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    Winter cancelled/uncancelled banter 25/26

    in New York City Metro

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    2 hours ago, rclab said:

    Hello Rob…. Not sure if you know but I’ve wondered what happened to Will Rutgers. I found his posts, at times,  enjoyably entertaining. I figure asking you will negate starting another to do…. As always ….

    So...um...some new information has come to light. It's appears he's Santa Claus now and on vacation I'm guessing. 

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    Winter cancelled/uncancelled banter 25/26

    in New York City Metro

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, rclab said:

    Hello Rob…. Not sure if you know but I’ve wondered what happened to Will Rutgers. I found his posts, at times,  enjoyably entertaining. I figure asking you will negate starting another to do…. As always ….

    I don't know myself. I know some on here go to other weather discussions, I find this place to be more than enough. Maybe someone has seen him an another spot?

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    January 2026 OBS and Discussion

    in New York City Metro

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, Tatamy said:

    The echos over eastern PA are snow showers and squalls.  The echos moving along I84 look quite intense with visibility’s of 1/2 mile or less.  The brief snow shower we just had dropped visibility below 1/2 mile.  Temperature dropped from 41 to 36 as it passed.  If you are N&W of the city look out for these.

    Thanks for the report. I've been tracking them all day, there were several 1/4 mile visibility reports from highway departments across PA. 

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    Winter cancelled/uncancelled banter 25/26

    in New York City Metro

    Posted

    1 hour ago, NEG NAO said:

    Anyone else notice that Upton and Mt. Holly in addition to other NWS offices have a new AFD format - using "Key Messages" ??? Hope none of this is AI driven...the computerized voice on their weather radio stations is bad enough

    AFD from KOKX

     

    1 hour ago, Stormlover74 said:

    Yeah they announced it last month I think

    That’s right. 

    On 12/16/2025 at 10:12 AM, IrishRob17 said: 
    NOUS41 KOKX 161406
PNSOKX

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
0906 AM EST Tue Dec 16 2025

...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY TRANSITIONING TO A NEW 
FORMAT FOR THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION BEGINNING JAN 7 2026...

Beginning with the afternoon issuance on January 7th 2026, the 
National Weather Service New York, NY Forecast Office will 
transition to a Key Message format for the Area Forecast Discussion 
(AFDOKX).  

This strategic change aligns the Area Forecast Discussion (AFD) with 
an impacts-first message philosophy, enabling our office to 
streamline communication and reduce redundancy. This transition 
moves away from a strictly chronological layout to focus immediately 
on potential weather impacts and hazards. By prioritizing Key 
Messages, we aim to enhance clarity and eliminate duplication within 
the Area Forecast Discussion. 

A side-by-side comparison of the old format and the new format 
templates can be found at: https://www.weather.gov/erh/newAFD

The latest local AFD can be found at the following link: 
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=okx&issuedby=OKX&product=AFD

For any questions, please contact:

Nelson Vaz 
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
National Weather Service New York NY
[email protected]

     

    January 2026 OBS and Discussion

    in New York City Metro

    Posted

    38 minutes ago, NorthShoreWx said:

    That looks like a MA blockbuster with snow to mix and dry slot NYC to BOS.  I guess I'm still a little disappointed about 1993 :)

    And that makes sense since that looks like a DT graphic and he lives in VA last I knew. Assuming it is some other forecasters graphic it should be in the banter thread.

    January 2026 OBS and Discussion

    in New York City Metro

    Posted

    9 hours ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said:

    I remember that well and how devastating it was. What others forget however was how quickly the snowpack was rebuilt again and how the ground remained snow covered in some of the forum, I can only speak for myself and those of us in the north, through most of February and March. 
    That was a true Thanksgiving to early April winter. 

    Oh I remember but seeing the clear landscape before it built again sucked. 

    9 hours ago, the_other_guy said:

    I still think 93/94 was better. That epic ice storm that set the floor for a snowpack that never died. I fell more times that winter than any other.

     

    Of course sandwiched between was that awful El Nino winter

    I agree, 93-94 ranks higher for me than 95-96. While 95 had a deep snowpack for Christmas up here and more snow as a season, 93-94 avoided wiping out the pack. There was that storm around Martin Luther King Day that went from snow to ice to rain and near 50 for a few hours but then that arctic front of yore came raging through and froze everything solid. What a winter. 

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    Memory Lane

    in New York City Metro

    Posted

    2 hours ago, NorthShoreWx said:

    Same here, except that most of the additional area was well away from the Northeast.

    I hadn't seen your follow up post when you mentioned those states outside the northeast. Tis odd to call the scale what they did then. 

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    Memory Lane

    in New York City Metro

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    4 hours ago, NorthShoreWx said:

    If its a Northeast Snowfall Impact rating, why does the storm of January 19-21, 1978 rank higher than the famous blizzard a little over 2 weeks later:

    19780119-19780121-6.53.jpg

     

    19780205-19780207-5.78.jpg

    The only thing that jumps out at me is that the earlier storm covered more area. 

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