12/31 Storm Discussion Thread

[Greg]

hmmm, where's that Ski Sundown place I keep reading so much about? :wink:

http://skiing.alpinezone.com/resorts/map/?state=CT&area=sundown

3-7" tomorrow.

 

[MichaelJ]

Cripes, I ought to hike up the old Prospect Hill or Cat Rock areas (NELSAP) and make my own turns tomorrow for the best snow!

 

[Glenn]

Sweet! Nothing like a nice WSW!

 

[roark]

forecast bumped up a bit slightly further north than last night. coming down pretty good right now as well.

 

[RootDKJ]

It's snowing in Jersey!!! Nice way to end a very unusual year.

 

[polski]

How do I find Storm Total Snow, for other area's? Love NWS, but there's so much data on there...

It appears regional NWS offices do not handle this consistently. By subbing the different NWS office codes in the URL (in place of "box" for Boston, actually in Taunton MA) you can see what each has to offer:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gyx/StormTotalSnow/ (NWS Gray ME -- White Mountains/NW Maine mountains)

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/okx/StormTotalSnow/ is the Upton NY office, for NYC area

On quick glance I'm not finding comparable mapped projections for ALY (Albany) or BTV (Burlington)

 

[Greg]

22 and dumping right now.

 

[polski]

p.s. in case anyone saw my earlier post (now edited) and is local, Bradford IS open today, until 4:30 p.m. The person I spoke with on the phone there just now said "Closed New Year's Eve" was only supposed to mean no night skiing tonight.

Worst ski area website ever. (but that's another thread for another day -- I'm goin' skiin')

 

[RootDKJ]

It appears regional NWS offices do not handle this consistently. By subbing the different NWS office codes in the URL (in place of "box" for Boston, actually in Taunton MA) you can see what each has to offer:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gyx/StormTotalSnow/ (NWS Gray ME -- White Mountains/NW Maine mountains)

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/okx/StormTotalSnow/ is the Upton NY office, for NYC area

On quick glance I'm not finding comparable mapped projections for ALY (Albany) or BTV (Burlington)

Ok, so it's not just me then....whew!

I could care less about the snow predictions for NYC, but was more interested in Albany and Burlington. Oh well. I'll just have to deal. Thanks anyway.

 

[ski_resort_observer]

We are getting some more snow today, love the dry powder variety, but it looks like the bigger snow will be in southern NE which is awesome cause I know they really need it.

 

[Euler]

10 AM SoVT - 3 fluffy inches so far and dumping. It was great to see Mount Snow starting off with a good morning today when I dropped my daughter off. It's been a rough couple of weeks for them with the ice storm, then the wind holds, then the thaw, then more wind holds. Things are looking up. I'll be off my blackout dates this weekend and hope to enjoy some stellar conditions Sunday!

 

[billski]

It appears regional NWS offices do not handle this consistently. By subbing the different NWS office codes in the URL (in place of "box" for Boston, actually in Taunton MA) you can see what each has to offer:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gyx/StormTotalSnow/ (NWS Gray ME -- White Mountains/NW Maine mountains)

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/okx/StormTotalSnow/ is the Upton NY office, for NYC area

On quick glance I'm not finding comparable mapped projections for ALY (Albany) or BTV (Burlington)

I spent a couple hours two weeks ago researching storm totals.

Burlington
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/btv/html/StormTotalSnow/StormTotalSnow.shtml
Albany, for all their big bucks seems like a Micky Mouse operation.

be careful when referencing these charts. once the storm is over, the old image sometimes remains for a few days. Only when they declare an official "storm" are these images valid.

 

[RootDKJ]

I found this for Albany...not bad if you turn the interactive off

http://www.weather.gov/forecasts/wfo/sectors/aly.php

 

[tcharron]

I'm hearin we may have Thundersnow?

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

We received a solid 1/4 inch earlier..then it melted..now it's dumping big fat flakes..and once again accumulating..what a snowy start to the winter for the northeast..

 

[campgottagopee]

Here in CNY we've gotten 5" over nite with another 4-8 predicted by tonight

 

[Glenn]

I'll be off my blackout dates this weekend and hope to enjoy some stellar conditions Sunday!

Same here Euler. My wife and I plan on heading up Sunday after two weeks off. This snow is a welcome sign for us! :-D

 

[billski]

I'm hearin we may have Thundersnow?

that's what NWS is saying.
...WINTER STORM POUNDING SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...

AT 1150 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOW THAT A BAND OF VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL THAT HAD BEEN
STATIONARY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS MOVED SOUTHWARD INTO
NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE
COMMON FROM THE MASS PIKE NORTHWARD FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 2 TO 3
HOURS. ACCUMULATIONS REACHED 6 TO 7 INCHES IN THE KEENE NH AREAWITH THIS BAND IN JUST A FEW HOURS.

A SECOND BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR HARTFORD
EASTWARD ACROSS TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST
CONNECTICUT AND PROVIDENCE COUNTY RHODE ISLAND. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1
TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WERE OCCURRING THERE AS WELL. SKYWARN SPOTTERS
REPORTED A CLAP OF THUNDER IN THE HARTFORD AREA AT AROUND 11 AM.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED TO THE SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET
ISLAND AND THESE MAY ENHANCE THE SNOWFALL RATE ON THAT ISLAND
BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM.

 

[skiing is life]

2 inches and still puking like a 7 year old with a stomach bug.

 

[billski]

I was following some car with New Mexico plates, here in town. He made a left turn and did a 180 right in front of me. the snow is light, small flakes and fluffy. would love to ski it. have skis, need a little base... I'd guess we have 2-3". NWS just upped our total precip by one more inch. would like to see that happen in the mts instead...