call still looks good to me.

[Cold Miser]

Lol at the rafter and noose posts. You guys are a trip.

The dry slot is a killer. I think much bigger and more widespread than many thought.

I'm not in Brooklyn tonight, but in the northwest berkshires and getting POUNDED with snow (gonna post a photo in the obs page). Can't wait to get back to Brooklyn for my 6" or so.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

Just took the dog out and measured. Tough with the wind. Ferocious gusts.

Average of 4.5"

Compact snow though. Never would have guessed I'd be in the teens but not getting powder from a Nor'Easter.

Luckily staying just North of the fringes of that snow hole.

Never mind the Ct Valley - that whole is like 1/3 of SNE!

[Clinch Leatherwood]

I dunno where she is, i didn't see it. I'm in north worcester. The airport is still reporting 3/4 mile vis. I can take pics, but I'm not making it up. Its still snowing pretty good here. Its not like it was maybe an hour ago, but its not even close to nothing.

Wasn't suggesting that at all Will and when they cut back just before sports final three minutes ago looked like you said about 3/4. weird.

Call 911!!!!!!

LOL

That band of snow is an an awesome position though

Right where it was modeled and in the classic SNE snow zone. IMO that radar shows why that zone gets so much snow in no suck noreasters. That's the CF/enhancement etc. Without it you'd be dealing with the same hell as everyone else.

I'm almost wondering if this isn't a G-wave cosmic dildo at work

It's a cosmic dildo alright. 10 days of following it and for probably 70% it was a boner, for 30% a bonanza.

It's going to give me the cosmic dildo for the next 5 hours as I sit in mostly heavier precip, am cold enough at 850+ but seven whales farted off PTown and warmed the low levels too much. The swirls caused by Bob's 10' snow drifts will downslope me later on.

The Great Cosmic Dildo Blizzard of 2010

[ORH_wxman]

Get real - if you get more than 12" i'll be surprised

I think you have a great chance at being "surprised"...I only need another 5 inches in the next 10 hours.

[weatherwiz]

Call 911!!!!!!

I mike make that my new facebook profile pic.

Arrrghhh.

You and your wind fetish.

I love wind...only when it's storming though. These are better winds I get than with thunderstorms.

[powderfreak]

Tip is funny.......the Boston areas best storm in 5+ years and calling it run of the mill. When BOS posts 19.2 or something close for the final you can argue pedestrian but look silly.

Not everyone is in Boston, Jerry. Whenever a small geographic area gets raked, there's a surprisingly small amount of posters that care, lol if its not in their backyard.

I'm pleased though with this, ripping good out near ALB.

[NorEastermass128]

The dry slot is a killer. I think much bigger and more widespread than many thought.

I'm not in Brooklyn tonight, but in the northwest berkshires and getting POUNDED with snow (gonna post a photo in the obs page). Can't wait to get back to Brooklyn for my 6" or so.

Huh? I thought NYC was going to push 2' with that monster band.

[DomNH]

Huh? I thought NYC was going to push 2' with that monster band.

Brooklyn, CT I think.

[Typhoon Tip]

Tip is funny.......the Boston areas best storm in 5+ years and calling it run of the mill. When BOS posts 19.2 or something close for the final you can argue pedestrian but look silly.

I understand your sentiment Jerry, but what if BOS records your phantom 19.2, but everyone else is either less, or far less, and then they think back to all those 20+'s ?

Just look at what is going on regionally - this is becoming much more a wind event than a snow.

[40/70 Benchmark]

I think most of the meanigful snow in the CT valley is done.

[NorEastermass128]

Ok...sounds better.

Noraster always comes in 1-1.5" higher, so we're good.

You beat me the other day

I only got 1"

[weathafella]

Not everyone is in Boston, Jerry. Whenever a small geographic area gets raked, there's a surprisingly small amount of posters that care, lol if its not in their backyard.

I'm pleased though with this, ripping good out near ALB.

Other than the majority of people in the state of Massachusetts but yeah....all I'm saying it is a very high impact storm because of the dense population center which is near the jackpot.

[Chrisrotary12]

SICK winds here right now...thought my power lines were coming down...they were shaking like crazy.

Same here. the telephone pole in my front yard started to sway.

[Arnold214]

Looping the current water vapor imagery pretty much says it all...I mean the storm eventually came further west that originally modeled...and now lots of folks have to contend with dry air problems aloft. One man's trash is another man's treasure...it's just that places further west such as NJ was the recipient of the treasure. There's only so much forcing for heavy precip to go around.

overall this is not a run of the mill noreaster...the obs from NJ/NYC/LI have been sick...some of the best obs I've EVER seem come out of Long Island tonight.

[DeVries]

Another nice band getting ready to push into Boston.

[NorEastermass128]

I'm out...enjoy your snow eastern folks.

Enjoy the breezy conditions western folks!

[ORH_wxman]

Other than the majority of people in the state of Massachusetts but yeah....

Yeah this going to be a pretty major storm for BOS metro. I still think even out here we put up decent numbers, but you will get better I think. People are extremely quick to knee jerk their emotions because of the radar in the middle of the storm that models actually handled fairly well.