bristolri_wx

Thanks for the feedback. Everyone's per storm entries should also be viewable on the spreadsheet. May not be apparent until more people are added. You can switch at the bottom of the spreadsheet to the person you want to check out.

I read the forecast and it doesn’t make much sense to me. December might be the warmest and driest month of the three in terms of anomalies and averages. JFM looks good at this point but of course at this range could turn to shit as we get closer. The below normal precip later in the winter could signal more snow than rain rather than less chances for precip overall. Even with the pattern looking favorable it’s hard to predict more than an average winter in terms of cold and snow which compared to the last few would still feel more wintry than previous seasons.

It was definitely an interesting storm rather than an exciting one. Maybe the only notable parts will be the final QPF totals in RI and SE MA as this thing continues to sling convection off the Atlantic for the next 12 hours.

Yup two flashed and two claps. Super bright and loud, and then it was done!

Following up from the end of the 2024-2025 New England Snow thread... I built something out today that I think will work as a replacement: A primary google sheet, that collects all the information. A Google Form, that collects the data. Data collected: Date, GPS location, Snowfall Total for Date (in inches) Each person who wishes to submit data for the season gets their own Google form/link for the 25-26 season, which submits the data to it's own page on the form. There is a top-level sheet that shows everyone submitting, location, and seasonal total. People would request a form for submission by DM here on the forum. Here's the view-only link to the spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qyjv-cCA8hNYcbiCbT8b5qHthqm5AoAOhG9A-LJgqBo/edit?usp=sharing Thoughts? If people like this idea/concept I can create a 2025-2026 New England Snow post and start discussing more there. Feedback is also welcome if additional data needs to be collected by the form.

Holy shit huge lightning strike and thunder a few moments ago here!

Not sure if its gonna happen but 12z HRRR has another 1" to 1.5" SE of 495 through the morning.

I usually enjoy Tip posts but this one just sounded like adults in a Charlie Brown special to me in my head. Can you explain the second part a little more?

I've been reading the AFD's for 25 years... even for a pedestrian storm like this one (pedestrian as in not record breaking), you would get a descriptive update every 4-6 hours in the past. Even the 7:24 PM update that @kdxken pointed out earlier, if you select the "highlight changed discussion feature" the only part that changed was the aviation forecast. That means that's mostly the same forecast from 2:30, and before that, the other significant update was 3:30 am. That's essentially only 2 major updates in 24 hours. I guess my overall point is that the lack of updates is noticeable, and disappointing, for whatever the reason is that's causing the reduction.....

We can agree to disagree. It has less to do with this storm and more to do with receiving a service we used to get regardless of the weather. I enjoy reading the AFD, maybe I’m the only one.

AFD’s are issued regardless of the weather. Have you read one? They used to be issued every 6 hours or so and more often when weather warranted it. That no longer seems to be the case. The storm isn’t severe, but it’s still nice to get the latest thoughts about it from professionals. Changes in winds, qpf, etc… AFD’s also contain latest marine and aviation discussions, which matter to those who need them, even if it’s not me. There could be 50-75 mph gusts out over open waters…

HRRR totals and wind gusts at height of storm. Good soak for RI and SE MA. Winds aren’t too bad. Maybe we can get a similar setup in Jan or Feb with one of these.

Last BOX AFD was 3AM. Sad sad sad… while this storm is pretty mediocre it’s nice to get professionally prepared info on the storm as it evolves.

Sure they are available at troll-tiger.com