It doesn't get much better for this region. It was a B winter until this storm (Feb could've been wasted) but now it's a solid A.
And in the modern era there's actually very few that come close.
I really think if the storm was more tucked like some of SREFS and Nam runs showed that much of the region would've seen 30+
Not to mention much stronger winds
The melt is going to be a lot faster than people expect. This is not late Jan with arctic temps.
Even temps near freezing under sunny skies will do a lot of damage with late Feb to early March sun.
We need to keep in mind this isn't a gulf Miller A that is able to pull in enormous amounts of moisture like a 16 or 96.
The fact we're even talking about 2 feet totals nearby is pretty crazy.
Again ratios for a good 6-8hrs will likely be higher than 10:1
I'm playing it conservative but trust the NWS too.
This is one instance where an overperformance wouldn't surprise me. How often do we see a 970mb low inside the BM.