ski MRG Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Enhanced snow FTW. Crush Job in progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 KORH must be mixing with pellets or snow grains...they have 1 mile vis...and we are prob 1/4 to 1/6 here about 3-4 miles north of them. holy Cross web Cam says yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Pouring rain waltham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 What is causing the gap in the radar between the two precipitation shields? I'm just curious how the lift is fragmented into those two areas of concentrated pcpn? I expected more of a solid wall like most SWFE. I think intial WAA burst, and now some good WAA and more ATL inflow as low develops and moves up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 We are mixing with snow grains here now...still no sleet pellets...but the snow grains are definitely noticeable and vis has come up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 What is causing the gap in the radar between the two precipitation shields? I'm just curious how the lift is fragmented into those two areas of concentrated pcpn? I expected more of a solid wall like most SWFE. That was expected from a lot of Mets. Andy Tandy in the upstate NY thread had a great post on it the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 To try and answer powedefreak's question...there was a bit more snow to the south of ORH than forecast...the Euro was the only model that gave Kevin 1-2" of snow which is what he got...but as for up here...the hills are in an orientation where somehow, the city often is the divider. The WAA always seems to slow when it approaches here...and the hills are the reason why. There is a pretty stour set of ridges just to the SW of ORH, and that might be part of the reason...another might be the spine becomes a little bit more "upright" in this area so upslope may help enhance the cooling...those tenths of a degree can probably matter in these setups...but either way, its fun to see one over perform. I've seen events where it doesn't matter as much. Sweet, thanks dude. Glad CT Blizz at least got something. But yeah there must be some topographic reason why (probably the more "upright" as opposed to rolling/smoothed) climo favors ORH north and not further south into NE CT. I mean North Woodstock to Union to Tolland all has some decent 700-1,000ft elevation but it just seems like these SWFE always end up more more profitable up your way. Although I'm sure even a few minutes of latitude helps in these situations so you can't really pin it down on one factor... just a bunch of small factors that go into really favoring the ORH north region at least in that finger of hills from NE CT north into SNH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 We are mixing with snow grains here now...still no sleet pellets...but the snow grains are definitely noticeable and vis has come up. yep just rolled north of you on radar, good run though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Absolutely ripping now in Rindge, and the temperature has ticked down to 29.8F on the school weather station. Basically a whiteout as I look out the window, and incredibly windy, not sure why AFN hasn't reported higher winds because it is downright dangerous here. CAD holding well here in the Monadnocks. LOL...but BGM started as light rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Oh, measurement 10 min ago was 3.9"....it must be ripping at 2" per hour right now...hardest snow its been the whole event....ever since that yellow stuff arrived. crap. wow...congrats. that's like 15" in this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Dumbfounded now...luckily I have hair on my head or it would get welts without a hat on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 LOL...but BGM started as light rain. Yea and Mt Pocono was rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Definitly a marked northward trend in the Rain/Snow line on Dual-pol and classic reflecticity with bright banding in the past few frames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southcentralWC Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 At the medical school in Worcester switched over about 15 minutes ago to something other than snow. I still hear sleet bouncing off the windows, but cannot vouch for 100% sleet or a sleet/rain mix. We are mixing with snow grains here now...still no sleet pellets...but the snow grains are definitely noticeable and vis has come up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericnh Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Just hit 3" temp down to 31.8! and still ripping MHT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Dumbfounded now...luckily I have hair on my head or it would get welts without a hat on. LMAO, hopefully you stay frozen until the drizzle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I think intial WAA burst, and now some good WAA and more ATL inflow as low develops and moves up. Ahhh yeah that's what I figured. The southern shield definitely has echos moving on the classic SE low level jet inflow type of look to it. It was just interesting because I never really thought about it... just assumed the classic concentrated wall then dryslot like SWFE climo. You guys down in MA are definitely going to do better than up here with this first batch as I think we are between the best areas of lift (on off the west, other off to the southeast)... but this was modeled pretty well up here with a QPF minimum on the first wave. We'll likely play catch up with the upslope tomorrow as parameters still look really good once that low bombs into the 970s between here and Vim Toot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 LOL...but BGM started as light rain. Yeah that was not a suitable proxy for this event...neither was the Poconos. This high was much more New England-centric than further southwest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Definitly a marked northward trend in the Rain/Snow line on Dual-pol and classic reflecticity with bright banding in the past few frames. interesting bag south near Will, must be flipping back and forth their as intensity changes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Yeah that was not a suitable proxy for this event...neither was the Poconos. This high was much more New England-centric than further southwest. just nice to see a cold HP hold it's own to some degree and the wild card areas lean colder. it's how you'd "expect it" to go in any other season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Wow, did my guess bust low for ORH..lol. Never thought 4", but it's funny how the euro hinted at it. I think the map I posted earlier was telling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 just nice to see a cold HP hold it's own to some degree and the wild card areas lean colder. it's how you'd "expect it" to go in any other season. Highs rule. That was the one thing we missed all season...goes to show you how you can bust + with those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Still ripping here pretty good, but definitely got some pinging starting to mix in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Wow, did my guess bust low for ORH..lol. Never thought 4", but it's funny how the euro hinted at it. I think the map I posted earlier was telling. Actually, I guessed for the airport Will is like 3-4 miles north, but still was low. I always forget he lives on the weenie section of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahk_webstah Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 heavier bands incoming...hopefully it is that stuff you having been getting Will. Awesome awesome overperforming. Thank you Euro and GFS was colder too....the new handshake of the Euro and GFS? Not in the long range though...I think they are at odds there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Hey Ginx, you see that anomally in the past few frames near KORH on Dual-Pol, It doesn't show up on reflectivity but its huge on CC or Zdr. Its almost as like a cold shot came down from the top. It shows on BV pretty clearly.. Im stumped, mabye a gravity wave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma blizzard Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 interesting bag south near Will, must be flipping back and forth their as intensity changes went over to sleet ~20 mins ago, now back over to snow / sleet mix in shrewsbury 32.7 / 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Nice the snow held on longer for you guys! However, its the dead of winter, and the fact this rain snow line is so far north and inland is absolutely pathetic for 1/12, and how pathetic this winter is that this is a win. I counted my sleet pellets as a victory, and really happy for all of you that got snow today!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Weird, we have fat flakes mixing back in right now after almost 100% IP/ZR the last 5-10 min. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Weird, we have fat flakes mixing back in right now after almost 100% IP/ZR the last 5-10 min. Holy crap. I wish you could see the animation on dual-pol I have going right now.. Its amazing and wierd at the same time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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