FXWX

Calling it 19.0 in Burlington

2 weeks ago I was posting to my clients about the ghost of Jan 2015 walking through the door! Well, he's now sitting at the kitchen table! Great storm... Last week Will posted about the Gulf opening up (moisture flow) and how that tends to mean northward trends! I have been waiting for the gulf and deep southern moisture to get involved for years!!! Let's see if we can keep it going with East Coast action.

Tough measurement for my location, after assessing the drifting and multiple measurements, I think I'm closer to 20 than the 18 inch total I reported. Heading out to dig out the generator!

Will need to dig the generator out in the morning...

My DPW guy just text he's at 24". I'm too windy to get an truly accurate measurement, but I have drifting up to my windows and completely blocking my front entrance, I know we've gotten a big number!

I would be wary of ending the snow across western & central CT too soon. While the rates will certainly decrease, there is ample low-level fronto & advection in the 925 and 850, even almost to the 700 level to promote more steady light / moderate snow across much of CT; while the back edge of it appears to be heading into western CT, I think it will expand and fill out; appearing to back-build. It will certainly not be anywhere near as heavy as earlier, but I think there will be ongoing light snow continuing well after midnight.

Front walkway completely drifted over!

Agree... had a couple folks send me pics to prove that it was sleet. The pics proved it was actually NOT sleet!

I am sure there could be some sneaky thin above freezing layers, but the hourly analysis of the low-levels from 925 to 850, along with the hourly profiles (the one below is close to the Vernon CT area where someone was reporting sleet) sleet is not the favored precip type. Not saying anyone is lying, but I'd favor mangled snowflakes or snowflake shards; if that makes sense? Certainly not a classic sleet profile...

If you want to see a stunning good heavy snow signature; go to SPC meso and look at 850 and 700 fronto and advection maps; as well as the tremendous thermal gradient from 925 to 850... A thing of beauty...

Over the many years, I've experienced a precious few snowstorms with single digits and low teens at onset with steady rising temps. Nothing compares to this!!!

Heavy snow; dropped back to zero!

1 degree / mod/hvy snow!

High of 5 off a morning low of -3

It shows exceptional rates centered on the late afternoon / evening period!