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  1. LibertyBell
    The NYC and LGA similarity is why I agree. Also, JFK with 4.2 is right on target with my measurement of 4.6 about 5 miles to its east.
  2. LibertyBell
    Yep, even melting on the trees lol 1 hour after it ended about half of it is gone. This is like ice cream, you've got to eat it quickly...
  3. LibertyBell
    Don, can you give us the snow to liquid ratio for JFK and LGA too? Thanks. The only number out of those three I feel confident about is JFK, there is about 4 inches here-- or there was at the end of the storm-- it's been melting rapidly since it ended at 1 PM.
  4. LibertyBell
    Yeah it's about 4" here, JFK seems to be right on target, I don't know about the other two lol. Do you have liquid equivalents of all these (preferably liquid equivalent of precipitation that fell as snow?)
  5. LibertyBell
    Right I know 10:1 is just an average, but here we've had everything from 5:1 to 20:1. Our big noreasters are around 11:1-12:1 typically. My point wasn't about the ratio of snow to liquid, but the fact that there's much more variability with snowfall because of the ratio-- whether it's 5:1, 10:1 or something else. A small difference in rainfall is equivalent to a much larger difference in snowfall.
  6. LibertyBell
    It would be interesting to see liquid equivalent.
  7. LibertyBell
    I mean I don't know what else can be done-- 1 PM was basically when the last flake fell. It's difficult to monitor something 24/7. They probably take a measurement every 6 hours and then when the storm ends. I know they sometimes make bad measurements, and this could be one, but I don't think it's because it was done too late. I looked at the radar and the snow ended right around 1 PM.
  8. LibertyBell
    But the snow ended here around 1 PM so it was right on time. What were the airport totals, Chris? I noticed the snow started melting here at 1:30 lol This really was like a spring storm.
  9. LibertyBell
    It didn't threaten it actually came out and most of the snow on the trees has already fallen off or melted and we have large puddles on the streets now. An hour after it got done snowing, a significant amount of snow has already melted lol.
  10. LibertyBell
    One thing everyone should always remember is that the snow to liquid ratio is usually 10:1, in other words, the typical variability of a rainstorm is magnified 10x in a typical snowstorm. So a difference between half an inch of rain and a full inch of rain becomes the difference between 5 inches of snow and 10 inches of snow. Which is why when people hear or see a forecast for 5-10 inches of snow they shouldn't assume they'll get 10 inches. It could just as easily be 5 inches.
  11. LibertyBell
    Yep I've seen a few totals around the 15" mark and a couple around 16" coming from NE PA and NW CT.
  12. LibertyBell
    The sun is starting to come out, take some pictures before it melts lol, it's already falling from the trees.
  13. LibertyBell
    You're a little silly sometimes lol. It will always be more up there because no one lives up there? lol Do you mean it's colder there because "no one lives up there?" I mean there's two things wrong with this statement, can you figure out what those two things are?
  14. LibertyBell
    Meanwhile it's about over here and the sun looks like it could come out at any time. This was a really nice storm with lots of large photogenic snowflakes and the trees are fully covered lol.
  15. LibertyBell
    6.1" total coming out of Coney Island as per TWC.
  16. LibertyBell
    The only place to measure the snow there is on top of the roof lol.
  17. LibertyBell
    Nice, we're just getting the start of this now.
  18. LibertyBell
    this is one of the most photogenic storms we have had in a long time!
  19. LibertyBell
    and from the airports
  20. LibertyBell
    it's snowing here again after it had brightened up for a bit
  21. LibertyBell
    I used to live near Prospect Park so it was a nice area to see accumulating snow. Before that I lived near Sheepshead Bay which didn't get much snow either lol.
  22. LibertyBell
    hmmm this is interesting, I just checked the hourly obs at JFK and they were at 32 F from 7 AM to 11 AM so they were at freezing for several hours. Heavy snow was never reported there but moderate snow was reported from 8:30 to 10:20 It's actually colder at JFK than it is at Central Park! Barometric pressure bottomed out at 29.43 at 8 AM
  23. LibertyBell
    the grass usually has more snow than a hard surface like your deck though
  24. LibertyBell
    see that eyelike feature offshore? there's thunderstorms developing around it as the storm rapidly strengthens. 983 mb now.
  25. LibertyBell
    They really are absolutely adorable, I hope they live a good long time
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