OBS: 1/25-26 Snow/Sleet

[jm1220]

1 minute ago, mikem81 said:

Seems like Long Island had best banding from 11am-2pm and got the snow it needed then to get close to a foot before the sleet. I think well see higher finals in NNJ and SNY close to 20 when all reporting is in, but not a huge disparity in the immediate metro area as the sleet line may have sugested

This will be dense glop that becomes a glacier. And we’ll have piles from it that resemble the 18”+ north and west since it has the same water content. Very high impact event here and roads will be a disaster for a while. 

[NJwx85]

Snowing hard here again but that dry slot is coming fast.

[CPcantmeasuresnow]

5 minutes ago, Northof78 said:

Best forecast for almost all NY Metro was 10" - 15", with frankly a gradual increase from S to N, no huge cutoff, as for those who stayed all snow looks as ratios came down some. Places in C NJ have 10" - 12", NYC 11", NE NJ 11" - 14", NW NJ 12" - 15"

Yes, and the Hudson Valley does not exist, which got more snow than any of the areas just mentioned. 

[psv88]

1 minute ago, jm1220 said:

In fairness the Pivotal snow maps aren’t supposed to count sleet as snow. RRFS might count sleet so if that’s true it was a win. 

You have to compare the 10:1 maps that count sleet as snow. Because sleet counts as snow in snow records.

[mob1]

Just now, CPcantmeasuresnow said:

Yes, and the Hudson Valley does not exist, which got more snow than any of the areas just mentioned. 

They were always slated to get that much, the discussion is more about the borderline areas. 

[Bxstormwatcher360]

Just now, CPcantmeasuresnow said:

Yes, and the Hudson Valley does not exist, which got more snow than any of the areas just mentioned. 

I mean that was expected or no??.  These amounts towards the coast not so much..much love to the hudson valley though . 

[Irishmick9]

I just noticed that there were 8 consecutive heavy snows obs at Sussex Airport this afternoon and evening. All at 7F. That's awesome. Doesn't happen often. 10 consecutive at Danbury, which is maybe even more impressive. Wow.

I question those 8 hours of heavy snow. I am about 5 miles east of there and never experienced heavy snow today Moderate yes. Have 13.2 inches despite staying all snow. Unless they were in a good snow band but 8 hours would be odd. Interesting.


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[CPcantmeasuresnow]

14 minutes ago, eduggs said:

Poughkeepsie with 8 consecutive heavy snow obs and counting. The preceding 3 were moderate snow with 2 at 0.25mi vis. I've never seen that before... even in 1993 and 1996.

I'm in Orange County and it never went above 8° here today where I am in Highland Mills been snowing heavy the entire freaking day. Other than the blizzard of 96 this is the only other time I can think of that happening.

[CPcantmeasuresnow]

Just now, Bxstormwatcher360 said:

I mean that was expected or no??.  These amounts towards the coast not so much..much love to the hudson valley though . 

Thank you, it's good to be recognized that we do exist lol. 

[MANDA]

Been mostly light to sometimes moderate snow here last 2 hours. Some sleet mixed in at times. Not been out to measure.  Will take measurements in the morning.  Winds really gusting so lots of blowing show from rooftops.

Currently 13 degrees.

Also, someone stole about 17” of my snow.  Busted Apple weather app.  

Winds really howling.

[Nibor]

Wild how consistent the mix line over north Jersey became after racing up from the south.

[snywx]

20 minutes ago, Bxstormwatcher360 said:

By Woodlawn/norwood.

I used to live on Dekalb/Gun Hill for 20 yrs 

[Bxstormwatcher360]

Just now, snywx said:

I used to live on Dekalb/Gun Hill for 20 yrs 

By monte and north central. Im Still around the area.! 

[Metasequoia]

CP has recorded 1.61 LQP as of 8PM. That's an impressive Winter storm... and not that common for NYC.

[snywx]

8 minutes ago, CPcantmeasuresnow said:

Yes, and the Hudson Valley does not exist, which got more snow than any of the areas just mentioned. 

Over 15" here & still snowing 

[lee59]

The further east you go on the Island, the higher the temperatures tonight. 

[snywx]

1 minute ago, Bxstormwatcher360 said:

By monte and north central. Im Still around the area.! 

I used to walk to HS down Jerome... Dewitt Clinton  

[Winterweatherlover]

4 minutes ago, Nibor said:

Wild how consistent the mix line over north Jersey became after racing up from the south.

You can see how the mix line has been basically over the northern part of NYC for the past 7 hours.

[Roger Smith]

Looking at offshore buoys, temps mid-30s about 30-50 miles south of Long Island south shore with winds 25 to 40 mph (40 to 60 southeast of Nantucket). Pressure falling steadily towards predicted central pressures near 998 mbs. If this had deepened to 970 like some coastals have done, can you imagine the snow totals? 30-40 inches easily. I think what we're seeing is a modern climate version of the Blizzard of Feb 1899 which also followed severe cold and dropped 14 to 20 inches from DC to Boston. The one difference would be that storm evolved more like the March 1993 storm from the eastern Gulf up the Carolina coast, and had no inland primary, just the coastal bomb. The blizzard of 1888 also followed a similar track for the coastal portion but again had no inland primary. 

I wonder if Don has any way of finding any other storm that dropped 10" of snow in Columbus OH, NYC and BOS (if those numbers verify, CMH already has). As to storms that took place in frigid temps, blizzards of 1899 and 1857 come to mind, also Dec 26 1872, an 18" snowstorm at both New York City and Toronto (lake effect there mostly) with record cold in place over the region. I imagine the sleet bomb with that one was confined to the Delmarva and maybe far southern NJ.  

[HeadInTheClouds]

8 minutes ago, Irishmick9 said:

I question those 8 hours of heavy snow. I am about 5 miles east of there and never experienced heavy snow today Moderate yes. Have 13.2 inches despite staying all snow. Unless they were in a good snow band but 8 hours would be odd. Interesting.


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I'm in Hyde Park about 10 miles or so from that reporting station and I absolutely believe those obs. Visibility was 1/4 mile or less nearly all day. I have about 15 inches in 13 hours so I would say I agree with those obs. 

[psv88]

4 minutes ago, lee59 said:

The further east you go on the Island, the higher the temperatures tonight. 

Yup, up to 25.7. 

[wthrmn654]

Does anyone know radar estimates for precip? 1.5 seems high

[BxEngine]

Got another quick 1/2” of sleet and back to snow. Driveway is done but i wont see blacktop for a while lol. Gonna finish close to 16” i think.

[Roger Smith]

5 minutes ago, Metasequoia said:

CP has recorded 1.61 LQP as of 8PM. That's an impressive Winter storm... and not that common for NYC.

Making a run at the daily precip record of 1.80" in 1978 (for Jan 25), the warm sector phase of the famous Great Lakes blizzard of Jan 25-26 1978. That may have included a bit of snow or sleet but was mostly if not all rain in NYC.  

Also the snowfall is now (I think) ahead of the old record value of 10.0" from 1905. 

[NorthShoreWx]

20 minutes ago, psv88 said:

Did it really? Missed that

 

[mob1]

One last burst of sleet here and the backend looks very near. 

[Winterweatherlover]

Just now, mob1 said:

One last burst of sleet here and the backend looks very near. 

Probably good if it ends soon especially for parts of the city and LI to avoid ZR.

[Snowlover11]

What a storm. Hard to get an accurate measurement but between 16-18”. Final band pushing thru. Could add a bit more in snow showers if they dont dry up.

[NJwx85]

HRRR says that dry slot is gonna fill in

[the_other_guy]

I knew this was a 10-20 inch storm based on 1.5 inches of precip and artic air.

 

Models be damned…sometimes you gotta use your gut