MarkO Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Matches up better with my total. I though some of the media derived totals coming out of there seemed a bit high..shocking, I know... Yeah I don't have a great location to measure here in Lowell due to all the trees and structures, so I was going with what was reported by the coop. But maybe it's a combination of coops and observations. I do know we were ahead of Ray by about 4-6" before the pattern change in late January. UML has got to keep records. I mean they have a weather program over there. edit: I stand corrected for November and Dec. While we did get a little more for that borderline dec event, I was thinking of the Thanksgiving eve storm being higher. Of course I wasn't around here for that storm which doesn't help. Lowell is probably close to Ray's totals since I'm only about 7 miles to his northwest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Yes, 127.5" in '96 Actually, I lied...Reading coop was 125.5" that season, the 127.5" was my personal total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I'm in Pt Judith...4" here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkO Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Does anyone have a link to the Lowell coop storm totals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainePhotog Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Looks like the mid coast is piling up the snowfall. My updated total snowfall is 6" even. Snowfall has ceased and is moving east. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTSPOTTER REPORTSNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME838 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 23HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATIONIS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARNSPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLEON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/GRAY ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT MAINE ...CUMBERLAND COUNTY... 2 NW FALMOUTH 1.0 614 AM 2/25 ...KNOX COUNTY... UNION 7.0 806 AM 2/25 ...LINCOLN COUNTY... NEWCASTLE 8.0 804 AM 2/25 WHITEFIELD 4.5 800 AM 2/25 ...SAGADAHOC COUNTY... PHIPPSBURG 6.0 754 AM 2/25 BATH 5.8 755 AM 2/25 2 WNW BOWDOINHAM 3.0 810 AM 2/25 ...YORK COUNTY... 2 NNW SACO 0.5 629 AM 2/25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthCoastMA Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 3" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 000NOUS41 KBOX 251231 PNSBOX CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-260031- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 731 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 9 HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO SKYWARN SPOTTERS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...MEDIA AND HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT MASSACHUSETTS ...BARNSTABLE COUNTY... CENTERVILLE 4.2 607 AM 2/25 TRAINED SPOTTER BARNSTABLE 4.2 521 AM 2/25 NWS EMPLOYEE SOUTH DENNIS 4.1 615 AM 2/25 EMERGENCY MANAGER FALMOUTH 4.0 634 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO WAQUOIT 4.0 604 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO EASTHAM 4.0 618 AM 2/25 BROADCAST MEDIA MASHPEE 4.0 522 AM 2/25 SOCIAL MEDIA BREWSTER 4.0 638 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO HYANNIS 4.0 612 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO BOURNE 3.8 528 AM 2/25 NWS EMPLOYEE WEST FALMOUTH 2.0 607 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO ...BRISTOL COUNTY... FALL RIVER 4.5 703 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO WEST ISLAND 4.0 630 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO NORTH DARTMOUTH 4.0 532 AM 2/25 BROADCAST MEDIA TAUNTON 3.7 430 AM 2/25 NWS OFFICE ACUSHNET 3.0 605 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO MANSFIELD 3.0 455 AM 2/25 PUBLIC FAIRHAVEN 3.0 606 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO NEW BEDFORD 3.0 335 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO EAST FREETOWN 3.0 722 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO ASSONET 2.8 643 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO WEST ACUSHNET 2.8 620 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO ...DUKES COUNTY... WEST TISBURY 4.0 610 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO ...ESSEX COUNTY... IPSWICH 3.0 631 AM 2/25 TRAINED SPOTTER MARBLEHEAD 2.5 724 AM 2/25 TRAINED SPOTTER TOPSFIELD 2.3 615 AM 2/25 TRAINED SPOTTER ...HAMPDEN COUNTY... LUDLOW T 702 AM 2/25 TRAINED SPOTTER ...MIDDLESEX COUNTY... SOMERVILLE 1.2 717 AM 2/25 GENERAL PUBLIC WAKEFIELD 1.1 630 AM 2/25 TRAINED SPOTTER NEWTON 1.0 523 AM 2/25 BROADCAST MEDIA LEXINGTON 0.6 532 AM 2/25 BROADCAST MEDIA CARLISLE 0.1 350 AM 2/25 GENERAL PUBLIC ...NANTUCKET COUNTY... NANTUCKET 2.5 555 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO ...NORFOLK COUNTY... RANDOLPH 2.5 633 AM 2/25 TRAINED SPOTTER BRAINTREE 2.2 642 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO WEYMOUTH 2.0 538 AM 2/25 BROADCAST MEDIA NORWOOD 1.7 714 AM 2/25 NWS EMPLOYEE FRANKLIN 1.3 724 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO ...PLYMOUTH COUNTY... ROCHESTER 4.0 719 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO CARVER 3.2 530 AM 2/25 NWS EMPLOYEE MIDDLEBORO 2.8 613 AM 2/25 NWS EMPLOYEE ROCKLAND 2.7 631 AM 2/25 TRAINED SPOTTER EAST BRIDGEWATER 2.4 645 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO PEMBROKE 2.0 537 AM 2/25 BROADCAST MEDIA DUXBURY 2.0 715 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO ONSET 2.0 221 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO MARSHFIELD 2.0 700 AM 2/25 TRAINED SPOTTER ...SUFFOLK COUNTY... ROSLINDALE 2.0 523 AM 2/25 BROADCAST MEDIA 1 N EAST BOSTON 1.9 700 AM 2/25 LOGAN AIRPORT WINTHROP 1.9 700 AM 2/25 NONE DORCHESTER 1.8 436 AM 2/25 SOCIAL MEDIA RHODE ISLAND ...BRISTOL COUNTY... BRISTOL 4.5 654 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO BARRINGTON 1.0 1227 AM 2/25 BROADCAST MEDIA ...KENT COUNTY... 2 NNW WARWICK 2.6 700 AM 2/25 TF GREEN AIRPORT WARWICK 2.5 718 AM 2/25 HAM RADIO WEST WARWICK 2.5 616 AM 2/25 TRAINED SPOTTER GREENE 1.0 415 AM 2/25 TRAINED SPOTTER ...NEWPORT COUNTY... LITTLE COMPTON 4.5 445 AM 2/25 TRAINED SPOTTER MIDDLETOWN 3.8 435 AM 2/25 AMATEUR RADIO ...PROVIDENCE COUNTY... CRANSTON 3.5 708 AM 2/25 GENERAL PUBLIC EAST PROVIDENCE 3.3 650 AM 2/25 TRAINED SPOTTER RIVERSIDE 3.0 640 AM 2/25 TRAINED SPOTTER N. CUMBERLAND 2.3 645 AM 2/25 TRAINED SPOTTER NORTH PROVIDENCE 2.0 331 AM 2/25 GENERAL PUBLIC NORTH FOSTER 0.9 330 AM 2/25 TRAINED SPOTTER ...WASHINGTON COUNTY... SAUNDERSTOWN 4.5 701 AM 2/25 GENERAL PUBLIC WESTERLY 2.0 225 AM 2/25 AMATEUR RADIO SOUTH KINGSTOWN 1.0 1220 AM 2/25 TRAINED SPOTTER **********************24 HOUR SNOWFALL********************** LOCATION 24 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT MASSACHUSETTS ...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY... 1 WSW WILLIAMSBURG 0.1 615 AM 2/25 COCORAHS ...PLYMOUTH COUNTY... 3 WNW KINGSTON 3.2 600 AM 2/25 COCORAHS 3 E MARSHFIELD 2.0 600 AM 2/25 COCORAHS RHODE ISLAND ...NEWPORT COUNTY... 1 SW MIDDLETOWN 4.0 700 AM 2/25 COCORAHS $ AED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolri_wx Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Heh, not often that Bristol is the snow jackpot... But yes I can corroborate the 4.5" here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Looks like the mid coast is piling up the snowfall. My updated total snowfall is 6" even. Snowfall has ceased and is moving east. Nothing like walking into the office to 6-9 inch reports without a warning. Breakfast got a little delayed today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathercoins Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 So what did the airport receive? Morning all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 So what did the airport receive? Morning all. 1.9" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainePhotog Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Nothing like walking into the office to 6-9 inch reports without a warning. Breakfast got a little delayed today. A little bit of an over performer. Hope you finally got your breakfast. Roads were a mess in the Bath/Brunswick area. A normal one hour commute turned into a 1 hour 45 minute commute. Slide offs everywhere. I called in two accidents and was almost involved in one of them. Pick-up truck thinking he was Superman and could fly like a speeding bullet passed me, lost control, spun numerous times, damn near taking my car out in the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Heh, not often that Bristol is the snow jackpot... But yes I can corroborate the 4.5" here. lol. Torturous years back in the late 80's and early 90's when I was going to school there. A few good snows, but more times than not the rain component was there. Ended my time there with the March Superstorm of 93, and even that had rain at the end. I missed out on the crazy, record breaking winter the next year. Good ole Rhode Rain Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 A little bit of an over performer. Hope you finally got your breakfast. Roads were a mess in the Bath/Brunswick area. A normal one hour commute turned into a 1 hour 45 minute commute. Slide offs everywhere. I called in two accidents and was almost involved in one of them. Pick-up truck thinking he was Superman and could fly like a speeding bullet passed me, lost control, spun numerous times, damn near taking my car out in the process. Models hinted at that potential yesterday. I was on long term, but keeping one eye on it knowing that I would be short term today. Ball was definitely dropped for Sagadahoc. By the time I got the forecast and started updating, it was done snowing there. So putting up a wintery weather advisory seemed counterproductive at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSnowman Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 2.25" of Gorgeous Fluff. EXACTLY What I needed to Break the 2 Month Record of 1978! To a Tee. Goes with the 30 Day Record that Broke 1978 on Sunday going back to the first storm on 1/24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Looks like the upper level trough swinging in from the west has developed a little inverted trough at the surface along the Midcoast. That's helped stall this heavier band on the far eastern edge of our CWA. Someone is probably going to grab a foot out of this in the eastern part of the GYX CWA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 I measured a better sampling area we got about 3.3 or 3.4" OTG and I'm sure that had compressed by 9 when I measured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 A little bit of an over performer. Hope you finally got your breakfast. Roads were a mess in the Bath/Brunswick area. A normal one hour commute turned into a 1 hour 45 minute commute. Slide offs everywhere. I called in two accidents and was almost involved in one of them. Pick-up truck thinking he was Superman and could fly like a speeding bullet passed me, lost control, spun numerous times, damn near taking my car out in the process. Roads were clear (almost no snow had fallen) until I got to Augusta. Sand Hill was the worst I've seen it. Oddly, the cars climbing it did okay - maybe there was more sand applied there. But the downhill was slick slush despite only an inch or so new. The SUV ahead of me stopped at the top, then would advance maybe 20 feet and stop again, then repeat, with a little sideslipping each time - I imagine the driver's fingerprints are embossed on the steering wheel. When the uphill traffic had cleared I and the driver behind me (who had politely avoided rear-ending) went out and around. Coasted down in D-1 at about 20 mph, no problems. (Also no idea if that SUV made it down safely.) Edit: I think ratios must've been about 25:1, which can turn advisory qpf into warning depths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I measured a better sampling area we got about 3.3 or 3.4" OTG and I'm sure that had compressed by 9 when I measured Congrats! You guys deserved it after the RGEM failed on you guys with the SWFE that jacked CT and MBY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Roads were clear (almost no snow had fallen) until I got to Augusta. Sand Hill was the worst I've seen it. Oddly, the cars climbing it did okay - maybe there was more sand applied there. But the downhill was slick slush despite only an inch or so new. The SUV ahead of me stopped at the top, then would advance maybe 20 feet and stop again, then repeat, with a little sideslipping each time - I imagine the driver's fingerprints are embossed on the steering wheel. When the uphill traffic had cleared I and the driver behind me (who had politely avoided rear-ending) went out and around. Coasted down in D-1 at about 20 mph, no problems. (Also no idea if that SUV made it down safely.) Edit: I think ratios must've been about 25:1, which can turn advisory qpf into warning depths. Poor citizens of Kennebec County. For some I issued an advisory after 4-5 inches of snow had stopped. Others never saw snow and it was sunny when I issued. But for a little less than half the county it was still coming down with several inches on the ground already. Good luck to the TV guys trying to explain that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Congrats! You guys deserved it after the RGEM failed on you guys with the SWFE that jacked CT and MBY. Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeonPeon Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 lol. Torturous years back in the late 80's and early 90's when I was going to school there. A few good snows, but more times than not the rain component was there. Ended my time there with the March Superstorm of 93, and even that had rain at the end. I missed out on the crazy, record breaking winter the next year. Good ole Rhode Rain Island. Bristol is like a frozen tundra compared to newport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 oops, just read about the 40 vehicle pile-up on I-95 in ME...no bueno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR Airglow Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 1.5" was the final here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 1.5" was the final here. I'm suprised that Topsfield pulled 2.3"..just two towns east of me. Just a coating, here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 5.9 more brings BOS her record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCHurricane Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Precip over VA Capes is really much further west than the models indicated for 18z. I think the heaviest snow bands come across Cape Cod, MA producing up to 10" of snow. 18z NAM brings about .555" of QPF to CHH. All snow and about -20 microbars/second are within the Dendrite Snow Growth Zone, so about 20-1 ratios should yield 10" of snow from CHH to HYA and given that the models are all likely too far east with the heaviest snow bands, a crack at 12-15" is possible. Just some constructive feedback here... As I stated before, it's important to keep your emotions in check and not to connect dots that don't exist. Don't just "think" because you WANT it to happen...I'm a fellow Cape Codder and I love the enthusiasm but at some level predictions have to be rooted in reality. A quick metaphor; the Redsox are down 10-1 in the bottom of the 9th. Yes, they COULD make a miraculous comeback to win the game but that would require a highly unlikely string of consecutive events. Having said that, ~4 inches of snow down on the Cape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Just some constructive feedback here... As I stated before, it's important to keep your emotions in check and not to connect dots that don't exist. Don't just "think" because you WANT it to happen...I'm a fellow Cape Codder and I love the enthusiasm but at some level predictions have to be rooted in reality. A quick metaphor; the Redsox are down 10-1 in the bottom of the 9th. Yes, they COULD make a miraculous comeback to win the game but that would require a highly unlikely string of consecutive events. Having said that, ~4 inches of snow down on the Cape! To be fair, the points about precip being father west in VA and model being too far east with some of the better snowfall ended up being correct. But again, 18z NAM and the old 2/3 rule bumps that down to about 0.35" QPF. Then considering 20:1 is on the more rare side for SNE, knock that down to 12:1 (still above average for SNE) and you get 4-4.5" snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCHurricane Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 To be fair, the points about precip being father west in VA and model being too far east with some of the better snowfall ended up being correct. But again, 18z NAM and the old 2/3 rule bumps that down to about 0.35" QPF. Then considering 20:1 is on the more rare side for SNE, knock that down to 12:1 (still above average for SNE) and you get 4-4.5" snow. But to my eyes, that was common knowledge among the reputable Mets even yesterday afternoon. Most, if not all factored in the westward difference in precip vs. modeled. NWS nailed their calls, as well as most of the mets in Boston (as long as they didn't completely model hug...I'm looking at you Pete Bouchard / WHDH) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 But to my eyes, that was common knowledge among the reputable Mets even yesterday afternoon. Most, if not all factored in the westward difference in precip vs. modeled. NWS nailed their calls, as well as most of the mets in Boston (as long as they didn't completely model hug...I'm looking at you Pete Bouchard / WHDH) Yeah I'm just point out that James' nowcast wasn't bad, but got a little QPF queenish and assuming ratios that high is never a great forecast method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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