wxman

Just now, weatherpruf said:

You're in the sweet spot for sure. I'm guessing you need 4 wheel drive up there....

Indeed, very steep hill but the plows do a good job.  

7" down.  Temp 30.

7" down.  Temp 30.

6" down.  Moderate to heavy snow continues.  Temp 29.

1 minute ago, chrisNJ said:

Dumping here in Hillsborough. Banding for the win. 3-4” so far. 

We are getting this one good.  The WSW will verify by noon.  

3.5" down.  moderate to heavy snow and 28 degrees.

2" down already.  temp 28.

moderate to heavy snow now.  Approaching 1".  Temp 30.

steady light snow, 32.

First flakes here and 32.

39 minutes ago, wdrag said:

15" if you report to the NWS.  .  CoCoRAHS is one ob only/day, but since you have two days and you state 12 on D1, and 3" new on D2, then thats 15, despite the lesser D2 SD(snow on the ground) of 13.5.  Does that work?  Walt

Thanks Walt, I understand.  I get that that 15" is the right number but I also have a (personal) hard time getting past snow OTG as my storm total.  It's hard for me to say that "we got 15" when the most snow I had OTG at one time was 13.5".  From what I can tell in the PNS' there is great inconsistency in what's being reported, with the larger numbers likely correct (absent drift measurements, of which there are plenty) with the smaller numbers being what's observed on the ground. 

really coming down now, heavy snow and 32.

moderate snow and 34 degrees.

Snowing again! 

mid Atlantic forum, as usual has the map.

18 minutes ago, winterwarlock said:

somewhere between 13-14 inches storm total here in Belle Mead NJ

This matches me pretty close.  13.5" now on the ground but 15" storm total (conservatively).  

1 hour ago, rgwp96 said:

No way Newton has 32 inches on the ground 

I just made a separate post about this exact issue (not specific to Newton).

So, my practice is always to report my snow on the ground at the time I measure (no clearing or snow board for me).  Usually this is not a big issue but in a long duration storm like this one it could be.  Yesterday my snow max on the ground was 12" and this morning the total snow OTG is 13.5" BUT I know for a fact that areas cleared since my 12" measurement picked up another 3".  Would you report your snow total as 13.5" (the current OTG total) or 15" (the storm total)?  

18 minutes ago, winterwarlock said:

 

 

I dont know,,there was that one tweet from the guy who said it was snowing in somerville 3.6 inches an hour for 2.5 hours...I think in Hillsborough and Belle Mead we are closer to a foot but Somerville and Bridgewater got into the heavy banding..almost like a summer thrunderstorm 

I don't question very often but I checked radar returns, no one within 30 miles got 90% more snow than where I am during the same period.  I have 20 plus around my house near the roof line but in the flat its 10 to 12.  Nothing is impossible but I say people are likely measuring roof blow off or drifts.  

4 minutes ago, scoobydoo1 said:

I measured in Bridgewater 20" an hour ago.

at 11 am a trained spotter measured 17.5" 2 miles from me. Somervill nj

I'm about 9 miles away and had been all snow until 30 minutes ago, at 460' and I have 11.5.  There is no way anyplace in Bridgewater has 20 legit inches.  Maybe on a picnic table by a roofline. 

10" with heavy snow. Temp 25.  I think some people are measuring drifts.  Been under brown/orange all morning 100% snow.  

BTW, my "tabletop measure" is a foot.  Need to get 20-30 feet from any roof for an accurate measure.  

Very hard to measure with drifting but my best estimate is 7.5" at 9:49am.  Temp 24.

snowing snowballs!  7" down.  25 degrees.

Heavy snow again, 6.5" down. temp 24.