LibertyBell

that was a forecast for 6-8

I have a feeling tonight's snowfall will be our last decent snowfall for awhile.

and the lowest number in the entire county, it looks so off compared to the 3.5 at Howard Beach. I wish I remembered that storm better-- was it a snow changing to rain storm? Because 0.24 liquid equivalent and 1.6 inches of snow seems like a weird 8:1 ratio otherwise.

Thanks. Wow, I was suspicious about that 1.6 from Central Park too and looking at the surrounding reporting stations, it seems like 2.2 for JFK is more supported than 1.6. So now both Central Park and JFK are recorded as having 1.6 in that storm? I wonder what the reason for the change was? Note Howard Beach, which is very close to JFK, measured 3.5 in that storm. That's a huge difference.

It feels like JFK is weirdly low, there have been a few events this year where JFK had more snow than NYC. I also added up your numbers for JFK and they added up to 9.7

ground zero from Coney Island to JFK to Oceanside to Long Beach to Jones Beach to Fire Island?

Looking for that here, we had a 4 and 6 inch event at JFK last year around this same time!

If we had this kind of blocking during last year's el nino do you think we would have had much more snowfall, Chris?

Normally we have high pressure come down and push fronts to the south but this hasn't been happening this month.

3-4 inches sounds nice it could match the last storm with no taint.... an inch per hour from 11 pm to 1 am....

I lived through December 1989, January 1994, January 2004, and February 2015, they were all MUCH colder.

we'll be lucky to get half this amount between now and the end of February lol

right our window to get to average snowfall for the season is February 17-28.

Thats what I compare it too, both were over 20 inches here and a paper written a few years ago indicated the 30 inches plus here in January 2016 was influenced by climate change.

the weekend rainfall is more troublesome, Ed.

south shore is south shore, they have a different forecast for Coney Island vs Long Beach vs Jones Beach vs Fire Island?

People talk about types of storms that have become rare, the following type of storm seems to have become extinct https://thestarryeye.typepad.com/weather/2014/11/each-winters-snowstorms-1970-2014.html Jan. 10-12, 1954 - Light snow fell for 39 hours, beginning mid-afternoon on 1/10 and ending in the pre-dawn hours of 1/12. A total of 8.4" piled up, with 2.2" falling on the 10th, 5.4" accumulating on the 11th, and 0.8" falling on the 12th. This was the biggest snowfall in five years. The only two cases of similar storms to a long duration storms like that in my lifetime were these two: Jan. 13, 1982 - A late afternoon/nighttime snowstorm that dumped 5.8" on NYC was the same winter system that affected Washington, DC earlier in the afternoon when an Air Florida jet crashed into the Potomac River minutes after takeoff, killing 78. The following day an additional 3.5" of snow fell from an "Alberta clipper" that moved through in the evening hours. Feb. 26, 1991 - A surprise snowstorm dumped 8.9" of wet snow, the biggest accumulation in eight years (since 17.6" buried the City on Feb. 11-12, 1983 ). Because the temperature was just above freezing for much of the day the snow didn't accumulate much on the streets or sidewalks. This was the winter's third snowfall of five inches or more. These snowstorms all lasted 36 hours or more.

How do we do with an extremely negative AO but positive NAO Don?

whats with all these lows every day? it used to take a week for the atmosphere to recharge between storms.

In Pennsylvania, the storm produced 21 inches at Philadelphia, 24 inches at Harrisburg, and 25 inches at Allentown, establishing record 24 hour totals and single storm totals for those locations. New York City received 22 inches of snow, and 35 inches was reported at Glen Gary, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia. Windsor Locks CT received a record 19 inches of snow in 12 hours. the 22 inch total must be from JFK

The Saskatchewan Screamers were even better.

1899 - Perhaps the greatest of all arctic outbreaks commenced on this date. The temperature plunged to 61 degrees below zero in Montana. At the same time a "Great Eastern Blizzard" left a blanket of snow from Georgia to New Hampshire. The state of Virginia took the brunt of the storm, with snowfall totals averaging 30 to 40 inches. (David Ludlum) 1983 - The Middle Atlantic Coast States and southern New England were in the midst of a major snowstorm. In Pennsylvania, the storm produced 21 inches at Philadelphia, 24 inches at Harrisburg, and 25 inches at Allentown, establishing record 24 hour totals and single storm totals for those locations. New York City received 22 inches of snow, and 35 inches was reported at Glen Gary, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia. Windsor Locks CT received a record 19 inches of snow in 12 hours. The storm resulted in forty-six deaths, thirty-three of which occurred when a freighter capsized and sank off the Maryland/Virginia coast. Heavy snow was reported from northeastern Georgia to eastern Maine. (10th-12th) (Storm Data) (The Weather Channel) 1983: Called the "Megalopolitan blockbuster snowstorm," this major snowstorm impacted the Mid-Atlantic and southern New England. Snowfall up to 25 inches fell at Allentown, Pennsylvania. Snowfall amount of 35 inches occurred in parts of the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia at Glen Cary. Windsor Locks, Connecticut, recorded a record 19 inches in 12 hours. A ship sunk off the Virginia/Maryland coast, killing 33. There were 46 total storm-related fatalities. New 24-hour snowfall records were set in Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Hartford, Connecticut. Five inches of snow in one hour was recorded at Allentown and Hartford. wow 5 inches of snow per hour and it happened on the anniversary of the great 1899 historic blizzard!!

over 20-24 inches here, this was THE SNOWSTORM of my childhood!!

What was the JFK total from February 1983 (over 20 inches?) and February 1994 Tony?

so the saturday to sunday slopfest will have more snow than the wednesday to thursday slopfest? I don't see either giving us more than 1 inch before melting in a rainy onslaught