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Only got a couple inches here from this last storm. Still the wind is blowing like hell, the temperature is dropping and the sun is going down. It certainly is going to be a frigid night......
I know. Sublimlation is slow, and works best with sunshine and temperatures just below freezing. I doubt more than 10% of the snow in the last month sublimated.
This is February, not December or early January. The sun angles are about what they are around Halloween. Keep that in mind. I think there is more sublimation than you believe.
The NWS out of Blacksburg, VA is now forecasting that the Roanoke Valley and the New River Valley can expect 7 to 11 inches of snow starting mid-morning tomorrow while Weather Underground and The Weather Channel sites are saying 5 - 8 inches during the day and the same amounts through the night.
That being the case I hustled up to the local market and got another 10 gallons of kerosene since I'm running two heaters as well as the fireplace because with temps this low the heat pump goes into auxilliary mode which is very expensive. Even with all four modes of heat it's still only 65 degrees in the house. We won't see temps above freezing until next Sunday.
We got pounded again. I'd guess around 18"--right at the top of my 20" tall snowblower, at least. Luckily it was on a Sunday and not during a work day.
This is February, not December or early January. The sun angles are about what they are around Halloween. Keep that in mind. I think there is more sublimation than you believe.
If there's sun. I's been fairly cloudy recently, and when sunny often with temperatures well below freezing. It'd be interesting if there was a way to check who's right.
Hmm. Usually when we have very cold weather we get stretches of dry weather. Last winter while it was very cold, we had one big snowstorm and that was it. Very cold and wet isn't a combination that sticks arounds and repeats itself much here.
This Boston Globe article says there's 4.13" of precipitation since the snowstorms. That was from the 12th, so it's around 5.0" after this storm (airport recorded 13" of snow but yesterday's precipitation numbers aren't out yet so estimating based on yesterday's 14:1 ratio). . Almost none of it has melted, so all that precipitation must still be sitting on the ground.
Yeah, one thing I haven't seen much in my years of following weather is moisture inside deep cold air. There's been many this year. Usually I see a lot of moisture around our area with the 850s near freezing but this year Im seeing it with 850s temps in the teens F°! Colder aloft.
Yeah, going to be about 4-5" liquid sitting on the ground now after this one... Not bad if you think about it.. That's because like you said High Ratios have happened. GREAT for farmers though, they always want a long lasting snowpack and a slow melt for Spring.
Latest CLI report from Boston shows 2.52" liquid this month alone. Record daily snowfall once again National Weather Service Climate
Look at the F6 report from January. 22" of snow was just 0.95" liquid on January 25! 23:1 Ratios
Since January 24th they have gotten 4.40" liquid not including today
I'm not actually in the northeast, but my area might get some snow and ice tonight. The current forecast is for 1-2" snow and 0.1-0.3" ice. If this verifies, it will definitely be the biggest storm so far this winter.
I'm jealous of Greensboro, though, as they're supposed to get 2-4" snow.
Places only 50 mi to my south could see 0.5" ice and almost no snow, so I sure don't want this storm to trend north.
4-8 inches of snow now being called for here by tomorrow morning.
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