Re: Observation Thread 12/17 Clipper Storm

by **CPcantmeasuresnow** Tue Dec 17, 2013 4:31 pm

Frank_Wx wrote:Mom: "It's so cold, when it snows, it sticks so fat."

Me: "It's called a high-ratio snowfall, ma, get your terminology straight around me."

Mom: "vaffanculo and go shovel"

I got owned.

LOL - Priceless

by **CPcantmeasuresnow** Tue Dec 17, 2013 4:35 pm

docstox12 wrote:
CPcantmeasuresnow wrote:
jmanley32 wrote:Did u all see the wind forecast for the weekend 50 to 60 mph gusts

Don't say it, warm in 50's and high winds on top wll eat this snow pack.

16 here and still moderate snow, let me enjoy it. Keep bringing it Frank!!!!

CP, remember that old song by Bobby Sherman?....."Easy Come...Easy Go".

We'll have a lot more snow this winter.We are in a bad pattern with the NAO and I still got 11 inches so far.

Of course Doc, Bobby Sherman, here come the brides, it was years before I put together the singer was the younger brother on that show.

Still 16 degrees and moderate snow though it's finally showing signs of letting up. 3.2 inches at my 4 o'clock measurement.

Honestly I enjoyed this one more than Saturdays 8 inch snow, I think because in the back of my mind I never really believed this one would happen.

by nyrfan31 Tue Dec 17, 2013 5:23 pm

2-4" yeah 5.2" later. Roads are god awful in my town, had to drive around and legit saw 1 snow plow. Scariest ride of my life.

by nyrfan31 Tue Dec 17, 2013 5:32 pm

Check that, 4.8" but still snowing

by **amugs** Tue Dec 17, 2013 6:11 pm

Measured 2.5 here in Hillsdale, NJ - great call Frank once again and the Italian conversation with momma is Priceless!

11" for the year woooohoooo!!!

Be careful out there tonight - crappy job by DPW clearing them it will surely turn to ice - have not plowed nor salted any secondary roads - and I pay taxes for?? Oh and the leaves won't be picked up until the..... Again my taxes go to..........got to love NJ!

by **Grselig** Tue Dec 17, 2013 6:23 pm

Roads are not good in Wayne nj but the plows are out. 21 degrees

by **Dunnzoo** Tue Dec 17, 2013 6:24 pm

Thanks for the measurement mugs...gonna steal yours since mine seems close to it...a lot of mess for a little snow! Now go celebrate a snow-filled birthday!

by tigernumba1 Tue Dec 17, 2013 6:55 pm

3" total in east northport

by **Radz** Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:03 pm

3.5" in Cortlandt Manor...

by **CPcantmeasuresnow** Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:26 pm

4.2 inches in Highland Mills.

14.4 now for the season. A good start, now let's get the weekend out of the way with some snow pack left.

by **HectorO** Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:56 pm

CPcantmeasuresnow wrote:4.2 inches in Highland Mills.

14.4 now for the season. A good start, now let's get the weekend out of the way with some snow pack left.

LOL, I think we just might be able to make out with some snow left, hopefully the wind isn't as bad this weekend and the rain is just showers. Sunday night into monday temps could get right at the freezing mark again and Monday over night will be cold again. Tuesday looks to be colder. The temps from the weekend into the early week next week will be a roller coaster, fluctuations of 30- 40º. Accuweather doesn't have anything too, too cold after Christmas. Things should be around average.

by **amugs** Tue Dec 17, 2013 9:11 pm

Went into town tonight for my birthday dinner and the roads are horrible - they plowed?? It was toough to measure becasue my snowboard wasn't clean so I had to measure three different areas around my home. I saw River Vale measured 3" so let's use that since it is the next town over from us Very Happy

Anyway I had a great day and thanks for the good wishes Janet. We are at 11.5" then!!

by **CPcantmeasuresnow** Tue Dec 17, 2013 9:18 pm

So the NWS 8:30 update has CPK at 1.1 inches with the last observation at 1:00 pm. Now I don't know if that's right or wrong and I know there was a period of freezing rain after 1pm, but I do know there was moderate snow falling at 3 pm and 4 pm in CPk so they must have accumulated something in that time. 0.2 inches 0.6 maybe? Hopefully the NWS gets on the zookeepers butt and has him update by midnight. Is it really that hard to measure snow? Apparently it is because this has been going on since I was a kid.

Oh yeah happy birthday Mugs. Thanks for letting us share your gift.

by **Dtone** Tue Dec 17, 2013 9:31 pm

In bx I totaled 2.5"...1/2" early then 2" later in the day...unless cpk.is making hourly measurements then compression after freezing rain will lessen the final total

by **Dtone** Tue Dec 17, 2013 9:37 pm

Any snowpack is gonna be all gone soon. Upper 60s forecasted for NYC by Sun. 70 in Newark

by **CPcantmeasuresnow** Tue Dec 17, 2013 9:37 pm

Dtone wrote:In bx I totaled 2.5"...1/2" early then 2" later in the day...unless cpk.is making hourly measurements then compression after freezing rain will lessen the final total

Of course, and I'm sure the guy that locks up the monkees every night has no clue, never has.

by **amugs** Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:15 pm

[quote="CPcantmeasuresnow"]So the NWS 8:30 update has CPK at 1.1 inches with the last observation at 1:00 pm. Now I don't know if that's right or wrong and I know there was a period of freezing rain after 1pm, but I do know there was moderate snow falling at 3 pm and 4 pm in CPk so they must have accumulated something in that time. 0.2 inches 0.6 maybe? Hopefully the NWS gets on the zookeepers butt and has him update by midnight. Is it really that hard to measure snow? Apparently it is because this has been going on since I was a kid.

by **amugs** Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:15 pm

CPcantmeasuresnow wrote:So the NWS 8:30 update has CPK at 1.1 inches with the last observation at 1:00 pm. Now I don't know if that's right or wrong and I know there was a period of freezing rain after 1pm, but I do know there was moderate snow falling at 3 pm and 4 pm in CPk so they must have accumulated something in that time. 0.2 inches 0.6 maybe? Hopefully the NWS gets on the zookeepers butt and has him update by midnight. Is it really that hard to measure snow? Apparently it is because this has been going on since I was a kid.

Oh yeah happy birthday Mugs. Thanks for letting us share your gift.

CP, thank you guys for sharing in my bday gift from big mamma nature!
I cringe at this warm up, big SE ridge really flexing its bicep this weekend!

by **HectorO** Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:17 pm

Dtone wrote:Any snowpack is gonna be all gone soon. Upper 60s forecasted for NYC by Sun. 70 in Newark

The only day I'm really worried about is Sunday, if we can make it through Sunday with just light shower and not pouring rain, I still think some places will still have some snow. That Saturday temp literally comes out of nowhere, because the next day in some places will be 25-30 degrees lower. Like CP said, we just need to make it through this weekend.

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