"Don’t do it" 2026 Blizzard obs, updates and pictures.

[WxWatcher007]

Flurries in EH. 

34.0/27.2

[dendrite]

Beautiful sunny day

34°

[Hoth]

Surprisingly steady snow, a bit earlier than I expected. A little too warm to stick to anything except trees at the moment.

[wx2fish]

25 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Beautiful sunny day

34°

Had to take a peak at vis. Flurries down here with the low deck coming onshore. 

[moneypitmike]

My sister reporting Snow has started in New London

[Kitz Craver]

Light snow in Meriden

[Hoth]

Brutal February sun angle is stealing my snow! Incidentally, if it's too warm to accumulate on asphalt, can I measure from the top of my crusty old snow?

[kdxken]

Had a couple snow showers. Looks wintry. 

 

[metagraphica]

Started snowing about 20 minutes ago. Not sticking to the road or driveway yet as we're at 33 degrees.  Accumulating on the old snow, however.

Pre-storm snow depth avg 6.5".  First measurement will be at 7:15pm

[WinterWolf]

Light Snow has started….

[dendrite]

6 minutes ago, Hoth said:

Brutal February sun angle is stealing my snow! Incidentally, if it's too warm to accumulate on asphalt, can I measure from the top of my crusty old snow?

I use a large white cutting board now

[tavwtby]

30/26...first flakes here in Winsted 1330 hrs...

[tavwtby]

2 minutes ago, dendrite said:

I use a large white cutting board now

I used to have a 2x2 foot plywood with white lexan over it but it got stolen believe it or not, so I just use a 2'  sq piece with saran wrap 

[Bostonseminole]

Pre storm view


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[TheSnowman]

Snowing in NY since 8:30 while watching the game, but it’s been way too warm to stick to anything, only snow on cars.  

[dendrite]

4 minutes ago, tavwtby said:

I used to have a 2x2 foot plywood with white lexan over it but it got stolen believe it or not, so I just use a 2'  sq piece with saran wrap 

Proof that people will steal anything.

I love the cutting board though…wish I shifted to that from a painted piece of wood sooner.

[tavwtby]

1 minute ago, dendrite said:

Proof that people will steal anything.

I love the cutting board though…wish I shifted to that from a painted piece of wood sooner.

that is an awesome idea, my wife threw away our plastic one years ago, only wood now, will have to get one just for snow measuring... not in Waterbury anymore so I'm probably safe it won't get stole

[FXWX]

Some of my most memorable winter storms began like this; low-level onshore easterly flow moistening up the atmosphere with light snow breaking out well in advance of the main event; I remember the Feb. 1969 storm starting like this; hours of light and intermittent snow, somewhat meaningless snow; but it was tipping off the fact that moisture was not going to be an issue.  

[mahk_webstah]

Cool to watch changeover line move north from southern Delmarva 

[WxWatcher007]

1 minute ago, FXWX said:

Some of my most memorable winter storms began like this; low-level onshore easterly flow moistening up the atmosphere with light snow breaking out well in advance of the main event; I remember the Feb. 1969 storm starting like this; hours of light and intermittent snow, somewhat meaningless snow; but it was tipping off the fact that moisture was not going to be an issue.  

Yeah just looking at the radar and this low level moisture start producing feels like a good sign. 

[Hoth]

12 minutes ago, FXWX said:

Some of my most memorable winter storms began like this; low-level onshore easterly flow moistening up the atmosphere with light snow breaking out well in advance of the main event; I remember the Feb. 1969 storm starting like this; hours of light and intermittent snow, somewhat meaningless snow; but it was tipping off the fact that moisture was not going to be an issue.  

Nemo started like this as well. Basically twelve hours of wet, largely non-accumulating snow, then BOOM!

[FlashFreeze]

although it’s been snowing lightly since early this morning it has now picked up considerably so I guess this is the beginning of the blizzard of 26, 29°

[Go Kart Mozart]

Snowing since I got up this morning with nothing to show for it.  As Tom Petty said, "The waiting is hardest part".

[HoarfrostHubb]

Watching models, radar. And my bolognese simmer 

[Baroclinic Zone]

My imbibing has taken on the NA side. Will be making a pizza in a little while.

Still a few hours before first flakes here.

 

[H2Otown_WX]

1 hour ago, tavwtby said:

that is an awesome idea, my wife threw away our plastic one years ago, only wood now, will have to get one just for snow measuring... not in Waterbury anymore so I'm probably safe it won't get stole

[SouthCoastMA]

14 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

Watching models, radar. And my bolognese simmer 

Be careful with transport

[tavwtby]

flake size improving, visibility decreasing, about 3 hours earlier than I expected there to be steady SN, albeit light atm, but about a half inch new so far, starting to see so nice banding setting up south of LI

[tavwtby]

boss band through ACY right now, down to dover moving north 

[butterfish55]

I think I'm ready. Had to fight off some old ladies, but I'm ready for the 30" BOX is giving me