jm1220 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 4 hours ago, donsutherland1 said: NOUS41 KOKX 062000 PNSOKX CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179- 080800- Public Information Statement National Weather Service New York NY 300 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026 ...BLIZZARD CONFIRMED FOR NEW YORK CITY, LONG ISLAND, COASTAL WESTCHESTER, COASTAL CONNECTICUT, AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY... The National Weather Service in New York, NY can preliminarily confirm that blizzard criteria was met on February 23rd across the following counties... Manhattan, NY Queens, NY Kings, NY Richmond, NY Bronx, NY Nassau, NY Suffolk, NY Southern Westchester, NY Southern Fairfield, CT Southern New Haven, CT Southern Middlesex, CT Southern New London, CT Eastern Bergen, NJ Eastern Essex, NJ Eastern Union, NJ Hudson, NJ Blizzard criteria are met when sustained winds or frequent gusts of at least 35 mph accompanied by falling and/or blowing snow frequently reduce visibility to less than 1/4 mile for 3 or more hours during an event. The exact start and end times of blizzard conditions in these areas will be documented in NWS StormData. Further analysis will also be conducted to determine if any additional zones reached blizzard criteria with this event. All verification data are considered preliminary until certified in NWS StormData. Please see the following preliminary storm event webpage for more details on this event: https://www.weather.gov/okx/20260222_23 $$ Lots of tree damage around here mostly from the blizzard that’s becoming more clear as the snow melts. The night of the blizzard a huge tree came down across Jericho Turnpike a couple miles west of my house, and lots of smaller trees/large branches came down either in this storm or other times during the winter. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 On 2/17/2026 at 12:39 PM, TJW014 said: Steve D says it's not coming. That means a jackpot for Freehold Bingo On 2/18/2026 at 2:42 PM, Brian5671 said: Very rare for us to get a SECS/MECS without the Euro showing it 4 days out Umm On 2/19/2026 at 1:28 PM, jerseyshorewxguy said: are you repeating the same sentence over and over again in hopes that it will become reality? . And it became a reality. Euro isnt a superior model anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 I miss tracking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEG NAO Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 3 minutes ago, MJO812 said: I miss tracking we are tracking the Ana Front in the new Ana Front thread - and I think we are going to have more to track before this crazy winter is over - this stretching of the Polar Vortex will have a few tricks up its sleeve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 47 minutes ago, NEG NAO said: we are tracking the Ana Front in the new Ana Front thread - and I think we are going to have more to track before this crazy winter is over - this stretching of the Polar Vortex will have a few tricks up its sleeve Models are not showing anything in the mid to long range but I also think we get 1 more snow event . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 This wasn't a bad forecast from Upton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 7 hours ago, MJO812 said: This wasn't a bad forecast from Upton It was IMBY but that is typical with storms like that, the cutoff will getcha wherever it sets up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 13 hours ago, MJO812 said: This wasn't a bad forecast from Upton Too high up here but it's impossible to predict in advance where the best banding sets up. The RGEM maybe showed it best with the western snow max then second one over eastern LI. You have the western band with high ratios then the second max with the highest QPF and semi-shaft zone in between in most storms like these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bluewave Posted Tuesday at 11:16 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:16 AM On 2/27/2026 at 7:06 AM, bluewave said: Just try being a little less triggered by me pointing how our winters have been changing as our climate has been warming. I am very happy how this winter has turned out as it matched one of my scenarios issued a while ago about a potential rebound winter coming after the series of duds that we had in recent years. So far my guess that it would be a struggle to reach 50” in NYC has turned out to be correct. Notice that NYC, LGA, and JFK are all in the 43-45” range and places like EWR and ISP are over 50”. Also mentioned that ISP reached over 50” in 2017-2018 and that it would be easier for them to do it again in the future which happened this year. Also pointed out how the banding effects with major benchmark snowstorms and the heat island contribute to give areas east and west of NYC more snowfall. I also believe it’s related to the terrain effects in the NY Bight allowing a snowband over NNJ and across Long Island. I also said that we haven’t had a winter near 32° since 2014-2015. So I am happy that we finally got one this year. But you will notice that we had 4 winters around 32° during the 2010s and 50”+ of snow and only 1 during the 2020s so far. So winters like this have been declining in recent years with how much warmers our winters have become. Was also pointing out how after the 2015-2016 jump in winter temperatures it would be a challenge for our region to rival 1995-1996 snowfall, PA to see their all-time snowfall matched again like in 1993-1994, places around Detroit and the Great Lakes to match 2013-2014 snow and cold, DC to Philly to match 2009-2010 snowfall, and Boston to rival their 2014-2015 snowfall. My guess why none of these locations could even come close with the extended cold this winter is due to how small the geographic area of the cold was during this winter. This was the first time a cold and snowy winter like this in the Northeast occurred against the background of one of the warmest CONUS winters and Northern Hemisphere winters. So it put those legacy winters out of reach due to how small an area was covered by the shrinking cold pool. Since I am a big winter weather enthusiast, it would make me very happy for NYC to go over 50” before the season ends. By mentioning that it would be a challenge to reach 50” isn’t the same thing as saying impossible which I would never do. The reason that I even started this discussion years ago was due to the fact that at least in NYC, they need a winter near 32.0° as a prerequisite to reach 50” of snow. I also pointed out to you that this wasn’t the case for other stations outside the heat island. So it’s necessary for NYC to average near 32.0° to have a shot at 50” but not always sufficient. The fact that we get fewer winters this cold in a warming climate shrinks the number of chances NYC gets to reach this winter milestone. We don’t really know how long we’ll have to wait again to see another winter this cold and snowy again since the last one was 11 years ago. Instead of you misrepresenting others ideas, why don’t you try to issue some of your own. Looks like NYC will finish the season at 43.4”, LGA at 45.6”, and JFK 45.4”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted Tuesday at 10:05 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:05 PM Beautiful pic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago Had it been colder-all locations would have had another 2-4 inches-Sunday daytime was rain/white rain for most areas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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