Clinch Leatherwood Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Little surprised by how the radar looks, 15dbz gap over the eastern 1/3 of the Cape just west of the really heavy band. The stuff over me is what's left over from band one and also no doubt partly being driven by OE. I don't see that band offshore making it much further, it'll rotate up and maybe skim the arm of the Cape, but we'll need to rely on some other stuff to its west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 What an absolute tempest on the Cape.HYA gusting to 51kts. Phil getting pummeled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weathergun Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 78mph gust reported at Nantucket! 0817 AM NON-TSTM WND GST NANTUCKET 41.27N 70.10W03/26/2014 M78 MPH NANTUCKET MA AMATEUR RADIOHAM RADIO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 What an absolute tempest on the Cape.HYA gusting to 51kts. Phil getting pummeled. Winds are pretty solid. Was hoping to see that outer band rotate up, it looks like it may miss just east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 WHDH 2-4" from about the canal to about exit 4 on rte 6. 4-7 east sandwich/west Barnstable out to about Phil, more to the east. That seems fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb65 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Winds are very impressive with this thing so far southeast of the benchmark. I can only imagine if this had tucked in to hit the region, 100 mph gusts on the cape and islands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Winds are very impressive with this thing so far southeast of the benchmark. I can only imagine if this had tucked in to hit the region, 100 mph gusts on the cape and islands? Even 40-50 miles further NW and parts of the Cape would have had 2' of snow and gusts to 100 I think. Stuff here has the consistency now of OES, big flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherMA Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 WHDH 2-4" from about the canal to about exit 4 on rte 6. 4-7 east sandwich/west Barnstable out to about Phil, more to the east. That seems fine. They've actually had that for like the past 2-3 days. Very reasonable IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 OT but Mass DOT out absolutely dumping salt on the roads in BOS. They have the salters cranked to level 10. There's zero snow and 1/2 " of salt on the roads. "Use it or lose it" budget planning. lol. Sounds like what CT would do. Some decent wind gusts right now, and overcast. That will most likely be the theme of the day here. Hope to see some of you guys post pics - ackwaves, messenger, and Phil if he's around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I think I've seen about 4 flakes in Wrentham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 ACK just gusted to 83 mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 They've actually had that for like the past 2-3 days. Very reasonable IMO. Aside of what was posted here I never looked at the TV for this storm, I'm a Nielsen nightmare. The NAM showed a rapid push west of this most intense band that's just off the Cape in the next 30 minutes. Basically had it all the way back to the canal by 930/10. It's trying, but the intensity of the band seems to be limited to offshore and just NW of it is in a 15dbz area of some subsidence. Back this way we've managed to get the consolation prize. Nice OE contribution and the remnants of the outer band are keeping visibilities at or below 1/4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 cant edit but it does look like Nantucket is going to see some incredible snow rates in the next 15-20 minutes. The stuff of legends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 ACK just gusted to 83 mph That's pretty incredible for a storm hundreds of miles offshore, there must be quite a bit of wind damage going on there with gusts that high. Sandy only gusted to about 90 mph where I was and I was in the right front quadrant near NYC. I can't imagine how strong the gusts must be in the worst of the storm, 100+ mph? That's enough to rip some roofs off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 1/2" maybe in bridgewater. Saw a few accidents on my way in, roads were pretty slick. Blowing around like crazy, creating the illusion its snowing pretty hard. Some drifts of like 4 or 5 inches, kind of cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New England Storm Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Even Imby winds are ripping, power lines dancing in the wind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlantStickers Anonymous Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 SN- in Salem, wind has been strong enough to rock the jeep every few seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Ackweather.com has a small web cam image from Nantucket. The image probably doesn't do the storm justice, though. http://ackweather.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 OE is really helping here. It's just enough to make the difference. Not full fledged like some storms but you can see it's been just enough by the canal. The main outer band of the storm is still struggling to move NW with any authority. As it intensifies we struggle with subsidence NW of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wACKo Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Trees in the background are about eighty yards away. Visibility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I looked out of the window and thought I saw a snow flake, but it was just a tiny piece of moss swirling around. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Trees in the background are about eighty yards away. Visibility?image.jpg Winds are so strong it blew your deck upside down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Trees in the background are about eighty yards away. Visibility? Looks to be 3-4 inches or so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonkis Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Just a wind-blown dusting of very fine snow on grassy surfaces in Cranston, RI. The snow has a strange feeling to it - almost greasy. The wind has been impressive, though, 30mph sustained with gusts over 40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Looks to be 3-4 inches or so? ACK was in the main band for awhile before it faded. They're struggling to get back into that epic band. Water vapor shows the best push west is right now, looks like 5h is closed off. Now or never. I'm hanging onto the much weaker outer band. Coupled with OES it's reduced visibility consistently to 1/3 or less. It's nasty. You can see the dual bands on the radar. The strongest ocean band continues to rob a bit to the NW. Need that to come west now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wACKo Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Picture off the deck doesn't do it justice. Got about four otg and coming, wind ripping. It's great!! Typical March notheaster for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Phil said zero vis and just howling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Some scenes from around Barnstable. Prince Cover, Barnstable Harbor, Cotuit. Those are not all live, seem to reflect the lull as seen on radar pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Town dock in Cotuit a short time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Times are messed up, this shot is "live" I believe it's just stamped wrong. It's definitely a much harder snow here under the better returns than there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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