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

[ROOSTA]

Nobody's mentioned downstream  accumulations... Long Island 2'+ and still snowing.

30-34 burgers for SEMA seem likely.

[ariof]

Report from Mass Pike from 05Z-08Z last night:

Snow began around ALB, west of there was clear sailing (a bit of -SN near BUF which dried out as the storm wrapped in dry air out there). Heavy band over the Berkshires, probably some upsloping. Lots of trucks pulling off at Blandford, and we went down the hill on our own. 

Picked up series of plows east of there, could make about 45 mph when we didn't have plows and the plows went 15 mph, but were helpful. Varying intensity of -SN to +SN, some drifting but not actually too bad. Accumulation got much lighter around 128, last 10 miles into Boston were fine.

If Avis hadn't had a miles-long line in CLE (Hertz saved us, eventually) we would have been nearly an hour ahead of things and probably that would have cascaded to hitting snow further east and having an easier time. But still we beat the worst of the weather, friends made it to Maine. I don't think the Pike east of ORH would be reasonable now.

[HoarfrostHubb]

1 minute ago, Scott Koziara said:

The Skiing Weatherman Herb Stevens??

lol.   No.  The Met who loves herb.    He was on here a long time. 

[HoarfrostHubb]

2 minutes ago, ineedsnow said:

heaviest snow of the day this is insane

Are you at home or at work?    Pretty meh here. 

[Baroclinic Zone]

Some local totals already

...Bristol County...
1 ENE Berkley                17.2 in   0812 AM 02/23
5 ESE Bliss Corner           16.0 in   0745 AM 02/23
Taunton                      13.0 in   0719 AM 02/23
NWS Boston/Norton            10.3 in   0700 AM 02/23   Official NWS Obs
1 NNE Mansfield              10.0 in   0730 AM 02/23
2 ESE New Bedford            9.0 in    0600 AM 02/23
3 N Acushnet                 7.0 in    0617 AM 02/23

 

[CoastalWx]

4 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

I was told you would only get 6” of sand that would blow into the ocean

Teen hormones FTL.

[Damage In Tolland]

5 minutes ago, Scott Koziara said:

The Skiing Weatherman Herb Stevens??

No this was a weather guy on the board at Eastern and may have been here . Lives in Stafford, CT one town north of me 

[metagraphica]

One good thing about these high wind events is you don't have to clean off the car. It's underrated how much having to clean off the car adds to cleaning up the driveway, especially in the area of the car and if you have multiple cars next to each other

Wut??

[CarverWX]

1 minute ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

Some local totals already

...Bristol County...
1 ENE Berkley                17.2 in   0812 AM 02/23
5 ESE Bliss Corner           16.0 in   0745 AM 02/23
Taunton                      13.0 in   0719 AM 02/23
NWS Boston/Norton            10.3 in   0700 AM 02/23   Official NWS Obs
1 NNE Mansfield              10.0 in   0730 AM 02/23
2 ESE New Bedford            9.0 in    0600 AM 02/23
3 N Acushnet                 7.0 in    0617 AM 02/23

 

I measured 13" about an hour and a half ago and it's been pounding ever since.

[dendrite]

4 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said:

What do you think of hi res like the HRRR trying to eject a band west back this way later in the morning/afternoon?

Seems precarious to me. Looks like it tries to throw it back a couple hours once the E MA forcing wanes. I’d probably hope the NW CT band pivots and comes east with time.

[DomNH]

This might rival Boxing Day for the biggest ASH area boning in the modern era. Only difference is we were never progged for super high end totals in this one.
 

Just got a nice gust probably >40 mph at least. 

[dendrite]

2 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Teen hormones FTL.

Does his voice crack like the Brady Bunch kid when he screams at the models?

[Ginx snewx]

That was quick up to 17 getting pummeled 

[Kitz Craver]

1 minute ago, dendrite said:

Seems precarious to me. Looks like it tries to throw it back a couple hours once the E MA forcing wanes. I’d probably hope the NW CT band pivots and comes east with time.

Looks like it kinda stays put and rots, I hope not, I’m subby currently 

[weatherwiz]

2 minutes ago, metagraphica said:

Wut??

not like that here  

we never really pounded here...was only ever really moderate with strong winds so everything is just blowing. I'm not even really going to measure because there is no way it would be correct. 

[Bryan63]

Can't even measure with the wind, it is absolutely ripping. By time I finished first round of the driveway I already had 3-4" starting to pile up.

This is a weenies dream 

[weatherwiz]

wtf why is my radarscope being lit up with wind gusts reports of 15-20 mph lol. don't they have a setting to display only above a certain measurement lol

[Chrisrotary12]

35 minutes ago, DomNH said:

Could be an all time porker here if that deform band strengthens and pivots just NW. 

i love the smell of subsidence during a blizzard. This storm will be forgotten by Wednesday. Not even top 100 for me. 
 

Congrats again to those receiving their ‘78 storm. I’ll never get to experience one of those. 

[SouthCoastMA]

Best has definitely been to west of me..but gotta be somewhere in 10-12" range. Wonder if that fronto pushes east a bit 

[karmac]

On Greenwich Bay.. before and now

Incredibly awesome out

[wx_observer]

A bit short on the 35 mph sustained winds, but Worcester Airport is reporting visibility of .25 miles for 6 consecutive hours.  

I'm not far from there, and we've had consistent, moderate snow here.  Not sure where the freezing fog is coming from.  Maybe snow covered sensors?

[Modfan2]

2 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

That was quick up to 17 getting pummeled 

Can’t imagine what it’s like in RI rotting in that band

[EastonSN+]

Someone in Easton reported only a bit over 10 inches at 7am from local news.

WTF

[jbenedet]

Looks like coastal NH getting into the blizzard conditions now
 

 

[DomNH]

1 minute ago, Chrisrotary12 said:

i love the smell of subsidence during a blizzard. This storm will be forgotten by Wednesday. Not even top 100 for me. 
 

Congrats again to those receiving their ‘78 storm. I’ll never get to experience one of those. 

Didn't we pull a 30 burger in January 2015? That's probably as close as we'll get. 

[wxeyeNH]

4 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Seems precarious to me. Looks like it tries to throw it back a couple hours once the E MA forcing wanes. I’d probably hope the NW CT band pivots and comes east with time.

Brian,  not a flake here.  I can see all the way south to Kearsarge and it has been in and out of the snow.  No wind either. HRRR says NADA for me.  Globals still say some.  When would you say the furthest NW the sheild will get in our area?

[CoastalWx]

2 minutes ago, SouthCoastMA said:

Best has definitely been to west of me..but gotta be somewhere in 10-12" range. Wonder if that fronto pushes east a bit 

Think so.

[dendrite]

3 minutes ago, wx_observer said:

A bit short on the 35 mph sustained winds, but Worcester Airport is reporting visibility of .25 miles for 6 consecutive hours.  

I'm not far from there, and we've had consistent, moderate snow here.  Not sure where the freezing fog is coming from.  Maybe snow covered sensors?

That’s easy blizz criteria via the gusts.

ASOS/AWOS always reports FG/FZFG when the vis is 1/2sm or less. But the precip indentification sensor is definitely caked up with snow hence why ptype obs disappeared. But the vis tells you what the intensity is.

[Hoth]

No idea how much I've got. Jammed my yardstick in various spots across the driveway and got between 15-19" at 7 a.m.

[Brian5671]

3 minutes ago, EastonSN+ said:

Someone in Easton reported only a bit over 10 inches at 7am from local news.

WTF

No idea what I have given the wind but certainly 12+