Cold Miser Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 like a half mile You didn't get rain did you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 He's getting massive orographic lift from all directions. The valley is far too narrow for that to make a difference. He's acting on the terrain all around him. Looking at the topo map... you see just behind him is a hillside that rises from 400ft to over 3,000ft (immediately to his NNW). To his SSW is Camels Hump which is over 4,000ft. The valley he is in is so narrow it doesn't act like a valley...any air moving through there is getting forced up in almost all directions. NW flow snow blows up over the ridgeline and the hillside is steep enough it just blows down into his neighborhood. Think 40kts NW wind and snow over the Spine, its ending up in his yard, lol. Waterbury.jpg It is a narrow slot through the spine, relatively speaking and each side of the valley rises rather steeply. I saw these posts from earlier with respect to observations from this event. For those unfamiliar with the area, PF and mreaves have described it well; you’re pretty much talking about a narrow notch in a massive wall, and moisture trying to pass through apparently gets wrung out. I think a good perspective on the location comes from a diagram I created for a discussion in the forum last year – it’s a Google Earth map looking at the wall of the Greens from west, showing how the Winooski Valley cuts through it. The vertical dimension is enhanced for visualization, but it’s a good look at what’s going on. My location is around where the "y" is in Winooski Valley, and you can see the center of Waterbury roughly 2 to 3 miles behind that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR Airglow Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 .3" here from round 1, although up on Mission Hill there was around 3/4" or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Nice will. Lots of 2.8" reports on BOX earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 That's a nice visual Jspin. What a great weenie spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Nice will. Lots of 2.8" reports on BOX earlier[/quote Real nice band from you guys into Middlesex county and then another off to the S in RI and SE MA. Boston and points northeast got hosed a bit, but that's how it goes sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxsniss Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Left BOS with snow but wet roads, but almost 3 inches on winter hill: 120' elevation? That's really impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 You didn't get rain did you?I wasn't home, about 1/2" when I got home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I saw these posts from earlier with respect to observations from this event. For those unfamiliar with the area, PF and mreaves have described it well; you’re pretty much talking about a narrow notch in a massive wall, and moisture trying to pass through apparently gets wrung out. I think a good perspective on the location comes from a diagram I created for a discussion in the forum last year – it’s a Google Earth map looking at the wall of the Greens from west, showing how the Winooski Valley cuts through it. The vertical dimension is enhanced for visualization, but it’s a good look at what’s going on. My location is around where the "y" is in Winooski Valley, and you can see the center of Waterbury roughly 2 to 3 miles behind that point. Wow. That is pretty amazing stuff. Just a whole other world up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 120' elevation? That's really impressive That's in ORH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Nice will. Lots of 2.8" reports on BOX earlier I was surprised to see how well it was ripping even though the best was over by that point. Really good dendritic growth in ORH. Maybe we can grab a littl more from the squalls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Nice scene Will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 120' elevation? That's really impressive That's winter hill in ORH...more like 900 feet elevation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Dense fog now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I was surprised to see how well it was ripping even though the best was over by that point. Really good dendritic growth in ORH. Maybe we can grab a littl more from the squalls.Really low density fluff tooNice appetizer. Next course is in the fridge for the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Heavy band incoming and that looks to wind it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Dumping with huge dendrites as the squalls move in from NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoob40 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I was surprised to see how well it was ripping even though the best was over by that point. Really good dendritic growth in ORH. Maybe we can grab a littl more from the squalls. An inch or less at the DCU Center ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I wasn't home, about 1/2" when I got home Seems to be the general theme laterally across the board for our neck of the woods and east and westward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 An inch or less at the DCU Center ? No it was def more than that...I wasn't down there in that specific spot, but lower down prob had at least 2". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 looks like MaineJayHawk got the pivot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 looks like MaineJayHawk got the pivot... Wouldn't mind being at Sunday River right now....or Sugarloaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Secondary just taking shape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Wouldn't mind being at Sunday River right now....or Sugarloaf. Its about ready to rip here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Wouldn't mind being at Sunday River right now....or Sugarloaf. if it were daylight, I would be stalking their webcams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Its about ready to rip hereHeavy dendrites falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Got a good scalping here near the Falmouth line in Portland. Probably 2.5 to 3 inches before the change over. Mesonet obs show cold is coming back in from the west quickly, so we might have a bang of an ending. More flakes starting to mix back in now. But overall pretty close to expected. Maybe inland from here did slightly better than expected yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 You can see the theta-e injection starting to curl around the developing secondary now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Final is 1.6"/0.12" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Just ripping now. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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