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Bust of the Century January 26-27 2015 model suites and discussions

Morris

By Morris,
in New York City Metro

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Superstorm93

Superstorm93

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Check out the 500mb upper air chart of the 12z GFS and tell me it's surface depiction makes sense. You can't.

It doesn't at all. Granted I had some heart palpitations when I heard that the GFS/CMC were East, but if you can actually look at them and diagnose why they are East, then you shouldn't be panicking at all.

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SleetStormNJ

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Ratios should be very good. Soundings show good lift in the dendrite growth zone-meaning high ratio snowflakes should be common. High wind can cut down on ratios somewhat, but it should be a solid 12-15:1. 

 

I think people are letting the "Nemo" or Feb 2013 event scare them a bit here which I understand, but I love the look of this so much more than that event for where I am.

 

The trough orientation to me looks much better, A nicely timed cold air mass.  A nice strong clipper system.

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Nygmen

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WPC dismissing the GFS for some Convective feedback that skews its final solution. The precip shield on the GEM look way too compact and intense. This is a winter storm, not a hybrid system.

agreed 100 percent...the ggem is like 12 inches for the city and like 25+ for me lol...dont buy that

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jm1220

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I used to ask this question now and then on this type of forum.  What would you rather have, 8 inches where you are the jackpot, or would you rather get a foot even though someone else gets 16?  The responses were surprisingly honest - half would actually rather be the jackpot of a smaller storm.  20 years ago I would have said the same thing.  Now i think I'd rather get the foot.  I think.

It always sparks jealousy when you get a certain amount of snow but not far from you has double. 2/8/13 was one of those occasions-I had about a foot of snow at home but 40 miles away had easily 2 feet. We battled rain and sleet for a long time while the megaband set up just to my east. I remember going for a drive out to Suffolk the next day and being blown away at what I saw. It's like eating something sweet but following it up with something sweeter, and afterwards the first thing you ate isn't sweet anymore. 

 

It's actually almost relieving being where I am now, knowing I'm getting nothing and being able to watch this from afar. It obviously sucks that I won't get any snow, but I won't be nervously watching a band show up on radar and watching where it will pivot.

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Guest Pamela

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You are in a perfect spot for this storm

 

You never count your chickens before they are hatched; but I do think Long Island stands to do fairly well here.  Also throw in the fact that temperatures aloft will be fairly cold and you still have a Long Island Sound with a sea surface temperature around +4 C...definitely would expect some enhancement of precipitation as northeast winds rip off the Sound.

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Rjay

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You never count your chickens before they are hatched; but I do think Long Island stands to do fairly well here. Also throw in the fact that temperatures aloft will be fairly cold and you still have a Long Island Sound with a sea surface temperature around +4 C...definitely would expect some enhancement of precipitation as northeast winds rip off the Sound.

Yea fairly well...I love where we sit for this storm!

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Allsnow

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You never count your chickens before they are hatched; but I do think Long Island stands to do fairly well here. Also throw in the fact that temperatures aloft will be fairly cold and you still have a Long Island Sound with a sea surface temperature around +4 C...definitely would expect some enhancement of precipitation as northeast winds rip off the Sound.

Reminds me of nemo...just should be more snow to the sw. Well at least I hope

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chietanen

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1/25 12z Summary

NYC area : QPF (Snow)

SREF: 1.50 - 1.75 (>16")

NAM: 1.50 - 1.75 (>18")

GFS: 0.80 - 1.00 (>10")

RGEM: 1.00 (>12")

GGEM: 0.75 - 0.95 (>10")

UKMET: 1.65 - 1.80 (>20")

GEFS: 1.25 - 1.50 (>20")

Seriously folks, look at this. 10-20". Stop jumping! And do yourself a favor and stay out of the NE forum.

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uncle W

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If the GGEM is right, considering ratios, NYC would probably wind up with 12"-16" snowfall. Fewer than 20 storms have brought the City 15" or more snow since regular recordkeeping began in 1869. I'll certainly welcome such a storm even as I've support the notion that more snow is always better.

12" storms used to be in the historic category...Now it's 18-24" since the increase in snowfall the last 20 years...12-16" would rival January 2005's storm...

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Sn0waddict

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This definitely looks like a storm where Pamela, NorthShoreWx and that crowd in Suffolk should see 24"+. Hopefully Nassau cracks 18". 

 

Suffolk is going to get crushed, No chance of mixing, and I think any dry slot issues would stay more east towards southeast MA. Somewhere like Block Island would be an awesome place to be for this storm.

 

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