NE Winter Storm / Blizzard

[WacoWx]

With pressure still dropping, couldnt the bands cycle back like they were 2 hours ago and have a convective nature to them by the time the storm ramps up in Boston? I thought 1ET was the peak?

EDIT: Does moisture/instability get robbed once a line goes through an area in winter storms like what we see down here? Same environment or concept? I would think moisture wiith this one isn't an issue. #learnin

[cycloneye]

TWC Paul Goodloe said that NYC underachieved in snowfall because of warm air aloft that was present for more time than expected.

[Ntxw]

Jim Cantore at TWC: 400,000+ people without power in New England
Heavy band of snow is back-building into NYC from LI and CT, lets see if this will give some good amounts in the city

[tomboudreau]

Jim Cantore at TWC: 400,000+ people without power in Massachusetts alone

I thought he said all of NE without power.

[Ntxw]

Jim Cantore at TWC: 400,000+ people without power in Massachusetts alone

I thought he said all of NE without power.

You're right I misheard

[cycloneye]

New snowfall totals for Connecticut,Massachussets,New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php ... roduct=PNS

[jaycepe]

Good site to follow the snowfall totals and the winds.

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/hydromet/hydrom ... nteron=BOX

Thanks for the site. I live on the north shore of Long Island near Port Jefferson and I measured around 20 inches.

[tomboudreau]

Tweet from the weather service office out of Boston - RT @WX1BOX: We are now on generator power at NWS Taunton.

[CrazyC83]

Pressure is likely down to about 973mb.

[brunota2003]

Per TWC earlier, the weather office in New York, NY lost their balloon during the 7 pm EDT launch. Apparently, from what I gathered, the radiosonde failed when it was launched.

[Cyclenall]

Umm,that rain line has moved more north than expected?

http://images.intellicast.com/WxImages/ ... e_anim.gif

Hey Luis, can you go to the Interactive Weather Map on Intellicast and zoom in on an area of NYC or around there and take a screenshot then post it here? I'm asking because I can't actually view it and I'm curious to see how it is as none of my browsers are allowed to view it (Website stingy). I'm going to upgrade one to view it in the coming days but I won't be able to for this blizzard. Do it whenever tonight during the changeover and heavy snow in New England. Have it on the radar filter with some opacity. Thanks a lot if you can do this!!

This is what you are looking for?

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/WxMap. ... 9999999999

I guess so because it says a upgrade for my browser is needed, so yes . When you come back here early this morning just take a screenshot of whatever is going on and post it. Thanks!

It appears this major blizzard is much more than I thought a day ago before I read the details, this really is a historic blizzard for the NE. Getting hurricane force wind gusts with extremely high snowfall rates is sick. Whatever is going on over there beats whatever I got during the last 6+ years. I'd be livid if I were in NYC right now, they got screwed.

The radar shots need to be saved. It looked more like a hurricane making landfall with that incredible band over Long Island and Connecticut...58 dBz is incredible for snow!

I agree, I have never seen the type of radar returns for a winter storm that I have seen with this monster. It did look like a hurricane and its taking on that look. I was using TWN radar to look at it and was floored at what intensity of the mixed prep. and snow was!:

Pressure is likely down to about 973mb.

Did you hear a model run tonight shows the same area in like 9 days being under a 959 mb low? I quickly read something like that so no details but if true then .

CNN has been doing near continuous coverage which shows how severe this blizzard is because I don't recall CNN doing this for a winter storm, just hurricanes and Sandy. Now starting at midnight, they have Brook Baldwin doing 5 hours of live coverage all throughout the night!! The first time they did that was Sandy so I was amazed. They still have Chad Myers too in the middle of the night talking with them which is another first...don't recall him being on deck in the middle of the night for Sandy. They're a little too focused on NYC and Boston though.

[brunota2003]

Here's a radar image showing greens showing up (dbZ in the 30 to 35 range). Impressive!

[brunota2003]

NWS New York NY ‏@NWSNewYorkNY

@brunota2003 We released the balloon on time, but lost the signal pretty quickly due to the storm. Thundersnow kept us from a second launch.

[brunota2003]

Here's a nice image from GR2Analyst, showing what is commonly referred to as the "Cone of Silence" above a radar site. The radar doesn't tilt all the way up, so it produces a cone around the site that is void of data. When precipitation is present, it really makes the cone obvious. The image is from NWS Boston's radar (KBOX), using 3D Volume Mode.



Enjoy!

[brunota2003]

One last image from NWS Boston radar site of the Nor' Easter, as it starts to pull away from the coast. I love the little bands set up to the western and the southern parts of the precip!

[WeatherGuesser]

USA Today reporting 4 fatal and 650K without power: http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2 ... o/1904347/

Boston.com article talking about 70MPH winds, 5,000 NG troops and 3,500 plow crews: http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/02 ... story.html

[tomboudreau]

Haven't called my parents in NE CT yet, but from what I have seen from photos from friends and various family members, they have snow up to windows and doors. My brother on LI is telling me they have 27 inches, and with no snow blower, it will take several hours to get his driveway cleaned up. Also, have not heard from my sister in Southern New Hampshire yet.

[cycloneye]

tomboudreau,here are some impressive images from different areas in Connecticut of the aftermath left behind the strong nor'easter.

[tomboudreau]

Just heard from my parents. They have 36 inches of snow and have to shovel the roof off because the weight of the snow. I don't know if I will get pictures from them or not, but if I do, I will post some of them.

[Time_Zone]

In nova Scotia this thing has been a serious dud.