Edit option 4: could cut to Buffalo.
Right now after last nights guidance most likely.
1. Hugger or track over SNE
2. bench mark track
3. Track over Buffalo
4. ots
I’m sure the order of this will change at least a few more times in the next 2-3 days.
That's the full duration of the storm.. Widespread 6"+ .. It's nice to see this as a coastal threat now, and not favoring interior. As you said this is a wild mean for day 7-8.. Only the big ones have a mean like this well in advance..
Elevation will be a necessity in Derby to grab a few inches. Theres some 300-400' elevation there on the "hilltop", however down along the river valley has no shot in my opinion.
We don't live at 500.... 4 of 51 EPS members have it cutting.. May it be a SWFE? possible, Miller B? possible, coastal? possible, but it can also cut and rain on us if the cold gets dumped too far west..
Great visuals thanks.. Took a closer look at EPS 4 of 51 members are favorable for snow for the Pre-Christmas threat. Lets just get the pacific ridge east.. Definitely plenty of time 9-11 days out .. I think this could be a rather important storm..
When the surface depiction makes sense yes.. Cold dumps into west first then bleeds east? Can we get a redevelopment to our SE bc of the block? For now I'll follow seasonal trends.. Hope I'm 100% wrong and that it changes..
I’ve been watching this threat closely. From a smoother 500mb view it looks nice. However when I look at all 3 ensembles at the surface the average track is through the great lakes. I’ll show some maps later on my break.
We’d be in the 60s easily Christmas Eve, at least it wouldn’t be be a grinch storm for southern and eastern SNE. No snow to melt. All 3 ensemble suites as of now agree that storm will cut by a good amount. We may have to wait til after Christmas for a real chance if that holds.