October 2026 general discussion

[CoastalWx]

12 hours ago, vortex95 said:

"Yah but" you do not have to be concerned about the storm developing "too late" or any issues w/ moisture.  You do not even need a strong sfc low and still get crushed.  Jan 20, 1978 is a classic example.  Gave BOS is biggest 24 hr snowstorm up this time.

Late blooming miller Bs are great for this area. I’ll take that any day over Miller As.

[cleetussnow]

1 hour ago, dendrite said:

We call it Indewgenous Peoples’ day now

I spit some of my coffee.  

[40/70 Benchmark]

13 hours ago, vortex95 said:

"Yah but" you do not have to be concerned about the storm developing "too late" or any issues w/ moisture.  You do not even need a strong sfc low and still get crushed.  Jan 20, 1978 is a classic example.  Gave BOS is biggest 24 hr snowstorm up this time.

Given our longitude, I'd much rather take my chances with "later" development...not close. The ceiling us also lower on Miller A because they are usually more progressive.

[CoastalWx]

I mean I’ll take anything dropping a foot or more lol. We’re just saying Miller Bs are typically more generous for this region. 

[40/70 Benchmark]

16 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I mean I’ll take anything dropping a foot or more lol. We’re just saying Miller Bs are typically more generous for this region. 

Miller A Million ways to pork me

[40/70 Benchmark]

Conisder this list:

According to National Weather Service data compiled by the Boston Globe and Boston.com, here are the top ten largest recorded snowstorms in Boston history:

• February 17–18, 2003 – 27.6 inches: MILLER A (But I have always been VERY skeptical of that total)

• February 6–7, 1978 (Blizzard of '78) – 27.1 inches: MILLER B

• February 24–26, 1969 – 26.3 inches: MILLER B

• January 22–24, 2005 – 25.4 inches: MILLER B

• February 8–9, 2013 – 25.4 inches: MILLER B

• March 31–April 1, 1997 (April Fool's Day storm) – 25.3 inches: MILLER B

• January 26–28, 2015 – 24.9 inches: MILLER B

• January 25–26, 2026 (Winter Storm Fern) – 23.2 inches: MILLER A

• January 20–22, 1978 – 23.1 inches: MILLER A

• February 8–11, 1994 – 21.7 inches [1, 2, 3, 4] (OES ENHANCED)

I count 3 of the top ten that are clear Miller A events.

[40/70 Benchmark]

Now look at that list and tell the ones that would most like to relive and I bet they are Miller B.

[CoastalWx]

Was last Jan 2026 miller A? Kind of reminded me of a SWFE on roids that hung around. 
 

also Feb 2026 id argue miller hybrid? I honestly don’t recall how that developed. 

[40/70 Benchmark]

5 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Was last Jan 2026 miller A? Kind of reminded me of a SWFE on roids that hung around. 
 

also Feb 2026 id argue miller hybrid? I honestly don’t recall how that developed. 

IMO, "hybrid" is Miller B.

SWFE on roids has to be Miller A designation......the influx of moisture is from the south without any real northern energy. PD II was kind of like that, though it had a bit more of a surface reflection.

[CoastalWx]

7 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

IMO, "hybrid" is Miller B.

SWFE on roids has to be Miller A designation......the influx of moisture is from the south without any real northern energy. PD II was kind of like that, though it had a bit more of a surface reflection.

I guess I just view Miller As with the 850-500 lows still below us, it’s just that the origin of Miller As is from the Gulf. 

[40/70 Benchmark]

3 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I guess I just view Miller As with the 850-500 lows still below us, it’s just that the origin of Miller As is from the Gulf. 

If you want a great outcome, the mid level lows are below us in Miller, B, too.

[CoastalWx]

Just now, 40/70 Benchmark said:

If you want a great outcome, the mid level lows are below us in Miller, B, too.

Yep and they are usually developing vs maturing and occluding.

[40/70 Benchmark]

14 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Yep and they are usually developing vs maturing and occluding.

Right...you want the max rate of mid level keeping to coincide with their passage just beneath your latitude....tougher to pull off with with respect to track, and timing of the evolution of the cyclone's life cycle in Miller A.

[Ginx snewx]

Men in suits every where taking portrait pictures with unlimited visibility background for next years COC calendar.  Perfect day

[Ginx snewx]

Boston Northwest definitely can be just north of great Miller As. ORH Pike south and east ala Dec 21 09 Jan 96 were pure blizzards A style 

[CoastalWx]

5 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Men in suits every where taking portrait pictures with unlimited visibility background for next years COC calendar.  Perfect day

Why did men in suits spin off from COC? Unless you just enjoy sharp dressed men?

[CoastalWx]

1 minute ago, Ginx snewx said:

Boston Northwest definitely can be just north of great Miller As. ORH Pike south and east ala Dec 21 09 Jan 96 were pure blizzards A style 

That’s true. Although I still argue South of pike and east of CT river prefer Miller Bs.

[powderfreak]

21 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Why did men in suits spin off from COC? Unless you just enjoy sharp dressed men?

I feel like that was a Will/ORH thing… comfortable weather for business suits in Boston with blue skis and brochure weather.

I don’t know but I feel like Will had something to do with that one.

[Damage In Tolland]

Isn’t coc k weather when it’s clear and sunny ? It’s partly/ mostly cloudy today 

[powderfreak]

11 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Isn’t coc k weather when it’s clear and sunny ? It’s partly/ mostly cloudy today 

Glad we don’t live there.  Not sure any forecast would call this partly/mostly cloudy anywhere though.

[Baroclinic Zone]

Clouds?

 

[Typhoon Tip]

1 hour ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Conisder this list:

 

According to National Weather Service data compiled by the Boston Globe and Boston.com, here are the top ten largest recorded snowstorms in Boston history:

• February 17–18, 2003 – 27.6 inches: MILLER A (But I have always been VERY skeptical of that total)

• February 6–7, 1978 (Blizzard of '78) – 27.1 inches: MILLER B

• February 24–26, 1969 – 26.3 inches: MILLER B

• January 22–24, 2005 – 25.4 inches: MILLER B

• February 8–9, 2013 – 25.4 inches: MILLER B

• March 31–April 1, 1997 (April Fool's Day storm) – 25.3 inches: MILLER B

• January 26–28, 2015 – 24.9 inches: MILLER B

• January 25–26, 2026 (Winter Storm Fern) – 23.2 inches: MILLER A

• January 20–22, 1978 – 23.1 inches: MILLER A

• February 8–11, 1994 – 21.7 inches [1, 2, 3, 4] (OES ENHANCED)

I count 3 of the top ten that are clear Miller A events.

I lived in Winchester in 2003 Feb and can tell you that number was legit for that snow total.  The trek into work down 93 and then up the Storrow Drive complex of roads was something to behold in the immediate days following that event.   There were large swaths where the plows just didn't or perhaps couldn't penetrate, and a yard of snow just set in place in those areas.   

[codfishsnowman]

4 hours ago, ineedsnow said:

E17 

I'm rooting for you my friend 

[DirtySnowDen]

2 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

I mean I’ll take anything dropping a foot or more lol. We’re just saying Miller Bs are typically more generous for this region. 

Luckily, we wil live on Miller Ave. this year. It is adjacent to Ocean Ave, but inland.

[codfishsnowman]

1 hour ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Miller A Million ways to pork me

Back here you can get porked a million ways by Millers A through Z

[codfishsnowman]

56 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

That’s true. Although I still argue South of pike and east of CT river prefer Miller Bs.

Agree, east by a good 20-30 miles too