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

[Ginx snewx]

57 minutes ago, amarshall said:

47 years old.  This is my number one. drifts up and over the fences.  USA hockey and now this. What a time to be alive. 

Congrats Andy pics?

[Layman]

8 minutes ago, TheSnowman said:

To Bristol RI and Torch and JackAss and the rest of you Sick of my Bitching.  HERE IS MY PROOF!  

 

If nothing else, you're definitely passionate my friend!  

[dryslot]

1 minute ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

Ray has responded quite calmly to all of this (back a few pages).   He knew it was coming towards yesterday evening

Ha, I knew Friday, Was no sense in investing anymore time on it, And the next two look meh as well.

[OceanStWx]

2 minutes ago, RCola said:

The echos look lighter but it’s just as strong as it has been. I think we push 38”.

This is a full corpse rotting in this band. Never in my years studying weather have I seen a mesoband this persistent outside lake effect or ocean effect snow.

It won't necessarily get weaker, but you will see the band contract in size as the warm advection moves north and it becomes more driven purely by deformation. 

[DomNH]

3 minutes ago, Chrisrotary12 said:

 

Are you really going to F’ng kick me while I’m down? Have some respect. Lol. 
 

I got that from GYX report. 

Could be wrong but I think that came from the CWSU at the Boston ARTCC. I absolutely believe that 30''+ or whatever it was.

[Baroclinic Zone]

A personal safety request. Anyone with a sidewall vented gas appliance/heating system, check your exhausts.

[moneypitmike]

1 minute ago, dryslot said:

Ha, I knew Friday, Was no sense in investing anymore time on it, And the next two look meh as well.

I should have followed your lead.

[tamarack]

34 minutes ago, OceanStWx said:

This one's right up there with the St. Valentine's Day massacre of 2015 for GYX.

I've lamented that storm frequently on this site.     It was the 4th and last event that winter to verify at 1/8 (or less) of the lower end of the forecast range.

Finally having some snow - at this rate we'll achieve a dusting by sunset.

[Greg]

6 minutes ago, wxsniss said:

Back to heavy rates in Boston with this band setting up

We continue this for several hours Logan will break 18"

Similar to the amounts just north of the city (Immediate suburbs)

[Ginx snewx]

11 minutes ago, butterfish55 said:

There was still about a foot back there from the SWFE last month.  Very little melting in the back yard.  Thinking we're around 30" from this storm

That's awesome still great snow here 26 probably 27 very soon. Another measure at 5

[dryslot]

Just now, moneypitmike said:

I should have followed your lead.

lol, Hours you can’t get back.

[Chrisrotary12]

Just now, DomNH said:

Could be wrong but I think that came from the CWSU at the Boston ARTCC. I absolutely believe that 33'' total.

Same. I legit measured 33”. Just can’t find the photographic proof. So I’ve always gone with GYX report since it agreed to what I measured. 

[acoolerclimate]

34 minutes ago, Greg said:

Well, actually to an extent people in the northern part of Rhode Island can still say that about '78 being still the big one. The central and southern part is more local in this storm, but they do have some bagging rights now with this particular storm.

Yeah, I'd say 78 was the biggest for North of Providence in RI, while this one was the biggest for south of Providence. 

[DomNH]

Snowing downwards instead of upwards in this ML fronto band finally. Too bad it's pulverized baking soda. 

[HoarfrostHubb]

2 minutes ago, dryslot said:

Ha, I knew Friday, Was no sense in investing anymore time on it, And the next two look meh as well.

Yeah. It was definitely apparent early on that your hood was out of luck.   

[RCola]

Just now, OceanStWx said:

It won't necessarily get weaker, but you will see the band contract in size as the warm advection moves north and it becomes more driven purely by deformation. 

Which is amazing to think how this area maximized the WWA and deformation to really bring this home. Just the right time at the right place.

[HoarfrostHubb]

Our dog absolutely haaaaaates my snowblower.  So weird.  It is rather quiet compared to my old gas powered one.   I wonder if it gives off some frequencies that bother her.  

[dryslot]

Just now, HoarfrostHubb said:

Yeah. It was definitely apparent early on that your hood was out of luck.   

Anything BM or SE that doesn’t track into the GOM thru the Bay of Fundy is a no go.

[dryslot]

Just now, HoarfrostHubb said:

Our dog absolutely haaaaaates my snowblower.  So weird.  It is rather quiet compared to my old gas powered one.   I wonder if it gives off some frequencies that bother her.  

That would be my guess

[Vinny Findley]

24 minutes ago, Wonkis said:

This is the second city plow that's gotten stuck on our street in Cranston.

It's going to be a painful clean up.

 

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What part of Cranston are you in? I'm 1/2 mile from Walmart. There's over 2 feet on my street. They're big trucks with big blades but can only do so much with this amount of snow!

[ORH_wxman]

We continue to rip in this stuff. 
 

It’s not the stuff of PVD lore and SE MA but been lucky enough to stay in it when a little further NW sucked on exhaust for a few hours. Consistently 1-2” per hour stuff. 

 

was just outside snow blowing and we had about 5” new from when I last did it and had 13”. So we’re past 18” at this point. 20+ is a lock. 
 

[MegaMike]

13 minutes ago, butterfish55 said:

There was still about a foot back there from the SWFE last month.  Very little melting in the back yard.  Thinking we're around 30" from this storm

Oh, for sure! 

Looking at photos/accumulations, the Norton, Taunton, and Raynham area will break 30" if they haven't already.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

5 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

A personal safety request. Anyone with a sidewall vented gas appliance/heating system, check your exhausts.

Ray is putting his mouth on his.

[ScituateMA]

2 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

Our dog absolutely haaaaaates my snowblower.  So weird.  It is rather quiet compared to my old gas powered one.   I wonder if it gives off some frequencies that bother her.  

I think thats very possible

[OceanStWx]

4 minutes ago, Chrisrotary12 said:

 

Are you really going to F’ng kick me while I’m down? Have some respect. Lol. 
 

I got that from GYX report. 

 

1 minute ago, DomNH said:

Could be wrong but I think that came from the CWSU at the Boston ARTCC. I absolutely believe that 33'' total.

2 NNW is Pennichuck water. Their data is pretty meh overall, they do us a free service but there are occasional mistakes and they like their "round" numbers x.0 and x.5.

The Hudson coop had 28.6" and is a former met, so pretty reliable obs there.

 

[dendrite]

6 minutes ago, DomNH said:

Could be wrong but I think that came from the CWSU at the Boston ARTCC. I absolutely believe that 30''+ or whatever it was.

CWSU had 22.0”

[mostman]

In some 30dbs now. Maybe the best so far. Maybe a shot at getting double digits. 

[amarshall]

9 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Congrats Andy pics?

heading out to attempt driveway again. I'll snap some. Two of my BBQ smokers are gone in drifts. Weber smokey mountain. 

[Hoth]

11 minutes ago, 78Blizzard said:

Reports have come in that Providence has received 34 inches.  Something doesn't add up here, or you were in a hole.

Maybe his home is on a hidden magma chamber and the snow is just melting as it piles up.

[TauntonBlizzard2013]

Going to be impossible to get a true measurement here, but I’d say it’s over 30 easy