:-)
Posted on 01/20/2005 8:07:14 PM PST by hipaatwo
10:00 pm update.. New ETA In and it's Stronger with more precip as expected....And shows an all out blizzard in the major cities....
Given that the past two clippers were under forecasted by the ETA and GFS until late in the game, I'm not surprised to see the ETA this evening showing a much stronger surface low and more precip across, especially in Philly where a solid foot still looks good. I am not going to make any changes to my snow forecast given the ETA showing just what I expected. I still the high side to the storm will be a foot although I can see 15 inches in places. I guess it does not matter once you get to a foot...
I may waffle a little on the high side of the numbers, but I'm doing my best to stay consistent with my numbers and I feel very confident that the area of snow outlined will be ok. I still think that NYC will get a solid foot of snow in central park as will areas across southern New England.
Just remember folks, don't get fixated on the amount of snow. Understand the impact of the storm on travel and life. Where it's snowing from the midwest to the mid-atlantic, temperatures will be in the teens with blowing and drifting of the snow. Some may think it looks like a blizzard outside and it may darn well be classified as one when things are all said and done. If your out in the storm and not properly dressed, you are placing yourself at risk. If you look at the 60hr ETA, it's a blizzard in Philly and NYC with wind blown snow and temperatures in the single digits, just a dangerous situation.
Next update at 8am tomorrow morning and I know things will start to get interesting....
woohoo!
:-)
A foot of snow. Too bad.
Actual blizzards are almost non-existent on the East Coast.
There's a windspeed requirement for a blizzard that is almost never met.
You could have 5 feet of snow and it wouldn't be a blizzard.
Other thing to remember is AccuSux is comprised of incompetent and deceptive hypemongers.
Couple Inches here in Blacksburg, Va.
Irrelevant; what matters is the official National Weather Service definition of Blizzard, which has specific numerical criteria.
A foot of snow doesn't sound all that bad...not after getting 3 feet in in Philly, Feb in 1996.
A severe weather condition characterized by low temperatures, winds 35 mph or greater, and sufficient falling and/or blowing snow in the air to frequently reduce visibility to 1/4 mile or less for a duration of at least 3 hours. A severe blizzard is characterized by temperatures near or below 10°F, winds exceeding 45 mph, and visibility reduced by snow to near zero.
here is your definition
we got dumped on here in Buffalo yesterday, 8 inches.
Cold and more coming...
longing for spring
When is this supposed to hit? This weather report is less than specific.
I'll NEVER forget that storm. I had just moved into this apartment the week before. That's something I wouldn't want to see again. The stupid plows put the snow piles on the corners where my son used to cross the street to go to school. He had to go INTO the street to see if cars were coming before he could cross.
Blizzard huh??
Well the good news is I get out of having to go to the inlaws this weekend
Saturday mid-day or morning depending where you are. Pittsburg area gets it earlier in the morning.
Right in time for the weekend! I've promised my 4-year-old daughter snowmen and sledding for weeks now, looks like a fun Saturday. Woo hoo! A few drinks with the wife in front of the fireplace to top off the evening, then football with the fellas Sunday. Perfect winter weekend.
And although I'm a Giants fan, I'll actually root for the Eagles to break their curse at last. Eagles-Pats sounds like the proper Super Bowl this year. Sorry Steeler fans.
I remember that! The Korean mom and pop store owners in our neighborhood slept in their store for days and were the only place open.
We had oil heat and were worried about running out of oil and not being able to get any delivered w/the streets being full of snow.
But my biggest fear was that my son wasn't going to be able to get back to college and he'd be w/me, eating me out of house and home. Fortunately the airport opened on the day he was scheduled to leave. : )
spring in Buffalo? is that like June?
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