40/70 Benchmark

I flipped just after midnight...maybe 1am. I remember jumping on the NOAA weather radio and hearing that ORH already had 1' when I had just flipped. Forecast began at 4-8" for me and kept going up. I think it ended up at 8-16", which was still a bit low. Ended up with 18". I had never seen snow like that to that point in my life, having grown up in the 80s. The most remarkable transition that I ever saw is also my first meteorological memory...the March '84 storm. I recall that the changeover was so distinct that I could see it sweep across the neighborhood looking out the window.

You had me at the sweet stench of skunt testicles...

Nice, enjoy....wish we still had my dad's place at Rock N' Birch haha

Congrats, Pat's Peak...literally.

Yea, GFS will be too warm...I will trade the more eastern tracks for more development. Dynamics will be more valuable than that few miles of longitude.

Ouch. Brutal GFS run...that is the weenie clown map, too.

Well, at least confidence is growing that it won't develop too late for this area. Main issue will be getting it to flip to snow with these NW tics.

I jacked 12/9/05...like 16" in a few hours time.

Yea, I didn't even start as rain in Wilmington in that one...Reading, on the other side of 128 did.

We'll agree to disagree. Not going to derail the thread. Should be fascinating to watch unfold tomorrow.

Easy, killah....

Yea, Heniker is a good hike off of 93....not too bad off of 89.

At the time that they issued the watch, the storm was developing faster and the mid level banding looked to set up there.

Downtown is about 550' elevation, so not awful. Big college town.

My family had a place at Rockn Birch campground for many years....lovely little town right on the Contocook River.

Dude, its a watch....not a warning.

Go to Pats Peak, just west of Concord.

I had about a foot in that..one of my favorite events. Underrated and unexpected. I was a junior in HS, and it completely caught Wilmington High School off guard. I remember sitting in algebra starting out the window as it transitioned to snow about mid to late morning...I immediately suspected a positive bust from the 3 or so inches that was expected. We came out into the parking lot a few hours later and everyone was elated....snowfall fights abound...I did some wheelies, and bang...white-ass xmas during a raging super el nino. That was it for that winter. The End-

I agree with you on that.

Dec 23, 1997. Ayer, MA had like 8" in an hour.

Man, great trend on the 06z EURO....reversed that later development trend.

Man, steep gradient....like 6-7" in Wilmington.....9-10" here, up to 18" in MHT.

I think that 9-10" on the NAM is my ceiling.

Wait until you see even my snow map....holy $hit. Just waiting on the finish to post...