MarkO

I'm in Thornton, and the evolving plan now is to leave here tomorrow around 7AM and just get through the notch around 7:30 to try to beat out the Boston metro travellers who leave at dawn. Once through the notch, you're just about at totality, so even if the highways are packed (which I don't expect at that time, or am I being too optimistic?), there will be back roads we shoudl be able to take to get further into the thread f totality. Initial plan was Jay Peak, but I think a 1/2 day at Burke may be better. I think once at Burke we can decide if we want to travel further north. I'm just not sure what to do afterwards. Hang out and grab dinner and hope to make it back to the cabin by 7pm?

Been spitting show showers overnight and this morning bringing my total to 11". There was a very brief period (maybe 15 minutes) of sleet, and a littl graupel last evening. Temp starting to ramp up from a steady 31 prettymuch throughout the event. Lost internet for about 12 hours yesterday, but maintained power. I think this puts me at 93" for the season, about average.

warm layer above. Flipping over to sleet. 33.9/31

Just got up north. 93 was wet roads, but there were some wet flakes mixing in Lakes Region north. Found my ski (lost it in the 24" last time I was up) at 1500' where it was snowing/sticking and temp at 33F. 34.1/31 here and light snow, no accumulation.

Nice, I appreciate the update, leaving Lowell now.

This event deserves it's own obs thread. Whoever started the last one should start this one for good luck.

sprinkles in Lowell. 41.9/35.9. Heading north in about 1/2 an hour for the event. Expecting a lot of sleet until about midnight.

It's about 1:45 minutes from my cabin to Jay Peak. A few friends may come and ski for a day trip, but most want to stay local and ski WV, but they're expected to max at 98.5%. I think it'll be worth the drive. Hopefully dont' encounter much traffic on the way up, but I have a feeling it's going to be a nightmare getting through Franconia notch afterwards.

Crappy winter. Not sure what I got in Lowell, but probably close to Ray's totals. But I'll be closing in on 100" up north after this storm, which is more than average.

North Conway area get's crushed with that track on the GFS. Break out the 3 footer bong reports.

24" snow, no sleet. Let's see what round 2 brings.

Snow, then snow showers for days up north. Won't be producing many kW with the new solar system in Lowell.

This is true. I think my high for the day was 29.2. It did feel like we almost tainted with sleet, or more specifically a partial melt/refreeze at around 10AM just based on the sound and sting of the snow, but it flipped back to dry snow by the next run. I wish I had done a core, but I'm guessing ratios were probably in the 12:1 ratio. Epic event.

Holy wind! Anenometer muxst be stuck, but house creaking

Surprisingly dry, i think my high was 29.2

Overproducer, closing in on 2'. Biggest storm in over 10 years. I'll post photos later.

About 6" here, 23.2/21.

I've been telling this to people for months. Totality or bust, and be prepared for it to be cloudy. It'll seem like a huge thunderstorm rolling in even at 98% for my area. There may even be traffic issues. Leaving for Jay at 7AM!

No power, looks about 6" before the flip to sleet. 33.4F

Overproducer. About 4" 31.6F

Looks like 2" or so in Lowell per webcam. 1,5" in Thornton.

It flipped back to snow at Waterville. It also looks like the cabin only got between 1/2 and 3/4" rain, so a net gainer. Nice base builder.

After 2.7" rain. Pack nearly decimated in Lowell. Temp hit low 50's this AM, but starting to drop now (48.6F). I'd like to know how we did up north. One neighbor said 10" before the flip to rain. about 12 hours between these two images.

1" of snow before being washed away with the pack. Down to about 4-6" on the ground in Lowell. 50.2F

Flipped to sleet about 5 minutes ago. Fun while it lasted.