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It's a 5 minute iphone max pro phone video. Will take some time to compress or upload. Very significant local wind event. 3:40-3:50PM in Maspeth Queens.

Significant anomaly observation landspout or weak tornado in cyclonic surface rotation in Maspeth Queens. Have video of debris in broad rotation- surface to cloud base.

Someone could pickup a grant on seasonal micro-climates in the five boroughs, if someone hasn't already. It's not all about the ASOS, IJS.

I would bet higher maxes in JFK in late Srping/early summer on a NW/N flow than LGA, and even some days well into the summer depending on the dry adiabatic. That flow is coming off the mainland of Queens and the Van Wyck - I count expressways as a type of topography in these parts.

http://wxcaster.com/models_text.htm

In regard to sleet impacts on road conditions subsequent of snowfall, this can be a treacherous scenario given the cold BL temperatures <32 in affected areas. Treated roads have a much harder time in melting heavy sleet rates than snowfall in many cases. I believe this is partly due to the effects of dendrites being more susceptible to melting given their molecular structure. Sleet is more consolidated/low porosity (solid- if you will), and therefor there is less air pockets (as compared to snowfall) for warming on treated roads. Depending on rates, sleet can compound on treated roads. Sleet atop snow can further stymie the melting process. Road conditions with this storm may be a case scenario.

I'm confused. Maybe my math is wrong. Isn't 1980's and 1970's also a 20 year span? Who's to say that years of below normal snowfall aren't anomalous? After all when we're talking anomalous, we're talking data derived from an average of extremes.

What implies an accident in meteorology? I don't recall coming across this phenomena in the field.