January 26-28 Blizzard Observations/Nowcast

[HIPPYVALLEY]

Yup.

 

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102371281

 

Dear God, look at the poll results.  People are unreal.

[weatherwiz]

woah...power went out and came back on

[jamesnichols89]

I'm estimating at least 24" of wind blown drifts and valleys.  At least 24" of snow on the ground, can't accurately measure any more, its blowing all over the place.

[tavwtby]

Choking snow now finally. Picked up 2" in the last hour and half. 3" since 7. Looks like I'm under a decent band, hope I rot under it all day! Anyway 8.5" OTG.

[wxsniss]

Was just out with the dog, I went over to Emerson Park and let her off the leash. We have a ton of snow otg.....I would not be surprised if we've hit 20 and now the banding is ramping up again. We'll see.

 

Yeah I took some photos of our neighborhood earlier.

If we maintain status quo snow rates through afternoon, and especially if we get remnants of deformation band, I think we make 20.

 

 

[macriver]

Dear God, look at the poll results.  People are unreal.

 

Read some of the comments.

[jamesnichols89]

28.0F right now, its cold.

[RIcoastalWX]

18.1/15 - LIght Snow

 

About 20"…  

 

Peak wind - 52mph

 

[BostonWX]

I agree with this. Basically only ONE model was showing that. And yet we all went all in because its was the ECMWF.

 

I know it's easy to say and criticize when it's not your job. I have nothing on the line. It's going to take years I'd imagine to regain public trust.

[wx2fish]

24.3"/17.8" since 4am. Let up some but still pretty low vis out there.

[Damage In Tolland]

Has anyone else noticed this.. Even though radar says very light snow.. The intensity of the snow is much heavier? I mean there's pribably 1/4-1/2 inch per hour falling here and radar says flurries

[40/70 Benchmark]

15.3/13

S

23"

 

Won't shut down.

[macriver]

Winds are really picking up here.  Seem to be the strongest since I woke up around 7:30.

[MarkO]

I'm estimating at least 24" of wind blown drifts and valleys.  At least 24" of snow on the ground, can't accurately measure any more, its blowing all over the place.

 

Congrats! Looks like you stayed all snow

[snowman21]

What sucks about what happened down in NYC is that some useless ass pustule is undoubtedly going to impugn the efforts of the Meteorological community in the public specter, and that will set up society beautifully for when the 30" storm really occurs...

Perhaps, but like you said it will be a useless ass pustule. I thought Gov. Cuomo handled it well in the press conference this morning saying that he was lambasted for calling out the meteorologists with the Buffalo lake effect situation last month, and so he has learned his lesson about doing that. They are tripling the number of weather stations in NY, and that meteorology is an imperfect science, and that they were riding the 4PM package from OKX last night to justify the closures. Also mentioned all the snow on Long Island and that forecast totals weren't necessarily wrong just displaced to the east, and the city got lucky and he would rather get lucky than be unlucky and have loss of life. So I would say the important people get it.

[wackymann]

A little over 2 feet on the ground here in Chelmsford...  We stayed in that heavy band all night!

[CoolMike]

Any reports from the lakes region in NH?

This morning in Pelham was crazy. 4" per hour at one punt around 8:30. I am resting now from shoveling. Buying a snowblower when I return to the states in early february. 3ft+ drifts. Mailboxes were covered.

[J Paul Gordon]

over 2 feet here on east side of ORH (near 190/290 junction). Snow is deeper than in any one storm since I've been here (almost 18 years). Was up to mid back on walk way away from the bigger drifts (over head high). Places that normally are bare (or down to old snow cover) are well covered. Railing on walkway covered (a first also). So much wind though it would be hard to get a firm measure. Temp -9C/17F. Wind gusts in  my protected location 20 mph, but much higher all around.

[BRSno]

I still can't believe Logan has only reported 11.8" as of 7 am 

[mahk_webstah]

That band is just sitting over the top here 2-3"/hr rates

Winnuh! Winnuh!  Chicken dinnuh!

 

Glad you are rocking and rolling up there Jeff.  We are pulsing down but seems like a band wants to form n and w of CON...that ight help.  Would love it if it connects up with your band.

[CoastalWx]

I still can't believe Logan has only reported 11.8" as of 7 am 

 

Ha, get used to under measurements.

[hammerz_nailz]

Maybe this will leave more bread and milk for the rest of us

 

 

 

The band from New London up to Willimantic looks like it's redeveloping.

[Typhoon Tip]

It wasn't wise to forecast 24-36 in NYC imo.

 

I agree here, too.   And I would not say the Met community is without culpability in pre-storm assessments; it's mostly just that it is unfortunate, the combination of over prediction and bad luck are undoubtedly going to take a public opinion toll.

 

But Will and I agreed two days ago that the snow totals did not look realistic, even up here where it was more definite that impact would be measurable, we said 18-24+ was more responsible wording.   In fact, I recall typing that I thought it was never a good idea to use words like "Historic" in discussions and forecasts, particularly those that go out to the public, because too much can go wrong when everything "looks" set up perfect -- because the only things that can emerge are negative factors once the extreme solution is modeled. 

 

We are closer in science then we are in technology... The latter needs to catch up, to the point where more accurate and nuanced assessments are more likely to be correctly modeled.  We aren't there yet. 

[wxsniss]

Ironically, some of the best radar returns right now seem to be in the RI snowhole... footage from TWC in Providence consistent with that

[tavwtby]

Has anyone else noticed this.. Even though radar says very light snow.. The intensity of the snow is much heavier? I mean there's pribably 1/4-1/2 inch per hour falling here and radar says flurries

Noticed the split in the returns, its pouring snow here, but someone I know last ving under that snow hole says its snowing good?

[MJHUB]

Almost total whiteout at the moment best I have seen this morning

[lakeeffectkid383]

Sun poking through the clouds here in Westerly. Got about 16". Really hoping I can see another band of snow considering I'm sitting in one hell of a snow hole while the rest of RI is getting hammered right now

[dryslot]

Winnuh! Winnuh!  Chicken dinnuh!

 

Glad you are rocking and rolling up there Jeff.  We are pulsing down but seems like a band wants to form n and w of CON...that ight help.  Would love it if it connects up with your band.

 

Thanks mark , This one reminds me of Nemo

[metagraphica]

Brother-in-law in Colchester, CT reports 24".

 

Sounds reasonable.  About 20" here in the SE corner of Salem, CT.   Went to very light snow for a bit...now back to moderate.

[HullMA]

I still can't believe Logan has only reported 11.8" as of 7 am 

It all blew into the ocean.