masomenos Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 A well-defined swath of snowcover to our west from yesterday's initial band. A general 6-12" fell from west of Scranton to east of Binghamton, though if you loop this morning's visible satellite imagery, it's amazing to see how quickly the snow is disappearing. That's an awesome loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoSki14 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Sun angle definitely plays a role in melting this time of year as well as well above freezing temps. It's similar to a mid September sun angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green tube Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Per Hurricane expert on TWC 1992 and 2004 are possible analogs for this upcoming tropical season. Of course both of those years featured major landfalls in Florida. I don't really feel comfortable saying that any season might compare to 2004, that was a once in a lifetime type season. bastardi has a long discussion on the hurricane season on the front page of weatherbell http://www.weatherbell.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 So what were the top totals on li? 1.5" here is long gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user13 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 This was one of the best NAM/HRRR short term snow forecasts of the cold season here. While the NAM was a bit too far east, the heavier snow signal in the band was there. The RGEM What too light and too far west. What do we have to do to get to to get midlevel lapse rates this steep during the thunderstorm season? These great lapse rates have been fairy common this cold season. OKX 12z 700-500 lapse rate: 7.08 C/km acsnw_t3sfc_f13.png NAM.gif RGEM.gif HRRR FTW!!! What an amazing job this winter...I posted the HRRR map at like 3 am, I didn't believe it myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 So what were the top totals on li? 1.5" here is long gone Looks like out by Yaphank/Medford/Coram is where the highest amounts fell. I think some people out there must have gotten 6" based on the intensity of the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Looks like out by Yaphank/Medford/Coram is where the highest amounts fell. I think some people out there must have gotten 6" based on the intensity of the snow. Wouldn't surprise me. Peak intensity here was close to 4"/hour. It doesn't take much extra time under a band of that intensity to pile it up. It did look to me on radar that it lingered a little longer just to my east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 SWE for the 3.5" of snow here was 0.51" (about 7:1 ratio), With the weekend rains, that make the storm total here 3.95". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 To be fair, earlier this month some folks were laboring through points of how rare late march snow was and how it can barely happen. Therefore those same people should be in awe of today's snows and not downplaying them. Not only did it stick, it accumulated, during the day, on march 31st. Imagine that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weathergun Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 To be fair, earlier this month some folks were laboring through points of how rare late march snow was and how it can barely happen. Therefore those same people should be in awe of today's snows and not downplaying them. Not only did it stick, it accumulated, during the day, on march 31st. Imagine that! But to be fair, snow fell heavy (3" per hr at ISP) and when the sun angle was at it's lowest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 But to be fair, snow fell heavy (3" per hr at ISP) and when the sun angle was at it's lowest. That was in the heaviest band. It snowed light to moderate elsewhere and still stuck to everything including roads. To be fair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weathergun Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 That was in the heaviest band. It snowed light to moderate elsewhere and still stuck to everything including roads. To be fair Low sun angle was a bigger factor for those places. Places more with than 2.0" saw heavy snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdp146 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Low sun angle was a bigger factor for those places. Places more with than 2.0" saw heavy snow. Made it a point in one of my observations that snow was sticking- to the middle of sunrise highway- during the day (ok albeit 8:30 in the morning) and it was NOT heavy snow. Might have been borderline, but visibility was Absolutely greater than 1/4 mile. As I got further into Suffolk the rates went to heavy for sure. Point is- snow can stick to any surface on the last day of march even without heavy snow. Even if I only proved it to myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WintersGrasp Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Made it a point in one of my observations that snow was sticking- to the middle of sunrise highway- during the day (ok albeit 8:30 in the morning) and it was NOT heavy snow. Might have been borderline, but visibility was Absolutely greater than 1/4 mile. As I got further into Suffolk the rates went to heavy for sure. Point is- snow can stick to any surface on the last day of march even without heavy snow. Even if I only proved it to myself. Definitely, but it DOES have to be at least heavy enough to build a foundation I believe. That could be the only reason I can think of as to why it would stick in march or April with the sun out, yet sometimes struggle in January even (lighter snow) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cfa Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 So much snow has melted, but there's still a lot left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Made it a point in one of my observations that snow was sticking- to the middle of sunrise highway- during the day (ok albeit 8:30 in the morning) and it was NOT heavy snow. Might have been borderline, but visibility was Absolutely greater than 1/4 mile. As I got further into Suffolk the rates went to heavy for sure. Point is- snow can stick to any surface on the last day of march even without heavy snow. Even if I only proved it to myself.Yup, its the same old tired argument from some. Beating a dead horse. Just goes to show how over played that whole argument is IMOIt does play a role, bit not nearly the amount that is portrayed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolute Humidity Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Snowed a trace here this morning, accumulated on the cars but barely on the grass. Impressive storm with 2.88" of rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBG Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Port Chester, New York, morning of March 31, 2014. One last hurrah? Or more to come? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smog strangler Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Per Hurricane expert on TWC 1992 and 2004 are possible analogs for this upcoming tropical season. Of course both of those years featured major landfalls in Florida. I don't really feel comfortable saying that any season might compare to 2004, that was a once in a lifetime type season. lol really? How is one deserted year with one gem like Andrew combined with a year on tropic roids like 2004? hahahhaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthShoreWx Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 A day or two late, but here is what it looked like here Monday morning (3/31): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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