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FXWX

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  1. 23 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

    TPS Update:Due to the large number of road closures, power outages, and weather conditions, Tolland Schools and Offices are closed today 4/4

    Txt STOP to cancel

    Bunch of Litchfield Cty and western Hartford County schools that were delayed are now cancelled... snow cover and elevation changes are wild this morning across NW CT...

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  2. 14 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

    Yep. Although I think that will be reality lol. At least up there.

    Agree... There has been long running multi model support for the srn NH on east into southwest Maine area; I'd be surprised if they don't cash in.  I have to be in the York / Ogunquit area Saturday.  Assume there will still be decent snow cover... 

  3. 4 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

    I don’t think it blossoms until midnight-ish

    I think there is a tendency for some to look at the radar trends during the early evolution period of a storm, and assume it represents how the storm precip pattern will look hours later during the maturing stage of the storm.  In this case, the chaotic look of what is going on now across southeastern NY and SNE will likely blossom into a widespread concentrated precipitation shield across northern Mass / NH and western Maine later tonight and early Thursday.

  4. 50 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

    Go back to the pre-clown map era when you have marginal temp profile….esp under 800-1000 feet  

    1. Look for 6 hourly QPF greater than 0.50”…preferably 0.75”+. The heavier the better, but 0.25 or 0.37 over 6 hours isn’t gonna cut it. That’s mostly white rain. 

    2. Look at 925 temps. Typically want -2ish or colder to avoid total slop though -1 will work if youre pounding with good snow growth aloft. 
     

    If you aren’t satisfying both of those criteria, then you’re looking at something significantly under 10:1 ratios. 
     

    Nocturnal timing for max precip can help a bit too, but it’s less significant than the two factors above. 

    Agree completely with your caveats; I think you can survive the marginally cold at 925 with modest rates in mid-winter, but not in early April... Some of the past monsters being thrown around either excessive dynamics or much colder profiles.  And 1982 had both with pure Arctic cold... I will get more interested if the consolation process appears likely to be perfect...

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  5. 27 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

    It’s possible it flips to snow towards the latter half, but the good damaging heavy snow is going to be at elevation north of 90. 

    Agree... In this setup at this time of the year I'd be wary of hvy snows in the southwest quadrant of the snow shield...

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  6. 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said:

    Look at that ORH icestorm . And no one knows it’s coming if they’re not reading here 

    *** Here's a snippet from my late morning update to my Aubuchon Hardware Group across VT/NH/ME; an hour later I expanded concern into northern Mass...

      

    11:35 AM    FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2024

     

    HEAVY TO LOCALLY EXCESSIVE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL CONTINUES TO SEE INCREASED MODEL SUPPORT…

     

    VERY CONCERNING TREE DAMAGE / POWER OUTAGE POTENTIAL IN PLAY FROM CENTRAL NY ON NORTH AND EAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF VT, NH AND INTERIOR MAINE…

     

    Discussion:  If anything, the outlook for widespread heavy to locally excessive snowfalls and ice accumulations has grown even more worrisome with almost universal model support.  While I think the modeling may still be a bit over-blown, even if the totals are only 80% of reality, they still suggest a widespread damaging heavy snowfall and ice accumulation event late tonight and Saturday for many areas along and either side of the axis depicted on the snowfall map below.  LONG DURATION OUTAGES A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY???

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  7. If the modeling is close to correct for portions of VT/ NH/ME, the darkness that follows this storm will blow away the total eclipse many times over! Instead of 2 to 3 minutes of totality it will be a long duration power outage event!!!

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