earthlight Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Latest 3 hr pressure drops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv88 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 The snow growth regions are not completely saturated. There is essentially no snow growth right now. so in the heavier echos offshore, if they moved onshore what would the form of precip be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindywx Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 whats the deal with these snow pellets????? Same thing happened at the onset of precip during the Feb 1978 Blizzard with a surface temp of 20F. As the 700mb layer saturates the precip will become all snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARyan Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 so in the heavier echos offshore, if they moved onshore what would the form of precip be? flurries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsentropicLift Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Latest 3 hr pressure drops Sounds like a track about 50-100 miles east of the Jersey shore is becoming likely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv88 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Thanks for the info i know its off topic but not really....Phillie looks like its about to get slammed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cut Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Check out how the area of precip is expanding: http://www.intellicast.com/national/Radar/Current.aspx?location=default®ion=JEF&animate=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Weather Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 First flurries in Blairstown, Warren County, NJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEaster27 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Is the mt holly radar in clear air mode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Noticed a few flakes falling, but curiously with the moon (about 1/4 of it) dimly visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkrangers Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Is the mt holly radar in clear air mode? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cut Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 There were some radars down for maintenance yesterday or the day before ..... in VA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsentropicLift Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Thanks for the info i know its off topic but not really....Phillie looks like its about to get slammed. People have been focusing so much on the banding with this event because thats where the heaviest totals will be but the precip shield right now extends pretty far west and people in PA/W. NJ may end up with a pleasant suprise. I wonder if the low over OH is going to help enhance snow rates on the western edge of the coastal. Perhaps thats why some of the high res earlier today showed a second QPF maxima in far SE PA. Any thoughts mets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sey-Mour Snow Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 the radar is exploding in the mid-atlantic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sock Puppet Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 To me it looks like snow outside not the ice pellets or sleet some of you are seeing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sey-Mour Snow Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Is the mt holly radar in clear air mode? i think it is yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analog96 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 To me it looks like snow outside not the ice pellets or sleet some of you are seeing Go out and check if you want. It looked like that here and I went outside and found snow pellets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SACRUS Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Nice snow into epa/ nj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sock Puppet Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Snow pellets don't fall slowly or float in the wind, do they? Go out and check if you want. It looked like that here and I went outside and found snow pellets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Analog96 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Snow pellets don't fall slowly or float in the wind, do they? If it's light, they sure can. Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rygar Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 very light snow here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag3 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Radar shaping up nicely down by Philly: http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=dox&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Hammer Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Just posted evening update, still going with original totals. Not making any adjustments until we see exactly what this storm decides to do. Enjoy the start of the storm everyone!! http://hammerweather.blogspot.com/2011/01/tonights-tri-state-area-update-our-next.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wxnyc Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Nothing falling here now a few drops before. I like miller a's miller b's are too tense for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momza Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Same thing happened at the onset of precip during the Feb 1978 Blizzard with a surface temp of 20F. As the 700mb layer saturates the precip will become all snow Yes , also in "78" it went from Partly Cloudy at 9P.M, to moderate snow at 11:30PM. Tonite here in Floral Park 5:30 stars, and now precipitation......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 People have been focusing so much on the banding with this event because thats where the heaviest totals will be but the precip shield right now extends pretty far west and people in PA/W. NJ may end up with a pleasant suprise. I wonder if the low over OH is going to help enhance snow rates on the western edge of the coastal. Perhaps thats why some of the high res earlier today showed a second QPF maxima in far SE PA. Any thoughts mets? This is just the beginning. It looks like the ejecting DT/tropopause fold sniffs the coast around 04-06Z, that is when the fireworks begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friedmators Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Always wanted to ask this, sorry I know a tad OT. How long does snow take to travel to the ground from where it grows in the atmosphere? It seems like it doesn't travel very fast, maybe 10 feet/second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx.1028 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 radar is starting to blossom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 23 RUC is closer to the coast and has nice banding for the NYC area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx.1028 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Always wanted to ask this, sorry I know a tad OT. How long does snow take to travel to the ground from where it grows in the atmosphere? It seems like it doesn't travel very fast, maybe 10 feet/second. not to sure on this but on average it takes maybe 5 or 8 minutes for a snowflake too reach the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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