radarman

1 hour ago, UnitedWx said:

Actually correct,  IIRC it was in its formative stages when he was in it. 

my post was intended tongue in cheek btw... you won't catch me messing with an EF whatever it was.  Pretty fortunate more motorists weren't hurt especially on the bridge when the tornado crossed the river.  I presume your husband must have been close by because 91 is basically right there.

Was truly amazing video, I can't recall seeing something like this before.

1 hour ago, WxWatcher007 said:

He drove into an EF3? lol 

meh it was barely an EF2 through there.  weak sauce

Wasnt't it just last year that Alta was snowed in for days and days with too much avy danger to even go outside?

we already whiffed on that big hanging curveball in late Dec and pulled a groin in the process.  Until we get some cold air back in the mix, we're trying to break out against filthy sliders below the knees.  Maybe we get lucky and poke one through for an advy event.

5 minutes ago, dryslot said:

 

Yes, That's them, Ha ha, Now lets rank them, One being worst

1) Annafrontal

2) Backlash

3) IVT

4) Windex

5) Severe

 

here where big storms often underproduce #1, 3,4,and 5 are what we think of when we think jackpot time

6 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

Also… There seems to be a failure to understand that there’s a distinction between storm frequency and what’s actually falling from the sky.

10 storms in 1930 vs 10 storms in 2020: the 10 storms in 2020 precipitating more. there’s nothing else.  it’s that simple. 

and it’s because a warmer atmosphere in which the 10 storms occur in 2020 are formulating in more available water; more available to condensation processes in the atmosphere resulting in heavier rain. 

a) define storm

b) precip != snow

I get that warmer air can hold more water content, but I don't think that necessarily translates to more 6"+ snows, because you also can lose some with bad ratios, more front end/back end rain, etc.  IMO the increasing 6" number is more likely associated with storm track...  fewer dry fast moving active N stream storms producing light snow, more offshore systems, for whatever reason... possibly more blocking, bigger ridges out west, warmer oceans?    Maybe somebody has some real research that looks at both sides of the warmer=snowier equation (water content v accum loss) and tried to correct for track differences, not sure.

That GFS run is pure comedy.  I mean, eff it.  Let's take the snowstakes right down to zero.  Let's long duration east flow right off the water.  Get it all out.  We need this catharsis.

wonderful pics A+

I also woke up but we had some light low level ground fog unfortunately.  Was still very bright and hard to sleep with the moon shining in the window like that.

24 minutes ago, Snowstorms said:

But at least Dec 2000 was cold and snowy unlike Dec 2022. 

to an extent... certainly colder on the whole... the millennium snow got the interior, particularly the elevated interior, but Boston proper may have taken a goose egg for the month IIRC, and I think there was at least one other big rainstorm.

it's not a perfect match but there are a few similarities to our last 3rd year nina Jan.  I'll accept the ing in advance.

40 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

To try to put a positive spin on it, if we were to get one winter to be warm, this is a good one.   Saves on heating for many.   Lot less work regarding driveways etc.  

 Not so good for skiers or snowmobilers or ice fishing etc.   

Lets wait and see on the bold.  We've had some very good skiing and skating in December.  No doubt it's been a rough 7 days and we'll be drawing down the balance we banked, but we're not deeply in the red just yet as far as winter activities go.

Coming down hard, we measurable

Snowed pretty hard for 20 mins but flips back in the lull as was expected.  Hopefully that surface low cranks. 

2 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

@radarman.I had two notifications you posted to me . But they’re gone 

tried testing out a multimedia post, but it didn't work as intended so nvm

suffice to say that wxbell map is nice, if a bit bullish

JanuBURIED part deux

5 hours ago, powderfreak said:

Just alternating Tylenol and Advil.  It hasn’t been that bad, just the long lasting fever for days.  No lung issues.  First day headache was rough but that cleared up in about 12 hours.

Try cutting out the advil and see if it helps with the sweating.  Hope you feel better soon.

7 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

As soon as the Euro picks it up on it and snows on us.. the GFS loses it . Only this winter . Classic 

We remember when you'd have been reeling this thing right back in for us.  Here's to a better 2023

What a blast today.  Taste of spring.

4 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

Might head up there tomorrow.  Good pond skating does not happen every year.

 An older gentleman there said it was the smoothest he's ever seen Wyola.  3-6" of black ice.   I heard portions of Fitzgerald Lake in Noho is also good.

16 hours ago, radarman said:

Word is that certain local ponds might be ready to go tomorrow with smooth black ice.  Be safe but take advantage if you can.  Doesn't usually last long.

Lake Wyola just about perfection

Word is that certain local ponds might be ready to go tomorrow with smooth black ice.  Be safe but take advantage if you can.  Doesn't usually last long.

2 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

You’re going January 19? Hell they may  get snow on 1-5. I would NOT cancel.

Absolutely.  You take your chances with an active pattern up there in Jan every time.  If it were balls cold and looked great for coastal SNE you get the feeling he wouldn't cancel, and that could be potentially terrible up in NNE 

Almost 3" just along and N of Rt 202 through S Hadley/Granby/Btown.  Maybe a little channeling S of the east/west running Holyoke range?  Only 1.5" at my house, with the streamer slowly sinking south.

Heavy snow.  Band is low to the ground too. 

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