mikem81 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Does anyone have a reliable radar loop of the entire storm? I find the COD radars show differing echos for Western Long Island when using the DIX versus OKX radars. They are usually reliable but were not so accurate this morning when showing decent echos but little snow failing at those times. Would be interested in an loop of the entire NYC metro to explain the North Shore Long Island amounts being 5-10 inches lower than the rest of the Island. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 2 minutes ago, winterwx21 said: You sometimes get criticized for being so optimistic all the time, but your optimism certainly worked out this winter. A great job by you. I knew this winter was going to be good when the warmth kept getting pushed back . I do think March starts out cold with a PV disruption but winter should end quickly in March. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 School staff and parents are pissed that the mayor is opening schools tomorrow. Many put out a petition for people to sign. Even some members of the NYC council sent letters to the Mayors office to tell him to close the schools. My wife also just told me that alot of teachers called out where she works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutCorRX Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Buddy decided to ride this out beachfront in Sea Isle. Gonna be fun to dig those two out. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhiEaglesfan712 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 La ninas can be warm in February, too. Just look at February 2012, 2017, 2018, and 2023. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexcountyobs Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 17 minutes ago, snywx said: Even with this non-event im at 50.9" for the season. Just about at my long term average My long term average is the same. 50-55" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 minute ago, PhiEaglesfan712 said: La ninas can be warm in February, too. Just look at February 2012, 2017, 2018, and 2023. Negative NAO helped us big time this winter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestBabylonWeather Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Babylon official reports are like 29/30 i took measurements all around my yard. They range from 15-40 lol. I don’t know how they can have an accurate reading. But whatever. It’s a lot. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveWinter Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 minute ago, MJO812 said: Exactly This was my 6th storm this winter. 3 Winter Weather Advisories, 2 Winter Storm Warnings and 1 Blizzard Warning. Grade A winter in my book No doubt. This winter has included: - a moderate storm in December (~5?) - a significant storm in January (11”) - unrelenting cold that allowed the snowpack to linger for weeks Jan into Feb - a HECS in February (20”) - seasonal total more than 10” above average Clearly an “A” winter 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveWinter Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 4 minutes ago, MJO812 said: School staff and parents are pissed that the mayor is opening schools tomorrow. Many put out a petition for people to sign. Even some members of the NYC council sent letters to the Mayors office to tell him to close the schools. My wife also just told me that alot of teachers called out where she works. I can’t remember NYC ever closing schools for two days in a row for snow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 5 minutes ago, ILoveWinter said: I can’t remember NYC ever closing schools for two days in a row for snow It was closed for a week for the blizzard of 78. I remember that week vividly. I was 8(yes I am old). What a time! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Star Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 6 minutes ago, WestBabylonWeather said: Babylon official reports are like 29/30 i took measurements all around my yard. They range from 15-40 lol. I don’t know how they can have an accurate reading. But whatever. It’s a lot. The wind was blowing here, but not like on Long Island. I was able to get some good representative areas in NJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterwx21 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 9 minutes ago, MJO812 said: I knew this winter was going to be good when the warmth kept getting pushed back . I do think March starts out cold with a PV disruption but winter should end quickly in March. I figured this winter would be good after we got the significant amount of snow in December. We know that when we get at least 4 inches of snow in a La Nina December, it usually goes on to be a snowy winter. It worked out that way again. Hopefully we can get some snow with the early March cold next week, before it warms up. I don't think this winter will go out without a fight in March. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 northern areas may get another 1-3 wed am 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveWinter Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Just now, suzook said: It was closed for a week for the blizzard of 78. I remember that week vividly. I was 8. What a time! Oh wow a week?! That’s nuts. My memory goes back to the 90s so I didn’t know that! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestBabylonWeather Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 5 minutes ago, Dark Star said: The wind was blowing here, but not like on Long Island. I was able to get some good representative areas in NJ. I have completely bare spots then 40” spots. Crazy! also. How to make shoveling heart attack snow not heart attack criteria - shovel small layers at a time. Takes longer. Didn’t break a sweat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceanctyguy Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 8 minutes ago, suzook said: It was closed for a week for the blizzard of 78. I remember that week vividly. I was 8(yes I am old). What a time! They were closed in for a week in NJ too. I was a senior in high school. Remember it very well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastalplainsnowman Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 25 minutes ago, winterwx21 said: You sometimes get criticized for being so optimistic all the time, but your optimism certainly worked out this winter. A great job by you. I think he gets a bad rap. He was optimistic when there was reason to be, and was just matter-of-fact when it wasn't great news. When this thing was largely written off, the comeback started with him posting some 'hey check out this model, seems to be hinting at something' type of posts. Like Zooey Deschanel singing Santa Claus is coming to town all by herself in Central Park before everyone else joined in, he held strong until Santa's sleigh could fly again. Well done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 8 minutes ago, ILoveWinter said: Oh wow a week?! That’s nuts. My memory goes back to the 90s so I didn’t know that! We were closed for a week here in Feb 2013. 30 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternLI Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Schools are closed around here tomorrow again. I couldn't imagine them being open anyway after the conditions earlier today tbh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveWinter Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 2 minutes ago, Brian5671 said: We were closed for a week here in Feb 2013. 30 inches Yes I was referring to NYC schools specifically as they don't close nearly as often or for as long duration as suburban schools. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick05 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 This is from my brother in College Point, couple miles from LGA. Roads are getting plowed but the side street parking is a mess with how deep the snow has gotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Smith Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 It takes the moon 29.5 days to orbit the earth (relative to Sun, it takes 27.32 days relative to the fixed star background). These dates and times are 29.5 days apart. Dec 26 2025 18z Jan 25 2026 06z Feb 23 2026 18z Hmm. - - - - Contest scoring will be available about an hour from now, I am awaiting final totals as posted in today's 5 p.m. climate summaries. Scoring is backed up on an excel file so it won't take long to recalculate from some estimates already made. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_other_guy Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 24 minutes ago, MJO812 said: School staff and parents are pissed that the mayor is opening schools tomorrow. Many put out a petition for people to sign. Even some members of the NYC council sent letters to the Mayors office to tell him to close the schools. My wife also just told me that alot of teachers called out where she works. No reason it cant be open. Look at your street. This is a quick melter on blacktop. If they were a normal, smaller district, a 2 hour delay would be appropriate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowpsycho Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 19 minutes ago, ILoveWinter said: I can’t remember NYC ever closing schools for two days in a row for snow 1996 schools were closed 2 consecutive days. Monday and Tuesday. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbisso Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 About 20" in mt vernon was hard to get accurate measurements. 49" for the season. Grade a 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Just now, the_other_guy said: No reason it cant be open. Look at your street. This is a quick melter on blacktop. If they were a normal, smaller district, a 2 hour delay would be appropriate depends on other things-bus yards street width after plowing-sidewalks for walkers etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_other_guy Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 3 minutes ago, Snowpsycho said: 1996 schools were closed 2 consecutive days. Monday and Tuesday. Sun thru tues storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowpsycho Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 2 minutes ago, the_other_guy said: No reason it cant be open. Look at your street. This is a quick melter on blacktop. If they were a normal, smaller district, a 2 hour delay would be appropriate Many streets in the city have only been plowed once or twice. Still a lot of covered streets. I have family in the Bronx and they are livid all the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dWave Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 11 minutes ago, MJO812 said: School staff and parents are pissed that the mayor is opening schools tomorrow. Many put out a petition for people to sign. Even some members of the NYC council sent letters to the Mayors office to tell him to close the schools. My wife also just told me that alot of teachers called out where she works. I get wanting school closed, but people shouldn't be surprised it isn't, unless they are new here. NYC schools are very stingy with school closings. Once the actual storm is over and hours of plowing has occurred, it takes a near complete failure of the subway system to close schools. Or something like 2010 with stranded cars, plows, and buses all over the city. Also there is no extra time baked into the schedule, so it has to be made up somewhere else. Spring break, extra day in late June? If school is open but hardly anyone shows up it still counts as an instruction day. Id rather that than losing a holiday later on or delayed summer vacation. I don't think they like to do remote learning without preparing for it in the days prior, but this is coming off of mid winter recess plus the forecast of an actual blizzard developed fast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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