OBS: 1/25-26 Snow/Sleet

[The 4 Seasons]

I'd normally post the final snowfall maps here but there is a separate thread for storm totals so i posted them in there, thanks

[The 4 Seasons]

Are we ever going to get NESIS map for this event or are we just going to ignore it? It's obviously more than a cat 1 based on other storms in this list. Easily a 2 but most likely a 3. They were quick to do one for Feb 22-23 but just skipped this for some reason. 

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/rsi/nesis

 

[Winter Wizard]

At long last, we finally have a NESIS rating. Category-4 and #5 all time (this is skewed since the methodology was changed around 2010)

 

[The 4 Seasons]

On 4/24/2026 at 10:47 AM, Winter Wizard said:

At long last, we finally have a NESIS rating. Category-4 and #5 all time (this is skewed since the methodology was changed around 2010)

 

Finally!

I knew it would likely be a 3, not surprised its actually a 4.

That Dec 2022 is strange on that list but if you look at RSI for Northeast it's only a 1 and Mar 1960 is only a 3. 

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/rsi/

So weird it took so long and they got the Feb blizzard out in just a couple days.

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/rsi/nesis

No surprise its a bit conservative, especially in MA where there was a large area of 20+ from ORH to BOS.

Here's one of the maps i did on top of the regular ones with NESIS color scheme and ranges.

https://www.jdjweatherconsulting.com/jan-25-26-2026