MANDA Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 minute ago, TriPol said: I've never actually heard of someone saying the snow isn't wet enough. SMH. Better than cold enough? White enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Yeah this is not the heavy wet snow I was anticipating. Is it just really cold up in the atmosphere?Very high moisture content/QPF going into the snow doesn't necessarily yield very heavy wet snow. While the surface temps started off mild and above freezing, the rest of the profile isn't marginally cold. To get the really gloppy heavy wet snow you need surface temps near to even above 32, and a deep isothermal layer near freezing above it, which creates snowfall aggregates (clumps of snowflakes, almost like mini snowballs). This will be a dense snow and tough to shovel but still prone to blowing and drifting. The snow will get fluffier with time as colder air moves in and exacerbate the blowing and drifting into tomorrow morning, as that snow will be easily transported atop the denser snow below it. Edit: The very well written OKX AFD mentions initial 10:1 ratios (about climo for your area) improving to 12-14:1 with time, which seems reasonable. You'll probably have an effective ratio higher than 14:1 wherever the f-gen death band sets up. The heavy wet snow you may have been anticipating generally entails ratios as low as 5-8:1. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriPol Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Just now, MANDA said: Better than cold enough? White enough? Certainly don't want it yellow enough! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bxstormwatcher360 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 minute ago, TriPol said: I've never actually heard of someone saying the snow isn't wet enough. SMH. I was saying this too,although everybody kept saying heavy wet snow,rn its not that. Thats what we mean when we say that. Its busting in a good way,so no complaints here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North and West Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Glad to see a blizzard warning again.. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterweatherlover Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 3 minutes ago, Rjay said: No. They literally aren't comparable Overall setup and strength is definitely not comparable. Snowfall amounts may be comparable or even less this time especially NW of I95. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_other_guy Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 5 minutes ago, Rjay said: This storm and the January one aren't comparable Most of us ended up around 15 inches with that one. Lets see how this shakes out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bxstormwatcher360 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Just now, TriPol said: Certainly don't want it yellow enough! Or brown . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 minute ago, North and West said: Glad to see a blizzard warning again. . https://weatherstar.netbymatt.com/ 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherGeek2025 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 3 minutes ago, Bxstormwatcher360 said: Subsudence is gonna nip someone in the culo,rn we are getting pummeled with hvy snow up and down. where's your location i'm in the bronx at my moms house for this storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jt17 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 2/22 18z HRDPS (HRDPS = High-Resolution Deterministic Prediction System) Convection-allowing (~2.5 km) regional model SnowCaving... just a wee bit late . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prue11 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 What time is the heaviest snow and winds modeled for LI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juturna Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 5 minutes ago, TriPol said: Consistency? Dude, we've barely gotten an inch or two. Leave your opinions on the storm for 12 pm tomorrow. It's depressing how negative people are. What are you even on about? I'm saying the snow is light and fluffy where I thought it would be wet snow because it's not that cold. Calm down, holy crap. Consistency of the snowflakes. Take a break. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bxstormwatcher360 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 3 minutes ago, North and West said: Glad to see a blizzard warning again. . Aww mayne the memories this graphic brings to this 42 year old man eyes. The simpler days are truely missed. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juturna Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 3 minutes ago, RCNYILWX said: Very high moisture content/QPF going into the snow doesn't necessarily yield very heavy wet snow. While the surface temps started off mild and above freezing, the rest of the profile isn't marginally cold. To get the really gloppy heavy wet snow you need surface temps near to even above 32, and a deep isothermal layer near freezing, which creates snowfall aggregates (clumps of snowflakes, almost like mini snowballs). This will be a dense snow and tough to shovel but still prone to blowing and drifting. The snow will get fluffier with time as colder air moves in and exacerbate the blowing and drifting into tomorrow morning, as that snow will be easily transported atop the denser snow below it. Sent from my SM-S936U using Tapatalk Thank you for understanding and explaining instead of biting my head off for no reason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SACRUS Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Just now, Prue11 said: What time is the heaviest snow and winds modeled for LI? 2000 (8pm) - 800 monday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherFox Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 13 minutes ago, TriPol said: Consistency? Dude, we've barely gotten an inch or two. Leave your opinions on the storm for 12 pm tomorrow. It's depressing how negative people are. Take a fucking breath and re-read the posts before snapping off. Christ. He was discussing the moisture content of the snow! He was literally being the opposite of negative. 4 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleetussnow Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 2 minutes ago, Bxstormwatcher360 said: Aww mayne the memories this graphic brings to this 42 year old man eyes. The simpler days are truely missed. We tuned in every 7 minutes from like December 1 to March 31 as kids. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestBabylonWeather Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 10 minutes ago, Rjay said: You and I had a wicked blizzard in 2022 lol Well sir, that’s still years lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RU848789 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 52 minutes ago, RU848789 said: As of 5 pm, we have 1.5" of new snow, so 1" the last hour and we're still at 31F. All roads now covered, as expected. As of 6 pm, we have 2.5" of snow, so another 1" last hour it's snowing at moderate+ whatever that is. Temp still 31F. Very pretty snow coating everything including the trees since the first inch or so was pretty wet and it stuck, despite ~15 mph winds with gusts to 20-25 mph now. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Thank you for understanding and explaining instead of biting my head off for no reason. No prob! I work and live in the Chicago area (NWS met at WFO Chicago/LOT) but I grew up in Queens in NYC and started my career at OKX. Wish I could be there to experience this one but happy to offer insight to any questions about the storm. Sent from my SM-S936U using Tapatalk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee59 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Below freezing ,snowing at a good clip roads everything covered. Wind picking up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycsnow Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 994 and tucked in more from last hour 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bxstormwatcher360 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Just now, cleetussnow said: We tuned in every 7 minutes from like December 1 to March 31 as kids. Dude between usa hockey and this weather channel beauty..my nostalgia level is at a all time high. We are re-living history. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwarlock Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 9 minutes ago, SACRUS said: 2/22 18z HRDPS (HRDPS = High-Resolution Deterministic Prediction System) Convection-allowing (~2.5 km) regional model Snow yikes this really cutting back for western sections and nw nj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blizzardo Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1-2 " per hour rotating in! It's time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wthrmn654 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 45.3 montauk point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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