OBS and Totals-12/13-14 Snow Event

[uofmiami]

7 minutes ago, Kaner587 said:

Do you have an official number? I’m over 5 on pavement but didn’t use snowboard

About 30 min ago was 4.8” on mine.  Took 1st measurement a little after 8am then did another one since temp was just over 32.  Temps dropping now so compaction shouldn’t be an issue.

[NorthShoreWx]

5 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

I thought it was 6" in 12 hours? Maybe this is spread out over longer but I think we definitely hit 6", good shot at the 7". Radar looks good for next couple hours maybe. 

I stand corrected, it is 6" in 12 hours (8" in 24).  I think it had been up to 7" for a few years, but I might be crazy.  

[psv88]

Temp dropping nicely with heavy bands back building. We’ll get 7”

[WestBabylonWeather]

I’m eye balling about 4” in west babylon should end with about 5”

we were 32.5 degrees most of the event. Had it been a couple degrees colder easily 6” at least 

[nightknights]

Snowline kind of standing firm about Morristown on eastward movement

 

[jbenedet]

That looks like heavy snow in western queens/nassau right now. ~35 dBz

Congrats. 
 

Don’t think any major metros up to Portland Maine have seen that this season.

[Stormlover74]

Bordering on heavy now. 29

[nightknights]

Figure it starts kicking east in next 1/2 hr or so

[Krs4Lfe]

1 minute ago, MJO812 said:

30 degrees here in Brooklyn with big flakes

Yeah this is the coldest it's been all storm here near Little Neck bay on north side of Queens. Around 30-31 degrees. Nice big flakes coming down. Would be hard to see most places in NYC cracking 3". JFK will likely crack that amount. Laguardia would too because I think they had around 2 inches at 7 am 

[psv88]

2 minutes ago, WestBabylonWeather said:

I’m eye balling about 4” in west babylon should end with about 5”

we were 32.5 degrees most of the event. Had it been a couple degrees colder easily 6” at least 

Your temp should start dropping now. Down to 30 here

[mob1]

[WestBabylonWeather]

1 minute ago, psv88 said:

Your temp should start dropping now. Down to 30 here

Yup dropped from 32.5 to 32.4 

[Picard]

Overachiever on this one.  A solid 6.1" at my house when the forecast was for 2-3".  We must've gotten into some 1"/hour+ rates overnight because when I turned in at 11, there still wasn't much more than a heavy dusting.

[SnowGoose69]

32 minutes ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said:

I'm curious what anyone in Manhattan near central park thinks of the 1.1 "official measurement in the Park at 7:00 am? 

At 7:00 am 2.4 at EWR, 1.7 at LGA and 2.6 at JFK. If it was once you let it go but it's all the time.

Maybe they should just stop and make LGA the official measurements in NYC or actually get a trained spotter near the Park to take them. I guess they just don't give a F.

They weren’t that far off.  I got 1.6 at 9am.  I was surprised how much it melted or must have been melting.  My guess is they’ll end around 2.1 to 2.4

[Stormlover74]

Ewr reporting 30 and heavy snow. Let's see if they can make it to 4

They are reporting .5" liquid

[jm1220]

3 minutes ago, psv88 said:

Your temp should start dropping now. Down to 30 here

Yep, N winds and arctic air behind the front must be starting. We'll probably end with fluffier snow which will help the ratios. Dare I say 8"? Back edge isn't in a hurry. 

[steve392]

From looking outside, appears to be about 4" in little ferry. Started as rain last night.  Took longer to finally accumulate. 

[NorthShoreWx]

Wind kicked up and temperature quickly dropped below 30.  The sights are awesome with 6" of snow blowing out of the trees.  Also the lowest vis of the storm right now even when it isn't gusting.  Probably less than 1/2 mile (moderate snow)

 

[psv88]

2 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

Yep, N winds and arctic air behind the front must be starting. We'll probably end with fluffier snow which will help the ratios. Dare I say 8"? Back edge isn't in a hurry. 

Yea we should have a warning 

[Krs4Lfe]

Just measured 5" here in Bayside. Heaviest snow of the storm so far and coldest air, should prevent any more melting and aid in accumulation. JFK, EWR, and LGA must be past 3 by now, probably exceeding rates of 0.5" per hour. Dare I say that Central Park might get to 3" as well when this wraps up in an hour or so?

[HeadInTheClouds]

25 with very light snow, just about over up here. Got 2 inches, 8 for the season. 

[anthonymm]

1 hour ago, EastonSN+ said:

What I hate is my whole life central park was the basic representative of the general area both recent and historical.

However at this point it has no relevance for any of the tri state area. North South East or west.

Newark and JFK seem unaffected. Forecasts should verify there with about 3". Here in Jersey City im sitting at 3" with some more to go.

[psv88]

Temp plummeting now, 29. Travel will be bad today. LIE and northern state snow covered out here now

[Krs4Lfe]

Just now, anthonymm said:

Newark and JFK seem unaffected. Forecasts should verify there with about 3". Here in Jersey City im sitting at 3" with some more to go.

Yeah the urban heat island of Manhattan and northern Queens has really cut into LGA and CPK reporting over the past 5 years or so. In smaller events like these, sometimes their reporting is nearly half of what it is in the surrounding areas!

[GaWx]

20 minutes ago, mob1 said:

30 at the park now with snow continuing. I really hope this brings them to some semblance of a respectable number. 

Knowing them though, the final will probably be something silly like 1.3"

The 1.1” at NYC was as of 7AM when it was having “light snow” (vis 1 mile). Since then, the vis dropped to 0.75 miles vis (still called light snow) at 8 AM followed by moderate snow at both 9AM and 10AM with only 1/2 mile vis. One would think they’ll have much more than 1.1” when this is done (shortly).

[EastonSN+]

9 minutes ago, SnowGoose69 said:

They weren’t that far off.  I got 1.6 at 9am.  I was surprised how much it melted or must have been melting.  My guess is they’ll end around 2.1 to 2.4

Can't use central park anymore IMO as a benchmark. 

[anthonymm]

1 hour ago, MJO812 said:

Thats it ?  Jeez models really missed with the temps in some places. 

I thought 3-6 was going to verify in all NYC spots. Looks like 2-4 will most likely be the outcome with some spots receiving more.

Temps overperformed big time before. When I saw it hit 40 in central park I knew there was no way they'd cool down fast enough to have numbers like 4-5" verifying. Cpark needs an arctic antecedent airmass well below 32 for forecasts to verify now...

[jm1220]

Might get some help from the sound too with N winds kicking up. 

[EastonSN+]

Just now, anthonymm said:

Temps overperformed big time before. When I saw it hit 40 in central park I knew there was no way they'd cool down fast enough to have numbers like 4-5" verifying. Cpark needs an arctic antecedent airmass well below 32 for forecasts to verify now...

Last night they were at 37 when north central jersey shore and long Island locations were 34. The HIE has gotten too warm.

[ag3]

Band means business. Close to 5” now