It did but it has the feeling of a heavy overrunning band of snow that will jackpot someone. I think sleet and ZR will be a big factor with storm 1 for cad areas.
We really need the -NAO to drop to -2 or lower for it to dominate the storm track. Right now it's progged to drop to -1.75 or so before slowly rising in the middle of January.
I don't think its time to give up hope but its undeniable that the trends have been very poor the past 24-36 hours. The means on all the globals have decreased dramatically. The QPF on the means have decreased dramatically.
One thing I have noticed on multiple models is our southern stream energy being sheared out as it approached us. The UK looked like a big hit on the first wave but shears out the energy. Other models are doing this as well.