OceanStWx Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 8 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: Ekster knows you put the ruler in straight right? After a few DIPAs all bets are off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 30 minutes ago, dendrite said: I see 7.4”/1.21” at Auburn, ME. It’s hard to believe there wasn’t any sleet in that. Lots of 7-9” totals with well over an inch of liquid. Had to be some sleet grains in the last couple inches or so, Certainly looked like it with a closer inspection, Just did a core, 8.8"/1.26'", That's just a shade under 7:1, Growth was ok not great but small flakes, It was pretty dense though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 19 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: yeah. He had 8.8", so I assumed you called in or he got it elsewhere That was me............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 One thing that sucks this year is the amount of ice in our driveway. worst it's ever been. It's literally a sheet of ice ~0.75" thick. Snowblower chains are no match. Friday RN will only add another layer. Sun doesn't hit the area much in winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 8 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: After a few DIPAs all bets are off. We ripped back a few last night, watching the rain and listening to Sarah McLachlan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 25 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: We definitely had garbage ratios for a while. Sometime between 8 and 11 it picked up, but I passed out after my last mid. There was so much water in the pack that the shadows had the blue glacial color. Ratios were not great, I was up around 3 am and it had that sand look to the flakes as they were quite small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 7 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: One thing that sucks this year is the amount of ice in our driveway. worst it's ever been. It's literally a sheet of ice ~0.75" thick. Snowblower chains are no match. Friday RN will only add another layer. Sun doesn't hit the area much in winter. You do know the make potassium chloride that is safe to use on ice, Folks have this misconception that it just melts it all away, Its made to work down to the surface so you can chop it up and out, I sold ice melt products for over 20 yrs...........lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Had 7.4" of extremely dense snow at 7am. No sleet that I could see but ratios have to be 7-8:1. Its dumping huge flakes now, deform type snow so we may add a couple more inches here quickly. Gotta love the backside deform snows though. Little comma head moving through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 39 minutes ago, dendrite said: Sebago 8.0”/1.16”...if that is all snow that’s about as bad as it gets for ratios from pure cold snow. These ratios were pretty bad. Man snow, all base no treble. Heavy as shit to shovel despite being cold. Got the snowpack back over 20" and don't have to worry about any settling, that's for sure. No air in this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, dryslot said: You do know the make potassium chloride that is safe to use on ice, Folks have this misconception that it just melts it all away, Its made to work down to the surface so you can chop it up and out, I sold ice melt products for over 20 yrs...........lol My wife insists we buy the "pet friendly" stuff for our cats. I'm like "f that". Seriously, will it melt nearly an inch cause I assumed I wouldn't even bother if it was going to require several bags. Do you recommend a specific big box brand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Catpaws are falling. Where was this yesterday afternoon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Core last night as freezing drizzle just started 3.5/.78 final total precip .97 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Just now, Lava Rock said: My wife insists we buy the "pet friendly" stuff for our cats. I'm like "f that". Seriously, will it melt nearly an inch cause I assumed I wouldn't even bother if it was going to require several bags. Do you recommend a specific big box brand? If you don't care about it being to friendly, If you have a Paris Farmers Union around, Go in there and buy a coupe 50lb bags of Calcium, Get the "Flakes" not the pellets as you get better coverage using less, These next couple days in the 30's will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HimoorWx Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 11 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said: We ripped back a few last night, watching the rain and listening to Sarah McLachlan. For this miserable winter you need stronger stuff . . . I'd go with a good single malt and some early Richard Thompson to get you in the mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 11 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Had 7.4" of extremely dense snow at 7am. No sleet that I could see but ratios have to be 7-8:1. Its dumping huge flakes now, deform type snow so we may add a couple more inches here quickly. Gotta love the backside deform snows though. Little comma head moving through. Plus the Ull is coming . Gonna be a great day on the hill before the 60 mph winds show up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Models were insisting on some of that last batch moving east from VT was going to drop another 1-2" as it swings thru here late morning, We shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Now we have the 13:1 aggregates. Could snag another inch if this keeps up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, OceanStWx said: Now we have the 13:1 aggregates. Could snag another inch if this keeps up. Looks nice out my window over on riverside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Got up to 36.1 here...back down to 32.2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 9 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: My wife insists we buy the "pet friendly" stuff for our cats. I'm like "f that". Seriously, will it melt nearly an inch cause I assumed I wouldn't even bother if it was going to require several bags. Do you recommend a specific big box brand? 5 minutes ago, dryslot said: If you don't care about it being to friendly, If you have a Paris Farmers Union around, Go in there and buy a coupe 50lb bags of Calcium, Get the "Flakes" not the pellets as you get better coverage using less, These next couple days in the 30's will help. I agree. Just to add, you'll need a good amount and let it work the next couple of days. Each day go out and chop around the edges and another layer on the remaining ice. I made the mistake once of letting too much ice build up on my driveway and now I put down a preventive layer if we are expecting ice or to get rid of any remaining snow. It makes clean up that much easier because the bottom layer is all melted it makes it harder for the ice to "stick". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, MetHerb said: I agree. Just to add, you'll need a good amount and let it work the next couple of days. Each day go out and chop around the edges and another layer on the remaining ice. I made the mistake once of letting too much ice build up on my driveway and now I put down a preventive layer if we are expecting ice or to get rid of any remaining snow. It makes clean up that much easier because the bottom layer is all melted it makes it harder for the ice to "stick". That's correct, Don't be afraid to apply it often, It will make the ice become porous and easier to chop out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 31.6F here with a little bit of light snow. Looks like we had about 0.10' of ZR overnight. It was sleeting here until 11:30 last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 8 minutes ago, dryslot said: That's correct, Don't be afraid to apply it often, It will make the ice become porous and easier to chop out. I' m not sure I want to chop up 800sqft of ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJW014 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 27 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: My wife insists we buy the "pet friendly" stuff for our cats. I'm like "f that". Seriously, will it melt nearly an inch cause I assumed I wouldn't even bother if it was going to require several bags. Do you recommend a specific big box brand? I use kitty litter. Stuff works great for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Valley Snowman Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 About 4 inches of snow and sleet combined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 34 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Had 7.4" of extremely dense snow at 7am. No sleet that I could see but ratios have to be 7-8:1. Its dumping huge flakes now, deform type snow so we may add a couple more inches here quickly. Gotta love the backside deform snows though. Little comma head moving through. Nice striations. Looks like CSI stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 The most uniform 2-4” event give or take that you will ever see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Had as much as about 4.5" last night with the sleet but then the ZR and cold rain matted it back down to about 2.5-3" this morning. Prob almost an inch of water in it. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Yeah about 2” of glop left. Should go fairly easily once temps reach the low 40s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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