Dark Star

Shoveling 2" of sleet was no picnic.

always good to question our own measurement techniques. This storm was difficult, especially with drifting. I guess if I could sign up for 9" of snow, and then 2" of sleet on top of that, I would, 100% of the time. Secondary did little for NE Jersey, except cause the dry slot. Seems to be an "incongruity" in easter Bergen County, with measurements up to 16"? While further west in Bergen county, snow measurements were more like 10"-12". I first thought that the changeover was delayed there, but then theorized that a heavier band must have come through, before the changeover?

I guess it contributed to the huge dry slot?

NWS has precip through 10 AM Monday morning. I see the back edge approaching around 8PM tonight?

Never would have happened. It will be a miracle if the secondary has any influence. Saw a few bright spots outside, overcast thinning...

Always is, but rarely does...

Wait a few seconds...

Just about 9" as the sleet fest begins, here in Garwood, central Union County NJ.

Yes. Nice heavy band, finally, in central Union County, NJ.

Maybe 2" in Garwood, 12 degrees and snowing moderately. "Pinging" against my nylon shell parka. the township has plowed twice, already. I understand the desire to keep roads open, but isn't there a balance? I thought everything cost money...

Completely unwarranted. Trolls...

I take it there were no Northern Lights sightings last night, and no chance tonight?

In general, I think most forecast models, almost at any time frame, were fairly reliable. If you relied on future radar, not so accurate. Future radar duped me once again. It showed a potential for 3-5" from afternoon into the evening...

Same here. Snowing lightly. An inch more, at best...

Yeah, I was thinking several hours ago we could get an extra 3-5", but looks like precip forecasts have backed down?

NYC is on the northern edge of the coastal. This means the heaviest of precipitation will remain offshore. The precip shield is moving north/northeast and is somewhat irregular in pattern. A wider swath will move into the area, generally from the south at around 2-3PM today. Maybe if we all cross our fingers, we could end up getting another 3-5"???

I think that's what he means. A matter of interpretation...

2.5" final measurement in Garwood (central Union County NJ). Down to light flurries.

With everybody's temperature observations this morning, I was expecting to see, at best, a light mix of rain and snow. Instead, central Union county NJ is snowing light to moderately at the moment (woke up with a light sprinking of powdered sugar on the ground). As far as tomorrow's event, I can't remember a coastal ever "clipping" NYC. It seems it is always a hit or a complete miss, so I'm expecting nothing...

It's final, Mr G. Just said no chance of accumulating snow during the next 2 weeks...

A low cloud deck came in from the east around 9:30AM this morning and then dissapeared.

Admittinlgy, I was never good at using those...

It has gotten complicated. PSEG sold off a lot of their power plants. They kept the transmission end of the business. Natural gas is the cleanest of the fossil fuels, and is now renewable.