MJO812 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 I average them all out got 24-26" so, whatever, but it was the best storm. It was really hard to measure the snow in the storm. The drifts were incredible. I couldn't really get out of my house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotherm Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Boy does time go fast. Feels like just yesterday we were watching those models fall into consensus on a major blizzard. Happiest Christmas ever for me, knowing I'd be buried in 2 feet of snow with 5 ft drifts in 24 hours. Definitely felt like a pretty long winter though,with the 55 day snow cover and now this cold snap w/ wet snow. I'm ready to move onto the warm season, but by August my mindset quickly turns to hoping for yet another historic winter. Can't wait to make the map for this winter, will be another high scoring season with some places well over 70". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Boy does time go fast. Feels like just yesterday we were watching those models fall into consensus on a major blizzard. Happiest Christmas ever for me, knowing I'd be buried in 2 feet of snow with 5 ft drifts in 24 hours. Definitely felt like a pretty long winter though,with the 55 day snow cover and now this cold snap w/ wet snow. I'm ready to move onto the warm season, but by August my mindset quickly turns to hoping for yet another historic winter. Can't wait to make the map for this winter, will be another high scoring season with some places well over 70". It was the best Christmas ever. Who would have thought that all of us was going to track a big blizzard on Christmas Eve. I was really mad when the models lost the storm. I almost cried. When the models brought it back, I did my happy dance. The 0z run on Christmas Eve morning brought the storm back. The 6z GFS lost it and then the 12z GFS brought it back again. The other models followed it later in the day. The 12z Euro was a miss but the Euro ensembles were all near the benchmark. I knew from there that something memorable was coming. This was a true blizzard and the best storm of my life. I had thundersnow and snowfall rates of 2-3 inches per hour at times. I also lost power for a while. I will also never forget how many cars were abandoned outside my hours. My area was a ghost town. A lot of stores were closed and the buses and trains weren't running. That was the 1st time I ever saw that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotherm Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Camelback ski resort in the Poconos. Snowing now, interestingly, nothing on radar over them. Low level moisture / nimbostratus isn't being detected: http://www.skicamelback.com/SkiCamelback/C...tos-Videos.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris L Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 JAN 1996 is the king still for your location, Tom... Although, maybe not Belmar, NJ and Wall NJ. You know where Wall is Tom, my best college buddy said he measured 34.5" for DEC 2010. I sure hell believe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotherm Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 It was the best Christmas ever. Who would have thought that all of us was going to track a big blizzard on Christmas Eve. I was really mad when the models lost the storm. I almost cried. When the models brought it back, I did my happy dance. The 0z run on Christmas Eve morning brought the storm back. The 6z GFS lost it and then the 12z GFS brought it back again. The other models followed it later in the day. The 12z Euro was a miss but the Euro ensembles were all near the benchmark. I knew from there that something memorable was coming. This was a true blizzard and the best storm of my life. I had thundersnow and snowfall rates of 2-3 inches per hour at times. I also lost power for a while. I will also never forget how many cars were abandoned outside my hours. My area was a ghost town. A lot of stores were closed and the buses and trains weren't running. That was the 1st time I ever saw that. Yeah it was crazy around my area as well. First time I ever saw helicopter rescues literally a mile south of my backyard, on route 18, which was completely shut-down for 3 days after the storm. Plows couldn't keep up with the ridiculous 2-3"/hr rates for several hours, in addition to 40-50mph gusts, rendering any road clearing useless. The main road just north of my neighborhood was impassable for 24-36 hours after the snow stopped. I've never seen that in my life. One day snowed in may not seem like much to some folks down south, but it's very difficult to do around our area. PD II main roads were plowed out within 6-10 hours after the snow ended. All of the storms last winter were plowed out within 12 hours. So to go over 1 day is pretty remarkable. Rt 36 down in Belmar was a wreak for days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Camelback ski resort in the Poconos. Snowing now, interestingly, nothing on radar over them. Low level moisture / nimbostratus isn't being detected: http://www.skicamelback.com/SkiCamelback/C...tos-Videos.aspx You love the Poconos, Tom! +IP 36.4/35 Snow trying to mix in a bit but mostly sleet here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadojay Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 this storm is really going to bust majorly.... I don't think anyone in the tri-state area will recieve any accumulating snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotherm Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 JAN 1996 is the king still for your location, Tom... Although, maybe not Belmar, NJ and Wall NJ. You know where Wall is Tom, my best college buddy said he measured 34.5" for DEC 2010. I sure hell believe it. Yeah Chris, as I said rt 36 was poor driving conditions for almost a week after the blizzard. I've got to believe that was their best storm ever down there. For my area, you're correct. Fell short of 96's 30-32" totals by several inches, and winds weren't as strong either. Wish I could have been older to see the impacts of that one. Per local residents, everything was basically shut down for 3 days after it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Yeah it was crazy around my area as well. First time I ever saw helicopter rescues literally a mile south of my backyard, on route 18, which was completely shut-down for 3 days after the storm. Plows couldn't keep up with the ridiculous 2-3"/hr rates for several hours, in addition to 40-50mph gusts, rendering any road clearing useless. The main road just north of my neighborhood was impassable for 24-36 hours after the snow stopped. I've never seen that in my life. One day snowed in may not seem like much to some folks down south, but it's very difficult to do around our area. PD II main roads were plowed out within 6-10 hours after the snow ended. All of the storms last winter were plowed out within 12 hours. So to go over 1 day is pretty remarkable. Rt 36 down in Belmar was a wreak for days. This is how my area looked. A lot of cars were stuck. Sidestreet A big avenue near my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 this storm is really going to bust majorly.... I don't think anyone in the tri-state area will recieve any accumulating snow. There's a lot of precip pushing up from the Delmarva, we'll see where that goes... According to SPC mesoanalysis, 850s have begun to cool here in the NYC metro, I'm mixing a lot which might be a good sign, though I am at 350'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotherm Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 You love the Poconos, Tom! +IP 36.4/35 Snow trying to mix in a bit but mostly sleet here. Yeah I know, I'd love to get a winter lodge up there or something, maybe in Tannersville or Hazleton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Webcam of Caribou. Calm before the storm. http://www.crownofmaine.com/caribou/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Yeah I know, I'd love to get a winter lodge up there or something, maybe in Tannersville or Hazleton. My family has a house in the northern Poconos at 1500' in Wayne County. It's a great spot for snow, averages around 75" per season with many higher ridges to hike around 2200'. I went there for the 10/16/2009 storm, just had a coating at my house but the peaks had 3-4" in Wayne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotherm Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 00z GFS still manages to give the area some light wrap-around snows tomorrow morning. Probably not much accumulating, but snow in the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadojay Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 There's a lot of precip pushing up from the Delmarva, we'll see where that goes... According to SPC mesoanalysis, 850s have begun to cool here in the NYC metro, I'm mixing a lot which might be a good sign, though I am at 350'. yea.. I just don't have a good feeling about it... radar looks horrible... it's not getting it's act together... Albany discussion has a lot of concerns with their totals. I will put out a bold short term forecast here and say that nobody in any of the Upton zones gets anymore than an inch. Honestly, I don't think any zone will accumulate snow at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 0z GFS cut back a lot of precip in western and northern Maine. Only eastern areas of Maine get crushed. The low shifted more east than previous runs. Too bad this storm couldn't blow up near our area. The low is forecasted to go right over the benchmark. 00z GFS still manages to give the area some light wrap-around snows tomorrow morning. Probably not much accumulating, but snow in the air. It will be a nice sight to see snow flying tomorrow morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 yea.. I just don't have a good feeling about it... radar looks horrible... it's not getting it's act together... Albany discussion has a lot of concerns with their totals. I will put out a bold short term forecast here and say that nobody in any of the Upton zones gets anymore than an inch. Honestly, I don't think any zone will accumulate snow at all. I think ALB and the Poconos are screwed, I was going to chase at my house in NE PA but now they get nothing. Radar looks dead for those areas, but still might clip the coast. Problem is that the precip isn't getting into areas that had good thermal profiles, sort of like 3/24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailstorm Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Guess what storm this was from. That's a once-in-a-blue-moon forecast right there. Do you have a screenshot of that 7-day forecast or the daytime forecast quote also for 12/26? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotherm Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 My family has a house in the northern Poconos at 1500' in Wayne County. It's a great spot for snow, averages around 75" per season with many higher ridges to hike around 2200'. I went there for the 10/16/2009 storm, just had a coating at my house but the peaks had 3-4" in Wayne. That's a nice spot, and I'm sure it's beautiful in the summer as well to escape the heat. When we're 90/70 and sultry as hell, they're 82/62 with a refreshing breeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 More pics of the blizzard. GEFS Euro Ruc MM5 Radar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadojay Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 More pics of the blizzard. nice! I'm still trying to figure out how a massive storm like that spared me with 12 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isotherm Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 More pics of the blizzard. GEFS Euro Ruc MM5 Radar *Drool* You're making me want to turn back time to December again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 nice! I'm still trying to figure out how a massive storm like that spared me with 12 inches Did you really only get 12? Geez......thats amazing.....I was somewhere between 15 and 19 lol..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Did you really only get 12? Geez......thats amazing.....I was somewhere between 15 and 19 lol..... Only had 13" here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadojay Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Did you really only get 12? Geez......thats amazing.....I was somewhere between 15 and 19 lol..... yea... I really did measure all over the place.. It was hard for me to come to grips with it.. I thought I didn't know how to use a ruler, but that's all I got.. I think the Palisades mall magically sucked up some of the snow in between our locations and caused the mall to sink a couple more inches.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris L Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 *Drool* You're making me want to turn back time to December again. JAN 96 radar is the king. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadojay Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 JAN 96 radar is the king. my all time favorite.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris L Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 ] Best Radar for S Jersey and PHL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooL Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 ftw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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