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

[RUNNAWAYICEBERG]

1 hour ago, powderfreak said:

It is intriguing to think of the societal impact if that SE Mass firehose was a bit north and going from BOS to HFD… instead of like Long Island to PVD/TAN ENEward.

I would’ve enjoyed that low tracking over PVD to BOS, lol.

Yes, we all would have. Someday again, it will happen…

[wxsniss]

One of the better timelapses I've seen overlaying H5 + surface + radar, showing cyclogenesis and capture:

https://x.com/WeatherNut27/status/2026280880675913988?s=20

https://twitter.com/WeatherNut27/status/2026280880675913988?s=20

(and if anyone knows, let me know how I can get these to embed)

[ORH_wxman]

56 minutes ago, ChangeofSeasonsWX said:

Yeah, but if it ended up going 50-100 miles northwest like you said, would PVD still have broken 1978's record? I'm imagining a situation like Feb 2013 where the firehose sets up over CT instead of SEMA/RI. Don't get me wrong, Feb 2013 was still great around here, but it wasn't historic like what CT saw. So I guess in a way this system was like a reverse of Feb 2013 where SEMA/RI got the goods instead.

Even with April 1997, Worcester got insane amounts, and Boston to a lesser degree. PVD still got 18 inches but it doesn't hold a candle to what Worcester got. So if this system had come further northwest would it have been a 1978 redux for the whole area including PVD, or more like a Feb 2013/April 1997 situation where areas north and west get the goods and PVD gets like 12-18? This one didn't stall like 1978 did so I just don't see how it could've been an all-timer for the entire area, even if it came further north. 

April ‘97 only jackpotted ORH because it was classic late season elevation enhancement. The QPF maxes were southeast but they wasted a bunch of it on rain. That wouldn’t be the case in late February. That’s why it would truly have been amazing to try and see it. Once you introduce that type of instability aloft into a nuking Nor’ Easter, it takes it up to another level….from merely HECS type stuff to generational top 5 stuff. 

[NeonPeon]

My older kid is off school tomorrow. My youngest in Pre-K is out till Friday. This is obviously not related to any additional snow down here 

Obviously it's ruining my ability to do work. But on the other hand we made a 6 ft snow fort and it's got a flag on it. My kid turned 9 today and has had three days off. For all the talk of jacks on here, that's a 9 year old jackpot.

[The 4 Seasons]

On 2/23/2026 at 3:00 PM, OceanStWx said:

 

Unfortunately ASOS is king, and that liquid is what goes in for the climate. Even if the snow observer reports more (or less). 

king dong 

 

[Warwick WX]

Parking ban here in Warwick until 6pm Friday, with snow plowing continuing all week and no trash pickup.  The community pulled together where I am, with snowblowers running up and down the street based on a lack of immediate plows.  I have a police officer across the street and firefighter next door, so it is important for them to be able to report during the storm.  We are only a few turns from Route 1 with a quick ramp to I-95, so looks like I'm in the clear to get around okay.

[vortex95]

21 minutes ago, The 4 Seasons said:

king dong 

 

It's really an insult to the climate record.  And how much is based off of such records, and it is this bad? 

And there are ways to mitigate snow loss from wind w/ equipment.  Blue Hill has done it forever.

[The 4 Seasons]

12 minutes ago, vortex95 said:

It's really an insult to the climate record.  And how much is based off of such records, and it is this bad? 

And there are ways to mitigate snow loss from wind w/ equipment.  Blue Hill has done it forever.

I've been saying this.

And yes a lot of high wind blizzards look just like this with "30-70:1 ratios"

It's bad. 

Just doing a core sample and manually changing the data would fix it. 

[40/70 Benchmark]

Verification of the great Blizzard of 2026 revealed that the forecast was not as highly skilled was I would have liked, to say the least. I bought into historic snowfall totals too far to the northwest, despite some glaring red flags that ended up biting me harder than my 1 year old daughter. Most notably, the track kept shifting south after I pulled the trigger early Sunday. That said, what you will not hear from an amateur like myself, is the garbage excuse of "changing data", "missing data" or "bad data" that you get from far too many "professional social mediaologists"....this is the equivalent of all of the injuries you hear about after the team gets it's face ripped off in the Super Bowl. That said, I was able to put that behind me to enjoy the spoils of a truly great winter's day outside with the kids.

Final Grade: D+

PS: Winter is not over, but more about that after I resume day-to-day life.

 

https://easternmassweather.blogspot.com/2026/02/forecast-verification-for-blizzard-of.html

 

[The 4 Seasons]

On 2/23/2026 at 8:25 PM, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

Storm 1 of 1 here. Beats everything I’ve been alive for. Still snowing 

Time for a handle change

TauntonBlizzard2026

2013 has nothing on this, what was that like 2 feet, pffft

[Ginx snewx]

[tunafish]

2 hours ago, The 4 Seasons said:

king dong 

 

So this is saying ASOS recorded 0.58" precip, and the observer - at the same location as the ASOS, or not - recorded 35.5" new (and a depth of 21).  I'm assuming all NWS major climate-site observers capture SWE - why not use that?

How effective is ASOS at capturing preicp totals from snow, especially in wind like that?  Like what were the 35.5" obs SWE??

[H2Otown_WX]

9 hours ago, The 4 Seasons said:

Yeah fluff bombs like Jan 7th 2022 and Feb 7th 2021 with virtually no wind, short 6-10hr duration are the best for getting nice uniform snowfall totals.

Events like these are a nightmare. And even worse 3 day events like Mar 2001. 

[The 4 Seasons]

1 minute ago, tunafish said:

So this is saying ASOS recorded 0.58" precip, and the observer - at the same location as the ASOS, or not - recorded 35.5" new (and a depth of 21).  I'm assuming all NWS major climate-site observers capture SWE - why not use that?

How effective is ASOS at capturing preicp totals from snow?  Like what were the 35.5" obs SWE??

Well the depth of 21" makes total sense since those are measured at 7AM daily, and that's about right for the timing of the storm. 35.5" is total snowfall for the calendar day. 

And ASOS is not very good in high wind. 

If you go back and look at all the climo sites for 2022 and 2015 and others youll see the same thing.

No clue why they don't use SWE from a core sample, but OceanStateWX said it, ASOS is king. 

[The 4 Seasons]

3 minutes ago, H2Otown_WX said:

you should email that guy and tell him to make another one

[H2Otown_WX]

11 hours ago, dendrite said:

Good thing it was Cantore and not Bob Stokes

He asked Hillary Andrews to like, do stuff with his "swizzle stick"...uhhhhuhuh

[The 4 Seasons]

8 minutes ago, H2Otown_WX said:

He asked Hillary Andrews to like, do stuff with his "swizzle stick"...uhhhhuhuh

 

[vortex95]

2 hours ago, The 4 Seasons said:

I've been saying this.

And yes a lot of high wind blizzards look just like this with "30-70:1 ratios"

It's bad. 

Just doing a core sample and manually changing the data would fix it. 

I know BOS has had issues for observers and snowfall since the NWS moved to Taunton in the mid-90s.  But I did not know the LEQ was such an issue.  Has the LEQ been a problem for a long time?  Same w/ PVD?

And I know for much of the time, the snow obs have not been taken at Logan, but from observers close to the airport, which is fine, but couldn't the off-site snow observer do an LEQ?  Then they could take that LEQ and mesh it w/ any ASOS rainfall, and come up w/ a reasonable amount.

 

 

[vortex95]

1 hour ago, H2Otown_WX said:

He asked Hillary Andrews to like, do stuff with his "swizzle stick"...uhhhhuhuh

I recall this incident quite well, and the filed court case was of public record.  Holy cow, if even 1/10th of what was claimed occurred in that court paper, it is unreal BS like that went on for *any* length of time.

 

[The 4 Seasons]

3 minutes ago, vortex95 said:

I know BOS has had issues for observers and snowfall since the NWS moved to Taunton in the mid-90s.  But I did not know the LEQ was such an issue.  Has the LEQ been a problem for a long time?  Same w/ PVD?

And I know for much of the time, the snow obs have not been taken at Logan, but from observers close to the airport, which is fine, but couldn't the off-site snow observer do an LEQ?  Then they could take that LEQ and mesh it w/ any ASOS rainfall, and come up w/ a reasonable amount.

 

 

Where were they before Taunton? They moved to Norton several years ago. 

I read the observers are supposed to be within a 2mi radius of the airport, not sure if thats true or still the case. Just something i saw on old PNS going back into the 90s. 

[H2Otown_WX]

11 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said:

I mean, image of the season stuff right here. 

Great River Park?

[WxWatcher007]

3 minutes ago, H2Otown_WX said:

Great River Park?

Yes