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#8 all-time storm here in Boston. Hard to complain about that. With this one wrapped up and on the books, 5 of the top 10 storms all-time for Boston will have come since 2013. Now to take a breather and enjoy some deep winter vibes.

BOS database management failing here, not sure why they are appearing to stack rank by single-day snowfall amounts (in the case of partial snowfall for 2003 storm) and compare to a 2-day total here. 2003 Presidents’ Day blizzard saw 27.6 for Boston and is actually the #1 all-time. 23.2” is still good for 8th all-time, just not right behind 2003.

Whatever helps you sleep at night… The fact remains that this was a memorable storm for all of the right reasons. Just because you weren’t here for it doesn’t make it any less important for those who experienced it. No different for what I’m sure have been countless events you’ve found memorable, that don’t even register for fellow board members. But you don’t see them being a complete a-hole about how it’s “not a big deal” that ultimately devolves into a juvenile gatekeeping / competition about who experienced “the best storms”. This storm will be memorable for all of the right reasons; 1) entrenched arctic airmass that held it’s ground 2) just the right amount of model waffling that brought this back from being a non-event Wed/Thur of last week 3 historically well producing SWFE that effected 1/3 of the country. 4) numerous +20” totals across the state of Massachusetts. 5) unpredictable mesoscale ending with amazing snowfall rates. 6 the most historically relevant metro area having this event stand at #10 all-time.

20.2" as of 7PM - next (and final) update should be midnight Only needs +1.3" for this to be the #10 snowstorm in Boston history, don't think that should be a problem given the surrounding reports from other board members. Very easy for folks to lose perspective with just how lucky we've been in the recent past. While its come at a cost (warmer winters), if this one scratches out 21.5", 5 of the top 10 storms all-time for Boston will have come since 2013.

Stacking up quickly. BOS may be able to pull off a top-10 storm after all.

Bufkit estimates were very accurate (both for NAM and GFS) for the locations that I checked leading up to the storm beginning. Now whether it was right for the right reasons, or right just by chance, I’ll let the actual mets share their thoughts.

2.8” needed from Logan this afternoon to join Boston’s top 10 storm all time list! 18.6” down, 21.4” is the mark.

Logan @ 16.7 at 12AM reading. +6.2 above 7PM reading of 10.2 —> 1.25 in/hr average.

Ocean enhanced bands along eastern MA coastline about to take center stage…

Burst back in Springfield should produce some solid returns

Saw the same thing, gravity waves fade where the sleet/snow line appears to be.

Amazing that Nantucket is holding on to snow thru that recent banding.

bands approaching from the south should bring some unreal conditions, keep us posted!

any idea what sort of ratio these images are using? doesn't look 10:1 based on amounts, kuchera or something different altogether?

850mb temps noticeably colder on 18z NAM. 0C never gets to coastal CT, RI, or even Cape Cod.

Boston / SNE news stations love to take a pass on actually making a call for Cape Cod during storms like this. Always seem to cut the Cape in half with two shades / buckets of 8-12" & 12-18". Heads they win, tails you lose!

How long the primary system holds on over interior mid-Atlantic vs. transfer to the coast will be important for extreme southern New England areas. 12z NAM seems to transfer to coast a bit quicker with primary not making it as nearly as far north —> flatter run

Can you share link? Thanks!

18z AI-EURO ticking a hair colder and dials back the precip just a bit in northern New England. Confirms widespread +1 foot with QPF ranging from 1.1-1.4 across all of MA, CT, and RI. South Shore looks to be the jackpot.

Recent system this past Sunday/Monday a great example. Had Cape Cod modeled as rain for the majority of precip with no significant accumulations. Ended up with a widespread 4-6".

GFS, AIGFS, ICON, UKIE, all showing solid hits, especially when factoring +10:1 rates. We take.

Secondary low is back on the menu re: ICON on Monday night thru Tuesday morning.

Storm thread is not allowed to be opened until inside of D3

Ah, understood

did it? Looks to be cut back quite a bit from 6z... A distinctly separate secondary low days later is what leads to some additional upside. 06Z 12z