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

[TheSnowman]

3", Just went out for a Drive  (Which is Illegal Tonight in apparently now, Communist RI), was a True Blizzard Look outside of crazy wind.  

 

Well.... if the thing DOES actually come NW, and the Meat section comes to pivot as it rotates out, MAYBE I could pull another 17" now that we Finally got better flakes and had 0.25" in 15 minutes while I was driving.  I could see walking around that the issue of accumulation for the first 7 hours was the Snow until now was Very Wet.  Full Snowman Snow.  

[40/70 Benchmark]

This honestly look like April Fool's Day Blizz on RAD...remember it like yesterday and it's unmistakable. Just tossing models and watching.

[ineedsnow]

3k gets down to 965mb and further west this run.. some knew

[The 4 Seasons]

Appearing like im in a snow hole right now on radar but its still dumping nicely.

That band shows no signs of slowing down, that heavy stuff should pivot right through New Haven/FF counties, well see

Likely over 8 now

[Bryan63]

Man these gusts are no joke, woke me up from a dead sleep. Can't see anything outside.

[TheSnowman]

And Just as I talk about how there's No wind, I hear my first Loud WOOSH of the storm.  Maybe time for a Cherry Wheat.  Drive was fun fishtailing around with all traction control off on the the 335xi and letting my rear end hit the snow banks on exit.  Trying to enjoy 3".  

[ineedsnow]

Looks like after 6am or so we really ramp up

[40/70 Benchmark]

I will say RAD returns are like the players in Field of Dreams disappearing into the corn field once they pass me and enter NH....modeling may have hit on that.

[The 4 Seasons]

4 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

This honestly look like April Fool's Day Blizz on RAD...remember it like yesterday and it's unmistakable. Just tossing models and watching.

This still looks very underdone to what is happening right now on radar. 3AM timestamp on 3k NAM.

Most of the models seem way off and especially the low end stuff like RGEM and even 00Z GFS that keeps all the heavy stuff S of CT and only into SE MA

 

[bristolri_wx]

[The 4 Seasons]

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[CoastalWx]

Man it’s starting to rage out there. Plastered onto trees. 

[The 4 Seasons]

We're gonna get whacked

[WinterWolf]

Full blown blizzard here. 

[The 4 Seasons]

A lot of wxporn out there right now...

[WinterWolf]

1 minute ago, The 4 Seasons said:

We're gonna get whacked

She’s delivering the goods…winds are getting crazy now. 

[ineedsnow]

4 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Man it’s starting to rage out there. Plastered onto trees. 

powder here blowing around everywhere

[ORH_wxman]

Seems like the short term guidance is finally picking up the unfolding Firehose over southeast areas…

[ineedsnow]

1 minute ago, The 4 Seasons said:

A lot of wxporn out there right now...

first hurricane of the year! nice

[Thunderblizzard]

Getting absolutely rocked at the moment. Full blown blizzard conditions.

[CCHurricane]

Transformers starting to pop here in Barnstable...not good this early in the game.

[CoastalWx]

Probably gusting 45+ now. 31.7 but blowing around a bit.

man please get that shit in here. Let’s get latitude going. 

[Baroclinic Zone]

I’m up!

[Baroclinic Zone]

[Mj-pvd]

Between the wind and the plows couldn’t sleep,  visibility around a block and half. This is gonna be epic

[Baroclinic Zone]

Looks like about 6”

[ORH_wxman]

Here come the really heavy bands starting to rotate in

[CCHurricane]

Plymouth, MA just has to be getting raked right now. 

[powderfreak]

33 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

This honestly look like April Fool's Day Blizz on RAD...remember it like yesterday and it's unmistakable. Just tossing models and watching.

Yeah this could be completely wrong.  For posterity… crazy late inning modeling shitstain.