tamarack Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Not the adventure you hoped for! Looking forward to the reports, as your descriptions are excellent. And despite all the unplanned hindrances during this last trip, your reaction is in admirable contrast to that of "The Man Who Couldn't Find Snowpack" (or read a map, apparently.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Bald Peak Country Club is in the wood chip business now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Thanks for the account ncforecaster....tough luck on the life circumstances, sorry to hear. The unexpected can always throw a big wrench into a well-planned chase. At least you got to personally document the heaviest sleet you'd ever seen...silver linings!!! Hopefully our recent abundance of blizzards continues and you will have several more chances in the next couple years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 27 minutes ago, eekuasepinniW said: Bald Peak Country Club is in the wood chip business now. Literally a bald peak then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I saw video from that place. Full out blow down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 there must have been a reason it was originally named Bald peak, amirite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncforecaster89 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 3 hours ago, tamarack said: Not the adventure you hoped for! Looking forward to the reports, as your descriptions are excellent. And despite all the unplanned hindrances during this last trip, your reaction is in admirable contrast to that of "The Man Who Couldn't Find Snowpack" (or read a map, apparently.) Thanks for the very kind words, Tamarack! Even though it wasn't the truly epic event I had hoped to document (for the areas I was able to get to) and didn't capture much video or take any pics, it was still worth it to enjoy one last significant storm event before the season concludes. It's one thing to be disappointed that one's initial hopes and expectations weren't necessarily realized, and quite another to fail to appreciate the positives derived from the experience. In this case, I can take further solace in that both BDL (#1) and ALB (#6) each recorded one of their top 6 largest 24 hour March snowstorms; with it even registering as a tie for 8th largest one day snowstorm in ALB records. Looking back through the obs at the various stations in the areas I traversed at those particular time periods, they confirm my impression of the blizzard conditions I saw in parts of W CT and E NY...despite each station falling just short of the full 3 hours straight required to verify a blizzard. Both OXC and BDL are prime examples, which by definition, constitute "near blizzard conditions." Not to mention, all of these areas tallied more than 1' of snow; with some just S of Albany reporting 2'. These are the things I need to focus on rather than the disappointment derived by my greater expectations for this particular event. And, it's not all about me, as I'm genuinely excited for ALL of those in this subforum who did have their own expectations realized, and even greatly surpassed, in many cases! For most others, they still saw snow totals exceeding a foot and/or very impressive winds! Thanks again, Tamarack, for the very thoughtful post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncforecaster89 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 5 hours ago, ORH_wxman said: Thanks for the account ncforecaster....tough luck on the life circumstances, sorry to hear. The unexpected can always throw a big wrench into a well-planned chase. At least you got to personally document the heaviest sleet you'd ever seen...silver linings!!! Hopefully our recent abundance of blizzards continues and you will have several more chances in the next couple years. Thanks ORH_wxman for this extremely thoughtful post! As shared in the previous post, there are many "silver linings" that I can take from this experience, and enjoyed it, nonetheless. Another example being that I just found confirmation of the TSPL I thought I had witnessed between Newark, NJ and NYC (METAR lists it for both EWR & LGA), during the torrents of pounding sleet I described and you referenced. Since I didn't see a flash and the rumble wasn't as distinguishable as all the occurrences of TSSN I observed during the February blizzard, I wasn't quite sure it had actually taken place. I will attach a screen shot of the general time of its occurence. Congrats on verifying blizzard conditions and experiencing one of ORH's largest March snowstorms! I'm rooting hard for you and all others in this subforum (my personal favorite) to get an overachieving snowfall before this BN cold period comes to an end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 I don't think I ever posted the final totals I went with. 16.4" snow and 1.84" w.e. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 As the best bands came into Greenfield, around 1pm. The house across the street is about 140' away so you can see what visibility was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Forgive me if this has been mentioned as I took a little computer break after the blizzard. Alb reported 17.2" from the blizzard! That's crazy. Pretty widespread 20-24" reports. I measured 22". Could be the difference from finishing below be above normal for the year. At 54" when we should be in the 60's. Oh well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
met_fan Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Forgive me if this has been mentioned as I took a little computer break after the blizzard. Alb reported 17.2" from the blizzard! That's crazy. Pretty widespread 20-24" reports. I measured 22". Could be the difference from finishing below be above normal for the year. At 54" when we should be in the 60's. Oh well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I mentioned the same thing in the NY forum. They seem low sometimes. I think Albany is currently just over 58" though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 On 3/18/2017 at 10:29 PM, HIPPYVALLEY said: As the best bands came into Greenfield, around 1pm. The house across the street is about 140' away so you can see what visibility was. Good portrayal of a great storm - looks like about 100 yards vis, about what we had at our place from 4-9 PM on 3/14, except when the wind gusted, at which time we would not have seen much past that picnic table. Blizzard criteria are not common at my place, as the woods temper wind speeds, but this event touched all the bases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weatherexpert Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 On 3/14/2017 at 9:20 PM, Powderboy413 said: I can't imagine this storm if I had the rates I had at my peak for just 4 more hours even. The dry slot really killed it for me but I'm satisfied with 13inches in my hood! Im just glad we were able to have such a storm like this in mid march. Hello powderBoy I agree the dry slot was discouraging but you are right the storm pulled through!!!! I went skiing and hopefully you were able to ride your snowboard. Good looks on this model and I think next winter will also be a big one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 This event was classified as a Category 3 storm Not too bad https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/winter-storm-stella-northeast-blizzard-warning-noreaster-snow-forecast-march-2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 27 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: This event was classified as a Category 3 storm Not too bad https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/winter-storm-stella-northeast-blizzard-warning-noreaster-snow-forecast-march-2017 Sounds about right for a strong "near miss" storm. I think Vday 2007 was also a 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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