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4 minutes ago, Blue Mood said:

No, Buffaloweather should stop reporting totals. A guy 250 miles from the LES band in Northwest Jersey says his numbers are inflated. Nothin to see here!

Not exactly what I’m saying but you do you. All I’m saying is his way he’s doing it inflated them a bit. Figured a self proclaimed know it all would be able to understand that. 

1 minute ago, Blue Mood said:

Shut up, moron.

Go pay your debts 

2 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

He cleared around it. 

Lol what .  So he cleared his whole back yard . Are you kidding me ?  

2 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

You can’t put the snowboard on top of the snow it will just sink in. His area also didn’t look that prone to wind. If he cleared  out around it it should be OK.

You certainly can’t put in a hole either 

8 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

Breakdown of measurements

 

1.3" 11/17

4.6" 8 PM 11/17

6.5" 2 AM 11/18

21.5" 815 AM 11/18

22.9" 2:45 PM 11/18

11.3" 8:45 PM 11/18

5.6" 2:45 AM 11/19

 

Storm Total: 73.7"

I’m not saying you didn’t measure that anmount ,  all I’m saying is the way you did it inflates the totals a bit.  Think about it 

13 minutes ago, wkd said:

Maybe move the board to the top of the existing snow after each 6 hr measurement? 

Bingo 

20 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said:

Zero doubt BW’s numbers are accurate. He’s meticulous with this stuff. The pics and videos speak for themselves IMO along with the other regional observations.

Um did u see where he measured with the snowboard . His numbers are inflated some I hate to say 

Just now, eyewall said:

Orchard Park and Hamburg in the same ballpark so that says 70+ is hard to dispute.

 

Unless they are measuring the same way with the snowboard picture  above 

7 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

What other way is there to measure? I dig out 5 feet around each side to prevent drifting onto board. My total was lower than surrounding locations despite being in better spot based on radar loop. 

This is probably why they got rid of the clearing method . No doubt you got hammered but that’s going to inflate your totals. Even in say a 6 in storm my foot steps get covered back up from drifting  when only a few inches actually fall. 

38 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

Grass level I go out and shovel every measurement all around it 

So you are measuring in a hole after all the snow is around it ?  

4 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

Isn't 6 hour measurement the official way to measure? When I took my cocarahs training I believe thats what it was.

Nope , they supposedly changed it a few years ago but some still use 6 hrs 

2 hours ago, BuffaloWeather said:

13.2" since last measure, wiping at 215. 47.1" so far.

How often you clearing the Board?

8 hours ago, JerseyWx said:

Started out as some wet flakes and sleet, but changed over to plain rain pretty quick.  About .60" here and 37 currently.

Yup same , lasted about an hr then rain  

11 hours ago, JerseyWx said:

Really tropical like torrential downpours here.  

A little over 2 inches in since last night 

Surprised I had snow and sleet on and off for that last few hrs in butler nj Morris  county . 

I’ve been in my current house since 1996.  I know that’s a short time but I have a flowering tree and really the average date hasn’t changed for flowering . Earliest it’s flowered was right around April first, latest about April 15th. This year first flower was april 5th. 

Freezing rain  above 1400 feet in nj. This is from high point nj  at 1800. 

2 minutes ago, cleetussnow said:

This whole winter summed up.  

Yup just a last kick in the balls . I was all excited I went to snow an hr  earlier than modeled  .  Radar looked tremendous . 2 hrs later I see it turned to garbage and I have 2 inches lol and done 

18 minutes ago, sussexcountyobs said:

Storm is over here. Unless we get some lake effect this evening. Little over 3".  Under performer as forecasted QPF wise. Currently 18°

Where are you located ?

1 hour ago, wdrag said:

A number of reports in Sussex County NJ are higher than my own and I could be conservative.  Difficult measuring here due to blowing-drifting-compaction of small flake snow. Now down to 21F with blowing drifting snow adding slush back onto treated-plowed roads. Vsby briefly down under 1/2Mile in blowing snow when gusts exceed ~30 MPH. Peak so far here 40 MPH in Wantage (306PM) with 3.1" so far.  Increasing reports of 45-50 MPH gusts NYC subforum including LI to KMPO.

Many people also don’t use hard surface like snowboards or tables or car tops . Ruler stuck  as far in the grass as possible can add an inch easily 

2 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

it's fairly light here after an initial brief burst

 

Same here , started out ok and fizzled out 

13 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

A nice band heading in from the west shortly 

It’s isn’t to exciting . Started out ok but isn’t much to get excited about 

1 minute ago, ORH_wxman said:

Yeah not impressed with radar down south. The changeover seems a bit faster than modeled but that is coming at the price of precip starting to shred quicker. 

Exactly , I had 5 minutes of rain and changed to snow over an hr earlier than modeled . But precip shut off  way earlier than modeled . 

Precip dried up way quicker than modeled down here in north jersey .  No way getting close to  liquid equivalents  amounts forecasted 

1.8 in butler Morris county . Def didn’t get the extended heavy rates that were modeled .  Going to be way under in liquid amounts that were forecasted