Hailstoned

I've gotten a report of 38" fallen in Harrisville, N.H. near Mt. Monadnock. This is quite the landmark event in that having spent 4 years in the 1960's at school atop a 1,500 foot hill in Harrisville, the most I remember on the ground is about 3 feet after the momentous storms of February, 1969 with possibly some residuals left over from the epic blizzard, the worst I've ever witnessed, of November 12, 1968, as well as subsequent snows. So 38" from one storm is indeed epic and historical.

4 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Not too far from me. It’s been a nice moderate to occasionally heavy band the last few hours. You had 3-4” this morning right?

About that, though wet and compacting as it fell, so hard to be exact. As you note, after the initial burst, light to moderate since adding some icing on the sloppy cake.

Suddenly back to heavy snow in Monson, MA after the protracted dry slot.

Moderate snow, Monson, MA; 2.5-3" on the ground. Wind picking up-- not a good look for keeping power.

32 minutes ago, UnitedWx said:

Well said... But I thought it was "Beware Romulans bearing gifts"

I believe it is the Greeks to beware of bringing something prettily wrapped-- like a great big horse

1 hour ago, TalcottWx said:

Where can I read? 

"It's a wet damaging snowstorm for NJ-far e NYS and interior southern New England." 2 feet possible high terrain ENY/WNE. Thinks even NYC could pick up 6" on backside.

Walt Drag is pretty bullish on this storm, suggesting NWS totals too conservative, and societal impacts for many of us due to wet snow and high winds.

1 hour ago, Ginx snewx said:

You have heat splits? Was wondering how well they operated last night

Ours though it got down to -11 performed like champs, though they are reputed to be less effective in below zero conditions.

18 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

Pretty telling that Boston went all the way from 1957 to now including the extreme winters of the 1960's and 70's to record such a low temperature. I wonder how much if anything that has to do with the increasing effects of the urban heat shield. I recorded temperatures as low as -18 to -20 in Monson, MA on a couple of occasions during the mid 90's

That seems like a lot of effort expended for a simple blower job.

4 hours ago, 78Blizzard said:

Yeah, the Interior Department is giving money to Native American tribes to help them relocate away from areas that are vulnerable to climate change, potentially creating a model for other communities around the country.

I want some money for my area that the awful climate change has kept snowstorms away from lately.  

 

Oh, and no doubt your smugness would remain if for the first time in thousands of years the solid earth under you (tundra) became mush (climate change). This is what's happening to those Alaskan Native Americans. Just like other fire ravaged/drought ravaged/hurricane ravaged Americans, they're seeking help. Are these Native Americans somehow less deserving?

4 hours ago, 78Blizzard said:

After reading this in the second sentence of the article I stopped reading:

"According to NASA, 2022 was one of the hottest years ever recorded on Earth."

Given the short history of recorded temperatures on earth, this was meant to scare people about the global warming craze.  Considering the source, "Wired", I'm not surprised.

 

Global warning craze?? Wait till the migration of "sane" climate refugees to our relatively unscathed, northeast U.S.A.

This white pine came crashing down in a tremendous gust of wind less than a hundred feet ahead of me in Monson, MA, about 45 minutes ago as the squall line passed through.

"Singal" and looking for something or other for long walks on the beach...

(This would be happening right at the new moon, significant both for coastal flooding concerns and heightened possibilities of Biblicalness).

29 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

The following Decembers had at least one day where the AO reached -4 SD (dataset goes to 1950)

2009
1976
2010
2000
1968
1963
1950
1995
1978
1962
1966

1968 sure brings back the memories-- a trio of storms in rapid succession culminating on the 12th in the worst blizzard conditions I have ever encountered, including the blizzard of 78-- granted, my location was at 1500 feet elevation in SW New Hampshire.

47 minutes ago, Tezeta said:

We don’t fund education, especially in hurricane prone states. These are the same places that are told the media is full of lies and that things like sea level rise and juiced hurricanes are a myth.  It’s getting worse and worse. Expect more disasters like this where people don’t listen and just yap on social media about their surprise neighborhood destruction. 

He's absolutely correct. Willful ignorance; distrust of science, lack of critical thinking skills; not learning from the past, etc. etc... This is how you reap the whirlwind...

1 hour ago, Snowcrazed71 said:

Man, why would you want to live there. Imagine what those people are going through right now. And if that happened here and all those trees came down, imagine the amount of money time and stress that would cause all of us. Trust me, it's cool to see and I love a big storm, but that damage and what it's doing to people is not cool. If it does come this way and it happens I'll have you come and clean up all the damage for me though .. Lol

Don't even bother...

1 hour ago, weatherwiz said:

I think the biggest challenge overall is how these events are perceived. There seems to be a mindset that every single setup has to result in a widespread outbreak or all parameters need to be perfect. Was yesterday really a bust? I mean there were some severe weather reports but was it a bust? This answer is tied into how an individual is perceiving the potential and what they're expecting. 

When we look at and discuss parameters whether it be shear, CAPE, lift, lapse rates, height falls, forcing, etc. there is a tendency to only look for what is typically found with high end events. High end events don't happen often and there is a reason for that. Even other areas of the country where sure they have a higher tendency for higher end events, but they still don't happen with a high frequency. 

At the end of the day, no setup is ever going to have perfect parameters, not every setup is going to produce as a high end event, but does that mean every single event that doesn't mean these criteria is a bust? I mean when it comes to convective forecasting how can an event be a bust anyways? 

If not a bust for severe, it was once again a bust for needed rain. Generally in a situation with mid 70's dews and an approaching cold front, most get their share of a soaking shower/thunder shower. Yesterday, the allocation to most was miserly to say the least.

36 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

I tend to be effacing much of the time ... I'm gen-X; we specialize in throwing our selves under the bus in ironic self-doubt. 

But I have to say, my ability to arrest engagement in this forums thread and see the login counts plummet ... is a unique, and brag-able talent.  lol - no one clears a room like one of my attempts at lucid discourse surrounding summer weather

Always read (or at least skim) from top to bottom. Your writing is appealing for two reasons-- first for the insights and information concealed (at times) within, and secondly for its originality and entertainment value.

American' Love Affair with the lawn is Getting Messy

https://apnews.com/article/environment-gardening-white-plains-b2a0c7ab8940f93e872a90d86ea9c6f4

9 hours ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

I loved that event....that was an acceptable CJ. I don't need to jackpot, but there is a difference between something like that, and the crap that last month's blizzard dealt my way.

Most of the people who claim to be okay with 12" when so many others land 24-30"+ are lying.

What many would have given for your 12+. In western areas it was 6 or 7 or less-- like being low on the totem pole at the House of Delight.

8 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

WPC:

"...Close to the immediate Atlantic coastline, strong winds combined with high astronomical tides may lead to coastal flooding. Please continue to monitor for future updates as this system develops..."

This is an under the present scope of awareness, major problem. 

It's one thing to hat astronomical tide ... but coupling that with surface pressure depths approaching historic proportions, and the real possibility of a brief retro toward the coast near max... this could be headline material -

When a new moon and a big dog coincide… the ante’s upped for something historical…

2 hours ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

We were OTing about mindfulness stuff last weekend, and that is one of my things...I'll get 16 buns for this, but I keep a calendar every year that I use as a weather journal...kind of forces you to stop and just observe the sky for a few moments each day..to get in idea of how cloudy it was etc...high, low temps.....

I did it when I was a kid, stopped for awhile when I was a teen and young adult, but picked back up several years ago once I got my life in order.

I still have some of my daily "weather diaries" from the 1960's.

On 12/17/2021 at 5:28 PM, Hailstoned said:

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Keep those yard spaces mono-cultured green at all costs!

 

Oh, and leaf blowers, not to mention all the other planet destroying means of accomplishing the "perfect" lawn, really blow...

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/25/opinion/leaf-blowers-california-emissions.html?smid=em-share

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Keep those yard spaces mono-cultured green at all costs!