Major East Coast Storm Gets Underway

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[nwctwx]

A major to possibly historic snowstorm is now forming in the Gulf of Mexico. This storm will track northeast along the East Coast Monday and Tuesday bringing very heavy snow and near blizzard conditions to many. The exact track is still uncertain at this time, but the big cities along the megalopolis could be in for a very large event. I put together a few maps to track the system, and will add more shortly.

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Current East Coast NEXRAD Radar Composite

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U.S. Surface Pressure Map and Radar Overlay

NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
132 PM EST SUN FEB 27 2005
QPF DISCUSSION

...ERN STATES...

WILL KEEP THIS SHORT AND SWEET. FOR THE MOST PART THE MANUAL
DAY1 QPF OVR THE ERN U.S. STRONGLY REFLECTS THE GFS MODEL. THIS
MODEL HAS GOOD CONTINUITY NOW FOR THE PAST FEW MODEL RUNS AS
OPPOSED TO THE NAM WHICH HAS BEEN ERRATIC AND FOR THE MOST PART
WRONG WITH ITS SCENARIO. THAT BEING SAID THE CURRENT GFS IN THE
EARLY PART OF ITS 1200 UTC FCST CYCLE DOES NOT HAVE A GOOD HANDLE
ON THE DEPTH OF THE GULF LO. TO WHAT EXTENT THIS WILL IMPACT ITS
FCST IS UNCERTAIN. ITS FARTHER WEST SFC LO SOLUTION AS COMPARED
TO THE UKMET AND THE ECMWF ALSO DOES NOT LEND SUPPORT TO A
HIGHLY CONFIDENCE FCST. IN ANY CASE...USED THE GFS FOR THE TIMING
OF THE PCPN ASOCTD WITH THIS SYSTEM WHICH HAS TRENDED SLOER FM
PREVIOUS RUNS. THE ONLY CORRECTION MADE TO THE GFS...WHICH IS
IMPORTANT FOR SNOW LOVERS...IS THE ADDITION TO ITS QPF ON THE NW
SIDE OF ITS PCPN SHIELD. BELIEVE ITS CURRENT FCST DOES NOT STGLY
REFLECT THE TRACK OF THE MID/UPPER LVL CNTR AS DEPICTED BY ITS OWN
MASS FIELD FCSTS. LATEST STLT AND RADAR ALREADY INDCS THAT IT HAS
MISSED THE PCPN DVLPNG OVR THE UPPER TN VLY TO THE NORTH OF THE
MID LVL CIRC AND SUSPECT THIS COULD CONTINUE. PLEASE SEE LATEST
WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER INFO CONCERNING FROZEN
PCPN.

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[tomkat]

Was there something in particular wrong with this thread ?

[lowbridge]

Was there something in particular wrong with this thread ?

Yeah. It's older than this one.

[Revel]

This one does not rely on the national weather service. And the guy who posted this is just know for being pretty informative about things like this. There is so much more information on the Internet. I guess you call him a "Pajama meteorologist".

[tomkat]

I prefer the role of smartass to that of thread poster in here anyway.
Stay warm tomorrow...

[NautiNurse]

Golly, we had rain today--and the temp never dipped below 73º. Winds, however, stuned the tomatoes, and whipped the roses. I trolled the yard with the fertilizer spreader yesterday to take advantage of nature's spring watering. The plumeria are breaking out.

Interp: the ACC basketball tourny is looming. TarHeels are ranked #2.

Never confuse these musings with a complaint...

[ngc6656]

Hey, ncpatriot -- I'm not far from you, over in VA. It began snowing here at 9 p.m. So far it is melting on impact, but the temperature is slowly falling, now at 34 d. I expect the ground to be white by dawn tomorrow morning.

[A CA Guy]

Is it cold enough to turn this stuff into ice after.

I live in California, but was born in Brooklyn and have memories of the cars sliding on icy roads.

[ncpatriot]

Hey neighbor!

It's sticking to everything but roads. This storm, acc to local forecaster, will stretch out over four days. We could get more than a foot.

[nwctwx]

I didn't see it when i did a search on the keyword of weather, sorry. :(

[nwctwx]

I guess you call him a "Pajama meteorologist".

LOL

[petercooper]

YEEEEEAAAAARRRRRHHHHH!

[ncpatriot]

Uh-oh. It's sticking to roads now and we have one half inch.

I will try to touch base with you tomorrow.

[Ciexyz]

It's supposed to hit the Pittsburgh PA area after midnight. At least three inches, with the possibility of additional snow developing. Various reports say six to ten inches.

[ngc6656]

This storm, acc to local forecaster, will stretch out over four days. We could get more than a foot.

Sounds like a good time to throw another log on the fire, start a kettle of potato soup tomorrow morning, kick back and watch it snow.

[ngc6656]

I will try to touch base with you tomorrow.

I'll be here peeling potatoes.

[Mother Goose]

Do you know how the oldbies sniff out the newbies? Is there a register? Or do some of us just give it away by saying something stupid? Not referring to you, Dat Mon! Am smiling!

[tomkat]

Hell, life's too short to worry 'bout stuff like this, even a snowstorm.
It'll all melt eventually.
Sorry for sounding snippy - I'm not brooding, promise.

[Nick Danger]

Be sure to check out that picture tomorrow. If the weathermen aren't lying, there should be nothing out there but White Stuff... probably shut the whole city down.

I stocked up today on cigarettes and Pepsi's, so I'm ready for anything :)

[tomkat]

(just hold your mouse pointer over the member ID at the bottom of a post and a date oughta show up)

[NautiNurse]

If the weathermen aren't lying, there should be nothing out there but White Stuff... probably shut the whole city down.

Otay--while maneuvering the loungers around the swimming pool and snipping the roses into shape tomorrow, will keep these thoughts in mind. :o)

p.s. Puhleeze toss a snowball toward a goofy liberal in m name.