Damage In Tolland Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Still snowing and more bands to rotate thru AWT Easily double digits now..but I'll let the other Tolland poster report totals when it stops later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Down here the drifting was minimal do to the relatively warm surface temps. Compaction was more of an issue. Yea, I hear ya.....up here drifting was uncharacteristically bad for this area. Just sugar-consistency, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 band from hell setting up over E. plymouth and next town east. on radar you could see two areas consolidated east of cape ann and that band is going BOOM! i'm in lil screw zone in framingham now but i'm gonna head over to wa wa at 3pm and ski this evening . prob up to close to 10 inches of powda there with that band snowin down on them now. Prob just going to miss me ENE Cannon is reporting 19-21" new.. puts them over 6' since 11/27 WOW! Sunday river had about 50 trails last NYE, about 90 this year if not more. It was great last year, cannot wait for this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 I have spots on the front lawn blown down to almost bare grass...Gonna have to cover those areas up later when i shovel once it ends and stops blowing so badly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC48 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Well, this was no Dec 2003 in that respect....Raul from Burlington came up with the same measurement as I. Dec 2003 was for real.....I drove down to my dad's and took a bunch of measurements because I couldn't believe, but it was very real. Jan 2005 did not have that sharp gradient, either......I submitted that 25" measurement and it was very representative of the area. I believe you, trust me. Maybe we should just say range was relatively high give the fluffy nature of the snow and drifted quite significantly. BTW, I can't wait to see what Saugus comes in with for a final total. They were 19. something inches a few hours ago. they must be over 20" now. I remember the Aprill Blizzard of 1997, Bedford, Ma recorded 24", so didn't I. North reading recorded 22", Reading reacoding 27", North Woburn 27" south Woburn 30". I think you recorded 30" and that seemed a little high for wet snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Generally the snowbands are east of here by this time of day, but for once they keep redeveloping. Probably an extra inch and a half since 9AM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 I have spots on the front lawn blown down to almost bare grass...Gonna have to cover those areas up later when i shovel once it ends and stops blowing so badly dOUBLE DIGITS?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted December 27, 2010 Author Share Posted December 27, 2010 One shot from last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 dOUBLE DIGITS?? ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooralph Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Soccer field down the street from me had bare spots on it this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonseminole Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 overall this was an impressive storm, I know many people where expecting much more, I was also, I was thinking 16-20" but these things happen. As someone said, that is why the special storms are that, special because they happen very rarely. I will be very interested as we do a post-mortem on this storm, this one was a difficult one for everyone to predict even up to last night. Congratulations to all who got what they wished for, for all of the rest of us,there is always next time, no matter what we will be back in front of the computer for hours, neglecting sleep, food, families and children, I am lucky that my family understand my passion for weather. Even my oldest son is getting into it, maybe he will become a Met and become bostonseminoleII.. FSU has a pretty good met school, stupid me, instead went into biochemistry. I think the 384hr GFS has something.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpickett79 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 had nearly 8 inches on the front end dump by 8pm in bridgewater....then 70 minutes of sleet ....then back to snow......compaction was a big issue there with temps around 32 most of the event. finished with about a foot. possibly more not sure how much was compacted. was def. back breaking snow. but after a weekend of drinking and eating tons of crap the exercise was actually nice this am. nice solid snow back in bristol country this am. just driving out there this am completely BLOWS away anywhere else i drove on 495 back home. the sight of trees caked with a foot + of snow and power lines sagging is relatively rare out there. this stopped as i entered norton/ mansfield. raynham/ Bridgewater were saved from the typical changeover to sleet- rain that they sometimes get especially with a low that close to them. I thought when i saw the lower pressures in the GOM around mid nite last nite that may help keep the winds/isobar more NE then the E garbabe that screws that area with a low in that position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted December 27, 2010 Author Share Posted December 27, 2010 had nearly 8 inches on the front end dump by 8pm in bridgewater....then 70 minutes of sleet ....then back to snow......compaction was a big issue there with temps around 32 most of the event. finished with about a foot. possibly more not sure how much was compacted. was def. back breaking snow. but after a weekend of drinking and eating tons of crap the exercise was actually nice this am. nice solid snow back in bristol country this am. just driving out there this am completely BLOWS away anywhere else i drove on 495 back home. the sight of trees caked with a foot + of snow and power lines sagging is relatively rare out there. this stopped as i entered norton/ mansfield. raynham/ Bridgewater were saved from the typical changeover to sleet- rain that they sometimes get especially with a low that close to them. I thought when i saw the lower pressures in the GOM around mid nite last nite that may help keep the winds/isobar more NE then the E garbabe that screws that area with a low in that position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kg4jbj1 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Minor coastal flooding and a fire (could have been started by cigs for all we know) with some light snow. Where's the low visibility, heavy snow, winds? I lived there during the Blizzard of '78, which was major. They've experienced lesser storms, but, being intimately familiar with the area, I wouldn't categorize this storm as a minor one. Due to the '78 storm, I've always felt that firefighters who have to train for and deal with these situations are underpaid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpickett79 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Generally the snowbands are east of here by this time of day, but for once they keep redeveloping. Probably an extra inch and a half since 9AM. you should put your location on your profile. where are you? that is one SICK band over plymouth and the w. cape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 One shot from last night. A short video from last night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sljIjaH18w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 I thought you might take more time to consider it since you seem to enjoy providing us with lengthy discussion. I'll look forward to that, thanks. Lol - yea, I've been known to glaze over a few sets of eyes before ... Actually, I'm sort of buying into the explanation provided by others here, re the stuff about elongation aloft, and closing too fast ...etc, etc. These are nuances endemic to this particular system - unfortunately, none of which could be predicted. In essence, this was a now-cast time range cosmic dildo for some, and a bonanza for others. Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the "bare" gets you. That's where the beauty of Feb 1978 is drawn in that everyone got the bear, not to mention so many others storms of lore. I tell you what, we really didn't get it so bad when you think back to what happened ...or rather didn't happen in the CT R Valley during the Dec 1992 storm. Now THAT was a bend-over CDing with no lubrication to event make it less painful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 you should put your location on your profile. where are you? that is one SICK band over plymouth and the w. cape. worst is over the water...maybe be heading for Phil. Will measure in a few but probably 3" since the change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomNH Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Read the NYC/Philly Discussions. They are Having a storm Almost EQUAL to 1978, 1969, and Yes EVEN 1996. You've GOT to read those Obs/Discussions. Unreal. HECS over there. I'll pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbosch Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Lol - yea, I've been known to glaze over a few sets of eyes before ... Actually, I'm sort of buying into the explanation provided by others here, re the stuff about elongation aloft, and closing too fast ...etc, etc. These are nuances endemic to this particular system - unfortunately, none of which could be predicted. In essence, this was a now-cast time range cosmic dildo for some, and a bonanza for others. Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the "bare" gets you. That's where the beauty of Feb 1978 is drawn in that everyone got the bear, not to mention so many others storms of lore. I tell you what, we really didn't get it so bad when you think back to what happened ...or rather didn't happen in the CT R Valley during the Dec 1992 storm. Now THAT was a bend-over CDing with no lubrication to event make it less painful. Haha, it's their loss. I for one enjoy that sort of thing. Hmm, I see. At least most places had a decent event after what was looking like a total loss for the end of 2010. Obviously for me this was a historic storm, so I won't dwell on that as I do not feel that pain. From the modeling to the outcome it was certainly unique. It felt much more like a February crushing. We all should remember, for various reasons, it's still only the end of December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted December 27, 2010 Author Share Posted December 27, 2010 A short video from last night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sljIjaH18w Nice Ken! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSnowman Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Read the NYC/Philly Discussions. They are Having a storm Almost EQUAL to 1978, 1969, and Yes EVEN 1996. You've GOT to Read those Obs/Discussions. Unreal. HECS over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 We lost power here for several hours....finally got it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 We lost power here for several hours....finally got it back. What did you guys finish with in ORH? 6-8" here in the N. Valley. I'll take it and smile. As I stated in the obs thread I was shocked at how heavy the snow was here considering we never got out of the low 20's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmfm Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 No idea why the snow is so ridiculously heavy considering we never got above 28. We must have <10:1 ratios out there. No wonder we struggled to top a foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 trying to get back some of what i lost overnight. nice steady, wind-driven snow attm. band will likely shift offshore before doing too much damage but good to actually have a net gain from this event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeVries Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Snow finally starting to come down with some force again. The BOS making its final push for 20"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 sw ct took it on the chin, anywhere from 11 to 18 inches from bdr west to Greenwich and north to ridgefield. brutal, brutal cleanup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambone Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Checking in from MegaScrewedMassachusetts aka "The Little Town of Mendon". Tough to measure because of drifting but I'm thinking 6-8" max. Mod snow right now might dump another " looking at the radar. Great winds last night. Woopdedamndoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambone Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 We lost power here for several hours....finally got it back. Will, what have you got in worcester so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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