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January 11-12 - Snowstorm Observations


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16.5" is what I'm calling it. Drifting making it hard to measure. 13" in some spots 28" in one pile

Still mod snow. Maybe I can hit 18" for the event

Yeah it's tough to measure, someone from Ashburnham reported 20" to channel 5. I'd guess we are around 16-18" but I have to go measure. Sn- continues, it reminds me of the boxing day dry slot... tons of weenie flakes not amounting to much.

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Yeah it's tough to measure, someone from Ashburnham reported 20" to channel 5. I'd guess we are around 16-18" but I have to go measure. Sn- continues, it reminds me of the boxing day dry slot... tons of weenie flakes not amounting to much.

NOUS41 KALY 121936

PNSALY

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084-

VTZ013>015-130736-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

SPOTTER REPORTS

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

236 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE

PAST 12 HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR

REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY

DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS

AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO

AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS

SNOWFALL OF

/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT

CONNECTICUT

...LITCHFIELD COUNTY...

WOODBURY 28.0 900 AM 1/12 WOODBURY SKI AREA

CORNWALL 27.0 1112 AM 1/12 TRAINED SPOTTER

WINSTED 24.0 1209 PM 1/12

2 N SOUTH CANAAN 23.0 1100 AM 1/12 CT DOT - NORTH CANAAN

NEW MILFORD 22.0 830 AM 1/12 TRAINED SPOTTER

NEW PRESTON 21.0 230 PM 1/12 TRAINED SPOTTER

NORFOLK 18.2 800 AM 1/12 CO-OP OBSERVER

THOMASTON 18.0 1100 AM 1/12 CT DOT

BAKERSVILLE 17.6 830 AM 1/12 CO-OP OBSERVER

TORRINGTON 17.0 1010 AM 1/12 TRAINED SPOTTER

LITCHFIELD 16.5 1100 AM 1/12 CT DOT

WINCHESTER CENTER 16.0 1100 AM 1/12 CT DOT

NEPAUG 12.5 705 AM 1/12 TRAINED SPOTTER

THOMASTON DAM 12.0 700 AM 1/12 CO-OP OBSERVER

CANAAN 10.0 500 AM 1/12 CT DOT

MASSACHUSETTS

...BERKSHIRE COUNTY...

SAVOY 29.5 1155 AM 1/12 WEATHERNET6

WINDSOR 29.0 1130 AM 1/12 WTEN

ADAMS 25.0 1130 AM 1/12 WTEN

RICHMOND 22.5 917 AM 1/12 WTEN

CLARKSBURG 22.0 1125 AM 1/12 WEATHERNET6

PITTSFIELD 22.0 1219 PM 1/12 WEATHERNET6

BECKET 21.0 1038 AM 1/12

NORTH OTIS 21.0 130 PM 1/12 TRAINED SPOTTER

OTIS 20.0 830 AM 1/12 OTIS RIDGE SKI AREA

STOCKBRIDGE 19.0 840 AM 1/12 TRAINED SPOTTER

GREAT BARRINGTON 18.0 900 AM 1/12 SKI BUTTERNUT

LANESBOROUGH 18.0 959 AM 1/12 WEATHERNET6

LENOX 16.0 1130 AM 1/12 TRAINED SPOTTER

1 SE PITTSFIELD 13.0 804 AM 1/12 TRAINED SPOTTER

WILLIAMSTOWN 12.0 837 AM 1/12 TRAINED SPOTTER

1 NE STEARNSVILLE 12.0 745 AM 1/12 NWS EMPLOYEE

HANCOCK 9.0 813 AM 1/12 JIMINY PEAK SKI RESORT

VERMONT

...BENNINGTON COUNTY...

WOODFORD 26.0 1154 AM 1/12 WEATHERNET6

LANDGROVE 16.0 1143 AM 1/12 WEATHERNET6

BENNINGTON 10.0 1130 AM 1/12 WXNET6

POWNAL 8.5 724 AM 1/12 CO-OP OBSERVER

PERU 7.0 926 AM 1/12 SKI AREA

STRATTON MOUNTAIN 5.0 700 AM 1/12 SKI AREA

20 SUNDERLAND 3.5 700 AM 1/12 CO-OP OBSERVER

...WINDHAM COUNTY...

GUILFORD 20.0 230 PM 1/12 TRAINED SPOTTER

MARLBORO 16.1 1200 PM 1/12

WEST WARDSBORO 12.0 700 AM 1/12 CO-OP OBSERVER

EAST DUMMERSTON 11.5 932 AM 1/12 TRAINED SPOTTER

MARLBORO RAWS 10.8 800 AM 1/12 CO-OP OBSERVER

WEST DOVER 9.0 825 AM 1/12 SKI AREA

BELLOWS FALLS 7.5 640 AM 1/12 TRAINED SPOTTER

WESTMINSTER 7.0 900 AM 1/12 TRAINED SPOTTER

BALL MOUNTAIN LAKE 7.0 700 AM 1/12 CO-OP OBSERVER

LONDONDERRY 7.0 700 AM 1/12 SKI AREA

***********************SNOW ON GROUND***********************

LOCATION SNOW TIME/DATE COMMENTS

ON GROUND OF

/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT

CONNECTICUT

...LITCHFIELD COUNTY...

1 SE WINSTED 34.0 1200 PM 1/12 COCORAHS

MASSACHUSETTS

...BERKSHIRE COUNTY...

WINDSOR 19.0 700 AM 1/12 TRAINED SPOTTER

6 SSW BECKET 18.5 700 AM 1/12 COCORAHS

VERMONT

...WINDHAM COUNTY...

MARLBORO 15.0 800 AM 1/12 TRAINED SPOTTER

2 SW BRATTLEBORO 13.2 645 AM 1/12 COCORAHS

**********************24 HOUR SNOWFALL**********************

LOCATION 24 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS

SNOWFALL OF

/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT

CONNECTICUT

...LITCHFIELD COUNTY...

1 SE WINSTED 24.0 1200 PM 1/12 COCORAHS

MASSACHUSETTS

...BERKSHIRE COUNTY...

4 NE WINDSOR 13.5 700 AM 1/12 COCORAHS

6 SSW BECKET 12.5 700 AM 1/12 COCORAHS

VERMONT

...WINDHAM COUNTY...

1 E WESTMINSTER WEST 12.5 900 AM 1/12 COCORAHS

2 SW BRATTLEBORO 9.4 645 AM 1/12 COCORAHS

$$

WASULA

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OK, guys...guess you are all VERY happy...you snow weenies, you!

Here's something interesting from our climate focal point on BDL's snowfall:

RECORD EVENT REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA

300 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011

...GREATEST SNOWSTORM AND DAILY SNOWFALL TOTAL ON RECORD IN THE

GREATER HARTFORD AREA JANUARY 12 2011...

NEW SNOWFALL THROUGH 1 PM AT BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN

WINDSOR LOCKS CT TOTALED 22.5 INCHES. THIS BEATS THE GREATEST SNOW

STORM TOTAL 21.9 INCHES WHICH OCCURRED FEBRUARY 12 2006. THIS ALSO

BEATS THE GREATEST DAILY SNOW TOTAL 21.9 INCHES FEBRUARY 12 2006.

AN UPDATED SNOW TOTAL SHOULD BE RECEIVED AFTER 7PM THIS EVENING.

THE DAILY TOTAL WILL BE LISTED ON THE DAILY CLIMATE REPORT AFTER

MIDNIGHT.

OFFICIAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT IN THE HARTFORD AREA SINCE 1905.

ADDITIONAL NOTES...

THE DAILY SNOWFALL RECORD AT LEAST PRIOR TO TODAY FOR THE STATE OF

CONNECTICUT IS 30 INCHES AND TOOK PLACE FEBRUARY 10 1969 AT FALLS

VILLAGE AND AT MIDDLETOWN 4W MARCH 12 1888.

THE GREATEST SNOWSTORM TOTAL FOR THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT IS

50 INCHES AT MIDDLETOWN CT 4W MARCH 12-14 1888...BETTER KNOWN

AS THE BLIZZARD OF 1888.

Thought you'd be interested. May go up a bit more, since the total was until 1 PM.

--Turtle ;)

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How am I getting higher totals than you? Must be some serious localized stuff going on.

Snow measurements will do that.

I get irritated when people question snow amounts. No reason to lie. What is there to gain. It is what it is. If someone gets just .20 more liq equiv with good ratios that can equate to 6 inches.

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The official spotter total was freaking 24.1" lol. Then we have Newtown running around saying they got 29"..bologna.

The Staffordville 29" total looks obscene to me too...Union CT (from a very reliable source) had 23" and they almost always do better than them...almost always. If in the event Staffordville beat them, it would never be by 6" of snow....that is absolutely ridiculous. :lol:

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The Staffordville 29" total looks obscene to me too...Union CT (from a very reliable source) had 23" and they almost always do better than them...almost always. If in the event Staffordville beat them, it would never be by 6" of snow....that is absolutely ridiculous. :lol:

:lol: Isn't Union way higher in elevation? The inflated totals tend to happen in these huge events (2/06). Then to make matters worse we have snow on top of snow.

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:lol: Isn't Union way higher in elevation? The inflated totals tend to happen in these huge events (2/06). Then to make matters worse we have snow on top of snow.

Yes I believe Union has 300-400 feet on them and to the northeast and a much better upslope potential in Nor easters (or lack of downslope)....much better spot for snow than Staffordville. Again in this storm, it didn't play by the rules as you can see by the CT River Valley totals....but no way a place so close by got 6" less. I could believe 2-3" less, but not 6". Making it worse, is that Union was getting hammered late in the day with that one rotting band that was clearly only fringing Staffordville.

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Official from Union is actually 22.7"

Their biggest storm since Dec 7-8, 1996 when they got 25.3"

29" from Staffordville can look at that and wrestle with their honesty. It doesn't mean much unless you truly know you got that much.

Will, there seem to be a few totals in the 28-29.5 range. Im thinking at least one of them should be accurate..... or do you think they all mixed old snow with new? I was wondering about some of the 30-32 inch totals from the xmas day after blizzard also, but since there's multiple totals all from the same general location, I think its quite possible that those people got 30 or just above in that storm and probably the same with this one.

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