The Miller snowstorm question

[baroclinic_instability]

I think all of the storms last winter were Miller A's

I think it could be argued the 5-6th storm was a hybrid of sorts since there was not only a phase with a GOM wave but cold air from a miller B type system.

http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~gadomski/NARR/2010/us0206j3.php

[A-L-E-X]

I think it could be argued the 5-6th storm was a hybrid of sorts since there was not only a phase with a GOM wave but cold air from a miller B type system.

http://www.meteo.psu...10/us0206j3.php

True... maybe that can be considered the elusive type C.

[Stormlover74]

Jan '05 was also very impressive in that most of our snow fell before redevelopment took place off the coast

PD2 and Feb 1983 were two great examples of overrunning events.

Miller A-- Feb 1961, Jan 1996, Feb 2006

Miller B-- Feb 1969, Feb 1978, Jan 2005

There's also Miller C, but I forget what the specs are on those.

It would be nice if someone did a breakdown of all our 16" plus snowstorms and gave out percentages on what type of "Miller" they were.

Also-- what is the most snow we have ever gotten from a noncoastal? My vote goes to Jan 2004-- about a foot of snow from that at 40:1 ratios!

[Ed Lizard]

I could be wrong, but reading the U-K book, almost every one of their storms coming from the South, even if it didn't have a classic secondary develop, had a "jump" where essentially a new low formed in the baroclinically favored region, as if the original low coming form the Gulf had suddenly accelerated.

Thanks.

I'm light on this topic...