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

[DomNH]

2 minutes ago, VivaManchVegas said:

I did not hit double digits here.  My guess is somewhere between 5 and 8 inches and it was not that heavy.  This one blew harder than recent storms, but it seems the GFS was onto the central SNH cut back yesterday afternoon.   Just east of me like Nahua seems to be getting buried. 

Any of you Nashua guys confirm?

Can confirm not buried and it stopped snowing around 4. I didn't measure but went for a walk and I'm guessing somewhere around 7-8''.

[Hoth]

Ray must be making up for lost time at least a little, no?

[TauntonBlizzard2013]

6 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Man stuff is still developing.

Won’t quit here 

[VivaManchVegas]

1 minute ago, DomNH said:

Can confirm not buried and it stopped snowing around 4. I didn't measure but went for a walk and I'm guessing somewhere around 7-8''.

We shut off around 2. Best came through between 8am to noon. 

[bristolri_wx]

Another 30-35 dbz band incoming here... insanity... 

[HoarfrostHubb]

5 minutes ago, DomNH said:

Can confirm not buried and it stopped snowing around 4. I didn't measure but went for a walk and I'm guessing somewhere around 7-8''.

That’s not bad.  

[DomNH]

1 minute ago, VivaManchVegas said:

We shut off around 2. Best came through between 8am to noon. 

I think MHT through like the Peterborough and Jaffrey areas may be the local max since they got into a bit of a deformation band this morning. We never really got into anything significant after I woke up around 7. 

[Spanks45]

1 hour ago, Sey-Mour Snow said:

Lol I have a depth of 12-18"

I had close to 6" just past midnight...cleared it, nearly 8.5 inches around 7....then a few inches past that. Tried to measure areas in the yard that had the least amount of wind, but far enough from trees...found a couple near 18 inches and others around 16....will call it 17" here

We only had 5-6 inches on the ground prior to this storm

Congrats out to those in the east....jealous

[sophware]

26 minutes ago, bristolri_wx said:

I'll be honest, I'm only judging based on whats close to the house.  Sometimes that's denser because it melts a little from the heat leaking out and making it settle.  I'm actually hopeful it's more powdery so I can try and cut through it with my very undersized snow thrower if I chop it down appropriately.

Fingers crossed.

I hear you on the "undersized." The electric doohickey we have at my house gets referred to as the "flake flicker." Anything over 6" grinds it to a halt.

[Mj-pvd]

Had to go make a spot for the dog, my entire yard is waist deep with drifts to my neck.  When I shoveled it was over 6 feet easily.  Not a chance providence is open tomorrow 

[monadnocks]

Just now, DomNH said:

I think MHT through like the Peterborough and Jaffrey areas may be the local max since they got into a bit of a deformation band this morning. We never really got into anything significant after I woke up around 7. 

I am northeast of Peterborough on the north side of a hill. We only got 6" so it probably just missed us.

[DomNH]

3 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

That’s not bad.  

Is what it is. Overall depth is still pretty impressive. 

[NeonPeon]

Can anyone knowledgeable shed some light on the wind element of this storm for me, locally?

This storm had impressive but not crazy straight line winds here, but the gusting element was nowhere near what I expected, and nowhere near anywhere east of here. I know a big part of that is just friction, but normally in this sort of a storm, especially given the rest of the intensity, I'd expect more wind, and certainly more gusts. 

It certainly was beefy elsewhere, I'm wondering why not today. Also, normally I'm getting wind in relative subsidence, does being part of good lift in a band like this actually cause less mixing, and the wind just stayed aloft, or what is going on there?

[WalpoleJoe]

52 minutes ago, ScituateMA said:

My raptor is on 35's

 

The ariens ate 3 to 4 foot drifts the whole way down my moms 500 foot driveway

I love my Arians, just blasts through the piles. Can't imagine not having one. 

[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

8 minutes ago, Spanks45 said:

I had close to 6" just past midnight...cleared it, nearly 8.5 inches around 7....then a few inches past that. Tried to measure areas in the yard that had the least amount of wind, but far enough from trees...found a couple near 18 inches and others around 16....will call it 17" here

We only had 5-6 inches on the ground prior to this storm

Congrats out to those in the east....jealous

We just need the same storm again, a tic colder, and have it tuck into the tip of LI. Easy…

[mattm4242]

Still ripping relatively hard in Gloucester 

[drstuess]

I just skied right down Broadway and to Washington square in Newport. 
Unreal scenes of the deepest winter 
My side entrance looks like a ski chalet.

Found out the hard way my neighborhood hill is not steep enough to ski. 45 minutes to hike up. 30 minutes to "ski down"

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[karmac]

Cleared a path to the street and took a Jeb walk. Wow. We are damn near 3 ft. Still lightly snowing.


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[Patfan1987]

So so close to this new band developing off shore. Doesn't look like it will clip Boston.. Bummer.

That changed quickly

[MuddyWx]

Snow's about over - average depth 23.5", about 12" new. Think if there wasn't as much wind and I cleared, it'd be a bit more

[HIPPYVALLEY]

I was just thinking about Providence and all of the hills and narrow streets in certain neighborhoods.
They will be shut down for several days.

[RI Rob]

6 minutes ago, Patfan1987 said:

That changed quickly

I see the radar but it's not very heavy in the Seaport. DOT different? 

[TripplePhaser]

Before we wrap this all up. It looks like a new deformation band is attempting to form over Portsmouth, New Hampshire Seacoast, and Boston.

[codfishsnowman]

3 hours ago, Henry's Weather said:

When the GFS slipped east, we should have known 

Yup that was the nail in the coffin and the GFS reminding us that it still is a little to Indiana Jones one to two days out....just gets carried away

[ORH_wxman]

5 minutes ago, Patfan1987 said:

That changed quickly

Yeah impressive. Although there’s gonna be some NW to SE beam drift now and sometimes these bands can start having more bark than bite as low levels start to dry  

 

[HIPPYVALLEY]

19 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

We just need the same storm again, a tic colder, and have it tuck into the tip of LI. Easy…

I need a storm, bombing out off LI  and slow rolling up through the canal with stout high pressure over Quebec! 

[powderfreak]

Looks like it’s still hammering the coastal areas, through Weymouth.

[SouthCoastMA]

New Bedford 32" fml. I'm guessing my old house had around that

[Patfan1987]

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[638]]][emoji[emoji6]]]]]]]"] I see the radar but it's not very heavy in the Seaport. DOT different? 

Agreed. Radar looks better than what’s actually coming down.

[The 4 Seasons]

26 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

We just need the same storm again, a tic colder, and have it tuck into the tip of LI. Easy…

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