Been on the dividing line for the heavier stuff for about an hour here in Astoria. It's been light to moderate rain, occasional wind gusts and distant rumbles of thunder.
Perhaps the reduction of human activity has given wildlife the ability to venture out or thrive where it once couldn’t. Maybe we’re just more aware of its existence because we’ve been forced inside. Idk.
I was down in Monmouth county for the storm at my sisters house. She lives about a quarter mile from Sandy Hook Bay. Couldn’t get an accurate measurement because of the drifting. There was a snow drift up the side of her house that was at least 6 feet. Her car was completely buried under a drift. High snow totals are fun but combine them with 50 mph wind gusts and it’s a completely different experience.
Boxing Day is why I became a member here. I got stuck at my sisters in Leonardo, NJ for almost a week. I have no idea how they got legitimate snow measurements down the shore because of the drifts. In a class of its own.
The guy can't type a grammatically accurate sentence for his life but the second half of this video is actually a pretty good explanation of teleconnections when it comes to snowstorms.