A-L-E-X Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Are you serious?? I have like 10 inches average depth easy maybe more. Sheltered areas are more than that. How did your snow get eaten that fast? Btw JMA has a bomb off the coast for Tuesday about an inch precip! Yeah, I just checked. We still had a couple inches on roofs this morning but now its all bare The snow on the ground is melting fast too. I dont know why there's so much of a difference, but there's barely anything left around here. It melted much faster down here. Maybe because we had that warm front come through quicker and we were in the mid 40s last night and the low was only 38. Im wondering how people further east where it got to 50-51 did with their snowcover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthlight Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Sure was, and almost a repeat in early September. You, me and Forky had fun with all the people who thought "it cant get hot in September." The funny thing was, they were using the same sun angle argument people use to say it cant snow and stick during the day in March and April lol. I will never forget the DGEX that had us all getting 100 degrees for three days and was laughed at...what an awesome stretch of days that was. I still have the NAM from that day showing the 100+ bubble over EWR to NYC..high resolution FTW. September heat was also a winner..man I hope this is a hot summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthlight Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I was just on the phone with a friend and he brought up a great point...snow pack is overrated at this point..its the same snow from December. What are you gonna do with it? Throw it up in the air and watch it fall again? Let it melt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthlight Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I missed it. I was in Italy. 3 straight 100 deg days. That is amazing. The best part was how dry it was..NW flow. No moisture at all. Literally Arizona type weather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I will never forget the DGEX that had us all getting 100 degrees for three days and was laughed at...what an awesome stretch of days that was. I still have the NAM from that day showing the 100+ bubble over EWR to NYC..high resolution FTW. September heat was also a winner..man I hope this is a hot summer Yeah, Im hoping for a 1950s type of pattern too, where you have back to back hot summers. I saved all those maps you posted; they were amazing eye candy It's as rare as seeing a widespread 20+ inch snowstorm to see that kind of heat over such a large area without any kind of seabreeze. Westerly winds FTW! The fact that the skies were such a clear azure blue was another major plus-- we didnt have the haze and air pollution problems to deal with. You should post those maps again sometime, maybe when we're about to get into our first heat wave lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthlight Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Yankee game by the pool in the middle of a heat wave-- that's what summer should be all about I usually keep the game on the radio...hang out in the pool with a few drinks. So rad, last summer was killer as far as weather goes. I'm trying to buy tickets to opening day this year too..been working almost non stop so I think i can indulge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 The best part was how dry it was..NW flow. No moisture at all. Literally Arizona type weather I agree-- I absolutely HATE HATE HATE high humidity! It's just another form of air pollution lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I usually keep the game on the radio...hang out in the pool with a few drinks. So rad, last summer was killer as far as weather goes. I'm trying to buy tickets to opening day this year too..been working almost non stop so I think i can indulge! Definitely-- it would actually be nice to have a warm opening day for a change. It's March 31st isnt it? It'd be nice to get all our winter weather done before then and then just transition into summer.... there's nothing worse than 40s/50s with rain and cold winds..... which is why spring and fall are just not that exciting in our area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthlight Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Definitely-- it would actually be nice to have a warm opening day for a change. It's March 31st isnt it? It'd be nice to get all our winter weather done before then and then just transition into summer.... there's nothing worse than 40s/50s with rain and cold winds..... which is why spring and fall are just not that exciting in our area. Seabreezes never get here too fast...so I don't mind them. I can usually enjoy the majority of a warm day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Seabreezes never get here too fast...so I don't mind them. I can usually enjoy the majority of a warm day. This is true.... last summer, we didnt usually get them til around 4-5 PM, so by then the high had already been reached. The temps are starting to drop a bit, from the high of 46.2 here after a morning low of 37.6 This was a nice preview of what we have to look forward to It would be awesome to have a westerly wind all summer lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris L Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Give me a summer like 1992....right Alex . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaner587 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 This is true.... last summer, we didnt usually get them til around 4-5 PM, so by then the high had already been reached. The temps are starting to drop a bit, from the high of 46.2 here after a morning low of 37.6 This was a nice preview of what we have to look forward to It would be awesome to have a westerly wind all summer lol. the ultimate sea breeze story which I'm sure jm could attest to although i'm not sure you could since you're far enough west, but in mid spring when NYC gets to 80 on a SW wind my hometown and surrounding areas south of merrick rd reach a 11am high of like 60 before falling back into the 50's and sitting there all day. I can't tell you how many times this happens and it is so god-damn frustrating because SW wind=sea breeze all day while WSW wind means we heat up just as much as surrounding areas. Its also where severe weather goes to die and where snow changes to rain first and it is buggy as hell. God I hated living on the south shore (weather wise at least) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 the ultimate sea breeze story which I'm sure jm could attest to although i'm not sure you could since you're far enough west, but in mid spring when NYC gets to 80 on a SW wind my hometown and surrounding areas south of merrick rd reach a 11am high of like 60 before falling back into the 50's and sitting there all day. I can't tell you how many times this happens and it is so god-damn frustrating because SW wind=sea breeze all day while WSW wind means we heat up just as much as surrounding areas. Its also where severe weather goes to die and where snow changes to rain first and it is buggy as hell. God I hated living on the south shore (weather wise at least) Haha, I have a story from last April, on the 7th, when NYC got to 92 for the earliest theyve ever been 90+ JFK got to 88 and Im about 4 miles SE of JFK and it got to 86 here but there was one hell of a coastal boundary between here and 2 miles south of here in Long Beach, which is where JM and Bluewave live. While it was in the mid and upper 80s here it was only in the upper 60s there! This stuff usually resolves itself by June, when the SST warm up enough to blunt the force of sea breezes until later in the day. Last summer we had 31 90+ degree days, 10 95+ days and 3 100+ degree days with an average summer temp of 77 F at JFK -- all records. I agree about all of the above-- which is why I particularly enjoy storms like the Millenium storm when the East End changes over and we dont For severe weather its pure hell-- our one shining moment was the Labor Day F2 Tornado in 1998-- do you remember it? It went right down Sunrise Highway in Lynbrook! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazess556 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 As long as we don't have a spring and summer like 2009, i will be happy. that was horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 As long as we don't have a spring and summer like 2009, i will be happy. that was horrible. What happened in 2009? For some reason I dont remember the weather that summer lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazess556 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 What happened in 2009? For some reason I dont remember the weather that summer lol. It was really cold and dreary. It seemed like it always rained. 2009 was the year where we had like 8 straight months of below normal temp anomalies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 It was really cold and dreary. It seemed like it always rained. 2009 was the year where we had like 8 straight months of below normal temp anomalies. Yeah and unfortunately most of them were in the summer. Sounds like 1992. We had a mild winter and then we got our blocking just in time for the May - September time period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I went outside and I was kind of shocked the snow is so hard and crusty. Maybe its because Im at the bottom of the snowpack lol. How much snowcover do you have? Im down to 5 inches. Around 12" of snow left on the ground in Port Jefferson at sunset on Sunday, 6 February 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Around 12" of snow left on the ground in Port Jefferson at sunset on Sunday, 6 February 2011. Glad to see yours held out, William I measured the snowpack at 5 inches in sheltered parts of my yard, but there's nothing on any rooftops-- it's all basically on grass and in snowpiles here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Around 12" of snow left on the ground in Port Jefferson at sunset on Sunday, 6 February 2011. I took a ride on the LIRR this afternoon from Port Jeff to Huntington and back. I have to say, the N. Shore hills and valleys are very scenic when draped with snow in the wintertime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Glad to see yours held out, William I measured the snowpack at 5 inches in sheltered parts of my yard, but there's nothing on any rooftops-- it's all basically on grass and in snowpiles here. Compared to the 23 years I lived in Plainview, the snow does have better staying power out here...but when you think of it...much of Plainview is only a less urbanized version of parts of Queens...the zoning is for all single family homes...but most of the plots are in the quarter acre range...NE sections of Plainview are more hilly and rural than the rest of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Compared to the 23 years I lived in Plainview, the snow does have better staying power out here...but when you think of it...much of Plainview is only a less urbanized version of parts of Queens...the zoning is for all single family homes...but most of the plots are in the quarter acre range...NE sections of Plainview are more hilly and rural than the rest of town. If I had more money I would buy half this block and knock all the houses down and have an uber large yard lol. You have some really beautiful neighborhoods out that way! BTW what was your high yesterday when that storm warm sectored us? I saw that it got to 51 at Stony Brook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 If I had more money I would buy half this block and knock all the houses down and have an uber large yard lol. You have some really beautiful neighborhoods out that way! BTW what was your high yesterday when that storm warm sectored us? I saw that it got to 51 at Stony Brook. I don't own a working thermometer...really. When my last one broke, I never bothered to replace it. With all the 'net sources, I don't really feel a need for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pamela Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Always plenty of talk about global warming and / or cooling. Personally I'm going to look at March and early April very closely. We are coming off really 5 bad Marchs in a row...'09 had a nice snowstorm on the 2nd and was a dud the rest of the month...'06, '08 and '10 had nothing. '07 had a nice sleet storm but not too much else. I always refer to March as an "elevation" month for snowfall...where areas above oh say 700 feet really distance themselves from everyone else with regards to annual snowfall...another mild March would be a blow to the theory that longer and more severe winters are becoming commonplace in this part of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPizz Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 What is the over/under on us seeing 2+ inches of snow this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Thursday's storm looked so beautiful on the GFS on Thursday. It's a shame how this storm went down the drain. Lets hope the area sees at least 2 more moderate events so we can break the record . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthlight Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I really hate the steelers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthlight Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 That Kia commercial was awesome too, btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaner587 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Haha, I have a story from last April, on the 7th, when NYC got to 92 for the earliest theyve ever been 90+ JFK got to 88 and Im about 4 miles SE of JFK and it got to 86 here but there was one hell of a coastal boundary between here and 2 miles south of here in Long Beach, which is where JM and Bluewave live. While it was in the mid and upper 80s here it was only in the upper 60s there! This stuff usually resolves itself by June, when the SST warm up enough to blunt the force of sea breezes until later in the day. Last summer we had 31 90+ degree days, 10 95+ days and 3 100+ degree days with an average summer temp of 77 F at JFK -- all records. I agree about all of the above-- which is why I particularly enjoy storms like the Millenium storm when the East End changes over and we dont For severe weather its pure hell-- our one shining moment was the Labor Day F2 Tornado in 1998-- do you remember it? It went right down Sunrise Highway in Lynbrook! I was with my brother and mom we had just seen armageddon, which turned out to be extremely fitting since we came out of the movie theater (roosevelt raceway) and the sky was black and looked like the world was ending. Then I will never forgot the words "there is a tornado warning for nassau cty" on 880 while we were in the car. I nearly crapped my pants. No more than 2 minutes later the sky opened up and my moms SUV was SHAKING in the 60-70mph gusts. I seriously thought we were going to die. Obviously the tornado was nowhere near us and those were straight line winds but wow, I will never forget that day. I also had friends who were out on their boats since it was a beautifully warm labor day, and they said they feared for their lives when the line of storms came through, and I could only imagine being on a boat in that weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I really hate the steelers Ben sux. So overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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