January 15-18, 2016 Winter Storm (snowy, blizzard, North, totals)

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How close? This close


Current map Radar, 850mb temps and metars.


Strong NorEaster off the coast 982mb! Take a look at where the freezing line is at 4500'.


Keep in mind, even if that level is below freezing (or at freezing) the layers below could be warm so doesn't nescessarily mean snow.


But this goes to show you how close it was to a snowstorm. Its snowing in Binghamton right now, Ice in Concord. The ice is because there is a warm layer below 4500' which is melting the snow but because the surface is below freezing there in southern NH its Freezing Rain.


I bet you the Litchfield hills (Mt Bear) is seeing a mix rain/snow/sleet right now.


The temps are dropping and crashing but the precip is moving away.


Bad timing. If the cold air was faster or the storm slower, this would of been a 4-12" snowstorm for Southern New England.

Remember models once showed this for Sunday night? That would of been good timing. Oh well..

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Another look




Snowing in Quebec with that "separate" storm there and then you have the NorEaster.


Strange winds are dead calm here.

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Here is the sounding for Hartford, CT (BDL)


So basically snow is falling to about 4000 feet and then melting and is rain at the surface while it's 35°F


So the entire lower layer is above freezing. From ground to about 4000'.


Wow, I will say that we missed this by just 2000-4000 feet. Had it been below freezing from 1000' up this would of been snow.


Now what will happen is, as the cold air comes rushing in at the mid levels it will compress down to the surface and cool down the temps even more so the below freezing layer will drop lower too which means a change to snow IF there is still precip around!

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https://twitter.com/SipprellWx/statu...35563057926144

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In Aurora, ME, Snowing! 21F Winds NNE 10mph Gusts 20 mph



Severe Weather Alerts - Aurora, ME

• Winter Weather Advisory
  
  Winter Weather Advisory in effect until Sunday, 1:00 AM EST. Source: U.S. National Weather Service
  
  
  

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS COUNTY...PENOBSCOT COUNTY...
SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY...INTERIOR WASHINGTON COUNTY...
INTERIOR HANCOCK COUNTY

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN AT TIMES
IN CENTRAL HANCOCK AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH A TRACE OF ICE
ACCUMULATION.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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Originally Posted by NortheasternBound

In Aurora, ME, Snowing! 21F Winds NNE 10mph Gusts 20 mph

Thanks!!


Nice heavy returns for Maine there. 35dbz rate of snow.


Pittsfield, Concord, Portland & others changed to snow past couple hours. I'm starting to see some accumulation reports now.


notice the precip is ending left to right so CT is going to dry out before it can change. Except for Northern tier. Snowing in Northwest part of CT right now.

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Here's that Dual Poll I talked about... A radar that can detect whats rain/snow better. It uses vertical and horizontal viewing of the atmosphere and detects if the object (rain drop or snowflake) is big or small or long or round, ect.


https://twitter.com/EdValleeWx/statu...609408/photo/1





Here's another


"Colder air changing sleet to snow. Notice how pink area is shrinking from last hour. "

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Paxton, MA





Wachusett Mountain, MA





Coventry, CT

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Feels like Spring here. There's the Storm. Some areas of Maine getting hamnmered. Auburn and Portland with 3 inches so far. Precip almost done. Another couple hours.


NWS Office in Gray has 4 inches now. Saco as well.

http://forecast.weather.gov/product....YX&product=PNS

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Storm Chaser in Lewiston, Maine. Video


https://twitter.com/reedtimmerTVN/st...01016933511168