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Looked good on radar but did not produce. I think Tip said earlier that RT 2 corridor was a long shot for any real severe after that first line went through.

0-3 on the severe. Had a 10 minute monsoon from the cell that just moved through but very little lightning and almost no wind. These things keep looking like they are coming in hot and just fade as they approach CT River. I don't love severe but was at least hoping for a good light show or some hail.

The cell in Franklin Co once again fell apart as it approached the river. 0-2 on severe so far today. Fine with me. Couple of CG and some rumbles.

That line that came across the Berkshires fell apart over Franklin County. Got about three minutes of moderate rain in downtown Greenfield, sprinkle at my house. No thunder, no lightning, no wind.

That line fell apart in a hurry. It moved straight towards Franklin County and then just died. I got a 30 second sprinkle.

Looks pretty meh up on the MA/VT border. Fine with me as we have soccer this evening.

Good week to plant. I may throw seed on Tuesday b/c it looks like 2 days of showers after that.

Worcester Co. was definitely the dividing line for haves and have nots. Big difference in totals from SE to NW. .Worcester County... Uxbridge 27.8 1150 PM 3/13 Trained Spotter Milford 26.6 1124 PM 3/13 Trained Spotter Holden 25.0 112 AM 3/14 Social Media Douglas 25.0 916 PM 3/13 Trained Spotter Northbridge 23.5 833 PM 3/13 Ham Radio 3 W Worcester 21.8 1205 AM 3/14 Worcester Airport Clinton 21.5 539 PM 3/13 Ham Radio Sterling 21.0 827 PM 3/13 General Public Northborough 20.3 557 AM 3/14 Ham Radio Lunenburg 20.1 759 AM 3/14 General Public Worcester 20.0 725 PM 3/13 Ham Radio Lancaster 19.0 734 PM 3/13 Social Media Leominster 19.0 630 PM 3/13 General Public Fitchburg 19.0 631 PM 3/13 General Public Shrewsbury 18.9 902 PM 3/13 Trained Spotter Charlton 18.8 539 PM 3/13 Social Media Westborough 18.5 1226 AM 3/14 NWS Employee auburn 18.2 755 AM 3/14 Trained Spotter Mendon 18.0 626 PM 3/13 Ham Radio Millville 18.0 512 PM 3/13 Ham Radio Harvard 18.0 641 AM 3/14 NONE Boylston 17.9 741 AM 3/14 Trained Spotter Auburn 17.5 741 PM 3/13 Trained Spotter North Grafton 17.0 655 PM 3/13 Ham Radio Webster 17.0 741 PM 3/13 Ham Radio Westminster 16.0 412 PM 3/13 General Public Berlin 16.0 456 PM 3/13 General Public Ashburnham 15.0 554 AM 3/14 Ham Radio Rutland 14.8 625 AM 3/14 Ham Radio Blackstone 14.5 342 PM 3/13 Ham Radio Leicester 14.0 331 PM 3/13 Ham Radio Southbridge 14.0 641 PM 3/13 Ham Radio Bolton 14.0 304 PM 3/13 Ham Radio Grafton 14.0 329 PM 3/13 Ham Radio Spencer 13.0 610 PM 3/13 Trained Spotter Hubbardston 10.5 533 PM 3/13 Ham Radio Winchendon 9.7 529 PM 3/13 Ham Radio Petersham 9.6 707 PM 3/13 Ham Radio Athol 7.0 745 AM 3/14 Trained Spotter

My friend in Dover VT just texted me he had 12-14" there as of midnight with light snow still falling.

That's what you should tell them.

Maybe a Met could explain to me the dynamics out here. I understand the reasons the valley did poorly even under that great band all day but how come the high elevation spots out here didn't do very well either? Radar said it was snowing hard for hours but highest total in Franklin Co. was 11" and most 1000' + locales were less than that.

MPM made the right choice going to Maine. Probably only 8-9" at his house in Shelburne according to my friend up that way.

Just make sure you replace it with the real thing ASAP otherwise you are risking your gearbox.

That I-91 banding was wasted on the Valley, it probably would have much better served the hill towns to the east or west. The Euro QPF was probably pretty close to reality out here, .6-.7" is what it showed consistently. We wasted a lot to poor growth and thermal profiles that were likely a degree or two higher than modeled.

I made two measurements today on a cleared picnic table to come up with my 6" but only have 4.5" otg. Anybody measuring on pavement or waiting all day is probably under reporting what they got in the valley.

Parents and sister say 22"+ in Chelmsford. Looks like the big totals cut of sharply W of ORH. N Quanbin towns have joined the land of commoners the past few seasons

The map is often not updated late into a storm. Amherst will be lucky to break 6"

You nailed it. Up here SWFE are more reliable. I too am am just about climo fir the season. 3 NorEasters in 3 weeks but almost no SN+ to show for it. There is always the next one!

5.5" - 6" here since midnight. 4.5" or so otg. Heavy and wet. 32F -SN A little disappointing relative to forecast but we probably wasted some qpf and never got into better rates despite them being overhead. Still looks pretty!

Moving pretty fast, and tons of banding, going to be tough for anyone to realize over 18" in SNE. AWT.

Areas between Erving and Gardner have been getting screwed today and that was actually modeled on NAM and a few other models.

Nowhere in the valley despite a sick look on radar. I have -SN/SN with gorgeous dendrites but can't really get beyond that.

Yeah, it must be some phenomenon with the radar, precip rates in the mid level and topography because you would think that the entire I-91 corridor had an insane band parked over it but nobody I know up and down the valley is seeing SN+.

3-4" (4" on non-paved areas.) here due to varying snow growth and borderline temp but I bet your house is 5-7" right now.

Wow, much less than that in areas to your West I'm guessing.