The atmosphere just seems to be primed for snow. It's been snowing here all morning, you wouldn't see this kind of stuff if just a front was coming through. This reminds me of the PRE before TC landfalls.
ACY is going to have over 30 inches of snow in JANUARY at the end of this lol, they already have over 17 in the month, it will blow away the old record of 20 in JANUARY.
How much of a difference is there? 20 miles?
Also, see JAN 2016, the NAM led the way and has proven to the best model with the biggest storms. We just have to get within its deadly range.
Is there really that much of a gap in terms of storm placement between the models?
Remember the NAM led the way with JAN 2016 too, it generally does the best with the biggest storms.