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

[JACKASS]

1 minute ago, CoastalWx said:

So many schools closed tomorrow. Jesus a whole week for large cities too. 

For a minor snow squall as reported by a "world renowned" snow ANALyst?

[JACKASS]

8 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

For 18 inches? 

Ninja'd

LOL

[dendrite]

12 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

1 last thing North Foster Ri had 36 in 2 days in 78 but w/e was 4.95 . W/E this time 3.25 on 30

It was 4.50” but what made me laugh was that there was only 0.01” the rest of the month. 

[Ginx snewx]

7 minutes ago, dendrite said:

It was 4.50” but what made me laugh was that there was only 0.01” the rest of the month. 

Yes winter shut down think we had some snow in March 

[Ginx snewx]

My favorite Misquamicut restaurant the seafood is the best. @Fozzright! Love me some curls 

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[Diggiebot]

I went through 2005 and 2015 on the cape. Neither had the tree and power impact this storm had. This was worse by far. Blizzard and whiteout and snow wise 2005 and 2015 were worse but this beats that. Life stopped on the cape for 3-5 days and counting. I tapped out last night and did a hotel once the house temp hit sub 45. Power came back overnight so I’m finally home. 

[Baroclinic Zone]

The snow was literally balls deep with this storm. 

[tunafish]

2 hours ago, dendrite said:

They definitely prefer their paths hand crafted

Sure do!

 

[tunafish]

18 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

The snow was literally balls deep with this storm. 

Well, see, there's the issue.  It took several pages but we finally figured it out.

Cory is 4'11". 

36" would literally eat him. 

[powderfreak]

19 minutes ago, tunafish said:

Sure do!

 

Winter meets spring vibe in that photo… Sun angle evident, but ground frozen solid.

[dendrite]

8 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

Winter meets spring vibe in that photo… Sun angle evident, but ground frozen solid.

It’s hard this time of year for me letting them out. Snow melts near their run entrance and water puddles up but by 3 it’s in the 20s and refreezing. I don’t need them freezing their feet all night. 

[Ginx snewx]

55 minutes ago, Diggiebot said:

I went through 2005 and 2015 on the cape. Neither had the tree and power impact this storm had. This was worse by far. Blizzard and whiteout and snow wise 2005 and 2015 were worse but this beats that. Life stopped on the cape for 3-5 days and counting. I tapped out last night and did a hotel once the house temp hit sub 45. Power came back overnight so I’m finally home. 

Phew that's rough 

[tunafish]

14 minutes ago, dendrite said:

It’s hard this time of year for me letting them out. Snow melts near their run entrance and water puddles up but by 3 it’s in the 20s and refreezing. I don’t need them freezing their feet all night. 

I remember reading somewhere that was the biggest threat to their temp - moisture - amd I thought specifically feet.

My oldest hen is 5, the buff, and at her old age she won't step on ice or snow, unless she absolutely has to, lol.

My biggest concern this time of year is Hawks.  The ermine I had slinking around their run a month or so back has moved on.  Had it's fill of meadow voles, couldn't get into their run, and thankfully took off.

[vortex95]

13 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

Some of the stories I heard about plows stopping in the middle of the road and then front end loaders needed is exactly what I experienced on 4/1/97. Where I was had a massive plow just stop because he could not push the snow anymore. Waited two days for a front end loader to come. 

You get *that* much "mashed potatoes," that's whats going to happen.  Not often you get so much snow that is wet/high LEQ for the duration of the storm.

Same thing happened in the DC area for the storm last month (plows getting stuck/equipment breaking), but for a different reason.  6" of snow, followed by 2-4" of PL, then a seal coast of FZRA!  Then wicked cold after.  It turned into a glacier quickly ("snowcrete" came up as a term, new one for me!) and made snow removal unusually difficult.

This is why I say that I would take 3 ft of fluff over 6" of mashed potatoes any day, at least when it comes to overall impact and the hassle of driving in it and cleaning it up!

[vortex95]

12 hours ago, dendrite said:

Those rates were large enough that there was a period where they were racking up high ratio snows. Compaction is real especially with big totals like that. I think it’s a little insulting to assume everyone in that 30”+ zone doesn’t know how to measure new snowfall…especially paid, trained observers at PVD. 

So did the high winds knock the ratios down as expected?  Never had realized that until it was brought up leading up to this past storm.

[vortex95]

10 hours ago, tamarack said:

Couple of cherrypicked comments, last addressed first:

I thought the OV blizzard had pressure down close to 950 mb, the lowest on record for a non-tropical storm in the eastern US.  957 would tie CAR's mark in the 2/2/76 southeast gale.

1978 appears to have a significantly larger footprint.  PHL had 14.1" and NYC 17.7", in the same range as 2/26 though some NNJ points did get a lot more in 2026.  To the north, the Farmington (Maine) co-op recorded 22.0" from the 1978 storm.  That co-op ended reports in 2022 but a cocorahs observer had 0.5" in the recent blizzard and my site 6 miles to the east of there had only 0.2".

Thanks for the info/input.
 

The 2/2/1976 storm, yes 957 mb at CAR is their lowest pressured on record.  BOS had 965 mb for its second lowest on record (has this been matched or exceeded since?).  Bliz of 93 was about 963 mb when it passed over central MA (up from 960 mb peak over the Mid-Atlantic).

What is the "OV Blizzard?"  The Feb 1976 one?  The Jan 2018 blizzard offshore SE of ACK was 950 mb.  I seem to recall in the New England Wx Book (Ludlum) stated a storm SE of ACK in the mid 20th century was 947 mb.

The "CLE Superbomb" Jan 1978 lowest was 956 mb in Mt Clemens MI.

The New England non-tropical pressure record is 955 mb at BID set on 3/7/1932.  And Canton NY had 955 mb in a Jan 1913 storm.  These are the lowest non-tropical pressures for the CONUS, although very close is 955.2 mb at Bigfork MN set on 10/26/2010.  The

[vortex95]

4 hours ago, The 4 Seasons said:

I was gonna say this is a perfect example of confirmation bias..having a strong opinion and theory beforehand and then looking for data to confirm your beliefs. At the very least its heavily biased and a flawed approach given the time that elapsed

Confirmation bias, one of the most common logical fallacies and *rife* in society, as has always been, but the age of information overload has exacerbated it.

[Ginx snewx]

Ryan Hanrahan posted this of a guy from Narragansett if that isn't enough proof...

[Ginx snewx]

42 minutes ago, tunafish said:

I remember reading somewhere that was the biggest threat to their temp - moisture - amd I thought specifically feet.

My oldest hen is 5, the buff, and at her old age she won't step on ice or snow, unless she absolutely has to, lol.

My biggest concern this time of year is Hawks.  The ermine I had slinking around their run a month or so back has moved on.  Had it's fill of meadow voles, couldn't get into their run, and thankfully took off.

We built a new insulated coop with a solar door leading to a hoop coop that is covered during the winter. So far so good 

[tunafish]

29 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

We built a new insulated coop with a solar door leading to a hoop coop that is covered during the winter. So far so good 

Nice.  Those solar doors are a game changer. 

[vortex95]

4 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

There is gong to be a fight . There has to be one 

 

[vortex95]

3 hours ago, dendrite said:

It was 4.50” but what made me laugh was that there was only 0.01” the rest of the month. 

Yes, pattern got blocked up sending all systems S of SNE.

[vortex95]

3 hours ago, JACKASS said:

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LOL!

 

[vortex95]

2 hours ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

The snow was literally balls deep with this storm. 

 

[Torch Tiger]

51 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Ryan Hanrahan posted this of a guy from Narragansett if that isn't enough proof...

looks like 18"

[The 4 Seasons]

14 hours ago, TheSnowman said:

It's a Pocket One Genius, Given to me by our Senator at his DC office years ago.  Asshat.  Not a freaking Parchment Paper from the 18th Century.  You guys Absolutely Suck.  And for F's Sake WHAT was a Joke in the video?  That I couldn't find ONE Single Measurement over 18.5" even though I went to 24 spots over 12 towns Less than 15 hours after the storm ended?  

 

14 hours ago, TheSnowman said:

Cherry Picking?  I went to 2 spots Per Town!  What tuna, I needed to make a 2 Hour video NO ONE would watch of me walking out of my car and going to the spot?  Nothing in the video is a lie.  The Big open TF Green spot before the runway is as clear as day for one.  I didn't go into crappy spots.  I'M THE GUY that Screams at people for horrible places to measure.  I was Looking for any big open untouched area that looked like it had Lots of snow.  I didn't go where I could try to prove my point.  One of the other 2 spots I put on the video for TF Green was Clearly a bit drifty but I Still measured it.  I was not trying to find evidence I was right.  The fact almost every measurement across all the towns was between 14-18 Including my own, should tell you something.  As should the piles not looking any different NOR 12"-15" of snow Bigger than 2015 or 2013 or 2005 which is what we got.  The piles should looked Unbelievable and Out of a Snow Dream in every way.  They were not.  Especially today they aren't as had tons of melting today.  

 

14 hours ago, TheSnowman said:

I wasn't aware that in the Entertainment Industry, you are NOT supposed to show your accolades on your channel.  I guess everyone has been doing it wrong.  And Another Presumptive Lie - I was ASKED By those TEDx organizations to give talks.  You don't just apply and get them.  And My first one in 2013 was The First in the WORLD on the Accordion.  It's sad I have to defend my music career on a weather board because you people are acting like this.  Provide.  Evidence.  Against.  What I showed in the video.  SHOW ME Videos of people's measurements and time lapses.  Not going after my music career with baseless BS.  

 

This is giving that Navy Seal Copypasta....

"What the f*** did you just f***ing say about me, you little b***h? I’ll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals, and I’ve been involved in numerous secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and I have over 300 confirmed kills. I am trained in gorilla warfare and I’m the top sniper in the entire US armed forces. You are nothing to me but just another target... You think you can get away with saying that shit to me over the Internet? Think again, f***er. As we speak I am contacting my secret network of spies across the USA and your IP is being traced right now so you better prepare for the storm, maggot. The storm that wipes out the pathetic little thing you call your “life”...."

 

[Ginx snewx]

7 hours ago, Torch Tiger said:

looks like 18"

To short guys sure

[The 4 Seasons]

9 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

To short guys sure

you'd have to be reaaaalllyyy short, like a child. Floor to waist area for an average adult male is about 30-36" 

That pic says it all. 

And the gas station was actually open to make a chocolate milk run LOL

[40/70 Benchmark]

I get why this will blow 1978 away on the NESIS scale because that factors in the total population impacted, which I couldn't give a rat's ass about, but there is no comparison on regional scale here in SNE. Not only was coastal flooding NBD, but you can't drop around a foot across the northern half of the region and be mentioned in the same breath with 1978...just can't. I understand it was 1 of 1 for a 50 mi swath, but no comparison on a regional level.

[The 4 Seasons]

7 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

I get why this will blow 1978 away on the NESIS scale because that factors in the total population impacted, which I couldn't give a rat's ass about, but there is no comparison on regional impact here in SNE. Not only was coastal flooding NBD, but you can't drop around a foot across the northern half of the region and be mentioned in the same breath with 1978...just can't. I understand it was 1 of 1 for a 50 mi swath, but no comparison on a regional level.

It'll probably be Cat 3 or 4 if i had to take a good guestimate at it. It won't touch 1993 or 1996 due to it only affecting heavily NJ-BOS. The population area is just too small. 1978 was a Cat 3. 2016 even beat that (Cat 4) because of the DC-NY mega totals. 

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/rsi/nesis

Hey @dendritedo you know what "error code -200" is? I was trying to attach a full radar loop of the storm and it's below the max size (which for me has always said 48.83mb). This file is only 45mb but it still wont let me do it, i have plenty of space it just doesn't like the big file size.