December 16-17, 2020 Storm Observations and Nowcast

[wdrag]

Good Wednesday morning everyone, I've followed a recent example on the New England forum and offer this topic as a start over at 1PM with obs-nowcasts. The tags included hopefully cover the gamut of potential amounts.  If we are certain about daily records being exceeded please add and ditto if we get top 20 at any xmacis climate site. Thank you all for contributing to the excitement-anticipation of a pretty good nor'easter. 

[gravitylover]

 

19/8/N3 Thin cirrus muting the colors of the sunrise. I wouldn't complain if the temps could hold this low until the precip starts.

[Snowlover11]

22/8 here in yonkers 750am.

[MJO812]

27 / 12 here in Brooklyn 

[uofmiami]

27/12 in Muttontown & 27/17 in Syosset currently.

[sussexcountyobs]

18/3 Canistear Reservoir 

[Poker2015]

25/5 in Branchburg

[White Gorilla]

Love the feel of cold, a slight breeze and a slight whiff of snow scent in the air before a big one.  22/4 in Poughkeepsie. 

[White Gorilla]

Radar certainly juicing up nicely to our SW

[wdrag]

Wantage 19.8/6.3 (dry). Interesting mPing ob near Reading, PA recently..ice pellets. Tells us it's marginal but it will go to snow on our front end. 924A/16

[gravitylover]

53 minutes ago, White Gorilla said:

Love the feel of cold, a slight breeze and a slight whiff of snow scent in the air before a big one.  22/4 in Poughkeepsie. 

Yeah right now to my ESE it's bright and the sky still has that great early morning yellow glow and as you go overhead it grays out and it's dark(ish) to the WSW, there's a refreshing N breeze, you can feel it coming. 

Temps around the hill range from 20-25 depending on exposure and height, dp's are all 7-8 and steady NNE  @ 4-5. 

 

I know this isn't an official looking ob but being able to look under the cloud deck and see the leading edge evolution is pretty cool.

[Dark Star]

Not too bullish, haven't seen significant pressure falls along Hatteras yet.  I would say 6-8" in central Union County NJ, unless the coastal low gets going FAST.

[Radders]

21.7/5 in Milford PA

[CPcantmeasuresnow]

20.8° and waiting.

No concerns here for a change to rain but when the 700-850 layer warms I've seen sleet sneak up here unannounced and unexpected, even 50  miles north of midtown where I'm located.

[SleetStormNJ]

23 minutes ago, Dark Star said:

Not too bullish, haven't seen significant pressure falls along Hatteras yet.  I would say 6-8" in central Union County NJ, unless the coastal low gets going FAST.

I'm not too far from you.  Very interested to see how we fare.  Sometimes we win and win big riding the line and other times we get sleetfest (hence my sig/name).

[CarLover014]

Already warmer than I was expecting here. 41/35. 

[sussexcountyobs]

21.5/4 Canistear Reservoir, Vernon, NJ

[lee59]

Temperatures in New Jersey range from the mid 40s along the south coast to low 20s in the NW area.

[gravitylover]

1 hour ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said:

20.8° and waiting.

No concerns here for a change to rain but when the 700-850 layer warms I've seen sleet sneak up here unannounced and unexpected, even 50  miles north of midtown where I'm located.

During PD2 the heavy sleet made it up to Patterson. I was shoveling out my store and lot when it started and the snowpack lost 5-6" in just a few minutes when it started. It really is surprising how far inland those warm pushes make it in these dynamic storms.

[nesussxwx]

had flurries a few minutes ago as I headed out to work. 21f

[Tatamy]

Watching snow break out rapidly across south central PA.  Visibility has dropped significantly in the Harrisburg area.

[Big Jims Videos]

Light rain sleet and snow wall/Manasquan very very light mix.  

[Tatamy]

Watching snow spread rapidly to the east from Harrisburg towards the Allentown/Bethlehem area.  I am expecting snow to reach me by 1 PM or so based upon what I am seeing unfold to my west.

[sussexcountyobs]

21.8/8.8 Vernon, NJ

[NorthShoreWx]

Any reports of OES in Monmouth County?

 

https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/?parms=DIX-N0Q-1-24-100

 

[Franklin0529]

3 minutes ago, NorthShoreWx said:

Any reports of OES in Monmouth County?

 

https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/?parms=DIX-N0Q-1-24-100

 

Snow just started here in Middletown coastal Monmouth.  

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

7 minutes ago, NorthShoreWx said:

Any reports of OES in Monmouth County?

 

https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/?parms=DIX-N0Q-1-24-100

 

Looks like OES. Probably have to get pretty far inland to get to snow though 

[NorthShoreWx]

24 minutes ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said:

Looks like OES. Probably have to get pretty far inland to get to snow though 

It's 40ish right on the beaches down that way but low to mid 30s a few miles inland.  

[lee59]

Temperature slowly dropping here now that the overcast has thickened.

[ARyan]

Outside the metro, but if you like heavy snow and trains, this will be great cam to watch.