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Extreme Cold, Snow & Sleet: SECS 1/24 - 1/26


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9 minutes ago, Astoriaweather said:

I am old enough to vaguely remember the Blizzard of 93. And even though that storm was pretty well modeled, considering the era, I honestly don't think anyone saw a map of likely snow accumulations until the day before the storm. If you did, it was something vague like "at least six inches expected"

That was an unusual event fairly well forecasted at very long lead times. I remember seeing a graphic on CBS or NBC 6 days before the event with the entire east coast highlighted with 1-3 feet written on the screen. I've never seen anything like that since.

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1 hour ago, donsutherland1 said:

Decades? The record-setting January 22-23, 2016 blizzard was just over 10 years ago. The long-duration January 31-February 4, 2021 storm that brought 17.4" to NYC was just under 5 years ago. The Post would do well to consult weather information before writing its headlines.

Well it is the Post..far from high level journalism.

That said, the NWS forecasts right now are showing 18" - 25"+ totals in and around NYC so thats getting into historic range. 

 

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Just now, Winterweatherlover said:

This is getting ridiculous honestly, this storm is being way overhyped especially for the Upper Mid Atlantic/Northeast where this kind of weather happens regularly.

Agreed but its been a few winters since a major storm. At least 5 years since 12"+ was forecast for the area. People are excited I guess

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Well it is the Post..far from high level journalism.
That said, the NWS forecasts right now are showing 18" - 25"+ totals in and around NYC so thats getting into historic range. 
 

I didn’t see panic like this for Boxing Day which was over 30 inches or for the 19 inches a few weeks later.


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6 minutes ago, dWave said:

Well it is the Post..far from high level journalism.

That said, the NWS forecasts right now are showing 18" - 25"+ totals in and around NYC so thats getting into historic range. 

 

Where are you seeing 18-25”+ forecasted? The event is still over 48 hours away

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6 minutes ago, Winterweatherlover said:

Ok excited I get but overhyping it as historic/biggest storm in decades etc is a bit much. High end potential it's a MECS probably not HECS. 

To be fair the icing potential, which will cause the biggest impacts is substantial and covers a massive region. 

This storm is a very big deal for many. We've dealt with a lot worse but those south will see historic winter weather. 

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