weathafella

When I think back to 56, it's amazing in that there were no sattelites, they did have radar but it was rudimentary and not widely used outside of hurricanes, NWP was plots and the mathematics were not computer enhanced. I guess that's why the big event on 3/18/56 came with no advanced warning. Some flurries flying by as my mother gave me lunch and I had my eyes glued on the window. I turned on the radio and the forecast was 1-2 inches. After lunch I took my sled to the hilly street with all the other kids in the neighborhood-picture the large number of 8-10 year old boomers. The snow from the event 2 days prior was still quite good for sledding. We didn't notice the fact that snow was increasing and as it was starting to get dark, everyone's mom came out to make us all go home-I guess at that point NWS (then the Weather Bureau) realized it was going to be much bigger than originally expected. As we were reluctantly trudging home with our moms I looked up and realized it was starting to snow pretty hard. The next morning was literally a raging blizzard with snow caked on houses and drifts exceeding 10 feet. One of my all timers for sure. Now we have so much better technology but it's tough to get it at day 5-6 still.

I remind everyone again that March of 1956 played out similarly to what is being depicted in the delayed but not denied camp.

The first 2 of the team on the left aren’t exactly pieces of murderers row….

There's your 100 hour storm redux. All the biggies are showing up in various forms these days.

At the bar?

I'd love a mediocre winter. Unfortunately it's been several grades below so far imby.

You are either in Woburn or Westwood. 128/93. I'm guessing Woburn/Stoneham.

D6 signal looks stronger vs the f/u system.

Had some friends from Medford over for dinner. They got 3-5 inches….about 7 miles north of me. Latitude ftw.

I’m telling you…1956 had the initial quick hitting critter followed by the big boy loosely similar to the GFS. I remember the 4-6 on Friday and the feet Sunday afternoon through Monday in 56.

Interesting gfs. If we’re using 1956 it actually matches better with the lead pulse quick hitting 4-6 followed closely by the big boy.

That was a sad year. I moved to Los Angeles in November 1976.

That excludes the next 24 hours. Qpf and snow map below…

Uncle is a large scale burial by hour 168. Wow! Feet nyc to psm

If this can be pulled off as depicted-all will be forgiven winter of 2022-23.

It looks like nearly a carbon copy of 3/18/56-one of the truly memorable storms of my lifetime. Look it up. Oh boy!

Models with the exception of NAM minor this out before it gets here. An inch this time of year is 10 minutes of fun.

Last Saturday for me was a cold dry day per memory

Seems like that’s been missing most of the winter. The mid December event had it and the one which broke snowier a few weeks ago are the only ones I remember-maybe the previous swfe but that event crapped out in MA after giving most of CT the goods.

18z NAM kind of reinvigorates the clipper Tuesday.

Why would I not want to look?

I’ll take miller B over A everyday and twice on Sunday.

Devil's lettuce plus?

Another sloppy worthless event. I do feel glad for areas north of me and especially NNE which all things considered is still in the midst of a good snow winter.